New Yorkers, it’s time to pay attention. Today, AT&T announced a new pilot program that is set to begin in New York City called, Street Charge. Throughout the city, primarily in parks and other friendly places, solar-powered charging stations can be found for mobile phone users who are in need of some juice. The idea is to help those in need with a renewable and innovative solution, as well as to allow people to connect through a common frustration.

When Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside sat on stage at D11 a few weeks back, he confirmed that his company would “broadly” distribute their next wave of smartphones. With today’s FCC filing of the Motorola XT1055 headed to U.S. Cellular (LTE band 12), an XFON variant, we now have at least four variants of this phone confirmed for U.S. carriers. 

We have been waiting to hear news about the U.S. arrival of the Sony Xperia Z since CES, where we spent some hands-on time with and generally came ahead with positive thoughts. Unfortunately, today’s news is that Sony’s newest flagship is going to be a T-Mobile exclusive when it finally launches. We weren’t given an exact time, but sign-ups for the launch in “the coming weeks” are live right now. 

If you made the Samsung Galaxy S4 your device for the time being, feel free to take advantage of this 50% off coupon promo through Samsung’s site. All you have to do is create an account (if you haven’t already) and register your new device (need the IMEI) – within a few minutes, an email will arrive with your code. The code is good for 50% off of any accessory in their store that is $50 and under. That may limit your options, but things like the new spare battery and charger kit, multimedia desktop dock, and Flip Covers are all under $50. Via:  Samsung Cheers Brendan!

Android tablet deals are a dime-a-dozen on the web these days, but today’s is pretty decent. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1″ is on sale through the good people over at Woot! for only $279.99. Unlike usual deals where the tablets have been refurbished by the OEMs and are now on sale, this is a brand new device that comes with an accessory bundle as well. 

Over the weekend, Google introduced their new moonshot from the Google[x] team called Project Loon, and boy is it a big one. The focus is on the reality that there are massive holes in internet coverage throughout the world. In fact, in many areas there isn’t an internet connection to be had at all or if there is one, it’s seen as nothing more than an incredibly expensive luxury. So how can they attempt to change this? With balloons. Lots of balloons floating 20km above the Earth (in the stratosphere) and traveling easily through layers of wind. Seems crazy, right? It’s already in testing. 

Android is already known as the go-to OS if you want to customize your phone – custom backgrounds, keyboards and third-party lockscreens can all be added after you purchase the device from an OEM. However, if this newest leak is to be believed, Verizon is looking to give customization options during the ordering process to wildly change the outside look of your new Galaxy S4. 

Google announced today that they will be expanding the current shopping options for potential Chromebook buyers. Currently, the web-based laptops are sold in a few retail stores such as Best Buy and online retailers like Amazon, but in the coming months, you can start finding Chromebooks in certain Walmart, Staples, Frys Electronics and OfficeMax locations.