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Google Street View Coming Soon For the Grand Canyon, Now I Don’t Have to Go

Tim October 24, 2012 36

So that's how they do it! At this year's Google I/O, Google showed off the "Trekker," which is the above camera-backpack contraption that allows Googlers to get a Street View of things, even when there isn't a street. The Grand Canyon is one of the areas that...

Tornado 3D Live Wallpaper for Android, Bill Paxton Not Included

Tim October 23, 2012 23

Live wallpaper fanatics, check this out. Tornado 3D, from the same guy who has made a million other awesome LWP's such as the Planet Packs and the Galaxy-themed LWP's that are huge on Google Play, is a new wallpaper that is sure to destroy anybody's homescreen...

Video: Sh*t Android Fanatics Say

Tim October 23, 2012 115

Hey, no one ever said being extremely passionate about something was illegal. Sure, we may be a super opinionated group, but we do it because we love technology, right? I'll admit, I've never sounded as bad as this guy, but to others, maybe I do. Whatever,...

LG Spectrum 2 Lands on Best Buy Website Ahead of Announcement From Verizon

Tim October 23, 2012 33

Oh, Best Buy. This afternoon, an unlikely source outed some official info on the LG Spectrum 2. Usually, a carrier such as Verizon or a manufacturer, in this case LG, would announce specs, pricing, and availability for a device. In a fortunate mix-up, Best Buy...

Madfinger Has Halloween Themed Update for Dead Trigger Coming Out

Tim October 23, 2012 5

I don't know about you, but I still love blowing the heads off of zombies. Yesterday, Madfinger Games announced that a special Halloween-themed edition of Dead Trigger would land on Google Play. Naturally, it's "coming soon" with no official date, but I...

Samsung’s Full HD 1080p Display Equipped Smartphones Scheduled for Early 2013

Tim October 23, 2012 77

According to sources, Samsung's match to HTC's 1080p device should be ready for release as early as 2013, possibly in time for MWC. The only piece of information that is known beyond a possible date is that the screen will pack a pixel density of over 400ppi. ...

USPTO Axes Rubber-Banding Patent Used in Apple’s Case Against Samsung

Tim October 23, 2012 58

Yesterday, the US Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) gave Apple a reason to worry. According to their newest claims, the "rubber-banding" patent, which was a large focus in the case against Samsung just a while ago, has been found as invalid. Thanks to some...

MinimalLock for Android, Stays True to The Name Quite Well With Full Gesture Controls

Tim October 22, 2012 25

I won't harp anymore on how we love minimal looks, because I've probably said it about a million times. Either way, we love it. But at which point does something become too minimal? Well, in my opinion, it could quite possibly be this lockscreen application...