Samsung just released a new Android app which is available for download in Google Play. The app, called Samsung Cares aims to provide you with on the go support which according to Samsung, comes with seamless navigation for online support and service tracking information for your product. The Android app also provides you with FAQ’s, [...]
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Google updates the session schedule for Google I/O
May 18th, 2012 
admin If you’re going to Google I/O, you may want to take a look at the conference’s event calendar and start planning your week. As reported by Android Police, Google is fleshing out the schedule for its June developer’s conference. You can attend sessions on game development, using the YouTube API and more. If you’re not [...]
Why Does Google Wallet Want Root Access All Of A Sudden?
May 18th, 2012 admin For as many benefits as rooting your phone can bring to users interested in stretching the limits of what their smartphones can do, there are certain situations where rooting just seems to be opening up a hornet’s nest of problems. Google Wallet is one of the more high-profile apps that’s really been putting up a [...]
Virgin Mobile gets on Google Wallet bandwagon with $25 promo
May 18th, 2012 admin Virgin Mobile has become the latest wireless carrier to get behind the future of mobile commerce that is Google Wallet. The provider shot out an email today advising that customers who pick up the new LG Optimus Elite can activate Google Wallet and score credit in the process. The catch is that you have to [...]
Virgin Mobile giving $25 in Google Wallet credits to everyone who activates an LG Optimus Elite
May 18th, 2012 admin Virgin Mobile is running an interesting promotion to get people to buy their newly-launched LG Optimus Elite. They’re giving of Google Wallet credit to use at participating retailers and shops. This is no doubt a promotion to highlight the device’s NFC chip and to encourage users to try out mobile payments, a fairly new field [...]
Google Wallet baffles with root access request
May 18th, 2012 admin In the continuing mild drama that is Google Wallet‘s security, there’s a new wrinkle to report. The latest update is specifically for the HTC EVO 4G LTE (which won’t be released any time soon – thanks, Apple!) and a small bug fix. But why is the application suddenly asking for root access? Rooted users found [...]
Official Google Wallet app requesting root permission
May 18th, 2012 admin Something odd is going on with the Google Wallet app. After a recent update the app appears to be requesting root access, though the initial report is that nothing has changed within Google Wallet that would need root access. Some suggest Google is doing this to check if a phone is rooted or not so [...]
Sprint enables carrier billing for all Google Play purchases
May 18th, 2012 admin Do you not own a credit card? Or would you rather not have it linked to an online account in case someone gets their hands on it and misuses it? If either situation describes you and you’re a subscriber on Sprint’s network, well you’ll be pleased to learn that you will now be able to [...]
Add Bing Wallpaper To The Google Search Portal
May 18th, 2012 admin Chrome: If you’re a fan of Bing’s eye-catching daily backgrounds but prefer Google as your search portal, this Google Chrome add-on will pull the Bing wallpaper and add it to Google for you. It’s as simple as it sounds. Install the add-on, visit Google.com and you’ll see all the usual Google stuff but with a [...]
LG Google TV coming to US in late May
May 18th, 2012 admin As expected, LG has confirmed the launch of Google TV for the United States. Expected in late May, the Google OS-equipped televisions will come sizes of 47-inch and 55-inch and will cost ,700 and ,300 respectively. LG’s TV runs Google OS 2.0 that brings in improved user interface along with search capabilities, Google Play [...]
