Thrutu App Gets A Massive Update, Adds Tons Of Features To Your Phone Calls

Tweet 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: Every feature isn’t highlighted in the video, though...

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[New App] VideoSurf: It’s Like IntoNow For The iPhone, Only… Worse

Tweet 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...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Launch with Stock Honeycomb 3.1

Tweet 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...

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Tampermonkey App Brings Augmented Browsing to Android

Tweet Now if you are a fan of the Greasemonkey Firefox extension or Tampermonkey’s Chrome version, you’re probably thinking “awesome!”, while the rest of us are thinking “what’s augmented browsing?” Apps like Tampermonkey allow you to utilize scripts to make changes to websites as you browse. This is very open ended, but to give you a better idea, of what this means, some of the popular uses for such apps are removing ads, auto-filling forms, or transposing info from...

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Sony Announces Over 20 New Games to be Demoed for Xperia Play at E3

Tweet In the past E3 has belonged to the major video game companies, but as gaming is ramping up on phones and tablets, expect to see a lot more Android at the gaming conference in coming years. Case in point, Sony Ericsson has announced over twenty new games that will be coming to the Android, including ten that will be exclusive to their Xperia Play. Sony Ericsson says the games will be made available over the coming months, but many of them will be available to demo...

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Toshiba Thrive Honeycomb Tablet coming this July for $429

Tweet The Toshiba Thrive is the name of the Toshiba tablet we have covered a few times. We even saw it way back in January looking the same as it does now. It was originally known as the Regza and original leaks suggested a $700 price tag. Today we have better news that this tablet will be starting as low as $429 The Toshiba Thrive will be the first tablet by Toshiba in the U.S and will be making its way to the market starting June 13th for pre-orders at Best Buy...

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HTC Keynote at Uplinq 2011: OnLive, HTC Dev, HTC Watch, and HTC Pro

Tweet The second main keynote at this years Uplinq 2011 was all about HTC. They started off with comments about NFC, the cloud, and the start of 4G. They quickly led into some more exciting topics such as HTC Watch and the new partnership with OnLive for the future of gaming with HTC. We have already heard a lot about HTC Watch when they unveiled the Sensation and the EVO 3D. HTC Watch will be a global media hub that will be deeply tied into HTC devices for streaming...

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T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Slide gets photographed by Mr. Blurrycam

Tweet We have been hearing about a device like this under the name the HTC DoubleShot lately and that was the code name for what we all believe is the MyTouch 4G Slide. My Blurrycam was lucky enough to find this device and snap a few photos for us all to enjoy. If you have not heard it will be just like its older brother but feature a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. From the leaked photos it appears to be running Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. That is the absolute latest...

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Xperia Play with HDMI out spotted in the Wild

Tweet   When the Xperia Play launched one of the features everyone wished they had was HDMI out. To be able to enjoy those amazing games over HDMI would really make the Play a true gaming phone. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play did not ship with HDMI out, although devices like the Arc did so there must have been a reason behind this. You can see our very own unboxing and hands-on, HDMI out is missing sadly. We don’t know much more than the picture above shows. This...

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ASUS Transformer 32GB In-Stock at Newegg for $499

Tweet The Asus Transformer tablet has been a hot item over the last few weeks, only problem is no one can find it in stock. We have mentioned it a few times at places like Walmart, K-Mart, Target and more but it looks to be in-stock and ready to ship with FREE 2-Day shipping at my favorite online store called Newegg.com If you have not been paying attention the Android 3.1 update for Honeycomb has just started hitting the Transformer. So you can get it now and have...

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HTC EVO 4G Update to Gingerbread 2.3 Starting June 6th [Official]

Tweet It is official, starting Monday June 6th Sprint will start the rollout for Android 2.3 Gingerbread for their hot selling HTC EVO 4G we all know and love. The EVO has been one of the biggest selling Android phones aside from the Galaxy S and has been a huge success for Sprint. The update to that sweet Gingerbread was talked about back in April, then leaked a few days later. This will be official, and tasty just as Gingerbread has been. Here is a little tip,...

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Red Cross launches new S.O.S app for Android users

Tweet If you are, the sort of person that likes to be prepared for anything this new app might appeal to you. The app comes from the Red Cross and offers tips for what to do in an emergency. The app also offers links to 911 that will dial the number for you. If you are ever in a life threatening emergency, you should dial 911 before you try and use this app. This app is really aimed at what to do in the interim between dialing 911 and the ambulance showing up. It has...

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Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE official: Pre-orders from June 8

Tweet It’s not just the WiFi-only Galaxy Tab 10.1 arriving imminently; Verizon has thrown up details about its 4G LTE version of the Samsung Honeycomb slate, which is set to hit pre-order on June 8 in either gray or white. Set to arrive in stores this summer – nothing more specific than that, sadly – the Android tablet has the same 10.1-inch display and dual-core Tegra 2 processor as the Limited Edition version we reviewed recently. There’s also a 3-megapixel main...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 set to hit US on June 8

Tweet The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet has finally received an official launch date with Samsung saying that the tablet will hit Best Buy on June 8. The only catch is that the June 8 launch day is for a limited number of the devices in stock only at the Best Buy Union Square store in NYC. The general availability of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be June 17 at all Best Buy stores and lots more places like Amazon and Fry’s. The 32GB version of the Galaxy 10.1 WiFi will be...

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HTC Flyer vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1

Tweet We pit the HTC Flyer up against the Android 3.1-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 HTC is no stranger to acclaim. Its smartphones are widely regarded as industry leading specimens and innovation and design excellence have become synonymous with the Taiwanese manufacturer. But up until recently it was a stranger to the tablet market, and we've decided to put the company's premier tab, the Flyer, through its paces by placing it up against a device that has enjoyed a...

