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Verizon Sony Ericsson Xperia Play update headed to gamers soon

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Apr, 2012

Verizon has just outed the details on an impending update to the not so popular Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The update will bring the gaming smartphone to Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread (no ICS here) and will fix a few bugs and even add a screenshot feature. More details are available from the Verizon update document below.

Verizon details new unlimited talk and text prepaid plan for $80

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Apr, 2012

This morning Verizon has announced another new price and offering for the prepaid plan folks. The new plan is 3G only and is a prepaid, contract free, and is offering unlimited talk and text, along with 1GB of data for a low price of just $80 a month. It might not be the best deal around but it's not bad considering data alone starts at $30 for Verizon's regular plans.

N.O.V.A. 3 Gameplay trailer released – like Crysis for mobile

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Apr, 2012

Gameloft is back with another epic first person shooter game for mobile devices. If you were a fan of the first or second N.O.V.A. games you'll surely be excited for the 3rd installment. Revealed last week with a teaser trailer today Gameloft has released their first actual gameplay video of N.O.V.A. 3 and I must admit -- it looks pretty epic.

LG launching all-in-one cloud storage and streaming

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Apr, 2012

More cloud storage options anyone? Between Google, Microsoft, Apple, DropBox and many others the choices for cloud storage are quite broad, but today we have learned of another. LG is set to announce their new all-in-one cloud storage and streaming services soon. Just like many others you'll get 5 GB of free storage but we have all the details below.

SiriusXM update adds 5 hour music buffer

By Michael Crider
on 30 Apr, 2012

I was a subscriber to the original XM Radio back in the day, and while it was certainly worlds away from terrestrial radio service, I was still bugged by gaps in playback when going under bridges or in parking garages and by the lack of a CD-style rewind button. 4G connections have taken care of the former issue, and a new app update seems to have addressed the latter. The latest update to the SiriusXM Internet Radio app adds an incredible 5-hour music or talk buffer for most of the channels that the service offers.

Samsung posts ICS updates for tons of Canadian devices

By Michael Crider
on 30 Apr, 2012

Listen up, hosers: If you're in the great white north and clutching a Samsung Android device, this message is for you. Today Samsung announced Ice Cream Sandwich updates for pretty much all of its high-end Galaxy devices across all Canadian networks, including smartphones and tablets. The press release says that the updates will vary in availability by region and carrier, but if you've got a Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note or Galaxy Tab, it would be prudent to check for a software update right now.

Verizon’s Droid Does TV campaign returns

By Michael Crider
on 30 Apr, 2012

American Android aficionados will remember Verizon's Droid Does campaign fondly: it kicked off with Motorola's original DROID and was instrumental in giving Android a leg up on iOS in the United States in 2009. While the Droid Does campaign continued with the likes of the HTC DROID Incredible and others, it seemed to disappear from the airwaves once Verizon got its hands on the iPhone 4. Now it's back, showing off the DROID 4, DROID RAZR and DROID RAZR MAXX from Motorola.

Microsoft pays $300m for a stake in Barnes & Noble’s ebooks

By Michael Crider
on 30 Apr, 2012

Business makes some strange bedfellows, and somewhere in the patent suit that Microsoft lobbed at Barnes & Noble a corporate romance bloomed. Now the Redmond software giant has invested a whopping $300 million into the bookseller's newly formed digital and college division, which will almost certainly take over the growing Nook e-reader business. Microsoft will own 17.6% of the unnamed subsidiary, with Barnes & Noble owning the other 82.4% (virtual value: $1.4 billion).

KegDroid dispenses beer via NFC tags

By Michael Crider
on 30 Apr, 2012

Why would you combine an Android tablet, an Arduino board, a keg of beer and a tap? If you asked Google employee Paul Cariff, he'd probably retort with, "Why not?" His latest masterpiece, the KegDroid, uses a Motorola XOOM connected with a tiny electronic controller to both secure and properly dispense what made Milwaukee famous. Naturally, it's all encased in a display that shows off everyone's favorite little green robot.

Android Open Kang Project reaches Milestone 5

By Michael Crider
on 30 Apr, 2012

If you're a prolific ROM flasher and you've got a Galaxy Nexus or another recent Android device, odds are pretty good that you've at least tried Android Open Kang Project (AOKP), one of the fastest-growing family of custom ROMs out there. The project has released over 30 builds since its inception late last year, and is now on Milestone 5. This doesn't mean much beyond the fact that they've reached a point where enough new features have been added to justify upgrading for those who don't flash nightlies as a habit. You can see the release notes and downloads for dozens of devices here.