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Official XBMC Headed to Android, Test Build Download Available

Tim Tim July 16, 2012 41
XBMC is a widely popular media center that is available for Linux, Mac, and Windows users. The good news for Android device owners is that it will soon be made available to us as well. Once installed on Android, users can access all of their on-device media...
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Verizon is Not Releasing a Software Update to Unlock the Galaxy S3 Bootloader

Kellen Kellen July 16, 2012 41
We just heard back from Verizon, and they said that there will not be an update to unlock the bootloader on the Samsung Galaxy S3. The confusion with customer service reps who were telling customers that there was an update on the way, has to do with a...
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Verizon’s Galaxy S3 Does Simultaneous Voice and Data Over 3G

Kellen Kellen July 16, 2012 41
Just over a year ago, Verizon did not have a single phone that was able to utilize a data connection while on a call with a 3G signal. We call this simultaneous voice/data, something that the HTC Thunderbolt was the first to take advantage of. As of today, we...
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Nexus 7 Receives Tiny 859KB Update, This Time to JRO03D

Kellen Kellen July 15, 2012 41
The Nexus 7 has an update rolling out to it tonight as build JRO03D. It's still Android 4.1.1 and is tiny enough (859KB), that we aren't even sure what it changes. The Galaxy Nexus received JRO03C last week, so if anything, it's a slightly newer build. It...
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Galaxy S3 Developer Edition Goes Live on Samsung’s Site, 32GB and in Pebble Blue (Updated)

Kellen Kellen July 15, 2012 41
A landing page for the Samsung Galaxy S3 "Developer Edition" that will run on Verizon's network has gone live this evening with a "Coming Soon!" tag attached. We aren't seeing a price, but have already been told that it will retail for $599. If this page is...
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Verizon Support is Telling Customers the Galaxy S3 Bootloader Will Soon be Unlocked Via Software Update? (Updated)

Kellen Kellen July 15, 2012 41
Update:  We just heard back from Verizon, and they said that there will not be an update to unlock the bootloader on the device. The confusion with customer service reps has to do with a software update that will unlock GSM roaming, one of the scenarios we...
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Motorola XOOM WiFi Update Incoming, Should be Jelly Bean

Kellen Kellen July 15, 2012 41
When Google announced that Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) would be available in mid-July, they also mentioned that devices like the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Motorola XOOM WiFi would be the first to receive it. According to members of Motorola's Feedback Network,...
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Nexus 7 an Early Hit, Selling Out at Most Retailers Already

Kellen Kellen July 13, 2012 41
Hopefully you pre-ordered a Nexus 7 and your retailer of choice is holding onto it for you if you have yet to pick it up. Reuters is reporting that stores like Gamestop, Sam's Club, and Staples are all selling out of their first allotments of this hot little $...
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