Posts by Vincent Messina

The most expensive app I’ve ever purchased is now on sale for half the price. The SlingPlayer app has been discounted by 50% across all mobile platforms and can now be had for $14.99. This deal applies to both the tablet and phone apps and is well worth the price to have your full home cable service in the palm of your hands.

If you happen to be a member of BJ’s wholesale club, you’ll be happy to hear they have a one-day sale going on for the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T, as well as the Keyboard Dock accessory. If you act fast, you can pick up the TF300T for $369.99 and the dock for $109.99. That’s around a $30 savings individually, $60 savings if you grab both. That’s one of the lowest brand new retail prices I’ve found, and not that bad of a deal considering the TF300T features:

In case you missed it, Google made the full SDK for Android 4.1 available for download yesterday, as well as an updated set of SDK tools (20.1.1) and the NDK (rev 8b). The download is available via the SDK manager or the Android Developers site and is a must have for developers. As with all new versions of Android, there’s a few learning curves. Thankfully Android engineer Nick Butcher was kind enough to give out some pointers.

Google Play Music received some UI improvements today when it was updated to version 4.3.606. Besides being “Harder, better, faster, stronger,” the Google Play Music app now features a:

We simply love wallpapers. They’re one of the first changes we make to our Android devices and often represent our moods, interests, or wicked alter egos. They’re as unique as the individuals who use them and while some people pick one and stick with it, others change them more often than a teenager’s Facebook status. Each day we’re going to feature a free wallpaper for you to download and use on your Android device. Depending on your device, you may want to use your favorite photo editing software to resize the image for a better fit. Once that’s done, apply and enjoy. Your homescreen can thank us later. Cheers!

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