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By Tim Gee on April 4th, 2013

Some people, myself included, like uniformity.  So generally when I buy a new device (tablet or phone) I like to shop for the official accessories before looking elsewhere.  I know a lot of times it costs a little bit more but that’s just how I am and I’m sure there are others that are the same. Well…

By Tim Gee on February 6th, 2013

  The Nexus 4 has now consistently been in stock for over a week in the Google Play Store.  This is by far the longest we’ve seen this phone stay in stock since its release.  Now I’m not sure if this is due to lack of interest or if Google and LG have finally fixed…

By Tim Gee on December 28th, 2012

The Nexus 4 is still probably the hottest device on the market right now.  It’s impossible to find one currently on the Google Play Store and scalpers are trying to get double the price on sites such as Kijiji. Well if you’re still trying to get a hold of one through the Google Play Store,…

By Tim Gee on November 27th, 2012

The Nexus 4 is a hot selling item.  And why wouldn’t it be?  It’s got some top of the line specs and the best prices we’ve ever seen on a high end smart phone to date.  And so far it seems like the sales (as frustrating as they may have been) are backing up the hype….

By Tim Gee on November 13th, 2012

Surely you all already know this but, just in case you haven’t been keeping up with the Android news for the past month, today is Nexus day!  While that’s not an official holiday, it’s a day that many Android-ers have been waiting for as the new Nexus devices launch today.  The Nexus 4 and 10…

By Tim Gee on August 17th, 2012

Back at Google I/O, Google announced a new way to do app updates.  The new method is known as delta updates.  The idea is that updates would be smaller as only the “new” information would need to be downloaded. Up to this point, whenever we received an update in the Market/Play Store, the entire apk…

By Tom Gray on March 26th, 2012

Rovio’s Angry Birds Space delivered a very capturing twist to an already extremely popular series of mobile gaming. I personally got lost for a couple hours and had to show all my little cousins this new game they could play. Best of all, it didn’t cost their parents a dime. Needless to say, my weekend was filled with laughter…

By Tom Gray on March 19th, 2012

If you live for the darker sexy side of apps, I got a real treat for you. A dev on XDA by the name of Camblue release a flashable zip of the Google Play Store modified with black and blue themed interface.             This theme is testing on the Galaxy Nexus….