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Verizon Unveils the LG Lucid: Mid-Range Specs, $80, March 29th Launch

If you’re looking for an affordable mid-range smartphone on Big Red’s blazing fast network, then this latest installment to Verizon’s phone lineup just may interest you. Today, Verizon officially announced the LG Lucid’s debut slated for a March 29th launch. The Lucid will run consumers $80 (after a 2-year contract

How to Root the Huawei Ideos X6 U9000

The Huawei X6 (or the U9000) is a device with a 4.1-inch display and a 1GHz Scorpion and needless to say, affordable and pretty fast at the same time, which means you stand to gain a lot by rooting the device than not.  Read on to know how to do

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich Manual Odin Update Available

Thanks to Rootzwiki, someone has posted the manual, Odin required, Android 4.0 update for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II. You’ll need to download ODIN and setup the proper drivers, download the update, and then let it flash. This update is unrooted though, so if you are rooted and want

Android App Review: Fitbit

Do you ever feel painfully out of shape and want to make a change in your lifestyle, but don’t know where to start? As some of you may know, Fitbit created a wireless activity tracking device, called the Fitbit Ultra, designed to help its users get active and stay active.

Microsoft Updates Windows Phone SDK, Now Supports 256MB Devices

Windows Phone developers were happy to hear that Microsoft released a 7.1.1 update to the Windows Phone SDK today. The update featured new perks and tools optimized for Tango devices sporting lower memory. Currently, 95% of the apps found in the Marketplace have no issue running on lower-end Windows Phones, but

MIUI Android 4.0 custom ROM now available for the Galaxy Nexus

If the CyanogenMod custom ROMs could be described as useful and attractive, the MIUI ROMs that I have used can only be described with one word – elegant.  The group has ROMs for almost all popular Android devices and now the Galaxy Nexus gets it due in the form of

Android Ice Cream Sandwich Installed on the Nokia N9

You read that correctly. You can now load Android Ice Cream Sandwich on the Nokia N9 thanks to a group of developers over at the NITDroid Forums. Not only does it work but it seems most features, besides the camera and auto-rotation, are working pretty well according to AndroidCommunity. With

HTC Vivid’s Ice Cream Sandwich Update

According to a Facebook post by HTC, the HTC Vivid is one of the first smartphones in the US to get the update to Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The update also brings some type of maintenance-blah-blah to the Beats by Dr Dre system on the phone as well,

How to Flash a Custom Recovery on the Cricket ZTE Score (X500)

If you have rooted your device, the obvious next step would be to flash a custom recovery.  This will enable your device to flash custom ROMs, root/unroot your phone, wipe data (also available on the stock recovery) and many other functions that a stock recovery won’t have.  Read on to