Image Credit: Zandog (AG Design)

 Many Infuse owners have been waiting for this day for a long time. The Samsung Infuse 4G was released in May 2011 and was promised to be upgraded to Gingerbread, however the update from AT&T was delayed and the device continued to operate on Android 2.2 through the end of the year. Those who own the device will now benefit from improved copy and paste functionality, a redesigned keyboard, improved power management, a download manager and new widgets. The push is not being sent over-the-air, so users wanting to update will need to download the latest version of Samsung’s Kies Mini to upgrade their devices.

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A few weeks ago we reported on the new untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, Greenpois0n Absinthe. Today, they offer an update with some bug fixes. Most of these fixes seem to be with the actual jailbreaking process itself and not with the phone. So if you're already jailbroken, its probably not necessary to re-jailbreak.

The update does the following:
- Mac: added support for OSX 10.5, PPC and Intel CPU
- Added consistency check on startup to make sure required files are in place
- Windows: fixed bug in payload generator that might cause a crash

Source: iMore

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As you may remember, Skype is now a part of Microsoft and there's been rumors as to when Skype will be available on Windows Phone 7 devices. There's a new rumor floating around that there are some private invitations going out to beta test a new Skype app.

The invitation is something along the lines of "Skype for Windows Phone is just around the corner and we’ve teamed up with the Skype folks to help with beta testing. If you are receiving this newsletter directly, look for an invitation in the coming weeks and be on the inside track for what is sure to be one of the hottest new apps on the Marketplace!"

For now, it sounds like it will be a standalone app and not integrated into the OS like Windows Live Messenger and Facebook chat are. This might possibly come in the next version of Windows Phone 7 along with some new devices.

Source: PocketNow

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US Cellular announces their plans for their 4G LTE network today. At launch, it will cover the cities of Milwaukee, Madison and Racine in Wisconsin, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport in Iowa, Portland and Bangor, Maine, Wichita Falls, Texas, Lawton, Oklahoma and Greenville, North Carolina. The first two devices available will be a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a Samsung Galaxy S Aviator. There's no pricing available yet and their LTE network will be launching in March.

Source: Slashgear

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While Microsoft has had games released on different platforms, so far, the XBox Live experience has really only been on Windows Phone 7 devices. Microsoft now states that it will be bringing "a few" of their XBox Live experiences and titles to the iPhone, iPad, and Android. There's no word yet on when this might happen, or what experiences or titles that might be.

While the Xbox Live experiences and games always work best on the Windows platform, we understand that some Xbox fans may be using other types of devices. To satisfy that need, we are working to extend a few of our Xbox experiences and titles to other platforms.

They already have My XBox Live which brings some of the experience to the iPhone. Those of you XBox users out there, would this be enough to make you switch to the iPhone or Android instead of a Windows Phone 7?

Source: iMore

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User jmart518 has released his latest ROM for the HTC Imagio called  Project: Teya 2.0.2 RC.  This is one clean looking ROM. In this ROM he has decided to go with both Sense 2.5 and Titanium.

I now introduce Project: Teya WWE for the HTC Imagio! A WM COM3 (aka 6.5.3) build, focused on speed, clean looks and an overall smooth feel. Both Sense 2.5 and Titanium are included (I like to often switch between the two). Consider this ROM to be "cutting-edge" I include all the latest and greatest working packages and sys available.

**Note: I include HTC Messaging, what this means is:
-You must have a SIM card installed to use HTC Messaging Service
-Messaging will give you a text when you receive a Voicemail and another after you check it. This is a well known and obnoxious feature associated with the latest HTC messaging and I am still working on a solution.
-Verizon MMS configurations will be automatically configured at first boot, so you will no longer need to configure them yourself.

If you own an HTC Imagio go check this ROM out http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/imagio-development/137641-rom-project-teya-2-0-2-rc-12-jan-2012-a.html

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Strongsteve has decided to host his latest latest ROM for the Epic 4G Touch over here at PPCGeeks dubbed [ROM][Odexed Blue][Updated 1/22][EL29][NoCIQ, 1x/3G, 4g Hotspot, Power Options]

Got Odex ? ?

