Deal of the Day: Seidio Innocell 3200mAh Extended Battery for AT&T Galaxy S II The Dec. 30 ShopAndroid.com Deal of the Day is the Seidio Innocell 3200mAh Extended Battery for the AT&T Galaxy S II. It effectively doubles the amount of juice in your Galaxy S II, includes a replacement battery door with Seidio's signature soft-touch [...]

A leaked early version of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Messenger 6 has been making the rounds since late February, but images of the new app are just now beginning to appear. Over at CrackBerry, the crew has shared a handful of images of BBM 6 in action. Unfortunately, you won’t get a glimpse at a chat [...]

The Dip Switch Click Watch from Watchismo has a bank of working dip switches that control various watch functions. The switches will toggle a bar graph metered time display, 12 hour and 24 hour digital time display, month, date, day of week and backlight. The watch has a stainless steel casing measuring 42mm x 35mm [...]

Verizon nixes planned $2 fee for some bill-payment methods Score one for the good guys. Under a hail of bad PR and a report of the FCC getting involved, Verizon Wireless has killed plans to charge an extra $2 a month for some bill-paying methods. Verizon said it "made the decision in response to customer [...]

GTA III modifications appearing in Android version The anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto III is quite simply magnificent. It truly is a mark of how far technology has advanced in the last ten years. And in true Android fashion, GTA III can be customised with just a tiny little bit of work. It turns [...]

Chris Parsons’ most-used iPhone and iPad apps of 2011Given that I spread my device usage across many different platforms such as iOS, Android and yes, even BlackBerry — I find I have a few standard apps that… Given that I spread my device usage across many different platforms such as iOS, Android and yes, even [...]

Earlier this week I was reading tweets from bratty kids cursing their parents and wishing them dead because they didn’t get a car for Christmas or got the wrong color iPad 2.  Instead of cursing about the iPad 2, add an Easyscreen Screen Protector from MediaDevil.  Not only can you cover up the offending colored [...]

Microsoft, citing Google’s tyrannical 95% share of the European search market, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission. It’s not like Microsoft is breaking any ground here — the European Commission has been investigating Google’s alleged violation of European competition law since November 2010 — but there’s no doubt that the addition of [...]

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 coming sometime in 2012 with ‘enhanced’ Tegra 3 version Youtube link for mobile viewing SEGA today announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 will be coming to the Android Market and NVIDIA's Tegra Zone app sometime in 2012. No word on exactly when, however. But we do know [...]

And the winner of the Sonos prize pack is … Drumroll, please.The winner of the Sonos End of Year Rockin' Giveaway, with prizes including a Sonos Play:3 and a Play:5 as well as a brand new Kindle Fire is…. read more AnnaLynne McCord Kate Beckinsale

Verizon nixes planned $2 fee for some bill-payment methods Score one for the good guys. Under a hail of bad PR and a report of the FCC getting involved, Verizon Wireless has killed plans to charge an extra $2 a month for some bill-paying methods. Verizon said it "made the decision in response to customer [...]

Toshiba Thrive 32GB hits rock bottom $300 price; Santa has buyer’s remorse You might want to look away if you just purchased a Honeycomb tablet for Christmas: 1saleaday.com has the 32GB Toshiba Thrive on sale today for a mere $299.99, a full $180 cheaper than the list price you'll find at Best Buy, Amazon, and [...]

We’ve already had an early peek at Facebook’s yet-to-be-released Messenger client for Windows, and now you can give it a shot yourself courtesy of a leaked copy that’s turned up on the TechIT website. Not much in the way of surprises here, but if you’re the sort that prefers desktop applications to websites or mobile [...]

Your momma always said your handsome mug would take you places. Now it might allow you to access your iPad. An Apple patent application released today describes a facial recognition system that requires minimal computing power, and works whether you’re indoors or out — we don’t use our tablets and phones in a photo booth, [...]

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 coming sometime in 2012 with ‘enhanced’ Tegra 3 version Youtube link for mobile viewing SEGA today announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 will be coming to the Android Market and NVIDIA's Tegra Zone app sometime in 2012. No word on exactly when, however. But we do know [...]

MIPS NOVO7 mini review — the ‘first’ Ice Cream Sandwich tablet But how far did you think $99 would get you? Ice Cream Sandwich, and a 7-inch tablet — two things that (for me) that go great together.  We got our 7-inch Ainol NOVO7 tablet fresh off the boat, and we're having a look at [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs for the Nexus S 4G [from the forums]    Google may not have officially pumped out Ice Cream Sandwich for the Nexus S 4G yet, but that won't stop you from having it.  We've got two custom ROMs in the forums that are dripping with ICS goodness.  If you're a fan [...]

