Archive for April, 2011

Big Red & AT&T At It Again, Blocking Tethering Apps

April 30th, 2011
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Looks like Verizon and AT&T are at it again and this time the are blocking tethering applications in the Android Market. Of course what big major companies like you using applications for free tethering when they can charge you an arm and a leg instead for the service. Tethering applications like PDANet let you use your ...

Could We See The Droid Charge Released Tuesday?

April 30th, 2011
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The Samsung Droid Charge, a highly anticipated device headed to the Big Red, was due for release on the 28th the same day as the Incredible 2 and the Casio G'zOne Commando, however, this did not happen due to Verizon's LTE outage. Since then we have been wondering when this device would finally be released ...

HTC Wildfire S Passes FCC, Headed To AT&T (We believe)

April 30th, 2011
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We have some good news for those who have been waiting to get their hands on the HTC Wildfire S in the United States. The Wildfire S has finally passed the FCC and we should be seeing this device show up soon. While there has yet to be any word on which carrier will be receiving this gem ...

OpEd: When Did Simple Individual Decision Making Get So Hard?

April 30th, 2011

Good question in the headline right? So let's dive right in.  This was almost a piece sent to our friends at Un-Cut but since Thedroidguy is going to be credited with it anyway I will throw out the need to curse etc, and get on with a hot button point. When did simple individual decision making ...

Samsung Droid Charge Rooted Discovered By The Amazing Justin Case

April 30th, 2011
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One of our favorite hackers, rommers, modders and security finders, Justin Case, over at Android Police has discovered that the Samsung Droid Charge is not rootable via Z4Root or SuperOneClick however he has discovered that it's fully rootable via Gingerbreak.  In his post over at Android Police he gives step by step instructions on how ...

Helping Our Neighbors in Alabama

April 30th, 2011
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It's a shame that its a rarity that as American's we mobilize to help a fellow state out in the way we have over countries.  The earthquake and tsunami in Japan affected many lives, including lives of Thedroidguy followers and lives of folks who work for our OEM ecosystem partners.  Americans of course did what ...

Samsung Galaxy S II Rooted Before You Can Buy It

April 29th, 2011
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Before the Samsung Galaxy S II has even been released it has already been rooted. Thanks to Chainfire who used his magical rooting powers we are sure to see a new and interesting development when it comes to a device not even released yet. While this is not a traditional root it is still a ...

Samsung Mobile Slips, But Not Too Much, In Q1 2011

April 29th, 2011

The first quarter numbers are in for the largest Android manufacturer in the world Samsung Mobile.  First the good news. Samsung Mobile shpped 70 million handsets last quarter which was up from 64 million handsets, the same quarter in 2010. Despite selling 6 million more handsets this year than last year, analyst Strategic Analytics released ...

Don’t Like The T-Mobile & ATT Merger It’s Time To Let The FCC Know What You Think

April 29th, 2011

It is finally our turn to let the FCC know our feelings about the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. The FCC has announced that they are now open to hearing what we, the consumers, think regarding the acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T. It is fairly easy to voice your opinion and you don't even need to move from where you are ...

HBO GO Android App Finally Here!!!

April 29th, 2011
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Remember awhile back when we reported on the upcoming HBO application for Android? Well the day has finally arrived and you can now get your fill of all your favorite HBO Shows, as long as you are a subscriber of  course. According to their application description users can now get more HBO content on their ...

HP Brings FedEx Office Print-To-Go Services To Android

April 29th, 2011
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There has been an update to HP's Android application, ePrint. Version 1.01 is now available in the Android Market and brings users FedEx print to go services. According to HP's ePrint application description, they have brought support for FedEx Office Print&Go, which is a service that allows users to print documents from their smartphones to over ...

NFC-Capable HTC Device Coming, Better Than The Sensation

April 29th, 2011
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Near Fields Communications (a.k.a NFC), is still in the beginning stages of its life. NFC will give smartphone users the ability to pay for purchases with just a swipe from their phone and will reduce the need to carry around all those important bank cards and credit cards. T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T are all on board with ...