Over this past weeked, LiveProfile, a cross platform mobile IM client with support for Android and iOS, was released for the BlackBerry. LiveProfile for BlackBerry is still in beta, and doesn’t support all the features as its Android and iOS cousins, but does support the BlackBerry Messenger like features of delivered message and read message notifications as well as an indicator of if a contact is typing a reply to a message that you’ve sent to them.
LiveProfile for BlackBerry is a free download and you can pick it up OTA by heading to http://liveprofile.com/get. Android and iOS users can pick up LiveProfile in their respective application storefronts…
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OK, we are a week into the HTC Thunderbolt from Verizon Wireless, the first Verizon 4G LTE smartphone and the speed is glorious indeed! This morning a colleague, Tim, pinged to say that he had the device and loved it, but that he was struggling to get more than 4-5 hours of battery, even after conducting a bunch of other battery saving measures. This is probably the most common complaint I have heard about this phone. For me personally, I regularly get 9+ hours of use on the phone and I run it 4G all the time. Let me share with you a couple of things that I regularly do to improve the battery life of any Android phone.
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There’s a coding house out there called “Notification” that makes a great little app simply titled Craigslist Notification. It’s a great app that brings much needed functionality to a very ugly and borderline useless website called … wait for it … www.craigslist.org.
Craigslist is where old computer hardware and couches go to die, or live a new life as front porch furniture or boat anchor. Where people find other people for relationships, hook-ups, or just platonic friendship. It’s a place where you can find a new barber, a like-new blender, or a very old pickup truck that you can use to haul that giant peach pie to your nephew’s bar mitzvah. Craigslist Notification has it all, and now there is a way to See all that Craigslist has to offer from anywhere with your Android Phone.
Many Android fans have been waiting for the HTC Thunderbolt on Verizon and now you can order it from Amazon.com for $180. The HTC Thunderbolt is a 4G LTE device with a 4.3-inch screen. The other specs on the Thunderbolt are
- Android 2.2
- HTC Sense 2.0 UI
- 8-megapixel camera with HD video recording
- 768MB of RAM
- 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor
The specs on this device are good and should make any Android fan happy. Head on over to Amazon and get your Verizon HTC Thunderbolt.
In case you have been underground for an extended period of time or perhaps off-planet, you might not know that today is the day that the first LTE-supported smartphone is available on Verizon. You can pick it up at your local Verizon Wireless store and at Best Buy (well, if you are lucky and they still have it in stock). I am flying today and with any luck will be able to pick mine up this afternoon.
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The rumors have been swirling around for weeks but it is now official that the Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi only is releasing March 27th for $599. This tablet machine is running Google’s Tablet OS named Honeycomb tablet. The Xoom Wi-Fi only is pretty much the same as the 3G and 4G version. The stats on this device are:
• 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
• 1GB of RAM
• 32GB of storage
• 5-megapixel autofocus camera
• 10.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution
You can preorder the Xoom from Amazon.com
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Although the legacy Sidekick servers will be shutdown shortly T-Mobile is trying to relaunch the Brand with a new Android powered 4G T-Mobile Sidekick. In speaking to many that loved the T-Mobile Sidekick the keyboard was the highlight.
The new Android 2.2 SideKick will have a front facing camera, 1 GHz Hummingbird processor, 4G service, QIK video chat, and Samsung Media Hub. Full details are below however pricing is still unknown.
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I have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for a tablet to emerge that I believe would make me happy. I like the portability of Android with the workmanship of Windows. ViewSonic has a created a device that has both. Since the untimely demise of my HP Netbook, I figured I would just wait for some sort of Windows tablet. My plan is to get a device now so that I can install Windows 8 when the first build becomes available. Step one would be to get a tablet capable of running windows and the ViewPad 10 is that device.
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If there is, anything on Android that works well it is navigation. Google Maps is awesome on Android and it seems they just keep making it better. A feature that is available on advanced GPS devices is traffic routing. This feature considers traffic congestion when mapping a route.
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Samsung is unveiling the Samsung Galaxy Pro an Android handset which will appeal to BlackBerry users. The Motorola Droid Pro has been a popular switcher device as the keyboard closely mimics the BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, the Galaxy Pro will offer yet another alternative.
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