Archives for April, 2011

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RIM’s Shares Continue To Drop – Will new releases help them?

Recently the Investors notated shares of Research In Motion Ltd. this past Friday and the numbers do not look too good. Several people are now worried that even though Blackberry plans to release more new devices, will it stop their declining sales in the U.S. or will the changes help the company grow again?

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HTC Will Release the Wildfire S on AT&T’s network soon – 3G or 4G?

You may have heard the recent rumors that the HTC Wildfire S officially made it through the FCC and has been approved for AT&T’s network. The good news is the Wildfire S won FCC approval for GSM 850 and 1900 bands, as well as WCDMA bands II and V.

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The Pocket PC Geeks Podcast For 04/28/11!

The PPCGP, All the Mobile News You’ll Ever Need! Season 2, Episode 21 for 04/28/2011! See us on both ZUNE Marketplace & iTunes! Also, got  a minute? REVIEW the podcast and tell us what you think! Be sure to follow us on twitter! Host: Laos101 AKA Joshua Sherman Guests: Our Newsies! Mr. Hoodracer, Mr. Brad Ganely! from Android Police …

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Free Amazon App of the Day – Fast Food Calorie Counter

Today in the Amazon App Store you can grab a free copy of the Fast Food Calorie Counter. This isn’t your ordinary calorie counter. This is for those of you who love to eat out and enjoy fast food quite a bit. It’s possible to maintain a healthy diet if you eat the right foods. This Fast Food Calorie Counter will help you do just that.

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Gingerbread leaked for Motorola Droid X – Grab your copy now!

You may have heard the rumors today stating that the Motorola Droid X Gingerbread update to version 4.5.588 is hitting devices. Still, no one knows whether or not this is the official build Verizon plans to release but the good news is a leak has been spotted on the Droid-Life forums. The source suggests this is the actual update!!

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State of the Site

Just like the president addresses the Nation I wanted to take this time and opportunity to address everyone here. First and for most I would like to thank each and every one of you who return on a continuous bases and contribute to this site. It is you who make this site what it is …

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Free Amazon App of the Day – Business Calendar

Geeks we know most of you love calendars and enjoy having one that suits your needs. Today in the Amazon App Store you can get a free copy of the Business Calendar which normally runs $4.99 a copy. There’s no need to worry about losing the information in your current calendar because this one syncs right up with most existing calendars.

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Qik for Android now supports video chat between Android and iOS

Qik has been very popular for users who currently have Android devices but mainly more popular on the devices like the Sprint HTC EVO and the T-Mobile MyTouch 4G. You may ask why? Simply because they were among the few devices to be able to fully take advantage of all of Qik’s various services, including video chat.

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Free Amazon App of the day – Collapse

Today in the Amazon App Store go on and grab yourself a free copy of the game Collapse. This game is by Real Networks, Inc., the same developers of the popular game, Doodle Jump. Normally you will pay $2.99 for this version so get your copy before the time runs out.

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IPAD already used more than Linux computers

Recently Statcounter, a market research company released numbers based on visitor statistics averaged from 3+ million websites. The numbers show the iPAD has surpassed Linux as an alternative desktop OS. This is impressive considering the iPAD has only been around for a year and it actually surpassed Linux in December of last year.

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[UPDATE] Spring is here and the HTC Flyer is near!

The HTC Flyer is nearing it’s launch in the US finally. The WiFi-only version of the HTC Flyer will be available for pre-order exclusively from Best Buy starting TODAY! So far the only place we know to carry it will be Best Buy. Once again they get a new device exclusively and will be selling the Wi-Fi only version of the HTC Flyer tablet at $499.

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Free Amazon App of the Day – Roller

Today you can grab yourself a copy of “Roller” from the Amazon App Store for free while the time lasts. Roller is a Skee-Ball style, classic arcade game that you can play now on your Android devices. It’s been around for quite a while but it’s free today so if you haven’t tried it out or you tried the “Lite” version, give this one a shot.

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Google loses lawsuit to patent troll Bedrock Computer Technologies

Google has been sued successfully and lost for use of Linux on it’s server platform.  Although this may not be a huge loss to Google financially, this issue could extend to the Android platform. Bedrock Computer Technology has also sued AOL, Yahoo and Amazon to name a few. Will companies like Bedrock Computer Technologies impede …

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Free App of the Day – Meteor Brick Breaker

Today the Amazon App Store is giving away one awesome brick breaking game, Meteor Brick Breaker. It’s packed with 60 levels and is one addicting game. The developers consider it one awesome block breaker with shooter twists. The game features stunning graphics, a vast number of power-ups and a few power-downs, various blocks, hostile robots and spaceships.

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HoneyReader is available for Honeycomb

XDA recently announced HoneyReader, a new application built specifically for Honeycomb tablets. The developers concentrated on making this reader give you a great tablet experience and that’s what they have done. Yes, this app integrates with Google Reader so you can go on and start reading your latest articles as soon as you install it.