We have been patiently waiting to get a look at the Incredible 4G, and it finally happened this week. Some folks may be disappointed as it is no replacement for the Galaxy Nexus, but will still be a formidable addition to the Android lineup on Verizon. Along with that, our beloved Instagram has been bought by Facebook, for who knows what purpose. Don’t mess with my Instagram, Zuck! If you missed any of the week’s important stories, we have highlighted them down below:

• First glimpse at the new HTC Incredible 4G.
• Starting April 22, Verizon to begin charging current customers $30 upgrade fee.
• Has the DROID Fighter been outed as the DROID RAZR HD?
• How to: Turn your Galaxy Nexus into a white Galaxy Nexus.
• Facebook buys Instagram for 1 billion dollars.
• We saw another device trying to be the Samsung Galaxy SIII.
• Video:  A complete Sense 4.0 overview.
• Have a prescription but still want Google Glasses? No worries.
• Toshiba all set to launch their new 13″ behemoth tablet.
• NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 roadmap leaked.

On a fun note, our buddy Kovdev made these awesome Andy wallpapers which we have been enjoying and we wanted to make sure you all had a chance to enjoy them too!

This Week In The Life Of DROID: 4/13/2012 is a post from: Droid Life

What better way to get into the holiday spirit than by decking the Android halls.  If you have been looking for some good decorations to throw onto your mobile device, then look no further.  Today we have been granted the power by Koveleski and Tha Phlash to give away 6 premium theme licenses to readers who give us a little look into what they would do if they were the Grinch.  Sound fun? 

Thanks everyone for having fun with this contest! It was great! Here’s the winners:

DanThompson87 – “Go around telling everybody that Christmas is really about JESUS and not getting GIFTS and getting hammered!”

IceHunter – “If I were the Grinch I would put Carrier IQ on the Nexus and lock the bootloader.”

Lewis McGeorge – “I would grinch people by getting rid of Android and leaving people with the choice of i*crap, Blackberry, or Palm?! Man that made me sick just thinking about!!!”

Justin Brown – “If I were the Grinch I would bring down both amazon and newegg.   Not only does it screw a ton of consumers that are lazy and don’t want to go shopping it hurts the shipping companies too.”

LiterofCola – “I’d drop liquid ex-lax in the punch bowls of holiday parties everywhere!”

Towelie420 – “To spoil Christmas, I would buy you a droid eris, and then make you watch me play with my galaxy nexus.”

How to enter:

1. In the comments, tell us what you would do to spoil Christmas if you were the Grinch.
2. Tell us which theme you would like: Tha Christmas Balls or Tha Candy Canes.

Winners will be chosen today at random by 3PM PST.  Good luck.  Thanks goes out to Koveleski and Tha Phlash for offering up the themes.

Tha Christmas balls

Tha Candy Cane

Contest: Win One of Six Christmas Themes From Tha Phlash and Koveleski for the Holidays (Updated: Winners Picked!) is a post from: Droid Life

It’s almost time for the kids to go out and get pounds upon pounds of candy for just dressing up in a silly/cute costume and walking from door to door. No apples please, grandma! Koveleski  and Tha Phlash looks to be in the spirit already and has just released two themes that go perfectly for the month of October. Tha Jack-o and Tha Pumpkin work great with ADW EX and even LauncherPro Plus, so we’ve decided to spread the Halloween cheer through a little giveaway.

Update: We got our 5 winners! Congrats you guys, and thanks to everyone for entering!

Instructions to enter:

There will be 5 winners. Just comment down below which one of the two themes you would like to win (Tha Jack-o or the Tha Pumpkin) and what your favorite type of candy is. Make sure to leave your comment with a valid email so we can email you and let you know that you won. Good luck!

If you want to go ahead and support Mr. Koveleski, then check out the themes in the Market. He has done some great work in the past and is really gifted. Anyone have special plans for this years Halloween? I myself plan on dressing up my dog as Chuck Norris. We’ll see how that goes.

Cheers Dave and Tha Phlash!

Contest: Time To Get Into The Halloween Spirit, Win A Pro Theme From Koveleski is a post from: Droid Life

We are always searching the Market for the newest themes for ADW, LPP, T-Mobile Theme Chooser, and all the other great applications we love to skin. Well I guess some guys by the names of Bentotbox, Billygalbreath, and Koveleski got tired of searching too and decided to make an app that is dedicated to putting them all in one place. The N3xGen Theme Manager brings the best of all the themes one can install from the Market into an easy to use app. Hooray. You can sort by developer, color, and a bunch of other categories. Definitely a must have for theme lovers. 

