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Comment on T-Mobile announces new mobile broadband plans, no contract and 4 different levels by Colin Dean

Colin Dean — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:42:00 +0000

I was searching for something else and happened upon the old pricing, from this time last year:

200MB for $10/month
2GB for $20/month
5GB for $30/month
10GB for $60/monthvia http://www.berryreview.com/2011/05/25/t-mobiles-new-shared-family-data-plans-data-tiers-and-prepaid-data/

Comment on Samsung Galaxy S III now available for pre-order in the UK from Vodafone, O2 and Three by Георги Костадинов

Георги Костадинов — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:01:00 +0000

Did you mean SIII?

Comment on Yet another Ice Cream Sandwich build leaks out for the HTC Rezound, more bugs fixed and newer radios by Stevesharkman

Stevesharkman — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:28:00 +0000

what does that mean?
completely stock with a locked bootloader?
how do you do that stuff?
thanks…

Comment on Missed the Samsung Galaxy S III announcement yesterday? Here’s the full livestream video by havchr

havchr — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:14:00 +0000

fake interview-stuff on the street is NEVER EVER A GOOD IDEA! Look forward to the phone though.

Comment on Why don’t more Android devices have built-in FM transmitters? by Al Khatib Maen

Al Khatib Maen — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:32:00 +0000

Samsung Wave 3, very cheap phone compared to galaxy s2 or Xperia, but there is no whatsapp for it and limited apps in the store cause its running BADA operating system, not android :s

till now i cant find a phone with everything

Comment on Spammy Airpush notification drops Mario Kart for Android in our lap by guest

guest — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:07:00 +0000

I installed this app, removed because of spam and ads, and then suddenly my storage (SD card and USB) became unavailable. I am sure it was a virus from the app. I am about to do factory reset of my phone.

Comment on Switched to a Nexus S and miss your LED notification light? Try NoLED [Software] by Sachin Kakkar

Sachin Kakkar — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:01:00 +0000

Worst app … notification light is very basic feature how can google forget this feature in his new OS. Google should also provide compatibility with his older Phone.

Comment on Spammy Airpush notification drops Mario Kart for Android in our lap by richfiles

richfiles — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:52:00 +0000

Have you looked at some of the things that “agreeing” to gives this app permission to access? Your location, your bookmarks, your history, your phone state and identity, WRITE access you your browser history and bookmarks. Read and write access to your SD card (I know, required for saving), and it’s able to prevent your tablet from sleeping and has full network access.

Why the hay does Mario Kart need to read and write your browser history and bookmarks… It makes me want to sing!
Spam, spam, spam spam. Spam, spam, spam, spam!

Comment on Spammy Airpush notification drops Mario Kart for Android in our lap by JL

JL — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:12:00 +0000

I also downloaded Mario Kart through the notification, and played it once. It was fun, and the game mechanics were well-made.

Then, I kept receiving spam in my notifications tab for various advertisements. I tried uninstalling Mario Kart, which removed the spam notifications. Looks like this is one of the reasons it was removed from Play Store.

Comment on Spammy Airpush notification drops Mario Kart for Android in our lap by DH

DH — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:34:00 +0000

Ah, so I am not the only one being spammed with ad’s by Google Play every time I turn my tablet on.. And worse, they decided to spam me with “Mario Kart for Android!!” which sounded fun, only to find it had already been pulled from the store. So, spam that goes nowhere – cheers Google!