Hark! After being both available and unavailable through an ever repeating cycle of happiness and disappointment, the Samsung Chromebook is once again back in stock at Amazon. For $249 + tax (where applicable) you can get your grubby little paws on Google’s 2012 flagship Chrome-powered laptop. And now is no better time to snag one of these, as promise of Google Now notificatio... »
Freedom Pop’s LTE Clip gives Free Wifi to Android Tabletsand Ipad’s alike WiFi company ‘Freedom Pop’ is doing all it can to take it to internet service providers and carriers, locally and abroad. Since the start up has come on the scene they’ve offered an array of free and low-cost products and services to consumers; a trend it appears they do not intend on stopping... »
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It’s being whispered that NVIDIA will be unleashing their own brand of smartphone and tablet devices, later this year. At CES 2013 NVIDIA let loose a plethora of new product and technologies, from Project Shield, to Tegra 4 and their GRID cloud game streaming service. However, if this latest rumor is true, that may have all been a Trojan horse to preoccupy us all while NVIDIA kept this littl... »
Phonechievement brings XBOX 360-like achievements to your mobile device Anyone who has ever played an XBOX 360 game is familiar with the satisfying feeling that accompanies an unlocked achievement. Now, thanks to XDA Forum Member slackydroid of PixelMark, you can get that same satisfaction by completing specific tasks on your Android device with an interesting new app, called Phonechievements. Sim... »
Amazon’s Kindle Fire Crushing the Competition Here in the States As hot as the Google Nexus 7 is (it’s the #1 tablet in Japan now), it is not the most dominant Android tablet in the United States market. IBTimes just posted an article with results from a study that suggest that the Nexus 7 “does not even come close to the Kindle Fire” as the prevalent choice for Android tab... »
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The app that lets you customize your phone number to **[your name] comes to T-mobile Not wanting to be late to the party ever again… (ahem LTE), T-mobile is now the 3rd major US carrier to offer Zoove’s vanity service, **ME to it’s users. Magenta wanted to make sure it was getting in on the ground floor before former beau and now current rival AT&T. So for those counting, th... »
Hark! If you’re an owner of the international variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note II, you might have an update waiting for you. I woke up this afternoon from a flu-fighting-Nyquil-coma to find what you see above. Yet, this is more than just an “improved stability” update. It is actually Android 4.1.2 Jellybean, and it brings a handful of changes and improvements: - New build numbe... »
Well kids, it’s flu season here at OMG!Droid. Despite that half of the team are on our death beds now, we’re still keeping our eyes and ears peeled for interesting developments in the community. Last night, our favorite cloud storage service, Dropbox, got itself an update, so here we are with all the juicy details. The latest version is labeled 2.3 and brings along with it several new ... »
Popular fitness app, product and android accessory maker Fitbit Inc. is looking for beta testers for its newest version of its product — Fitbit Sync. The catch, they’re only looking for Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 owners, particularly those who already use the Fitbit One and Fitbit Zip accessories. The testing cycle will be running for a limited 2 weeks from January 13 – 25. Fit... »
While I am absolutely in love with my Galaxy Note II, one area that I have had consistent issues with is accessories. There are a lot of choices as far as cases go for this phablet, but I must be honest — they’re mostly terrible. From ill-fitting rubberized and silicone “condom” cases to bulky, heavy and pocket-liner-ripping tankesque cases, there just aren’t a lot of... »
