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LG Optimus Black vs HTC Sensation
We take a look at how the new HTC Sensation stacks up against LG's new Optimus Black We compare the LG Optimus Black to HTC’s Sensation. Form: LG Optimus Black - 122x64x9.2mm...
HTC Incredible S vs LG Optimus Black
It's time for HTC's Incredible S to earn its moniker as it goes head-to-head with LG's bank balance friendly super phone, the Optimus Black As the successor to the fantastic Desire HD, the HTC Inc...
HTC Flyer WiFi Review
A lovely white plastic and silver metal chassis, a smooth 7-inch 1024 x 700 pixel resolution capacitive touchscreen capable of working with special Scribe pen surrounded by a generous black border...
Confirmed: EVO 3D’s Bootloader, Recovery, and Kernel Images All Locked Down
It seems HTC has finally caved to what are likely the security demands of wireless carriers with its newest phones, and is locking down its handsets Moto-style. Latest case in point: the EVO 3D – which sports the same sort of security we found on....
HTC ChaCha price revealed for Facebook fans
HTC’s first Android Facebook phone, the HTC ChaCha, has been priced and (roughly) dated by UK retailer Carphone Warehouse. The smartphone – which has a 2.6-inch touchscreen, full QWERTY...
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Friday 3 June, 2011
Thrutu App Gets A Massive Update, Adds Tons Of Features To Your Phone Calls
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Out of all the things that we use smartphones for these days, calls come in pretty close to last. We’re too busy texting, taking pictures, surfing the web, getting directions… you get the idea. What if we could incorporate all of these things into our phone calls though? That’s exactly what Thrutu aims to do, and the newest update to the app makes most of that possible. Here’s a video to get a better idea:
Another really cool feature of Thrutu is Google Voice integration. If you don’t want to use it with your primary mobile number, or you use Google Voice exclusively, then (once activated) Thrutu will seamlessly integration with Voice.
Unfortunately, Thrutu is near-useless on 3G CDMA phones (unless you’re on Wi-Fi) due to the lack of simultaneous data and voice. Still yet – it’s a really cool concept, and could prove to be quite valuable (if you can get everyone you know to use it, of course).
You can grab Thrutu for free in the Android Market.
Every feature isn’t highlighted in the video, though – it can actually do even more than that. Here’s a breakdown of each option, directly from the Market listing:
It’s also possible to install buttons developed by the community, using Thrutu’s APIs. Here’s a few:
Unfortunately, Thrutu is near-useless on 3G CDMA phones (unless you’re on Wi-Fi) due to the lack of simultaneous data and voice. Still yet – it’s a really cool concept, and could prove to be quite valuable (if you can get everyone you know to use it, of course).
You can grab Thrutu for free in the Android Market.
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[New App] VideoSurf: It’s Like IntoNow For The iPhone, Only… Worse
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When you hear a song and don’t know what it is, but want to find out, what do you do? Fire up Shazam or SoundHound, of course. But what do you do when you see a video that you’re lookin’ to identify? Well, there hasn’t really been a solution on Android to handle this sort of debacle – until now, that is.
Calling itself the "ultimate video discovery" app, VideoSurf is a direct answer to the iPhone’s IntoNow – it can identify videos through audio and video recognition, suggest other videos, and locate other videos using keywords. According the VideoSurf website, there is "no need to open a new application", as it can "play practically any video on the web inside [the] app!" It also offers Facebook and Twitter integration, so you can easily share, Like, or Tweet any video directly from within the VideoSurf app.
If you’re feelin’ froggy – head on over the Android Market where you can grab this app for free. Hopefully you get better mileage than we did; drop us a line in the comments and let us know how it goes.
We decided to give this app a shot, and our first impression wasn’t so good. After attempting to get it to identify both Family Guy and Lost, it came up empty handed. Hopefully the developers are hard at work on correcting these sorts of issues, because, let’s face it – if it can’t even detect something as popular as Family Guy or Lost, then it’s still got a long way to go.
Yet another downside is that this app is only available on select Verizon Wireless smartphones, but the VideoSurf Team is planning on bringing it to other devices soon. They said that it should work on all VZW devices running 2.2 or higher – but I couldn’t install it on my OG Droid, so it may be hit-or-miss.If you’re feelin’ froggy – head on over the Android Market where you can grab this app for free. Hopefully you get better mileage than we did; drop us a line in the comments and let us know how it goes.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Launch with Stock Honeycomb 3.1
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Samsung just announced that the Galaxy Tab 10.1, given away early to attendees of Google IO will be available over the next two weeks, and they snuck in a little surprise. As had been rumored, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will indeed launch with the latest version of Honeycomb, Android 3.1 on board. The extra bonus here is that to meet the deadline, the Tab will be running stock 3.1, rather than have Samsung’s TouchWiz UX skin as originally planned.
The news was indirectly mentioned in the press release today announcing the dates for the Samsung tablet, when at the bottom it said that TouchWiz UX would be available as an additional download at a later date. A comment from the president and CEO of Samsung, Dale Sohn, confirms that making sure the Galaxy Tab 10.1 launched with Android 3.1 was a primary goal. It appears that this goal has come at the cost (or to some, bonus) of no Samsung UI skin.
There is no confirmation that later down the road, the device will not ship with TouchWiz. This news is an indication of how manufacturers UI skins, if nothing else, slow down upgrades. While it does naturally take time to make adaptions for different screens, chipsets and the like, the main reason many phones don’t get an upgrade for so long is because of the time it takes to work skins like HTC’s Sense, Motorblur, or Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on top of them. I for one am a fan of stock Android, and would take an upgraded version of Android without a skin over an older version with a UI any day. I’m glad to see Samsung give priority to the upgrade in this case, and think that offering their UI for download at a later date was a good compromise on their part
So if you love stock Android, and love Android tablets thinner than the iPad, you can pick up the Galaxy Tab 10.1 starting June 8th at the Best Buy in Union Square in New York, NY, or nationwide June 17th.
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Samsung just announced that the Galaxy Tab 10.1, given away early to attendees of Google IO will be available over the next two weeks, and they snuck in a little surprise. As had been rumored, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will indeed launch with the latest version of Honeycomb, Android 3.1 on board. The extra bonus here is that to meet the deadline, the Tab will be running stock 3.1, rather than have Samsung’s TouchWiz UX skin as originally planned.
The news was indirectly mentioned in the press release today announcing the dates for the Samsung tablet, when at the bottom it said that TouchWiz UX would be available as an additional download at a later date. A comment from the president and CEO of Samsung, Dale Sohn, confirms that making sure the Galaxy Tab 10.1 launched with Android 3.1 was a primary goal. It appears that this goal has come at the cost (or to some, bonus) of no Samsung UI skin.
There is no confirmation that later down the road, the device will not ship with TouchWiz. This news is an indication of how manufacturers UI skins, if nothing else, slow down upgrades. While it does naturally take time to make adaptions for different screens, chipsets and the like, the main reason many phones don’t get an upgrade for so long is because of the time it takes to work skins like HTC’s Sense, Motorblur, or Samsung’s TouchWiz UI on top of them. I for one am a fan of stock Android, and would take an upgraded version of Android without a skin over an older version with a UI any day. I’m glad to see Samsung give priority to the upgrade in this case, and think that offering their UI for download at a later date was a good compromise on their part
So if you love stock Android, and love Android tablets thinner than the iPad, you can pick up the Galaxy Tab 10.1 starting June 8th at the Best Buy in Union Square in New York, NY, or nationwide June 17th.
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