ViewSonic G Android tablet rocks Tegra 2, 10-inch screen, $400 price

 Where should you go for a high-end tablet? No, you shouldn’t go to TJ Maxx, you should head over to Office Depot to pick up the ViewSonic G tablet because this Android-powered device looks pretty powerful.

How powerful? Well, the ViewSonic G Android tablet is powered by the Tegra 2 processor, which has performed quite admirably on Android benchmarks. This should just be the first tablet to utilize Tegra 2, as we’re expecting a slew of devices to emerge next year.

Like the Apple iPad, the ViewSonic G tablet will feature a 10-inch screen. You can look for 1080p HD video playback and 1024 x 600 resolution.

You can also look forward to a front-facing camera for video calls, Bluetooth and WiFi (including 802.11n), a microSD slot and USB connectivity. There should also be 16 GB of onboard storage and 512 Mb of RAM.

The ViewSonic G tablet will be powered by Android 2.2, or Froyo. While Google has said this isn’t optimized for tablets, we’ve found it to be very solid on devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Some of you may be hesitant to buy a computing device from ViewSonic, which is mostly known for high-quality monitors. We’ve had a chance to check out the company’s other tablets and we came away impressed with the build quality and overall polish of the device.

One of the best things about the ViewSonic G tablet is that is should cost $399 from Office Depot and the online stores. That’s about $100 cheaper than the Apple iPad (unless you’re able to snag it from TJ Maxx) and it should also be cheaper than the WiFi-only version of the Galaxy Tab, which should hit Best Buy early next year.

As tempting as this device is, I’d still advise most people to wait a few months before diving into this market. After CES in January, we should know more about the competitive landscape.
Source: intomobile

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Apple rejects magazine app about Android from App Store

Apple app rejection stories are about a dime a dozen at this point (though we do cover the most confusing rejections from time to time), but this one is just too darn funny to not pass onto you.

A Danish magazine publisher called Mediaprovider submitted an iOS app to the Apple App Store recently – with probably a pretty good idea that it wouldn’t get approved. Why? Because the app was a digital magazine all about Android called ‘Android Magasinet’. Eventually, Apple gave Mediaprovider’s managing director, Brian Dixen a phone call that went like this according to Denmark’s MediaWatch:

Dixon: “So what’s the problem?”

Apple rep named Richard: “You know…your magazine…it’s just about Android…we can’t have that in our App Store.”

Hi-larious, though probably within Apple’s terms of service as one commenter points out that Apple probably doesn’t allow developers to “promote a competing product”.

Dixen went on to tell MediaWatch, “It’s funny really because I don’t think we would sell many magazines on Android through Apple App Store…” going on to say how frustrated he was about the process (him and countless others). At least there is a silver lining: Mediaprovider produces another magazine called ‘iPhone Magasinet’ – which we’re guessing Apple won’t have any problems with.

App - Google Sky Map: Search for Heavenly Bodies

Just like a magic wand, point out your Android to the sky and you are given a glimpse of heavenly bodies, your window to the skies. This wonderful app called Google Sky Map is compatible with devices running on Android 1.6 and up. This app could be quite addicting because you would always want to know more about the stars. It is like a portable planetarium. It gives you the position of celestial bodies in real time using the GPS of your phone, its accelerometer and compass sensors.

As mentioned earlier, you can check the positioning of the stars in real time but do you know that with Google Sky Map, you can get a view of how the sky was way back 1800’s or maybe how the sky looked like when you were born. At the same time you can also check out the alignment of the planets or how the sky would look like, in advance. It is as if you have gotten a device that would let you travel in time.

Source: androidtrek.

Amazon offering amazing deal on Droid devices

This month, Amazon is offering amazing prices on Verizon’s Droid line, which includes the Droid Incredible for a jaw-dropping price of 1 cent! Other prices include the Droid X which can be yours for a very reasonable price of $99, the Droid 2 (the regular edition, not the Global) which goes for $80, and the Droid Pro which sells at $150.