Market Link (free)

I’ve already found about 5 themes I never knew existed that kick butt – one called Tha Offset by Mr. Koveleski, which gives you an instant yet satisfying headache if stared at for too long. There’s tons of awesome themes in there so go ahead and give it a whirl.

Market Link ($2.99)

These are the types of apps that we need more of. Cheers to the awesome developers that brought it to life.

Android Hackers Rejoice – N3xGen Theme Manager Is Everything You Need All In One App is a post from: Droid Life

Kovdev has been pumping out work like crazy lately, and he and Tha Plash’s latest creation is entitled Tha Plus. It looks like they were highly influnced by the newest social networking crazy, Google+. The coolest part though, is Droid Life is getting a big kick down from these boys, and they’re lowering the Market price from $2.99 for the Pro version, to just $1.99 for 48 hours. 

Market Link 

Tha Phlash is also offering up the icon pack from his site for a discounted price. If you wanted to use the icons on more than just ADW, this is how you would do it. Including all 747 icons, it’s a true steal.

If you’re looking to win the ADW theme for free though, look no further then our comments section. All you have to do to win a free version is answer a simple question -

What’s your favorite feature of the new Google+?

We will choose three winners, and they will receive updates of the theme for 6 months from the developer. Answer in the comments section below with a valid email so we can contact you if you win. Winners will be chosen at 4pm PST today. Also, if anyone here is a Google Chrome browser user, then you’ll be excited to hear that Mr. Kover even has his own Google+ Chrome theme out now, on the Chrome Store. Definitely go check it out!

Good luck everyone and thanks Dave and Tha Phlash!

Contest: Kovdev Releases Tha Plus Theme Based On Google+, And We Have Three Copies To Give Away is a post from: Droid Life

Today we sneaked in some of the newest creations by Koveleski in our “Show Us Your Screenies” post. We got lots of comments wondering where we got our wallpapers, well now, here they are. We teamed up with the “Da Kover“, and he pumped out these amazing wallpapers for everyone who enjoys spending time with us on the daily.

There are three versions available – one for your phone, tablet, and even your desktop. All you need to do is download the app, then apply how you would any other wallpaper. We want to thank Dave so much for hooking these up, and everyone else for enjoying Android as much as we do. If you want to support Dave, feel free to donate for all of his awesome work, or even follow him on Twitter.  

DL Wallpapers For Phones | DL Wallpapers For Tablets | DL Wallpapers For Desktops

A few previews:

Download: New Droid Life Wallpaper Packs By Koveleski is a post from: Droid Life

Dave Kover – a continuous giver to the Android community. Creator and maintainer of some of Android’s most popular themes, has now put up on the Market individual applications for all of the aforementioned devices’ wallpapers; putting them in easy to use, slick user interfaces. All users must do is download the application, hit Wallpapers from a home screen, then select from the different folders. All the images have been taken from the individual system dumps and packaged nicely for us. Simply hit the links below and be taken to the Market for download. All free.

DROID Charge | HTC Thunderbolt | DROIDX2 | Xperia Play

See all of Dave’s great apps and theme add-ons by clicking here.

Charge, HTC Thunderbolt, DROIDX2, and Xperia Play Wallpapers All Bundled Into Individual Apps is a post from: Droid Life

I officially declare myself a theme wh*re and am currently seeking attention. I didn’t think I would jump on the bandwagon for getting my phone to look like Gingerbread as quickly as I did. But, what can I say? The UI is sexy! I asked my good buddy Koveleski of DarkEdge, if he could whip something up for me. He obliged and did a great job. Thanks Dave! I owe you.

He asked which ROM it should be for. Well here’s another shout out to CVPCS and Sniffle on the Sapphire Team. Thanks for making a great DROID ROM! I chose Sapphire 1.1 because of the sheer smoothness that comes along with this ROM. But don’t worry everybody! You will see this shortly on every other ROM for the DROID. I got your backs.

After the jump, I’ll have some instructions and download links for you if you wanna join me down the Gingerbread road.

OG DROID Only Please

Instructions:

1. You will need to be on Sapphire 1.1. So after flashing that. Proceed to Step 2.
2. Download this zip and place on root of SD Card. GingerShred Zip
3. Boot into Recovery an select “Install ZIP from SD”
4. Navigate to zip and hit your gold camera button.

After it’s all done installing, reboot and enjoy the brown cookie goodness.
Also, you will have to go into your GEM Settings and switch some of the colors. Most notably, the clock and date. Other than that, you are good to go. To get the launcher looking like G.B. just follow the instructions on this post. Now go and enjoy!

Thanks again to Dave for the hookup! Follow him on Twitter.
-Tim-o-tato

Download: Gingerbread Theme For OG DROID is a post from: Droid Life