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Verizon Confirms Galaxy Nexus release date – 12/15

Melter — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:37:53 +0000

Finally, finally, finally. Finally, we hear the official confirmation from Verizon. Here is the official press release.

GALAXY™ NEXUS™ BY SAMSUNG NOW AVAILABLE ON THE VERIZON WIRELESS 4G LTE NETWORK

First Smartphone to Combine Android™ 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the Power of America’s Fastest, Most Reliable 4G Network

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Verizon Wireless, Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and Google™ announced Galaxy™ Nexus™ is available starting today in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

Customers can browse the Web, stream music and more at blazing speeds using the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network. Galaxy Nexus customers can enjoy access to the 4G LTE network in 190 markets covering over 200 million people across the United States, and fly through the Web with fast download speeds of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps within the 4G LTE Mobile Broadband coverage area.

Galaxy Nexus runs Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, which brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. Galaxy Nexus offers customers a redesigned user experience with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Near Field Communications (NFC) sharing with Android Beam™ and a full Web-browsing experience. The lock screen, home screen, phone app and everything in between have been rethought and redesigned to make Android simple, beautiful and useful. Galaxy Nexus also features an ultra-thin 9.47mm design with a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ Contour Display to watch movies, view pictures and play games that come to life in 720p (1280×720) resolution.

More after the break

Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) features:
• Redesigned user interface – software navigation buttons, a first for Android smartphones, and a dedicated recent apps button to make multi-tasking easy
• Face Unlock – use state-of-the-art facial recognition to unlock Galaxy Nexus
• Android Beam™ – quickly share Web pages, apps, contacts and YouTube™ videos with friends by simply tapping two compatible phones together
• Redesigned Camera – introduces panorama mode, 1080p video capture, zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, and effects such as silly faces and background replacement
• People Application – browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+ and other social networks
• Cloud Services – keep email, contacts, photos, music, browser bookmarks and other data synced to the cloud, available across multiple devices so customers never lose important data
• Google Music – upload up to 20,000 songs to the cloud, discover and buy new music from Android Market™, and stream it instantly on Galaxy Nexus and from the Web for free
• Google+ – Create a Google+ account right from the phone and check status updates, manage circles, quickly share updates and photos, video chat with up to ten friends with Mobile Hangouts, and chat with groups of friends with Google+ Messenger
• Support for Google Mobile™ Services – Gmail™, Google Maps™ with 3D maps and free turn-by-turn navigation, Google Earth™, Movie Studio, YouTube, syncing with Google Calendar™, a redesigned Google+ app and access to more than 300,000 apps, millions of eBooks, thousands of movies to rent, and millions of songs available to download from Android Market

Additional features:
• Dual-core 1.2 GHz application processor and HTML5 Web browser – optimized dual-core processing with Android 4.0 combined with lightning fast 4G LTE connectivity for fast downloading of graphics, applications processing and Web browsing
• Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G LTE or 3G connection with up to 10 Wi-Fi-enabled devices
• 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with zero-shutter lag for instant photo capturing, autofocus and LED flash with full 1080p recording
• Front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera for video chat
• Textured soft-touch back cover – enhances the ergonomic feel and makes the phone slip- resistant
• Bluetooth® 3.0 technology – support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, human interface device (HID) and object push for vCard and vCalendar 1 GB RAM and 32 GB on-board memory (actual formatted capacity will be less)

Pricing and data packages:
• Galaxy Nexus is available now in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $299.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
• Customers that purchase a Galaxy Nexus by Samsung will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan beginning at $39.99 monthly access and a smartphone data package starting at $30 monthly access for 2 GB of data.

Customers can visit www.verizonwireless.com/galaxynexus for more information on the Galaxy Nexus. For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.

10 days of 10 cents apps – Day 9

Melter — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:22:16 +0000

Just one more day to go. Here is today’s list.

10 days of 10 cents apps – Day 8

Melter — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:44:40 +0000

Two more days to go. We have some new ones and some repeats. Take your pick.

Where’s My Water?