If you’re interested in any of these deals, you would need to order between 12 midnight PDT on November 19, 2010 and 11:59 p.m. PDT November 29, 2010, which also gives you a lot of time to choose which one would be best suited for your needs and your budget. Also, all of these deals require a 2-year contract, so if you are looking around for one of the best deals on the market for a new Droid and a new contract, you can check out Amazon for their really great deals.

awsome number - 600,000 Galaxy Tabs sold worldwide in first month

Samsung told the Korea Herald newspaper over the weekend that it has sold more than 600,000 units of its Galaxy Tab 7-inch Android tablet in the first month of its launch. Available in more than 30 nations in North America, Europe and Asia, the Galaxy Tab essentially is an  upscaled Android device, running Froyo on a 1GHz processor, Some 30,000 units were sold in Korea since Nov. 14, the newspaper wrote. By comparison, Apple announced it had sold somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million iPads in its first month. 

Source: koreaherald

On November 26th - NTT Docomo will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab

While the numbers are still rolling in regarding just how many units Samsung has moved of the Galaxy Tab, that hasn't stopped the flurry of carriers popping up to state they to will be making the device available for customers. NTT Docomo is the latest know addition. As announced on their press release website, NTT Docomo will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab nationwide throughout Japan as of November 26. No pricing details were announced at this time.

The advantages of the Optimus One on MetroPCS

Sometimes the best move in a rivalry is to bide your time. That’s what MetroPCS did to counter its rival, Cricket. During the summer Cricket launched the Kyocera Zio, a low-end Android handset. It recently added the Huawei Ascend. Both of these devices came before MetroPCS added an Android handset. That changed today, as MetroPCS go the Optimus M. I’d say that it’s a big victory for both MetroPCS and prepaid-seeking smartphone users.

Instead of going with a cheap, lesser known Android handset, MetroPCS went right for a hugely popular model. Over a million Optimus One units have already sold, so they’re taking in a proven winner. That should make the handset more attractive to subscribers. The Zio looks a bit cheap, and few consumers recognize the name Huawei. But they do recognize LG, and a quick Google search will show how well the Optimus has sold. I expect this to sell better on MetroPCS than the other two combined on Cricket.

The downside is that the Optimus M costs $230, which is considerably more than its Cricket Android counterparts. Again, the name recognition should help MetroPCS overcome this price point. Consumers are willing to pay for quality.

What, then, of its competition with postpaid carriers? As we saw, both T-Mobile and Sprint are offering the Optimus for rather cheap — $50 or even free. That’s the price consumers will have to pay for an unsubsidized handset. Even still, it’s just $30 more than the upper tier Android handsets on contract, so it’s not that big of a leap. MetroPCS also offers unlimited everything at $60 per month, which beats the bigger carriers. Even with my Everything 500 plan on T-Mobile I’m paying over $90 per month with taxes and fees. With MetroPCs you just plop three twenties down on the counter and your bill is paid.

In this case, waiting appears to be the best strategy. It helps MetroPCS against its biggest rival, because now MetroPCS has the clearly superior Android handset. It helps in competition against contract carriers, because the per-month rate is quite a bit cheaper. Even then, the two-year cost of ownership is much cheaper on MetroPCS. The Optimus T is free on T-Mobile, but again the bill comes to around $90 per month. If you buy the Optimus M for $230, you make up the difference in about eight months. MetroPCS should market the hell out of that fact.

On facebook, Verizon has officially confirmed the Droid 2 Global

Verizon has officially confirmed the Droid 2 Global on their facebook page, even though people have been able to order them online for a couple weeks now. The rumors of the Droid 2 Global getting a faster processor appear to be true, giving it a 1.2 GHz, as well as a 3.7 inch display, 5 megapixel camera with flash, swype, Android 2.2, 8GB onboard storage, supporting up to 32GB micro SD, and option of white or dark sapphire color option. processor. The Droid 2 Global is now $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate on a 2 year contract.

