Engadget is pissing me off all over the place.

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I read a lot of news.  I read an abnormal amount of mobile phone news specifically.  Kind of how I started writing here in the first place.  Everyone who reads news online usually has a handful of sites they use for reliable and up to date news.  My morning reportoire includes MobilityDigest.com, WMPoweruser,  and Engadget.  Engadget is by far the largest of these sites (backed and owned by AOL/Time Warner) so they typically have the biggest news leaks out of the three.  I usually follow their Mobile World Congess coverage and other major press events.  None of this bothers me.  What does bother me is the enormous ground-dragging brass balls those guys must have to present themselves as a total mobile news source with this kind of obvious app prejudice.  

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Wet cell phone? No problem With DRY-ALL’s Wet Cellular Phone Emergency Kit

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Every time I look at that title I see Dry-Wall for some reason and not Dry-All… I don’t know why..

Anyway, if you’ve ever dropped your cell in the toilet, I’ve got a friend who’s done it several times now, it’s not fun trust me on this, you’ll want to try and save it..maybe, I guess it all depends on what was in the toilet.. But, if you’ve ever dropped your cell phone in the water, be it whatever body of water it may be, I’m sure you’ve panicked and figured you’d be buying a new phone. You could have tried the rice drying method too, I know people have saved their phones with rice. Now though there’s a product specifically designed to save your wet cell phone called Dry-All. It’s basically a zip-lock bag of moisture absorbent beads that you stick your phone in for about two days and supposedly your phone will be dry and working like new. The cost is only $9.99, which isn’t bad at all considering many of our phones can easily cost several hundred dollars, and spending $10 to save that phone would be money very well spent.

It’s not just for phone though, it can be used for other small electronics too..

Read on for the full PR:

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More Details on the “Perfect Fuze”

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In my post from a few weeks ago, I indicated that I had finally attained what I considered to be a perfect set-up for my Fuze. A commenter asked what precisely that set-up was, so I thought such a query deserved another posting.

I’ll start with the basics and then go deeper into the phone.

ROM: NRG 235557 (there is now a 23563). This rom is the cutting edge of WM6.5. It is beautiful, stable, and fast. Battery life is mixed.

Home screen: Co0kie’s Home Tab (CHT) v1.7 (now up to v.1.7.1. This mod was the key as it allowed tremendous modification of the home screen and, most importantly for me, gave me the real estate to have have the first row of Quick Links visible on the home screen. His mod also allowed me to jettison my iPhone Today mod (with Manila Today Page). I absolutely hate the WM Start Menu set-up, so iPT allowed me to have easy access to my most used apps in a simple, page-sliding app-launching format. But with CHT Quick Links mod, I now have the same ease without the extra weight of another app.

Slider icons: I like Badger’s slider icons. More interesting and colorful.

Taskbar icons: The default taskbar icons are pretty bland. I use this one from Reefermattness. Nice colors and easily readable.

Start-up animation: Simple and elegant start-up animation.

Arranging Start Menu: If you like to arrange your Start Menu (I do for all the little apps and tweaks that I use infrequently), this is a must.

Weather: Unless you live in a big city, you need this app to include your city or town in the Weather tab.

Below the break, I have listed all of the apps and tweaks I installed. To find them, just do a search on xda-developers-Raphael/Fuze forum.

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Know Your Moon Phase With Deluxe Moon

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The Moon is our closest celestial neighbor and the most prominent object in the night sky.

Although the Moon is so much smaller than the Sun, it strongly affects everything on the Earth, including many aspects of your life. Not only tides and animals are affected by the Moon, but also it influences human emotions, relationships, blood pressure an even finances.

Many forms of life on Earth depend on the Moon movement. If you keep track of it, you will soon discover some amazing relationships. This knowledge could help you make your life better!

 

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Google Google Google! :P

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Only a year and a half or so (?) in, as of a little while ago Google’s Android market has over fifty thousand applications available, a 250% bump give or take since January-ish. Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace for Mobile‘s application count is tearing it up somewhere in the hundreds and may or may not be projected … Read more

High Quality Games On WP7 Will Stand Out

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Microsoft is concerned about the current state of marketplaces. We all hear about the ridiculous number of apps for each platform and the real problem is that good apps can’t get recognition this way. In a blog post they summed up the problem as follows: As we looked at how the mobile gaming industry was … Read more

Preorder The Verizon HTC Droid Incredible, Official Release April 29th

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I just posted the review that Kristofer did over at TestFreaks.com but I also wanted to post the ad now running at Verizon advertising the Droid Incredible for pre-order and officially available April 29th. (Pre-orders placed online before 4pm local time on 4/28 will be delivered 4/29.)

As you can see in the ad, Big Red is going to let you enjoy the Android goodness of the Droid Incredible for $199.99 after a $100.00 rebate. Early Termination Fee is $350 (1 yr/2 yr contracts).

So head on over to Verizon and pre-order yours today! I posted the full specifications after the break for you to enjoy as well. And yes you read right, it has a 8 megapixel Camera!!

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Palm Still Claims WebOS is worth something. HTC says no.

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About two weeks ago I posted this article about Palm going on the auction block.  A lot of sites (like Engadget, WMPowerUser.com, and others,) believed HTC would drop the majority of their current coffers into picking up Palm.  After digging into the dirty financial black hole like singularity that is Palm’s checkbook, HTC has taken a step back.  This makes a hell of a lot of sense in light of the many product releases on HTC’s table.  All that cash in the bank is going to be for pumping out prelaunch handsets and marketing said handsets in the next few quarters.  Find out what I’m rambling about after the break.

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Video Unboxing Of The HTC HD2 From Telstra! 850MHz AT&T 3G Ready!

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First I got to thank the great folks over at OnTheGoSolutions.com for hooking me up with the unit to review on the AT&T 3G Network. This version of the HTC Hd2 comes from down under, Australia where they use the 850MHz bandwidth that AT&T uses here in the Unites States for their 3G Network. (check out the pictures after the break). But first, I thought I would shoot this video unboxing for you to check out:

You can purchase one of these Telstra Version HTC HD2 from OnTheGoSolutions.com for $899.99 and that comes unlocked and HARDSPL Unlocked with a custom ROM already installed. OnTheGoSolutions.com provides a lot of support after the sale and periodically sends out emails with recommended software updates to keep you up to date with all the latest and greatest apps and ROMS. So check them out!

Couple of pictures after the break of the Telstra Version HTC HD2 gettin’ it’s groove on the AT&T 3G network!

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