Posts by Vincent Messina


The major MOTOACTV update that was supposed to roll out on Wednesday but was delayed, is finally available. Software update 6.0 brings quite an array of new features and all you have to do is connect your MOTOACTV device to your PC or Mac to get them. For a look at what’s new check out the full changelog after the break.


Samsung and Rovio were on hand at SXSW today to give people an early hands-on with the upcoming Angry Birds Space. This next iteration of Angry Birds aims to turn the series upside down with out-of-this-world levels and gravity challenged gameplay. This won’t be your average Angry Birds experience and that’s why Samsung has teamed up with Rovio to demo Angry Birds Space’s unique gameplay on an equally unique device — the Samsung Galaxy Note. It’s also a chance for Rovio and Samsung to announce the exclusive Angry Birds content coming to the Galaxy Note once the game is released.


Google’s 7 Days To Play promotion has been providing some nice content for just a quarter. We’re now down to only 4 days left to Play and that means we have a new list of content discounted to $.25. For a measly dollar, you can get all of the following:


Sprint has announced a new low-end Android device geared towards families on a budget. The ZTE Fury will only cost $19.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and will have access to an array of friendly family apps (which unfortunately cost extra). You won’t find any jaw dropping specs but the Fury does feature:


If you’re into benchmarks, you may be interested in the latest results from the Intel powered Santa Clara set to hit France in June. We’re all curious to see how Intel’s new Medfield chips perform and whether or not they will shake up the mobile market as they claim they will. A German blogger recently took the Santa Clara for a spin through Rightware and Vellamo, both of which are browser benchmark tools. Rightware tests the browser’s performance in JavaScript and HTML rendering. The Intel chip performed quite nicely, scoring a 89180 which is slightly better than the iPhone 4S (87801) but still well under the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (98272).

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