Source : talkandroid

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Get voice calling on Samsung Galaxy Tab (AT&T)

If you have recently purchased a Samsung Galaxy Tab on AT&T, Rogers or Bell and wished that you could use it to make voice calls, you are in luck. XDA member ClubTech has released a method that works on these carriers that will allow you to bring voice calling to your tablet. Unfortunately this method will not work on T-Mobile due to its IMEI block (you'll need this method for that), and will not work on CDMA carriers, either, for the semi-obvious reasons. (Hint: They're not GSM.) Hit the source link for full download links and instructions to bring voice calling to your tablet

More detail:  here

Source : androidcentral

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Have you ever heard about Motorola Droid Pro - Check it out right here - right now.

How do you differentiate between a "consumer" smart phone and a "business" smart phone? Motorola attempts to answer that question with the Droid Pro ($179 on Verizon), an Android 2.2 device with a physical QWERTY keyboard, a pre-installed light version of the Quickoffice Mobile Suite, and Microsoft Exchange support for secure corporate e-mail. But while Motorola has added these pro amenities, you'll need to make some sacrifices to carry this BlackBerry alternative, including a half inch of screen size. So should business users opt for the Droid Pro over consumer-focused Droids and RIM's latest devices? It depends on your priorities.

Design

In many ways, the Droid Pro is a throwback, design-wise, to the many BlackBerry black slab imitators--an elongated 3.1-inch 480 x 320 HVGA touchscreen situated above a three-line QWERTY keyboard. Inserted into the silver-banded perimeter are a volume toggle and the micro USB jack on the left side, an assignable function key on the right, and a screen on/off and 3.5mm headphone jack up top. Around back, the 5-megapixel camera/LED flash assembly forms a bit of a hump, which makes the Pro a bit thinner than its stated 0.46-inch thickness.
The Droid Pro and Droid 2 have nearly identical dimensions, but the latter weighs more than a ounce more (4.7 vs. 6 ounces). But in addition to its larger display, the Droid 2 includes 8 GB of built-in memory and includes a built-in 8 GB microSD card, versus the 2 + 2 GB in the Droid Pro. This Droid has four capacitive buttons above the keyboard, which, while responsive, felt like a disconnect in that this handset has physical keys.
Behind the easily pried-off battery cover is the microSD card slot, which is guarded by a springy plastic bumper clip that's difficult to remove. However, you'll want to do this because you only get 2 GB out of the box.

Display

By adding a QWERTY keyboard to its face, Motorola has reduced the space for a screen, thus the 3.1-inch 480 x 320 (HVGA) TFT display is larger but has a lower resolution than on the BlackBerry Tour and Torch (2.4 inches, 480 x 360), and 0.6 inches smaller than the 3.7-inch 854 x 480 WVGA screen on the Droid 2.

The Droid Pro's screen is not only smaller than other Droids', but it's not as crisp, either. Small text on websites is squint-inducing. You'll definitely need to zoom in on this device. On the other hand, apps such as Angry Birds looked fine on this scrunched display.

Keyboard

The Droid Pro's most important differentiating physical feature is its QWERTY keyboard. The tall rectangular keys are wedged, with the wedge ridge located on the right side of each key on the left-hand side of the keyboard, and toward the left on the right side. Keys and rows are arranged checkerboard-style rather than staggered and, even though they are jammed together, the wedge ridges help avoid accidental adjacent key presses.