Don’t ask why now, don’t ask why 32GB, just know that if you want to BOGO (buy-one-get-one-free) a 2010 iPhone 4 — again — head on over to… Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/6iE3nHEmWGY/story01.htm National Instruments Motorola Moodys Miscrosoft Office Microsoft Microsemi

A twelve year old boy and his mother have been left in a state of shock after a Siri on demonstration model of an iPhone 4S insulted… Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/lzK81EHD7iY/story01.htm Anixter International Apple Computer Applied Materials Arian Semiconductor Equipment Arrow Electronics Asml Holding

Deal of the Day: Seidio Innocell 3200mAh Extended Battery for AT&T Galaxy S II The Dec. 30 ShopAndroid.com Deal of the Day is the Seidio Innocell 3200mAh Extended Battery for the AT&T Galaxy S II. It effectively doubles the amount of juice in your Galaxy S II, includes a replacement battery door with Seidio's signature soft-touch [...]

Motorola Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR & Atrix 2 Fastboot files now available – Bring your device back to life from a soft brick If you like to tinker around with your device then chances are you've suffered a soft brick or two in your life, then spent some time looking in the Android Central forums [...]

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 coming sometime in 2012 with ‘enhanced’ Tegra 3 version Youtube link for mobile viewing SEGA today announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 will be coming to the Android Market and NVIDIA's Tegra Zone app sometime in 2012. No word on exactly when, however. But we do know [...]

Power and data cables, Prime availability [From the Forums] One more day and then 2011 is all said and done. The real question after that though will be 'What's your new years resolution?' and will you actually keep it? My new years resolution will be to help out some more in the Android Central forums [...]

SRI is most famous for inventing Siri, Apple’s virtual digital assistant technology. But step inside SRI’s sprawling 65-acre campus, and you’ll quickly discover this R&D powerhouse is working on countless other technologies destined to change the world. For example: threat detection of botnets and cancer cells. Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/12/sri-threat-detection/ Factset Research Systems F5 Networks Epicor Software [...]

The 2001 remake of Ocean’s Eleven may be slick, but the original is campy, kind of confusing, and set on New Year’s! It’s pretty great. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/uqvXNqKFR-I/streaming-movie-of-the-night-oceans-eleven Ems Technologies Emc Electronics For Imaging Electronic Data Systems Electronic Arts Eclipsys

GTA III modifications appearing in Android version The anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto III is quite simply magnificent. It truly is a mark of how far technology has advanced in the last ten years. And in true Android fashion, GTA III can be customised with just a tiny little bit of work. It turns [...]

Poll: Are you going to pay Verizon’s new $2 convenience tax?If you listened to Girls Gone Gadgets last night, you heard Ashley, Kim, and me debate Verizon’s new $2 convenience tax — where and when it’s actually applied and… If you listened to Girls Gone Gadgets last night, you heard Ashley, Kim, and me debate [...]

Deal of the Day: Seidio Innocell 3200mAh Extended Battery for AT&T Galaxy S II The Dec. 30 ShopAndroid.com Deal of the Day is the Seidio Innocell 3200mAh Extended Battery for the AT&T Galaxy S II. It effectively doubles the amount of juice in your Galaxy S II, includes a replacement battery door with Seidio's signature soft-touch [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs for the Nexus S 4G [from the forums]    Google may not have officially pumped out Ice Cream Sandwich for the Nexus S 4G yet, but that won't stop you from having it.  We've got two custom ROMs in the forums that are dripping with ICS goodness.  If you're a fan [...]

We’re down to the final four gadgets in our Most Important Gadget of the Year tournament, and we’ve got a few natural rivals in the last two match-ups. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ycdemgkBbZs/vote-for-the-most-important-gadget-of-the-year-semifinals On Semiconductor Nvidia Nuance Communications Novellus Systems Novell Network Appliance

We’ve all heard it before; you need to select a lengthy password, one that’s hard to guess. Not a dictionary word. And it has to have some capital letters in it too, and some digits, and a symbol or two won’t hurt either. That’s a handy set of rules to keep in mind, but How [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich ROMs for the Nexus S 4G [from the forums]    Google may not have officially pumped out Ice Cream Sandwich for the Nexus S 4G yet, but that won't stop you from having it.  We've got two custom ROMs in the forums that are dripping with ICS goodness.  If you're a fan [...]

Verizon nixes planned $2 fee for some bill-payment methods Score one for the good guys. Under a hail of bad PR and a report of the FCC getting involved, Verizon Wireless has killed plans to charge an extra $2 a month for some bill-paying methods. Verizon said it "made the decision in response to customer [...]

Motorola Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR & Atrix 2 Fastboot files now available – Bring your device back to life from a soft brick If you like to tinker around with your device then chances are you've suffered a soft brick or two in your life, then spent some time looking in the Android Central forums [...]

3 new LG devices get CyanogenMod nightly support; Optimus Black makes its return Ricardo Cerqueira, a member of the CM team and LG Android device guru, has added official  CyanogenMod nightly (CM7 for the time being) support for three new LG devices — The LG Optimus 3D, the LG Optimus Pro, and the LG Optimus [...]

Keeping up with your gamer gossip? Then you’re probably up to snuff on the recent Ocean Marketing / Penny-Arcade spat. We held our tongues as the drama unfolded — no easy task, considering Engadget’s name was dragged into the affair — but now it seems like the internet soap-opera is reaching its conclusion. Not the [...]