Cellular South to pair Xoom WiFi with free-on-contract MiFi   Cellular South has made it official that it will be selling the Motorola Xoom WiFi along with a MiFi, the latter of which you can get free if you sign up for a data contract. Yup, totally called it.  The Xoom itself will be the standard $599, [...]

Google to have independent reviews of privacy procedures every two years Remember all that buzz that Google Buzz brought — along with the controversy over privacy? Well, the good folks at Google recognized that things probably could have been handled better, and they’re going to make sure of that. Google has finally reached an agreement [...]

iPhone Live podcast tonight at 9pm EDT, come chat! iPhone Live! podcast is tonight people and we want you to show up and chat with us! More than that, we want you to bring a friend, frenemy, or straight out foe and share the fun! We can’t promise CAKE but we will discuss whether or [...]

U.S. Cellular gets the Samsung Gem for just $29.99 after rebate, contract It’s been seen on Alltel, Bluegrass Cellular and deep inside Verizon stores, and now US Cellular has the Samsung Gem. As you’ll recall, it’s a mid-range 3.2-inch (WQVGA display) Android 2.2 device with a 3.2MP camera and 800MHz processor. The Gem will be available on April [...]

CyanogenMod 7 RC4 hits; brings big fix for all devices Only just a few days ago we saw RC3 of CyanogenMod7 rolling out, and today they are releasing RC4. Since RC2 we have seen mainly bug fixes in each update, but this time they have brought a big fix for Open GL (EGL specifically) from the AOSP. [...]

Fuze Meeting video conferencing app for Android smartphones and tablets updated With the slew of new tablets hitting the market we’re going to start seeing new case scenarios for those front and rear facing cameras. One of them being meetings and conferences on the go. In order to make that happen though, their needs to [...]

We’ve seen several browser toolbar security tools before here at Download Squad. Nearly every big-name antivirus company offers one nowadays, but BitDefender Traffic Light has one key advantage: it’s available on all five major browsers! Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari. It’s also not nearly as in-your-face as some browser malware defense tools. [...]

Softbank to offer free iPhone replacements and calls for earthquake and tsunami orphans in Japan. Following the awful earthquakes and devastating tsunami that hit Japan, it is good to hear that Japanese carrier Softbank are offering assistance to children that were left orphaned by the recent disaster, including free replacements for any damaged iPhones. Softbank [...]

Thunderbolt owners: Are you keeping it? Or sending it packing? If you were one of the many that rushed out to grab a HTC Thunderbolt for yourself, your 14-day return policy is rapidly approaching as you probably know. We have seen some issues arise, along with some fixes, some battery life issues, and some ways to [...]

HTC Pyramid pokes its dual-core head out once again Well, well, what have we here? More pics of the HTC Pyramid, eh? And indeed it’s looking like a sexy beast, with a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, an 8MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera, 768MB of usable on-board memory, Android 2.3.2 and the latest version of HTC Sense [...]

HTC Inspire case review: Seidio Innocase II Surface The Seidio Innocase II Surface for the HTC Inspire 4G is a great way to protect your HTC Inspire 4G or Desire HD.  Yes, this is one time when our friends across the pond have the same body and outer shell on their version of a phone as [...]

HTC confirms ThunderBolt camcorder audio problem, says fix is coming One issue that’s been bugging HTC ThunderBolt owners is the inconsistent audio recording when using the camcorder on the phone. Sometimes sound is record, other times its muffled beyond recognition. The good news is that HTC has confirmed to us that it’s tracked down the problem, and [...]

HTC Pyramid pokes its dual-core head out once again Well, well, what have we here? More pics of the HTC Pyramid, eh? And indeed it’s looking like a sexy beast, with a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, an 8MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera, 768MB of usable on-board memory, Android 2.3.2 and the latest version of HTC Sense [...]

iPhone Live podcast tonight at 9pm EDT, come chat! iPhone Live! podcast is tonight people and we want you to show up and chat with us! More than that, we want you to bring a friend, frenemy, or straight out foe and share the fun! We can’t promise CAKE but we will discuss whether or [...]

HTC Pyramid pokes its dual-core head out once again Well, well, what have we here? More pics of the HTC Pyramid, eh? And indeed it’s looking like a sexy beast, with a 4.3-inch qHD touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, an 8MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera, 768MB of usable on-board memory, Android 2.3.2 and the latest version of HTC Sense [...]

MMO Eve Online demoed running on Tegra 2 phones and tablets CCP Games, makers of the popular sci-fi MMO Eve Online, showed of parts of the game running on an unnamed Android Tegra 2-powered phone and tablet this weekend at the annual Eve Fanfest. While playing the full game (POS bashing shown above) is probably [...]

Angry Birds Rio now available for free from the Android Market It was just yesterday that Rovio announced their new version of Angry Birds would be coming to the Android Market. Well, we didn’t have to wait very long as Angry Birds Rio is now available for free (ad-supported, actually).  If you’re been craving Angry [...]