- ROM is:

- Base is Stock EL29 [ OS 2.3.6 ] - Thanks Calkulin
- Completly ODEXED system for smooth speed and optimized Dalvik
- VERY BLUE themed... if you don't like blue, this rom is NOT for you. Please do NOT ask me to make other colors
- 1x/3G Mod - Thanks Nivron
- Hotspot Hack 3g/4g - Thanks Necrosan and HUGE thanks to Maddoggin for 4G with hotspot
- No CIQ natively - Thanks to Samsung
- zImage - Rogue Stock EL29 v1.1.4 - Thanks Steady Hawkin
- Odexed LauncherPro included in system/app if you choose to use it
- Odexed GoLauncher included in system/app if you choose to use it
- Start up sound removed
- Charger plug-in sound removed
- DRM removed
- Rotation Mod (Removed because of issues) FLASHABLE ZIP ATTACHED Beware it may cause inverted images
- dexopt-wrapper binary placed in system/bin for easy odexing from terminal
- Odexed Silent Camera with volume rocker shutter
- CRT Animation
Download/Install Spare Parts, Set Transition Animations to FAST, Window Animations to FAST for NO CRT - - NORMAL for CRT
- Extended power options (reboot, recovery, download) - Huge thanks to Crawrj for helping me with this!
- MMS with 2MB Limit and Compression - Thanks Calkulin
- UA Browser Mod allows for desktop or mobile browsing - Thanks nobrakes
- TouchWiz launcher displays 5 dock icons & 5x5 app drawer - FULL Credit goes to Calkulin
- Several apps themed with Blue icons
- Samsung Galaxy S2 Boot and Shutdown Animations
- Extended Toggles including 4G - Thanks gtg465x
- PNG Optimized

Feel free to check out this ROM for yourself http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?p=2165419#post2165419

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Image courtesy of MiSfit211

Tommytomatoe has just released his EVO Classic - Sense 1.0 Redefined and if I still had an EVO this is one ROM I would be flashing. His intent behind making this ROM was to make a highly customized, fast, and optimized ROM. This is what came of it.

If you feel the urge to use any of my mods, apks, jars, or files - please link back to this Original thread. Thanks for your consideration! Also, this ROM was completed and optimized using Android-Utility.
The Goods
Full Feature List <- Click Here!
Hightlights

• Rosie Ghost Edition - with on-the-fly Tweaks Remapping for Left and Right Buttons
• Extended Quick Settings
• Apks Unique and Optimized
• Smali Debugging Removed
• Statusbar Tweaks, by Romanbb
• CRT On/Off - able to toggle on/off
• 4 Full Themes
• Quick Settings
• CIQ Removed
• Native ScreenCapture

v0.0.6 - January 11, 2011 - Supermagic Preview

• Detailed Changelog
• Enabled shutdown animations
• Added ICS wallpapers
• Added some awesome wallpapers
• Added some hidden MMS settings
• Changed default bootanimation
• Fixed Browser force close issue
• Completely rebase of apks
• Completely re-optimized pngs
• Added Classic IME - thanks to Steven Lin and Kommodore for theming it red

v0.0.5 - December 27, 2011 - Ecstatic - Finale

• Changelog
• Everything in v0.0.1, v0.0.2, v0.0.3, and v0.0.4
  v0.0.5 Finale - 12.27.2011
• Added MIUI Battery Bar - Thanks go to Pvy
• Integrated Classic Tweaks with battery bar settings
• Added Extended Quick Settings - Thanks skyraider for original code
• Removed Kindle App
• Removed Quick Office App
• Removed SMS Popup
  v0.0.5 Beta-003 - 12.07.2011
• Fixed Bluetooth File Sharing capabilities
• EPST from Android 2.1
• Added ICS Animations
• Added White Overscroll
• Updated Netflix to v1.5.2 - thanks Dblfstr
  v0.0.5 Beta-002 - 12.06.2011
• Updated superuser
• Updated market to 3.3.12
• Added wget
• Changed "clear" button string
• Changed usb icon
• Removed astro
• Added es file explorer
• Updated all market apps
• Optimized bootanimation
• Removed bootanimation sound, but can be changed
  v0.0.5 Beta-001 - 12.05.2011
• Added video Gtalk
• Updated kernel to latest HTC stock kernel
• Added flash_image binary
• Added older reboot binary [ thanks flipz ]
• Added Tweaks entry in Settings
• Added ClassicUpdater - now you can download mods and themes directly from app! [ thanks cyanogen for source code, thanks myn for links to tips, and thanks flipz for reboot binary and tips ]
• How to configure the updater
• Disabled FOTA
• Reordered Settings Menu
• Fixed auto-birghtness sensitivity issue

v0.0.4 - November 15, 2011 - Harmony - Expected Delivery time: 3pm EST November 15, 2011

