Google’s newest attempt at Social Networking is more popular than many of us thought it would be at first. And now that there’s an iOS app which replicates all or most of the functionality of the full website and the Android versions. It’s VERY fast, it’s very smooth, and I’m very much a fan. Get … Read more
So right now this site is down which gave me a good idea of what to write about and that is the Android app which advised me it was down that I have been relying upon to alert me whenever various servers and websites with which I’m involved either slow down too much or fail … Read more
The spread of countries to be included in AppHub and the addition of beta testing has led to a few Twitter exchanges with Chris Walsh of the Chevron team and you can learn a bit more about what it is and what it isn’t. First off, it’s $9 (as opposed to $99 for an official … Read more
AppHub went down today and now that it’s back up there are new features. You now see crash counts front and center, you can see reviews (sorted by location), there are more pricing options in some countries (like Australia) and they added an option for beta testing, except the FAQ associated with it doesn’t link … Read more
We’ve followed Arcane’s Tower Defense for Windows Phones for almost a year now, first posting on it on August 5, 2010. It’s a ridiculously good looing 3D (XNA) tower defense game. How good is it? 112 reviews (and counting) and a solid 4.5 stars. And although it was initially released without a trial mode, that’s … Read more
Thought this would lighten up a pretty dreadful Monday and get things going for the new week. So if you are looking for a new hair cut and public ridicule and family embarrassment is not an issue, then have a look at this guy who got righteous with Google’s logo! Chrome Dome indeed! Thanks to … Read more
There’s been an XDA thread for a while now with a bunch of different 2.3.4 GTalk rips with varying tweaks and installation methods, but here’s the best and easiest if you’ve got root and either Android 2.3.3 or 2.3.4, stock or custom, front cam or no front cam, just need root. Got root? Download the … Read more
Moves like Jagger baby. And that’s not including derivative ROMs. So CM is a popular custom rom franchise. It’s not so much that it makes your phone better, rather if you’ve got an Android phone, to use a car analogy, if you want to drive stick shift, firing up CyanogenMOD gives your phone a manual … Read more
Cellphone use in India is so cheap that there have been stories that even beggars have cellphone. I did not see any beggars with cellphones on my recent trip but I have seen some maids and day laborers who make less than $10 per day afford a cellphone. Let me outline the costs. (All costs … Read more
I just recently procured a Windows Phone for a project that I am going to be starting up. And well I’m really loving it so far. I do miss a couple of items from the Apple ecosystem but I’ll leave that for another post when I can get around to it. Now for the … Read more
If you are looking to crank up your tunes on your iPhone or iPod then check out the deal on Woot for an Altec Lansing inMotion Kick Speaker. For today only, Woot has 1 Altec Lansing IMT520BLK inMotion Kick Speaker w/ Two 3" Drivers, Remote, Rechargeable Battery for only $49.99 plus $5 dollars for shipping. … Read more
While Sprint is busy contesting AT&T’s bid to take over the world by buying T-Mobile, Sprint is not losing focus on bringing high end devices to market and will soon be launching the Motorola Photon on July 31st. The Photon will come packing a 4.3 qHD screen along with a 8mp shooter. NVIDIA Tegra 2 … Read more