This evening, Verizon began pushing out a new update for the Samsung Galaxy S3 as build VRBMF1. After pulling the previous update (build VRBMD3) because it caused severe connectivity issues, we would imagine that this new update will help return the device to normal. Verizon and Samsung were supposedly working on a fix – hopefully this is it.

We have yet to find support documents that detail changes, however, the update was small enough that it likely is a bug fixer.

To pull the update, head into Settings>About phone>Software update. It should be live for everyone.

Afterwards, be sure to let us know if your LTE connection returns or stabilizes.

Cheers Matt and Tareck!

As has become typical of LG over the last year, the electronics company has made a mobile-related announcement on the eve of a major Samsung Galaxy event. LG has in-a-way unveiled their new line of Optimus G products, though no hardware or exact names have been revealed. What they did mention in a press release this evening, was that their new Optimus G series will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors, that will “redefine the smartphone experience.” 

Be sure to hang around the site tomorrow morning (early afternoon for you east coast folks), as both Samsung and Facebook have live streamed press events that will be worth a watch. Samsung has an entire lineup of devices to show off, many of which they have already announced. Facebook on the other hand, has kept their news mostly a mystery, sending out physically mailed invites in the process. One thing is for sure, they made sure we were aware of the live happenings, so one would imagine that it will be somewhat mobile related. 

As long time readers know, we are always on the hunt for the next great wallpaper pack, set of icons, or clock widget to make our home screens the prettiest location of our phones. After all, the main home screen is the screen you probably visit more than any other, so why not spend some time tweaking it to your liking? To help give you some inspiration for your next setup, we wanted to share a couple of icon packs that we have been playing with over the last few days:  Flatro and Through Glass. 

Browsing through the App Sales app, there seems to be a great list of games on sale today, so we figured we should spread the word on what you should check out. Most of these games we have talked about, so there should be a small sense of familiarity, but if not, you can rest assured that a few of these games are top notch and will lead to hours of fun.

We have written up Alien Breed, a birds-eye game where killing xenomorph-like creatures is your job, plus there is Rayman Jungle Run, which is a classic in its own right. If you have the time and a few dollars to spend, go check them out. 

The very popular iOS application Scribblenauts Remix landed in Google Play today, being sold by Warner Bros for just $1. The game is a huge word puzzle, forcing players to use their noggins to come up with various nouns to solve the riddles/puzzles. For example, you need to make a love potion that needs “sweet, beautiful, and slimy” ingredients. You then use your keyboard to type in “cake, diamond, toad” to match the given descriptions. Make sense? 

Imagine you are a janitor back in 1972. While doing your job, you stumble upon a time machine and a cryptic message explaining that the world and all of humanity will come to an end in the future if you don’t use the machine to stop it. Sounds pretty kick ass, right? I thought so, too. The game is called The Silent Age, readying itself for launch on Google Play here in the States on June 24. 

Yesterday, Verizon and @DroidLanding began teasing some sort of augmented reality game called D:COM – DROID Combat that involved warrior robots. In the past, we have seen nothing but contests for either current or upcoming devices from this Twitter account, some of which included augmented reality. So with little information available, other than a leaked .apk for the game that was posted into our comments almost immediately yesterday afternoon, we were hoping that Verizon would find a way to tie-in a new phone launch or contest with the release of this game. Why wouldn’t they, right? They couldn’t possibly tease for two days and then only announce a terrible augmented reality game that no one would play, would they?