My first release of SimpleROM (v1.0) has been launched. You can find it over at XDA-Developers in the Motorola Droid section, by clicking here.
SimpleROM is based on FRF84B. It’s themed to look like HTC Sense and includes the following extras:
Droid X Announced + Release Date
Posted by Michael on June 23rd, 2010
Well it won’t be the July 2nd, 2010 release date we had hoped for, it’s still only a few weeks out from now. The Droid X will be [presumably] hitting store shelves, it will definitely be available online, on July 15th, 2010, according to Verizon’s announcement and the mass email they’ve sent out to subscribers.
Specs and more info after the break..
Droid X: July 2nd Release Date?
Posted by Michael on June 22nd, 2010
Verizon Wireless recently released a teaser video for the Droid X which includes the classic mechanical Droid theme in red. Said video contains quite a few easter eggs, which can be found by playing the video frame-by-frame. You can check out the breakdown of the video here.
A July 2nd, 2010 release date is plausable, not only because of the could-be evidence found here, but also because that date happens to fall on a Friday – a well known release date for may mobile phones as of recently. We can only hope this turns out to be true!
Check out the new teaser after the break..
Walmart gets the iPhone 4
Posted by Michael on June 22nd, 2010
That’s right! The image above depicts a retail iPhone 4G, the first image of this sort to date, mind you, said to be photographed in the stockroom of the Walmart it’s to be sold at.
FYI: The “CDMA” you see in the background
Droid 2: Hands On
Posted by Michael on June 22nd, 2010
I could spend half an hour summarizing what Taylor Wimberly over at Droid and Me has done, but since the hands-on review was so well laid out, I’m simply going to link to the review itself. I will, however, include the YouTube video of the hands-on below. More after the break..
Nintendo 3DS – all major markets by March 2011
Posted by Michael on June 22nd, 2010
Think back to March, what were you doing? Reading about the new Nintendo 3DS? Push forward 12 months into the future – March 2011 – and you just might have a chance to own your own Nintendo 3DS, according to Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime,
“The one thing, for sure, is that we will launch in all of our major markets by March 31, 2011.”
He also went on to state that the design we’ve seen at E3 is not the final design, but that was announced during the press conference. Reports lead us to believe that button placement is likely to be altered.
Xbox 360 Kinect: Priced at $150
Posted by Michael on June 22nd, 2010
Xbox 360 Kinect is now listed on Microsoft’s Online Store for $150, the same at Walmart and GameStop online, although Walmart has it a couple of dollars cheaper than the other two. Not much else to say here, that and the image above sum it up pretty well.
Personally? I think it’s a little expensive, and the November 4th release-date seems pretty far off, what are your thoughts? Leave a comment below.
Amazon Kindle price drop to $189
Posted by Michael on June 21st, 2010
Barnes & Noble recently dropped the price of their Nook eReader from $259 to $199 – for the 3G model, the new WiFi model is still only $149. How did Amazon respond? By dropping the price of their Kindle from $259 to $189.
With any luck, Barnes & Noble will respond by dropping the price of the Nook another $10, to match Amazon’s new pricing scheme, but only time will tell if that’s the case.
Barnes and Nobile Nook gets an update
Posted by Michael on June 21st, 2010
All of you Nook owners out there will be happy to hear that Barnes and Noble has just released Version 1.4 of their Nook software, and it includes a few pretty big bug fixes
- Extended AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspot support — FREE and seamless connection to AT&T’s entire nationwide Wi-Fi network including restaurants, hotels and additional locations, and wherever you see an AT&T Wi-Fi sign.
- New extra extra large font size
- Go-To Page feature allows users to go to a specific page in their eBook
You read it right, the next time you’re near an AT&T Hotspot you’ll be able to connect, free of charge!
The Version 1.4 update is available now.
Now Shipping: HTC Aria at AT&T
Posted by Michael on June 21st, 2010
AT&T has just released it’s second Android Smartphone, the HTC Aria. The HTC Aria includes a decent amount of features for the average user and has a reasonable price. At only $130 with a qualifying two-year service contract and a $100 mail-in rebate, it’s sure to please AT&T users looking to jump ship to the Android OS.
Hardware details can be found after the break..