Overall, the keys are large enough that you'll likely type with more accuracy and confidence on this layout than you would on a touchscreen-only phone. We also like that the keyboard never gets in the way of content. However, the keys felt a bit stiff, and required more effort than we'd like to type. The humped keys on the Droid 2 are larger, staggered, and slightly easier to use, but you have to slide out the keyboard to enter text, which can be a pain. And the Droid 2's layout doesn't offer as much travel. Having the keyboard always accessible can make a big difference, too, whether it's typing a quick tweet or using Android's universal search feature.
By comparison, keys on the typical BlackBerry are spaced apart a bit in slightly curved rows. This approach results in speedier typing on candy bar designs such as the BlackBerry Tour, but the Torch slider phone's keyboard feels flat compared to this device. We prefer the Droid Pro for typing.
Source : laptopmag

 

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Samsung Galaxy Tab : VZW Brings Strong 3G Data and Free Mobile Hotspot Feature to the Tab

Each and every upcoming tablet – be it a hybrid Windows 7 notebook-slate, a touch-ready Android slab, or something else all together – should look to the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

This 7-inch tablet is smaller, lighter, and slightly more mobile than the Apple iPad’s 9.7-inch-footprint, plus it packs long-lasting battery power (over 8 hours in our tests). The iPad lasted 90 minutes longer, but 8 hours is nothing to sneeze at. And the Galaxy Tab has a front-facing camera for video calls and, thanks to a smaller frame, is easier to type on.

We lauded all of the above in our review of the Galaxy Tab available on Sprint, and we’ve just posted our review of the Verizon version. What tweaks does the number one carrier in the country bring to the standout gadget? On deck is a Verizon branded app store, noteworthy 3G connection speeds, and wallet-friendly monthly data prices. Another nice point: Verizon’s version of the Galaxy Tab throws in a mobile hotspot feature for free.

Source: laptopmag

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Video - Mobile editing in Google Docs

Google have released an update to Android (and iOS) that now enabled you to edit your Google Documents online, in real time along with colleagues and friends who are using desktop or non-mobile devices. Edits that someone else makes on the browser will also appear directly on your Android device. One of the particularly neat features that I like about this update is the tabular editing features provided on Android. You can pan a table from right to left while at the same time keeping the rest of your editing window stationary so you can read other text on the document too. Oh, and one other thing,

“If you are using Android comma you can enter text using your voice period”

This is a pretty neat update form Google and certainly one that will have Microsoft thinking. “In the next few days, we’re rolling this out to English-language users around the world on Android with Froyo (version 2.2) and on iOS devices (version 3.0+) including the iPad”

Source: Google blog

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LG Apex landing with US Cellular this week for $80

Between the Desire, the Mesmerize, and the Galaxy Tab, US Cellular's already made it clear that they're pretty committed to Android, and the latest evidence of that comes this week in the form of the LG Apex. The QWERTY slider features a 3.2-inch display, 3 megapixel autofocus camera with flash, and Android 2.1 -- hopefully with a Froyo or Gingerbread upgrade in the works -- for $79.99, launching this Friday in US Cellular stores. Kind of looks a little bit like a keyboard-equipped version of the Optimus One, doesn't it? Well, just like T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon, USCC will be picking up its own version of the One next month, this time known as the Optimus U; we don't have pricing on it just yet, but we imagine it'll be a bit less than the Apex. Follow the break for the full press release.

Source : engadget

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ICQ Mobile - Useful & Free

ICQ Mobile for Android allows you to chat with friends on Facebook and receive their status updates from social networks directly to ICQ.

General

Developer: ICQ Ltd.

Updated: 17 Nov 2010

Description

ICQ Mobile for Android is an app to use ICQ messenger at your Android powered device. It also allows you to get the status updates of your friends in social networks like Facebook.

You can also manage and edit your Contact List, Profile and update your Personal Status.

The app now supports vibrating notifications for incoming messages and has improved support for Russian and Czech.

Download

ICQ Mobile 1.0.3 seem to be the latest available version. Below you can find file(s) assigned to this version:

• ICQ_Mobile_1.0.3.apk (889 KB)

Andoku - Familiar and Strange

Andoku is a sudoku puzzle game for Android that offers not only the traditional sudoku, but also a lot of its modifications.

