Daily Archives: May 22, 2012

Unofficial S-Voice app gets gagged, Samsung waits for its flagship hero

Unofficial S-Voice app gets gagged, Samsung waits for its flagship hero

Did you get a chance to download Samsung’s voice assistant APK over the weekend? Don’t bother trying now, as Samsung (or Vlingo, who are behind the app) has locked down access for unauthorized devices — namely anything that isn’t a Galaxy S III. According to xda-developers, S-Voice‘s command requests are being rebuffed once Vlingo’s servers … Continued

Amazon Appstore’s Test Drive try before you buy feature now available on Android phones

Amazon Appstore’s Test Drive try before you buy feature now available on Android phones

When Amazon’s Appstore initially appeared on the Android scene last year, one of its most innovative features was a Test Drive virtual machine that let users try out apps for free from their desktop, and now that technology has come back to the handset. In the newest update pushed today and pictured above, release-2.6.53 adds … Continued

MetroPCS and T-Mobile want Dish to give up half of its wireless spectrum, worry about AT&T and Verizon swooping in

MetroPCS and T-Mobile want Dish to give up half of its wireless spectrum, worry about AT&T and Verizon swooping in

Dish Network might not start up its LTE-based 4G network until as late as 2016, but that hasn’t stopped MetroPCS and T-Mobile from jointly telling the FCC that the would-be carrier needs to make some concessions for small carriers to rest easy. Both of the complaints have a common proposal that would see Dish give … Continued