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Managing Notifications in Jelly Bean [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 25, 2012 30

When Google introduced Jelly Bean at this year's Google I/O event in San Francisco, one of the features that struck as us as really cool was Jelly Bean's new notifications. With Jelly Bean, some applications are able to show interactive notifications and also...

Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour Trailer Goes Live, Looks Pretty Intense

Tim September 25, 2012 50

A new trailer for Gameloft's Modern Combat 4 has gone live and it's definitely leaving us wanting a lot more. As we can see from the types of vehicles in the trailer, it's most certainly taking place in the future and gives off a certain Black Ops 2 vibe,...

ASUS to Push Jelly Bean Out to Transformer Prime Tablets in Sweden, Still No U.S. Love

Tim September 25, 2012 34

This morning, ASUS Sweden took to their Facebook page to announce that Transformer Prime owners would begin to see the Jelly Bean update for their devices as early as today. As you might have already guessed, we're not in Sweden, but this is a good sign that...

iPhone Owners Waiting on Google Maps App, the Wait is Over – It’s Not Coming

Tim September 25, 2012 242

In a recent outing, Google's Eric Schmidt made one thing very clear - Google has no Maps application in the works for iOS devices. According to Schmidt, the decision was entirely Apple's and he still feels that they should have stuck with Google's app. Both...

Jelly Bean Notifications for Non Jelly Bean Devices – In the Words of Sauce Boss, “Smart”

Tim September 25, 2012 43

When Jelly Bean hit the streets, one of the features that had Android fans chirping was expandable notifications and other interactive things you could do from the bar. Of course, it is an exclusive Jelly Bean feature so anyone running anything less than 4.1...

Google Play Books “Turns the Page” With Update – Adds Dictionary, Notes, and More

Tim September 24, 2012 26

If reading on your Android device is something you do from time to time, then it may have become a bit easier today, thanks to an update that Google pushed out to Play Books. The update adds a few features that basically makes it a brand new app. When you...

Android Open Kang Project’s Build 3 Released, Go Get Your Custom ROM On

Tim September 24, 2012 132

Just moments ago, the AOKP team released Build 3 of their popular ROM for the consumption of the masses. A changelog is yet to be posted, but once it is, we'll update the post. The team has added a few newly supported devices such as the crespo4g, i9100,...

Motorola RAZR M Receives a Tear Down, Moto Has Made it Easy

Tim September 24, 2012 45

It's customary to see tear down videos of new devices hit the web shortly after their release. The new DROID RAZR M from Motorola is no different. In this video from DirectFix, owners are shown how to fix their own LCD displays instead of sending it in for a...