General

Developer: Markus Wiederkehr

Latest version: 1.3.2

Description

Andoku is an open source sudoku puzzle game for Android released under GNU General Public License v3.
Besides the standard sudoku puzzles it offers these sudoku variants:
- X-Sudoku
- Hyper-Sudoku
- Percent-Sudoku
- Color-Sudoku
- Squiggly Sudoku (a.k.a. Jigsaw Sudoku)
- and combinations thereof (e.g. Sudoku-X with jigsaw regions)

Features overview:
- 10 different game types
- 5 difficulty levels per game type
- 100 puzzles per game type and difficulty level
- Puzzle timer
- Undo/redo function
- Auto-save
- Cell highlighting
- Statistics

Download

Andoku 1.3.2 seem to be the latest available version. Below you can find file(s) assigned to this version:

• Andoku_1.3.2.apk (575 KB, )

Source : .freewarelovers

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Panasonic to begin smartphone sales in Japan in 2011

Based on Google Inc's Android operating system, the new phones will compete against Apple Inc's iPhone, which dominates the Japanese smartphone market, as well as with Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S.
The Japanese consumer electronics giant admitted it was late joining the smartphone party, but said it hoped to differentiate its handsets by emphasizing network capabilities with other Panasonic products.
"We misjudged the speed at which smartphones would be taken up in the Japanese market," Osamu Waki, head of the company's mobile communications unit told a news conference. "With the rapid shift to Android, we want to catch up quickly."
Panasonic aims to raise total mobile phone sales to 15 million units worldwide in 2015, compared with forecast sales of 5.4-5.5. million units in Japan alone in the year to March. The company pulled out of overseas mobile phone markets in 2006.
Rival Sharp Corp, which currently ranks a distant third in Japan's smartphone sales, said on Monday it was aiming for 30 percent of the domestic market in the next two to three years.
Source : reuters
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The way to update the software on my sprint SPH-P100 Samsung GALAXY Tab to DJ30

Samsung has released a software update for the SPH-P100 Samsung GALAXY Tab which is recommended to be installed. If the device contains DJ14, a notification to update to DJ30 should be received. The update process will be performed OTA (Over The Air). It may take several moments to complete.

Note: Devices running DJ30 will not receive a network notification to update nor will it be available from client side request. DJ30 cannot be installed on a device that has DJ30 already on it.

To check what available version the device has, click here.

There are a couple of way to obtain the update, please see on of the sections below.

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DJ30 Update Details

Please see the list below for details of some changes found in the DJ30 update.

• SMS Short Code text messages
• Microsoft Exchange IT Admin policy compliance
• Text messages sent using Wi-Fi
• Qik video chat
• Sprint Zone as trusted source
• Start up and shut down screens

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There are a couple of way to obtain the update, please see on of the sections below.

Installation From Network Initiated FOTA

1. Press the Home Key 
2. Tap on Install Now

Note: Should you tap More Info, the following screen is displayed. Tap Restart & Install

3. The handset will power cycle and start the installation of DJ30. This may take a few moments. Do not interrupt the process by interrupting power source. When the device reboots, tap Ok to the message.

Note: The device will be unable to make and receive calls or messages during the update.

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Notice: The request from the client may return no updates available until initial FOTA rollout has been completed. At that point, client requested FOTA can occur.

Update your software

To update your Galaxy Tab over the air:

1. From the Home screen, tap Menu
2.Select Settings

3.Tap About My Galaxy Tab

4.Tap System updates

5.Tap Update Android

6. Follow the onscreen instructions
7.Your Samsung Galaxy Tab will automatically download and install any available updates. You may need to power it off and back on to complete the software upgrade.

