Last night, we told you about XDA’s bootloader unlocking of Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy 3. Tonight, we bring you even better news: developers at RootzWiki have added an app to the Google Play Store which roots and unlocks the phone in one click. As the description of VZW GS3 EZ-Unlock (Bootloader) states: “It doesn’t get much easier than this… Read more
Smart Updates in the Google Play Store was a feature announced along with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean back at Google I/O and Google has now brought the feature over to other Android devices using the Play Store. What Smart Update does is only download the part of the app that has been updated since the previous version instead of re-downloading the entire… Read more
While Apple has long offered methods of gifting through iTunes and their App Store, Android users have been left out of this option until now. Last night, Android Police were able to crack the codes from the most recent Google Play APK update. Among their finds were evidence of gift cards and wish lists for the Google Play Store. Since this… Read more
Google+ for Android is a great app that got better today even if not many people actually use the service. This latest update packs several improvements, a couple of which pertain to Hangouts. First off, teens can now create and join Hangouts from mobile along with allowing everybody to now join Hangouts on Air from mobile. Other things include a new… Read more
Flipboard just so happens to be one of the most popular social news apps out there and a new update to their Android app works to improve that. This latest update brings in things like better navigation and hints to help the user figure things out along with new shopping cart features in the Gilt Taste section. The full changelog includes the… Read more
When it comes to mobile banking, Chase has undoubtedly been the leader in convenience and efficiency. They were the first major bank to offer mobile check deposit and are now continuing their reputation for innovation by the latest updates to their app. Via the Google Play store, they announced your Android device is now able to: -Display up to… Read more
One of the more popular launchers for Android 4.0+ is Nova Launcher which is based off of a stock Android launcher. This time, it brings in the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean base to make it better than ever. Some of the highlights include: Merge jellybean launcher * Automatic desktop rearrangement * Automatic widget resize * Fling to delete *… Read more
Another week is upon us and that means another segment of Featured App Friday. A new app has just hit the market called Perfectly Clear. You might recognize the title as it’s a popular piece of photo editing software on PC, Mac, and iOS and it’s now hit Android. Read on for my full thoughts and impressions! Aesthetics In the aesthetics… Read more
One of the older standard root applications is Root Explorer and today we finally saw a good update for the app. This update brought a new Holo design theme with it and fixed crashes on Android 4.1 and the Verizon model of the Samsung Galaxy S III. It also allows you to create shortcuts for files and folders along with some other things. Here’s the full… Read more
As we use our phones for more and more, one of the biggest uses continues to be as a music player. Amazon has had their Amazon MP3 service for a while now and today brings in a slew of new features with a major update. The update is for both their online Cloud Player service and the MP3 app and brings lots of improvements such as the scan and match… Read more
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