Donny Benfield

Droid Incredible 2.2 Update Still Rolling Out: What About the Droid X?

By Donny Benfield
on 31 Aug, 2010

There have been rumors that the Droid Incredible 2.2 update had been stalled over the weekend. It appears that information was incorrect and, the update is still rolling out to several individuals. Verizon is hoping to have all the OTA updates rolled out by 9/3 so sit tight. If you are tired of waiting you can manually install the update with the update.zip direct from Google available HERE. Follow these simple instructions below to get it installed and remember this is for STOCK non-rooted users only.

Sprint Epic 4G Available Now On Sprint

By Donny Benfield
on 31 Aug, 2010

We told you about the deal on the Epic 4G yesterday, that you can get on Amazon. Today it is officially available through Sprint now. Drive on over to Sprint and see if they have one to check out. Don't forget you can get the EVO from Sprint also. Isn't it great we have so many Android options?

i-Station Z3D Tablet Is 3D Enabled

By Donny Benfield
on 31 Aug, 2010

Who can say that a 7 inch tablet, running Android wouldn't be cool with 3D? That is correct, get out your polarized glasses on and let the screen come to life. Having to wear glasses is a big downfall, after hearing that Nintendo, and Sharp have been working on 3D devices that will work without glasses. The 3D tablet will be running Android 2.1 (upgrading to 2.2 and possibly 3.0) and will have full 1080p HD support with a resolution of 800x480.

Galaxy Tab Is Headed To Verizon’s Network

By Donny Benfield
on 30 Aug, 2010

There are finally some leaked internal screen shots showing that the Galaxy Tab will no doubt be coming to the big red, Verizon Wireless. We had a sneaking suspicion that it would be available through Verizon but didn't want to count our chickens before they hatched.

Motorola Charm Gets Rooted

By Donny Benfield
on 30 Aug, 2010

Don't all you Charm users go at once and crash the servers, but the Universal Androot root method, has been said to be able to root your Motorola Charm perfectly, along with a lot of other Android handsets. You can navigate over to here, and get your root on, but before you do that we would suggest going on over to XDA-Developers to do a little bit of reading first.

Sony Ericsson Confirms On Twitter that 2.1 Will Come Sometime In September

By Donny Benfield
on 30 Aug, 2010

Sony Ericsson has replied on Twitter saying that the update from the stale 1.6 to 2.1, will happen sometime in September like they had promised for Q3 2010. This has to be good news for Xperia owners, after hearing all the recent news of devices that are getting the 2.2 Froyo update lately.

Sprint Epic 4G Available On Amazon for $199

By Donny Benfield
on 30 Aug, 2010

Are you thinking about pulling the plug on purchasing the Epic 4G from Sprint? If so you might want to check out Amazon first. With a new 2-year contract sign up, you can get the phone for $199.99 and that is without having to send off and wait for any rebates.

Droid X Real HDMI App and Birdman ROM

By Donny Benfield
on 30 Aug, 2010

Have a Droid X and want to port your screen over to your 50 inch HDTV with an HDMI cord? Well there is an app called Real HDMI that will allow you to do so. The quality appears to be really good for watching video on your TV. The application is in the Marketplace for is $1.99, and has some limitations, but it is a new app we so will allow room for improvements. If you want to download it, navigate on over with your Android phone and tap on this download link here.

Motorola XT300 Pics And Videos Resurface

By Donny Benfield
on 30 Aug, 2010

Could this possibly be a low end Droid from Verizon? If so it will be different from any of Verizon's other red eye robots. This portrait slider from Motorola appears to be on the low-end of the Android devices and it does favor the Palm Pre' quite a bit.

Bing App For Android Lands On Verizon

By Donny Benfield
on 30 Aug, 2010

Bing has announced, they have made their mobile app available today from the Verizon tab, in the Marketplace on your Verizon Android phone. The app has the standard Bing image of the day, with built in trivia, and the ability to see the images from up to 7 days earlier. You can also search for images, movies, local info, and even news.