• Everything in v0.0.1, v0.0.2, and v0.0.3
• Dual Rosie Remap [ via Tweaks and LaunchKey Classic - modified by yours truly ][ LaunchKey provided by Beansoft, feel free to purchase the updated donate version in the market, but it will not have the changes I put into the free version ]
• Clear Notifications Button moved
• Added ZipThemer Edify files [ no longer need to edit edify settings ]
• Updated all Market Apps
• Added Google Android Market 3.3.11
• Removed HomeController
• Customizable Sense 1.0 Lockscreen (Change "Sprint" Text to a custom text, default "EVO Classic")
• Rebased Rosie.apk, smaller, even more optimized [ I added landscape xmls and pngs back, perhaps a future development???? proof ]
• Fixed unthemed Mms notification icon
• Fixed unthemed Mail notification icon
• Added slight theming to SystemUI [ slight because we have 5.5 going on 7 full themes, so I don't need to. lol ]
• AOSP Dialer [ optional, can uninstall if you want ]
• AOSP Contacts [ optional, can uninstall if you want ]
• AOSP Email (optional, can uninstall if you want ]
• Added some build.prop tweaks
• Removed some build.prop tweaks (dalvik related code)
• Believe it or not, even faster User Interface [ tweaked system xmls to make Sense faster ]
• Added my favorite apps: Minimalistic text, Google Plus, imgur, SMS Popup, ZipThemer
• Added Maxthon Browser
• Added Wimax Notifier [ tested and works ]
• Smaller System fonts

v0.0.3 - October 27, 2011 - Circle of Life

• Everything in v0.0.1 and v0.0.2
• Updated Base to 4.54 - More info here
• Fixed Mms Compression
• Fixed Phone # Alignment during in-call screen
• Added newer tweaks app, titled EVO Classic Tweaks [ thanks gruesome wolf for informing me and Romanbb for writing app ]
• Changed Statusbar to transparent (80%)
• Added DSP
• Added Home Switcher
• ODEX
• Removed extra files (wallpapers, ringtones, et cetera)
• Reverted to older EPST
• Added Rotate Animation from 2.3.5 [ thanks mik, I just ported ]
• Added Song Changer by Holding Down Volume Key
• Added Stock Battery with % [ by popular demand ]
• Added Option to Show data Speed in Statusbar
• Added Option to Center Clock in Statusbar
• Added Hack to allow Force Roaming [ thanks MrGreg from Hero Forums ]
• Modded Tweaks App
• Remapped Rosie to Tweaks instead of Settings
• Custom Lockscreen Arc [ inspired by EViO - thanks calk! ]
• Much much more

Themes, Mods, and Requests for the EVO Classic
[THEMES][MODS] The EVO Classic Pages

• Rosie, Full Themes, Tweaks and Scripts, Battery/Statusbar, Fonts/Ringtones/Et Cetera
• FAQ
• Wallpapers
• User Screenshots

Lowrider32119's Warm Tomatoe
Linsalata28's Blue Funk and various Mods
PHE-NOM's Classic Underground
EVOlvedAndroid's EVOlved Classic
krwdre's Supreme Classic
Downloads:
Optional Downloads
Classic Updater v3

• Optimized for AMON RA Recovery
• Modified some layout
• Download button is bottom, to encourage pressing on "Details of selected mod" and "Screenshots" button
• Changelog layout looking better
• Install right over original apk - no need to uninstall original

Official Releases- Full Wipe Recommended
EVO Classic Stable Directory

EVO Classic Supermagic Previews Directory

• Changelog
• v0.0.6 and beyond
• Please wipe cache and dalvik minimally
• As of v0.0.6 themes for v0.0.5 will work

Version 0.0.5 - Ecstatic Finale - December 27, 2011
Full wipe if coming from v0.0.5-betas or older
md5sum - 5a7fa34fecd4f4571f789c96e2cae522
size - 205.2mb

Version 0.0.5 - Ecstatic Finale Senseless - January 02, 2012
Full wipe if coming from v0.0.5-betas or older. Dalvik wipe if coming from v0.0.5 Finale
md5sum - f066455a4e1da1a5996023fe97ebd9f5
size - 163.8mb

Version 0.0.5 - Ecstatic Official Beta Nightlies - December 07, 2011
Full wipe if coming from v0.0.4
Dalvik and cache wipe in between nightlies

Version 0.0.4 - Harmony - November 15, 2011
md5sum - 6a4264b083593ed69e66da7d7cf2ddbe
size - 203.4mb