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HTC Desire S vs Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Tweet This time the HTC Desire S takes on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc We compare the HTC Desire S to Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc. Form: HTC Desire S - 115 x 59.8 x 11.6 mm, 130 g Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc - 125 x 63 x 8.7 mm, 117 g The HTC Desire S doesn’t really stand out that much in the current smartphone market. Nor does it look very different from the majority of other HTC handsets, but in each case this is not necessarily a bad thing. There’s something to be said for...

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iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4

Tweet We compare the iPhone 4 to the rumoured specs we think will be appearing on the iPhone 5 to see what's different With the grand reveal for Apple's iPhone 5 expected to be a short while away, we compare the rumour with the reality and look into what's on the agenda for the biggest device launch of the year and how it stacks up against the iPhone 4. It's safe to assume that the iPhone 5 will raise the bar in each category, but by how much? Display The iPhone 4's...

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Glow Hockey 2 For Android, It’s What Tron Folks Do For Fun

Tweet The good folks over at Natenai Ariyatrakool have decided to release a second version of their popular Tron looking hockey game.  Glow Hockey 2 delivers better graphics and game play for single users or multi users (same device).  Single users can be challenged by the computer and multi-users, it’s recommended you play on a tablet if you can otherwise screen play can be a little tight.  We’d imagine the game play would be extremely smooth on a...

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HTC Evo View 4G tablet headed to Sprint June 24

Tweet Not too long ago Chris B. put up his review of the cool HTC Flyer WiFi tablet and figured if you have the desire to write notes on your Android tablet then it might be the device for you. If you looked at that tablet and thought if it had 4G you might be interested, get ready. A tip has surfaced that points to Sprint getting a version of that tablet packing in 4G connectivity this month. The tip comes from a screen grab from the Sprint internal Rewards Me site....

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AT&T Sharp Android slider smartphone leaks

Tweet The gang at Unwired View has received a leaked photo of a smartphone said to be coming to the AT&T network running the Android operating system. The phone looks more than a little like the old T-Mobile Sidekick with a slider design. We know some of the facts about the smartphone thanks to the tipster and the device might be interesting to some people that want a new Android device on the AT&T network. The phone reportedly has a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen,...

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T-Mobile gets Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART budget Android smartphones

Tweet T-Mobile and Samsung Mobile have announced that T-Mobile will be getting a pair of new budget Android smartphones for its users to choose. The new devices include the Samsung Exhibit 4G and the Samsung Gravity SMART. The big feature of both of the Android-powered smartphones is the price. Both of the smartphones will sell for under $100 each after a $50 mail-in rebate. Naturally, that price requires a new 2-year agreement. The Exhibit 4G smartphone will work on...

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T-Mobile Sensation 4G is $550 off-contract

Tweet T-Mobile USA’s pre-interest page for the Sensation 4G went live yesterday, and now the carrier has confirmed pricing for the HSPA+ smartphone both on and off-contract. As usual for a high-end Android smartphone, the Sensation 4G will be $199.99 with a new, two-year agreement (with mandatory voice and data) after a $50 mail-in rebate. If you’d rather not be tied down to that agreement – and who can blame you – then T-Mobile USA will also offer the Sensation 4G contract-free...

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KT TAKE Janus KM-S200: 1.5GHz dual-core qHD Gingerbread uberphone

Tweet Korean carrier KT Telecom has announced pricing and availability for the world’s first 1.5GHz dual-core smartphone, the TAKE Janus KM-S200. Based around Qualcomm’s MSM8260 processor with 1GB of RAM and a 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 540 touchscreen, the smartphone runs Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread. There’s an 8-megapixel camera on the back, with autofocus and a flash, together with a 1.3-megapixel camera up front for video calls. Other specs include HSUPA roaming support, SRS...

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T-Mobile Officially Announces Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity SMART

Tweet Hot from the press, T-Mobile issued a press release only a few moments ago announcing 2 new Android powered handsets from Samsung Mobile. First up is the Exhibit 4G which is the more “high-end” of the two, featuring a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, VGA front facing camera, 3MP rear camera, 3.7-inch 800×480 AMOLED display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and fully compatible with T-Mobile’s blazing fast 4G network, all for only $80 after a $50 mail-in rebate. It will also be...

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MSI Reveals 10-inch $299 Android Tablet

Tweet If you put a big enough display on a tablet PC and say that it’s running Android, will people turn their heads for the price alone? You bet your biffy they will – that’s exactly what’s happening here with MSI this week at Computex where they’re revealing two new Android tablets by the names WindPad Enjoy 10 and WindPad Enjoy 7. What sets these tablets aside from the WindPad 100A Android tablet announced on the 30th of May? The processor, of course! While the...

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Star Battalion for Xperia PLAY Review

Tweet This is a game that, if you’re a fan of either of the following games or series, you’re going to love the heck out of: StarFox 64 and Rogue Squadron for Gamecube. I know there’s games very similar to those two, but those are massively iconic and without a doubt they flew through your humble narrator’s mind the entire time he was playing the game we’re talking about right here right now. This is Star Battalion and it’s available now exclusively for Xperia PLAY -...

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Dolphin Browser HD v5.0 clears beta, now offered ad-free

Tweet The popular 3rd party browser for android Dolphin HD has just updated today to version 5.0 after being in beta for a while. Along with the updated version comes some great new changes and improvements. One important note is the main app no longer has ads integrated. Before users needed an add-on that removed ads or had to pay for Dolphin. Version 5.0 is now ad-free. Dolphin is to Android what Firefox and Chrome are to PC and Mac, a very versatile and feature complete...

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