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Facebook for Android Receives Update, Slowly Becoming Better

Tim October 19, 2012 92

Another day, another Facebook update. Ever since we ran the story on Facebook's Zuckerberg forcing his mobile development teams to use Android phones, we've been hoping for some serious improvements to this application. It was once buggy, slow, and basically...

Droid Life Q&A Sessions: Volume 6 Answers

Tim October 19, 2012 41

Welcome to the Answers section of the sixth installment of the DL Q&A Sessions. We got some great questions from the community on Monday, as always, and we've taken the time to go through and answer a few of them. It's easy to see that many of you are...

Rovio’s Hypebeasting of Angry Birds: Star Wars Continues, “Aren’t You a Little Short?”

Tim October 19, 2012 23

I still can't tell whether this game really excites me or puts a bad taste in my mouth. After viewing this newly released short from Rovio, I'm leaning towards the latter. Star Wars is one of my favorite movie series and coupling it with Angry Birds is...

Retailer Listing for GSM Capable Nexus 7 Gives Us Some Hope

Tim October 18, 2012 45

According to all of the Nexus 7 talk as of late, Google does seem to have big plans for their tablet line as we head into Q4. Talks of a 32GB model, a $99 variant, along with a possible 3G-packed version. Could it be? As seen in a leaked retailer listing, a...

Google Play Tweet Confirms Verizon Carrier Billing for Apps, Music, and More

Tim October 18, 2012 33

Just two days ago, we received a tip that carrier billing for Verizon customers would go live on Google Play starting today. Like clockwork, the following tweet was sent out from Google Play's Twitter account, confirming our earlier reports. Hey @Verizon ...

Chaos Rings Hits Android, Hope You Have $13 and 1GB of Free Space

Tim October 18, 2012 23

Oh yea, an official port of Chaos Rings has landed on Android. The game, which is extremely popular among classic RPG players, is going to push your device to the limits. With full 3D graphics and epic dialogue, this game is no joke. And for the price of $13,...

Google Q3 Earnings: $2.18B Profit On $14.1B Revenue Despite Morning’s Stock Fiasco

Tim October 18, 2012 19

This morning, everyone's eyes are on Q3 earnings call numbers and unfortunately, Google has had a rough day so far. After an unauthorized printing and release of the search giant's Q3 fiscal records, their stock instantly took a major hit of 9%, before trading...

Madfinger Releases Update to Shadowgun: DeadZone Beta, Tons of Fixes Inside

Tim October 18, 2012 36

Today, the makers of Shadowngun: DeadZone, a game that I can't get enough of lately, pushed out the first major update to the beta. Major enhancements to performance, gametype edits such as taking away turrets in Deathmatch, and the adding of fall damage are...