Version 0.0.4 - UPDATE PATCH - From v0.0.3->v0.0.4 [ wipe cache and dalvik! ].:.[ for users coming from v0.0.3 only! you've been forewarned]
md5sum - f13bb19b006d7fbec1f17370a5cdd2ec

Version 0.0.3 - Circle of Life - October 27, 2011
md5sum - 12cf529007ca241e069a85fba54a5a89
size - 190.21mb

Beta Releases
Version 0.0.2.5-BETA - October 24, 2011
Version 0.0.2-BETA - October 21, 2011
md5sum - b3cba01f4835b12f980c5ee15bdb875b
Version 0.0.1-BETA - October 20, 2011
md5sum - 4686d35e3dbdce82a9d61b7046fddc20

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Organizing and tracking different areas of your life couldn't be easier with KeepTrack Pro. Turn your Android device into a personal assistant that can help you stay on-time, meet your goals, and track what is important to you. KeepTrack Pro helps you get a handle on aspects of your life that require careful attention.

KeepTrack Pro lets you track any details you wish over time. Keep tabs on serious details, such as the medication you're taking, and more whimsical details, such as how many buses you see each day. You decide what you wish to track, how often, and what to do with the information. The app's clean interface makes it easy to create new fields and enter data into existing ones. Keep Track Pro also provides helpful graphs and statistics if you wish to examine what you're tracking in greater detail.

To start, add a new task by identifying it with a name, selecting the values data type, setting a default value, name the value units, choose the increment/decrement amount, and identify the goal, if any. Choose from the following data values:

• Numeric: Decimal numbers are great for entering weight, distance, etc.

• Text: Free text, which is ideal for reminders, ideas, and more

• Boolean: Yes or No option to track simple questions, e.g., 'did I work out today?'

• Marker: Includes a specific time so you can track occurrences

• Group: Perfect for using multiple data values to track your task

Once you've been tracking the items that are important to you, use the data to make improvements, adjustments, or to simply keep yourself informed. Click on a specific task to see the data breakdown. View a pie chart, statistics, and calendar. For those difficult to remember tasks, KeepTrack Pro features an alarm setting to remind you.

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We've seen these rumors before, but here's another one. Which smartphone will overtake the world by 2015? According to this study, the winner is clearly Android, but then it also shows that Windows Phone 7 will surpass the iPhone, by one-tenth of a percent. This study was done by IHS iSuppli Mobile & Wireless Communications Service.

One of the hottest new products unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show was the Lumia 900, a Windows Phone-based smartphone sporting a flashy set of features that makes it competitive with the best alternatives offered by the Android camp,” said Wayne Lam, senior analyst for wireless communications at IHS. “This hot product represents Nokia’s first step to reclaim its market share. Combined with Nokia’s efforts to drive the development of the Windows Phone ecosystem, the Lumia 900 and its successors will help Microsoft to reclaim its No. 2 ranking in smartphone operating system market share in 2015.

Source: WPCentral

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Its been a long wait, but you can now perform an untethered jailbreak for your iPhone 4S or iPad 2 running iOS 5.0 or 5.0.1 using Greenpois0n Absinthe (currently only available when using a Mac).

Click Here for the how-to.

Source: iMore

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To celebrate the Chinese New Year, Rovio has released a special edition of its Angry Birds Seasons game, dubbed Year of the Dragon. The new version includes a vibrant red Chinese New Year theme, 15 new levels, and Mighty Eagle becomes the Mighty Dragon. As always, its available for free in the market or app store of your choosing.

Source: PocketNow

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In the next few days, Sprint will be rolling out some updates for these devices. Most are pretty minimal. The "Security Update" could be to remove the controversial CarrierIQ software. Here's what's included in the updates:

HTC Evo 4G
Security Update
Updated Peep client (to align with Twitter)
Battery life improvements

HTC EVO Design 4G
Security Update
Updated Peep and Sprint Zone clients
Battery life improvements
3LM Enterprise Tool Access (no user interface changes)

Samsung Epic 4G
Security update
Speaker feedback fix
The QIK and Asphalt 5 applications are no longer preloaded – when tapping on their icons you will be redirected to the Android market to download them from there.

Source: IntoMobile

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For over five years, we've been a home to community members who appreciate the right they have to develop new content for devices they own and share it with the world. PPCGeeks has never been a place to denounce or deprive its community of opportunities to be creative, be advanced, and be innovative. As you can imagine, we have been with much distraught in the wake of the recent developments of two bills in the United States, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" and the "Protect-IP Act", also known as SOPA and PIPA.

