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Only Best Buy would advertise a device yet announced. They continue their reign of advertising blunders by offering up 5000 bonus reward points for purchasing an unannounced and unavailable Motorola DROID 4. This may not be as bad as when they were selling the Nexus Prime, but it’s still a doozy. The Motorola DROID 4 was previously rumored to be released this month, but for reasons unknown, has disappeared into the Verizon device abyss.


Good ol’ Verizon, always passing the savings onto its customers. If you didn’t catch the sarcasm in that last statement, prepare yourselves for disappointment. Verizon apparently believes you should be charged a “convenience” fee for paying your bill. Yea, I know — what a convenience it is to shell out hundreds of dollars to a company that has three outages in one month. Okay, so the “convenience” fee really only applies to anyone trying to pay their bill online or over the phone with any method other than electronic check. You’re also safe from being charged a fee if you are enrolled in AutoPay.


We now have answers as to why HTC Rezound users were able to unlock their device using the instruction from HTCdev.com. It appears any device launched after September 2011 is now unlockable and HTCdev will be updating the site accordingly. This is excellent news for the future of HTC and its customers.


Ahhh, the future of the Pavlovian response. Let the salivating begin at the first sound of an alert from Krispy Kreme’s Hot Light app for Android. Krispy Kreme’s Hot Light app let’s you know when a fresh batch of hot glazed doughnuts has come off the line and is ready to put you into a diabetic coma. The warm gooey freshness of a hot Krispy Kreme doughnut will have you quoting Homer Simpson and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Those of you who know what I’m talking about should check their blood sugar levels at this time. You never know when you may have a craving for one of these confectionery marvels, but with the Hot Light app, at least you’ll know when they’re hot should you want one. The Hot light app let’s you:


Another bad day for Verizon and its 4G LTE network. Apparently a large number of LTE users have been experiencing a nationwide 3G/4G outage. The reports began rolling in around 11 AM and seem to be sporadic but expansive. This marks the third nationwide outage Verizon has experienced this month, and it seems to only affect users of a 4G LTE device. The reason for these outages has yet to be given, but you can be sure there are thousands of Verizon customers upset and looking for a credit.

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