HD Widgets

All By Myself – Little Critter

FlightTrack

SlideIT Keyboard

Instant Heart Rate – Pro

Train Conductor 2: USA

Color & Draw for kids HD

10 days of 10 cents apps – Day 7

Melter — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:17:39 +0000

As we move closer towards the end, it seems like there are more games than any other categories put together. Here is the list for today.

Block Breaker 3 Unlimited HD

10 days of 10 cents apps – Day 5

Melter — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:56:07 +0000

Today’s 10 cent apps are

Season Zen HD

Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD

The Sims 3

Pano

Snowfall Live Wallpaper

Kids Connect the Dots

Remember to check out each of these today.

10 days of 10 cents apps – Day 4

Melter — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:35:52 +0000

Here is the list for today.

Shazam Encore

Paper Camera

Jelly Defense

Baseball Superstars® 2011

Toddler Spanish: 100 words

Sentinel 3: Homeworld

Looks like Paper Camera was carried over from Day 1. There are some good ones out there. Have fun.

10 days of 10 cents apps – Day 3

Melter — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:31:10 +0000

Here is the list for today.

1. Tetris

5. Toki Tori

7. Blue Skies Donation Wallpaper

8. ADW EX Launcher

9. Reckless Getaway

10. Kids Learn to Read

We know most of you already do this, but for the benefit of the people who are not used to the Android Market – You should be able to buy these apps right from the browser and not have to use your Android device to complete the purchase and install it.

Use the links above, click on ‘Buy’ and sign into your Google account. If you have multiple Android devices you can select the device that you want this app to be installed in.

Spread the Google love.

10 days of 10 cents apps – Day 2

Melter — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:26:01 +0000

The second day of celebrating the 10 billion downloads brings to us 10 more apps for 10 cents from the Android Market. Here they are.

1. Read It Later Pro

2. Flick Golf

3. Reckless Racing

4. Beautiful Widgets

5. Star Chart

6. AirSync by double Twist

7. Fruit Ninja

8. Christmas HD

9. NFL Rivals

10. Bedtime Battle

Some nice ones out there. Beautiful Widgets is our favorite of this list.

Android Market celebrates 10 billion downloads – Offers 10 days of Premium Apps for 10 cents starting today

Melter — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:11:40 +0000

Ten billion app downloads in the Android Market from October 22nd, 2008 to December 6th, 2011. In a little more than three years, the Android Market has grown leaps and bounds.

To celebrate this, they are offering some good Premium Apps for 10 cents for the next 10 days, from today. Here is a list of the apps offered today.

Minecraft – Pocket Edition

Asphalt 6 : Adrenaline HD

Color & Draw for kids : Phone

SwiftKey X Keyboard

Great Little War Game

Endomondo Sports Tracker PRO

We are not sure if it will be the same apps for the next 10 days, or if they will take these away tomorrow and slash prices for other apps. So, if you are looking to download any of these, make sure you do them today.

Android News and Deals

Melter — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 02:44:48 +0000

Samsung Nexus Prime News :
The latest rumored release date is Dec 8th. It has been quite a wait and it seems like forever since the event when this was announced. We are yet to hear from Verizon about a confirmed release date.

If you can’t wait for it to be released in the US, you can get an unlocked version for $750. It will work in both AT&T. Here are the links if you are interested.

Expansys USA

Clove UK

Thanksgiving Android tablets great deals

Best Buy

Asus Transformer $249.99
Toshiba Thrive $279.99
Acer Iconia 7″ 189.99

Cell Phone deals

Best Buy

Samsung Infuse 4G Android Phone (w/ 2-year AT&T Activation) – Free

Sam’s Club

Motorola Photon 4G Android Smartphone (w/ 2 Year Agreement for Spring) – $0.96
Samsung Galaxy S II 4G Android Smartphone (w/ 2 Year Agreement for AT&T) – $0.96
Droid Charge by Samsung (w/2 Year Agreement fro Verizon ) – $0.96

Happy Thanksgiving