We know we don’t usually cover phone updates, but this is a big one — without prior notice T-Mobile and HTC have shipped out an update that adds video chat through gtalk along with a slightly cosmetically updated interface to the free talk client. This outdates the Qik client already in place on the Sensation via T-Mobile. Also added is native screenshot support anywhere in the OS.
Author: Shamus Locke
Over the past few days several of glu’s games have gotten updates that provide “gameplay improvements” but upon further investigation the games only added more ads then before experienced in the games.
XDA has once again brought to light information that a company would rather keep hidden. The most recent update to your phone includes software that lets HTC watch your every move. Sensation 4G and EVO 3D seem to be affected and now HTC has responded. Is HTC legally liable for following the coordinates of your every screen touch, the current position of your phone and more?
Spotify for Android and other smartphone devices has finally launched in the US after launching a while back in Europe. We review the Android app and give away some invites to the PC/Mac/Linux free client/service after the break to Americans waiting to get in.
Triandro was a game sent to us last year for review. It sat around on my phone until today before I opened it. I found two things out about this game quickly: it’s complicated and I’m still bad at it after 3 hours of play.
HTC and T-Mobiles Sensation 4G has launched. Running Sense 3.0, the phone sports HTC’s most modern software with the Qualcomm 1.2 GHz dual core chip with Adreno 220 graphics, meaning less lag in game and out. Read past the break for the full review.
Some iOS to Android ports are playable, some aren’t and then there is Tap Tap Revenge 4, the Android port edition. We find what bothers us, what we like and what needs changed before anyone spends there hard earned cash on any song packs.
aDownloader is a newly available native torrent client for Android available for newer phones that support the necessary APIs. Does it fare better than other native clients whose developers haven’t updated them in months. Find out more reading the full review after the break.
Glu games has made an engine (or adopted one) and stuck with it. Gun Bros, Eternity Warriors and Star Blitz may have different names, but do they differ in gameplay, in aesthetics and are they all worth your time? Basically, what’s your niche: space, big guns or big swords?
Sense has come a long way since its inception with the HTC Hero and Desire. Sense made these phones usable at a time when Android couldn’t compete with other operating systems. On the surface Sense 3.0 focuses merely aesthetics, but underlying features, apps and functions make us beg to differ.