Source : Samsung

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Here is the way to check The Hardware/Software Version On My Sprint SPH-P100 Samsung GALAXY Tab

1. Press the Home Key 
2. Press the Menu Key 
3. Tap Settings
4. Tap About My Galaxy Tab

NOTE: Baseband, OS build, Kernal, and Hardware version are listed

Some cool apps for your phone

1.  ShrinkTheWeb – Website Screenshot Thumbnail Service

Ever wanted to add website screenshots to your website? In my professional opinion ShrinkTheWeb is one of the best services for that, both in terms of performance and pricing. The free account gets you a whopping 250,000 impressions with nearly no delay. See it in action in our daily Cool Websites and Tools series.

2. LapDawg – Hands-free Laptop Stands

The dream gadget designed for Laptop & Book owners. LapDawg X4 Hands free laptop stand. Holds your laptop or books in any position you want with it’s unique 360 degree rotating joints. Perfect for holding them in bed while lying down or adjust for your living room couch at eye level. Made from anodized aluminum with a beautiful black matte finish.

3. Walyou – Cool Gadgets for Geeks
Walyou is a fun blog covering all sorts of new cool gadgets and other stuff every geek is likely to find entertaining. Everything from world’s largest Gunny Bears to E-hookah gadgets. Make sure to check them out.
4. rade | eccles – iPhone Application Development
The perfect iPhone development team, rade | eccles managed to put our iPhone app together in record time yet exude professionalism and dedication every step of the way. Our collaboration wasn’t happenstance. We would make the same decision all over again. Our only recommendation for an iPhone developer – rade | eccles.
5. TrueKolor – Affordable Quality Logo and Banner Design
If you’re looking for a cheap, original and quality logo or banner, check out TrueKolor. We often contact these guys when we need a logo or a banner made, some of the stuff they did for us listed on their portfolio page. Highly recommended.
6. Mobify – Making the Web a mobile place
More and more users access websites and read blogs using their mobile phone. Mobify lets you mobilize your blog or website by creating lightweight version of it, which loads much faster and looks great on a mobile screen. MakeUseOf’s mobile site was created by Mobify, and we’re proud of it!
7. Sendible – The easiest way to market your brand online
We’re strong believers of the service Sendible provides — we use it on a daily basis and it has never failed us! Sendible is an online marketing service to promote, grow and track brands through the use of social media, email and SMS messaging. It has the ability to post to multiple services at once, schedule social network updates and analyse their success. We love it!
8. Sourcebits – Android Developement
Sourcebits did a bang up job of helping us put together our long-awaited Android app. For that, we are eternally grateful!

GameBoid Review - GBA on your phone

If you like the Gameboy Advance's library you'll probably like developer zongzh's GameBoid. It's simple to set-up, supports every method of control Android does, and it's easy on the eyes. At a fraction of the cost of Nintendo's original handheld it's an easy fix for that meddling Final Fantasy Tactics Advance addiction you had back in the day.

Features:

• Cheap -- a fraction the cost of your old GBA.
• Speedy on newer, powerful hardware.
• Touch screen, accelerometer, keyboard and trackball control all supported.
• Easy to set-up and play.
• Instantly saves to ROM files to avoid waiting for save points.

GameBoid can instantly save progress at any point directly to the game's ROM file. By simply selecting save from a menu dialog when games are running it fixes the problems most have with mobile gaming -- time constraints.

Set-Up: GameBoid makes emulating your GBA games easy on Android. After downloading the app from the market you'll need the Gameboy Advance's bios file before you can select and play games. Selecting ROM files is easy with the built in file manager but you'll need to find them on your own.

If you don't have a fast phone you may have issues with GameBoid, more graphically intense parts of games may lag down the phone into crashing the app entirely. Turn-based games aren't as problematic and playing Final Fantasy Tactics was a pleasure on an old G1 although we experienced some audio tearing. Even on powerful phones we find that GameBoid unreasonably eats battery life but it's an inherent problem with emulating different architectures and we need to deal with it for now. It's something that we'll see improve as processors improve but right now 1 hour gameplay uses about 25% of battery life on an Android HD2 with minimum brightness.

