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 The Honeycomb unlock feature is pretty slick, so we were thrilled to find an app that allows you to have it regardless of what Android device your on. All you have to do is snag the free “Ripple Lock” app from the Android Market, download, and enable it. If you ever want to return back to your old unlock screen simply disable the app. Developer SunPengfei is working on enhancing the app for a “more colorful lock screen” in the future. There are a few things worth mentioning about the app. There is an advertisement at the top of the […]

During BlackBerry World in May, RIM announced their newest addition, BlackBerry Bold 9900 would launch globally this summer. Enthusiasts are now dissapointed to hear that the highly anticipated device is facing delays that may have the phone launch pushed until September. With the smartphone market blasting full speed ahead this may have many BlackBerry consumers wondering why RIM is having difficulty meeting launch dates. What may be in the near future is the release of a new operating system platform, possibly Blackberry OS 7.5. Just like the rest of the world, all we can do now is sit back and (impatiently)wait. Source

With WWDC 2011 right around the corner, we can’t help but wonder what Apple has up it’s sleeve this year. Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs alongside Apple developers will start festivities with a keynote address on Monday, June 6th at 10:00am. Despite all the rumors, what we can confirm is the unveiling of Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS X; the upcoming iCloud services, and iOS 5 which supports the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad. Over 100 hands on technical sessions will be featured over the course of WWDC. More then 1,000 Apple engineers will be on hand over

Summer is here and you may be planning to take advantage of the nice weather, do a little traveling, or maybe enjoy some photography.  Here are three fantastic iPhone apps reviewed and ready to enhance your summer.   Shine: The newest weather app, Shine basically took Apple’s included weather app (never updated) and beefed it up. The current weather displays largely on top and the days to follow are forecasted below. At a glance you have a 72 hour forecast and can slide for the full 7 day. The user interface has a crisp and clean appearance. No directions needed for this app. Cost: .99 cents TripAdvisor: Brought to you by the popular travel review

Microsoft announced yesterday that they will now restrict the daily approval limit to 20 apps per developer. The new policy is targeted at developers who have been flooding the marketplace with hundreds of apps a day. Other new apps were being pushed from the “What’s New” category and Microsoft was concerned with how this changed the customer experience. Developers are still able to submit more than 20 apps on a single day, but no more than 20 apps will be certified.  As the new policy went into effect immediately Microsoft will continue to monitor the feedback from both consumers and developers. Source

Google announced the upcoming release of their Android app, Google Wallet, earlier last week. In today’s world most consumers carry three things with them at all times, car keys, a wallet, and of course the cell phone. The Google Wallet concept looks to push this one step further by making your phone also your wallet. Google is hopeful that in the future the app will be able to hold thousands of cards. Google envisions adding all the major credit card players to the app. The end goal being to make everything in your wallet compatible, for example, loyalty cards, gift cards, and even boarding

T-Mobile introduced Thursday two new Android devices, the Samsung Gravity SMART and the Samsung Exhibit 4G, adding them to their portfolio. Both devices will be under $100.00 after a $50.00 rebate and a 2 year contract. The Samsung Gravity SMART runs Android 2.2 Froyo, a 3.2 inch touch screen, a 3 megapixel camera including LED 2flash, and with a full QWERTY keyboard. The Samsung Exhibit 4G runs Android’s latest Gingerbread 2.3 platform, a 1GHz processor, and a 3 megapixel camera. The Exhibit also offers support for T-Mobile’s 21Mbps HSPA+ 4G network. Exact pricing has yet to be confirmed, but T-Mobile says you

Verizon announced today that it will unleash the 4G LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1 to its already impressive roster. The Android 3.1 Honeycomb powered Tab will be the thinnest and lightest available on the market. Enthusiasts can take their pick of either a 16GB or 32GB model with color options of “metalic grey” or “glossy white”. Boasting an updated operating system, a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, a 1280 x 800 resolution display, a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chats, a 3-megapixel rear camera, and we can’t forget the 4G LTE speeds. Can’t wait to get your hands on one? Pre-orders begin on June 8th. You can

This past weekend, 26 applications were removed for housing harmful code called Droid Dream Lite. An estimated 30,000-120,000 Android device users were infected by the Droid Dream Lite variant. The malicious software first affected Android users in March as Droid Dream. The developers created the malware by taking existing apps and modifying them to send details (including IMEI and IMSI info) about the infected handset to a remote server upon receiving a call. The issue of your IMEI being in the control of someone else is not a tremendous threat on the grand scale of potential viruses. The responsible malware developers are most likely infecting the apps just to prove

Images of a new Android powered Sharp phone were leaked by Unwired View, resembling an uncanny likeness to the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. Rumored to be the new T-Mobile Sidekick handset, the slide up screen and keyboard bare striking similarites to the already popular device. The leaked Sharp phone is speculated to have Wi-Fi,  GSM/CDMA connectivity, GPS, a full QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2 inch display with HVGA resolution. While other specs remain unknown, we can only wait to see how the Sharp phone and Android matchup will attempt to position itself above the already successful selling T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. Source

For a brief period of time yesterday evening, Motorola tested a new web design which went live unintentionally. Before Motorola could remove the test layout, images were grabbed of six unnamed devices presumed to be released sometime this summer. Pocketnow.com was responsible for snagging the elusive screen shots. The leaked images included Motorola’s second generation Android Tablet, the XOOM 2, and a watch phone coined “Tracey XL” (Tracey XL referencing a well known, American pop culture, crime fighting police detective named Dick Tracey). Four smart phones were also sighted but the specs remain under wraps. The Motorola “Pearl”, the super skinny “Slimline”, the “Zaha”, and

If you are an Android user and like many you probably have endless amounts of applications installed. Unfortunately space usually becomes an obstacle and eventually you will need to start deleting some apps. While we can’t help you decide which apps will get the ax to make room for new ones, we can help you with an easy way to uninstall them. True to it’s name, the Silent App Uninstaller, silently uninstalls apps without requiring the user to click the confirm button over and over again. Sound familar? All you have to do is select the apps you need uninstalled and the app takes

Apple’s revolutionary iWork applications including, Keynote, Numbers, and Pages are now available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. With Apple’s Multi-Touch in mind the productivity applications have been completely restructured and notably improved. Keynote, Numbers, and Pages allow users to create vibrant documents, spreadsheets, and presentations directly from their device. Users are able to export and import documents from iWork for Mac and Microsoft Works. New features include enhanced document management and a tool bar that allows sharing your documents without ever having to close the application. Thumbnail images permit the user to locate, sort, and file images with ease. Users can

AT&T announced yesterday the first Pantech Crossover Smartphone in the US would indeed be added to their Android Lineup on June 5. The Pantech Crossover benefits include a 3.1 inch touch screen, a full slide out keyboard, 3 megapixel digital camera with camcorder, 600 MHz processor,  and the AllSport GPS app. The phone also boasts Mobile Hotspot capability. For those interested in a tethering plan, the Pantech Crossover can provide a Mobile Hotspot for up to 5 Wi-Fi enabled devices. Marketed to the first time smartphone user, the Pantech Crossover, ensures a seamless messaging and social media intergration. The device will be running

Today will mark the end of an era for the Danger Sidekick services once and for all.  Since all old Sidekick devices save their data (your contacts, pictures, etc.) to a Danger cloud server instead of on the device itself, this resulted in overall limited memory. Though this day has been lurking for a while, be prepared for the data loss implications. Starting June 1st there will no longer be data left on the Danger cloud server. Any data on your Sidekick device will be lost once the phone loses power.  T-Mobile’s reccommendation is to utilize any of their locations to help back up your data.