Amazon Cloud Music apparently launched without record labels’ blessing My 75-gigabyte music dump to Amazon’s new Cloud Drive music storage and playback service is chugging along quite nicely, so it’s with a furrowed brow that I read that Amazon’s apparently pissed off the music industry in the process. See, apparently the music industry believes that [...]

Element Case unleashes Joule Chroma stand for iPad 2 [give away] Element Case’s popular Joule stand for iPad has been spiced up and now comes in multiple Chroma colors, fitting both iPad and iPad 2. Still CNC machined from aircraft quality aluminum, the new anodized colors are red, orange, pink, blue, gray and black with [...]

Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it’s got a new coat of paint and a couple of neat features. In brief: New UI: The map widget is much [...]

Droid Incredible reaches end-of-life, Droid Incredible 2 might be just over the horizon Well, the Droid Incredible had a good run, didn’t it? We knew this day would come, and now it finally has as the phone is no longer up for order on Verizon’s website and it appears retail stores are selling through their [...]

Xoom wish list; Amazon Cloud Storage [from the forums] Interesting day today, Amazon stirring up the pot with their cloud services, HTC doing right and releasing the Thunderbolt kernel source and Sony Ericsson making moves by announcing some of their devices will have unlockable boot loaders. Needless to say, some of today’s news is being [...]

HTC ThunderBolt case review: Mobi Products Hard Shell I’m not sure what I like more about this Mobi Products Hard Shell Case for the HTC ThunderBolt — this red color here is dark red. A mean, dark red. It’s like someone took a sort of metallic red and painted over the blackest of blacks, and the [...]

LG Optimus 2X hacking continues, MCR now available The LG Optimus 2X is proving to be quite the treat for those who love to root and customize their phones, and the release of MCR (MoDaCo Custom ROM) for the device makes things that much better.  For those not familiar with Paul O’Brien’s work, MCR is [...]

Nameless Samsung device from CES now the Samsung Droid Charge; has new Eye Remember back at CES when Verizon announced that nameless Samsung device, and we were all wondering what it was. Well, some more information has surfaced about the device, and it appears as though the Samsung SCH-i510 LTE device is the Droid Charge. The [...]

Android Quick App – Minimalistic Text If you love using widgets and enjoy the look of a nice, simple, clean looking home screen you won’t want to delay the download of Minimalistic Text any further. This widget, which is really 11 different widgets in one, allows you to display a variety of different information on [...]

Gingerbread leak for the Droid X and Droid 2 has been rooted Just the other night we saw a leak of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) for the Motorola Droid 2 and Motorola Droid X, but unfortunately at that time users had to decide if they wanted to give up their root. Since then we have gone [...]

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Roxie’s a-MAZE-ing Vacation Adventure iPad App Introducing Roxie’s a-MAZE-ing Vacation Aventure app for the iPad. This new iPad app from OCG Studios is fun, interactive and educational for children of all ages. Find your way through 16 different screens via car, foot, plane, ski’s and even a raft. While finding your way through the maze [...]

iPad Live 49: Tablet round table Our podcast feed Download Directly Subscribe via iTunes Georgia and Rene are joined by CrackBerry.com’s Kevin and AndroidCentral.com’s Phil for a tablet round table featuring PlayBook, Android, and iPad 2. Also, iOS 4.3.1 goes live, will iOS 5 be delayed, and is old media afraid of [...] iPad Live [...]

Cellular South is getting the HTC Merge, preloaded with Amazon Appstore All Cellular South to the list of regional carriers that are getting the HTC Merge. The Southern carrier just announced that it’ll be getting the 3.8-inch Android 2.2w phone with a killer sliding keyboard. Also, the Merge will come preloaded with the Amazon Appstore (presumably [...]

Which Amazon Cloud Drive plan are you using? Now that Amazon’s unleashed its cloud-based music service (the short version: you upload your music and can play it from anywhere), you’ve got a choice to make: Which plan to choose? Here’s the breakdown: 5GB – FREE! 20GB – $20/year 50GB – $50/year 100GB – $100/year 200GB – [...]

Firefox Mobile Android browser released! At long last, after months and months (and months), Firefox Mobile is final, official, and ready for prime time consumption. We just showed you our walkthrough of the release candidate, and we’ve gone through build after build of the betas. But this one’s the real deal, folks. The mobile version [...]

Seidio Innocase II Surface for HTC Thunderbolt Looking for some protection for your new HTC ThunderBolt? Check out the Seidio Innocase II Surface. Crafted from a hard yet flexible material, the Seidio Innocase II provides an thin layer of protection — just 1 mm thick — without adding the excessive bulk of other cases. It’s got a soft-touch [...]

Why would Apple “delay” iPhone 5, iOS 5 to fall or 2012? People with good sources at Apple are saying there will be no iOS 5 preview this April and no iPhone 5 in June and that might be so. However, many of the reasons being giving to support this idea are just… nebulous at [...]

HTC France confirms European EVO 3D   Looks like the earlier rumors about a GSM version of the HTC EVO 3D were right on the money after all. HTC France mentions in its official Twitter feed that the EVO 3D will be coming to France at some point in the future. Though not specifically confirmed, [...]