Both of these acts, in short, destroy the very fundamental part of the internet we are built upon - the free and unfiltered exchange of knowledge. Thousands of other websites, including Google, Facebook, Wikipedia, Youtube, RootzWiki, and many others like ourselves are built upon the ability for its users to add content and allow it to be placed without first being filtered or approved, ensuring it is not in violation of copyright. It is also essential that we remain free to not be restricted by a "guilty-first" philosophy, which prevents sites to develop themselves under fear of being indited by Governments. SOPA and PIPA - if enacted - destroy the foundation our Internet is built upon, including websites such as PPCGeeks.

This goes against ever we stand for - and this is what is entailed within both SOPA and PIPA's legislation, currently in the process of being discussed within Congress. As a site that is not only based in the United States, but also carrying a very strong American population, we feel standing idly by the wake of such an act is foolish and ignorant.

For 16 hours, on January 18th, we willl be joining such other websites in our community such as XDA-Developers, as well as in the greater spectrum such as Wikipedia, to protest the enactment of SOPA / PIPA and its potentially detrimental effects on our way of life on the Internet by shutting down all our services at PPCGeeks and displaying this protest statement regarding SOPA / PIPA starting Wednesday Morning from 7 AM until 8 PM EDT. After which PPCGeeks will return to its regular state as a website.

We urge everyone with a voice to use it, and to express concern to their Congressmen or to sign petitions available in other communities. Join us in fighting SOPA and ensuring our Governments are aware of what WE want our Internet to be. Free, Open, and For Everyone.

Sincerely,

© 2012, Wideawake. All rights reserved.

Product Description

If you've got little helpers in your kitchen who love baking or if you simply have a sweet tooth to satisfy, the Cookies and Milk app brings the joys of (pretend) baking to your Android device. From sugar-loving toddlers to calorie-conscious adults, baking and indulging in a cyber-cookie just may be the sweet escape you crave.

Sugar and Spice and All That's Nice

Expand your children's cookie palate by scrolling through your baking options first and settling on a choice. If you choose to bake cookies from scratch you'll even be provided with the recipe. Choose from more than 10 delicious recipes.

Ingredients appear above the mixing bowl. Drag and drop each ingredient into the bowl and mix it up with the touch of a finger. Watch the ingredients transform into delicious dough.

Next, drag each dough ball onto the baking sheet until it's full and put it into the oven. When the light comes on, the cookies are ready to decorate.

The responsive touch-and-drag interface makes it easy for young children to choose ingredients and toppings with ease.

Down to the Last Crumb

Every kid knows the best part of baking cookies--eating them! Tap the cookie to take a bite, tap it twice, three times, four--uh oh, until cookie is no more.

Something to wash it down? Cookie consumption is never complete without a tall glass of nice, cold milk. Slurp it down and properly complete the cookie ritual with a strong, satisfying, "Ahhhhhh."

 

Features

• Great for children who love helping in the kitchen and playing pretend
• Responsive touch-and-drag interface makes navigating the app easy for toddlers
• Choose from more than 10 delicious cookie recipes
• Watch your little one mix until the ingredients turn to dough
• Great for sugar-loving kids to calorie-conscious adults (Fat free!)

Source: Amazon

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We have finally come into a position to pay a little money for some hard work and are currently seeking News Writers for PPCGeeks. I (tsowen) will be taking over as the News Administrator/ Editor in Chief. We have a few slots that are available and we are looking for serious applicants that are serious about writing for us. Here is a list of some information we will need from you:

·         What history in writing do you have?
·         Have you written for any other sites?
·         Why are you interested in being at PPCGeeks?
·         What do you think you are going to bring to the table?
·         Please provide us with some info about yourself.
·         What device do you currently use?
·         Are you familiar with WordPress?

Our goal is to get serious when it comes to our Front Page News Section; we are looking for how-to articles, application review articles and news from our forum as well as the latest industry news. Here is what you will receive:

·         1 Editorial/Month/Writer @ $5
·         4 Forum-Related/Month/Writer News @ $3
·         20 Internet/web Rewrites/Month/Writer @ $2
·         Totaling 125 paid articles per month with an average of 4/day.
·         Part of the PPCGeeks Staff.
·         PPCGeeks email address.
·         Private forum to discuss news.