Controls: Controls vary depending on the device your playing on. Keyboards make emulating GBA easier by offering physical response and better support for multi-touch, that not all Android devices support and it can make some games unplayable. On-screen controls are available across all devices obviously, but it's somewhat frustratingly the only option for devices without buttons and if your game requires fine tuned control or speed and accuracy it may be unplayable. We find turn-based games work best on GameBoid but we could definitely see more genres being more controllable with buttons.

Wrap-Up: Inherently, the value you find in GameBoid depends on the value you have for Nintendo's aging catalog. If you enjoyed your old GameBoy Advance and have a fast phone we definitely recommend you download this app. If you have a lower end phone, especially one lacking a keyboard skip GameBoid until you've got the hardware to run it well enough.

Overall: 5/5

Source: droidgamers

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How to manually apply the Droid Incredible maintenance update

For those of you who just can't wait to get that maintenance update for the HTC Droid Incredible, we've got the download location and instructions. It's all on the up and up, it's just that you're manually applying the update instead of waiting on it. It's the exact same update. Here you go:

1. Grab the OTA file .
2. Make sure it's named update.zip
3. Copy it to the root (base directory) of your SD card. Don't put it in any folders, and don't put it on the internal memory.
4. Shut your phone off
5. While holding the volume down button, turn the phone back on.
6. In the white Bootloader screen, select recovery from the list.
7. In the recovery screen (the triangle with exclamation mark), press volume up and power. You'll go to the recovery menu.
8. In the recovery menu, select "apply sdcard:update.zip"
9. The phone will find the file, and when finished prompt you to reboot. Reboot via the menu, then patiently wait for the phone to reboot, and enjoy.

Source: androidcentral

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Galaxy Tab root (and others) just a few clicks away with z4root root

 So you have your new shiny Galaxy Tab, and you want to root it.  I like the way you think.  The good news is that the days of SDK's, cryptic shell commands, and crazy Windows USB drivers are over.  An app from the Market (z4root -- links after the break) will root your Tab, as well as other Galaxy S phones and other NAND unlocked devices with just a button press.

    * Download and install Z4Root from the Market
    * Enable USB debugging (menu>settings>applications>development)
    * Run the app, and press the "root" button

Your Tab will restart, and you're rooted.  Unrooting is just as easy, just run z4root and "unroot."  Of course a lot of the goodies available for other devices just haven't been made for the Tab just yet, but they're coming.  Hit the jump for download links and a list of other phones this will work on.

Other devices that z4root will root:

• Samsung Galaxy S (All variants)
• Backflip
• Sony X10
• Xperia Mini
• Droid 2
• Galaxy Tab
• Galaxy I5700
• Galaxy 3 I5800
• Droid X
• Samsung Acclaim
• Cricket Huawei Ascend
• Motorola Cliq
• Huawei 8120
• Hero
• Optimus T
• Droid 1 (z4root 1.2.1)

Source: androidcentral

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Bump Quickly Transfers Music, Contacts, and Photos Between Mobile Devices [Downloads]

iOS/Android: Popular app Bump has been around for awhile, allowing you to "bump" two phones together to transfer contacts, calendar events, photos, and even Facebook or Twitter friendships. If you're an iOS user, the newest version also includes music listening via bumps.

While we haven't actually mentioned the app before, we have mentioned its method of data transfer in PayPal's iPhone app. Bump, the parent application to API that made this possible, is available on both iOS and Android devices, and with just a bit of setup, allows you to transfer contacts, photos, and calendar events to other friends with the app through literally "bumping" your phones together.. It also allows you to become friends on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn through bumps.

The newest version for iOS also includes sharing music from your iTunes library. You can't save files to your friend's device, but you can bump them multiple songs and they can listen, find more music by that artist, and even view related YouTube videos. While we'd love to see full music sharing in the app, it's still nice if you're showing songs to a friend but don't want to hand over your device or headphones.

Bump is a free download for iOS and Android devices. At present, only the iOS version supports music sharing.

More detail about app bump here

Source: lifehacker

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