We are hoping to pick up a few very talented writers for the site that are as passionate about the industry as we are. Our site is ever-changing just as the industry is and we have big plans for our news section and would like to eventually incorporate the writers into the PPCGTV when it launches.

If you are interested please email:
terry.owen@ppcgeeks.com
admin@ppcgeeks.com

© 2012, tsowen. All rights reserved.

Sound Sleep Deluxe Edition (Music Therapy) is an Android music app that is designed to help you unwind and relax, so you can sleep more soundly. With low-speed alpha waves, the sounds will comfort your mind and help you to naturally and smoothly fall asleep. The app is easy to use, so you can simply let the soothing sounds carry you off into a deep and restorative slumber.

There are plenty of natural noises to select from in Sound Sleep Deluxe Edition, such as ocean waves, gentle rain, and other pleasant ambient sounds. The Deluxe Edition of Sound Sleep (Music Therapy) features a sound mixer that allows you to customize each track. You can include one or several ambient noises, and adjust the volume of each for the perfect mix.

The tracks offered in Sound Sleep Deluxe Edition are far from so-called leisure music. Rather, you'll experience relaxing natural sounds with embedded alpha waves, which are delicately set to a rhythm of a specific frequency. Certain sound effects also have the potential to awaken the subconscious to soothe you as well as spark your imagination and creativity.

The low-speed alpha waves in Sound Sleep Deluxe Edition have a frequency of 8 Hz to 9 Hz, which stimulates a brain state that is close to sleep. To generate such a frequency in the listener's brain, binaural beats are applied. For example, if the left ear is presented with a steady tone of 500 Hz and the right ear with a steady tone of 508Hz, the difference, 8 Hz, is perceived by the brain and is a very effective stimulus for brainwave entrainment.

You will also enjoy the app's elegant interface, varied music themes, and options to specify listening time and set an alarm. Let the sounds in Sound Sleep Deluxe Edition help you to feel more relaxed and sleep more soundly.

Source: Amazon

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The NFL announced that NBC will stream the 2012 Super Bowl live, for free, to the web and Verizon smartphones. This is nothing new for the network, either. It already streams its "Sunday Night Football" telecasts online and to Verizon phones. NBC expects a hearty response for the Feb. 5 showdown in Indianapolis. NBC will also stream its other postseason games, including the Pro Bowl and wild card Saturday--all will be streamed online and to mobile phones for the very first time. All will be available through Verizon's NFL Mobile application. And, according to the network, the package will include additional camera angles, in-game highlights and live stats.

NFL Mobile

Verizon Wireless

Description

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Today, HP decided to drop an early Christmas present for WebOs loyalists and development. A few month prior things looked bleak for HP after spending $1.2 billion on Palm only to have their Tablets collect dust and carriers refusing to carry their devices.

It almost seemed like an end to WebOS when BesyBuy and other distributors decided to send all their stock of TouchPads back, forcing HP into making the best of it and selling it at a loss on a fire sale. People were able to get their hands on a HP Touchpad for as low as 99$ - 149$ depending on capacity. Even though HP officially discontinued the HP TouchPad they still maintained updates and promised that WebOS would live on.

Still, the future of WebOs seemed uncertain as HP itself seems to have went on to reshuffling, and talks broke out of possibilities of licensing the os, selling to os, or even as far as selling off the entire consumer division of HP. These talks eventually came to an end as HP denied any ongoing effort to sell their divisions but the future of WebOs remained shrouded.

Fast forward to today, HP has finally decided on a course for WebOS, it will now be distributed under an open source license. While certain components of WebOs were always open source like the Linux Kernel which was distributed under the GPL license. HP has yet to announce under which open source license they plan to release the source code.

This effectively moves HP from competing in the iphone's business model to direct competition against Android. HP was quick to point out in the press release though, that they plan to keep a tight grip on licensees to prevent fragmentation.

Personally I think the best start for WebOs would be to include the ability to run Android Applications, this will pave doors open for larger app support until they can build up their own app library.

What do you make of this? Does this put a new interest in webos? Are you already really thinking about porting WebOs to that TP2?

Source

© 2011, gTen. All rights reserved.

Calling all pool sharks! Casual league players and those that like to shoot some pool with friends after work and on the weekends are also welcome. Whether you're an award-winning pool pro, or just think you're a pro, Pool Bar HD is the app for you. With realistic 3D images and accurate physics as well as a variety of classic games and difficulty levels, Pool Bar HD is a must have for all pool lovers.

© 2011, tsowen. All rights reserved.