Games are a dime a dozen in the Android Market these days but that means finding a high quality one is harder than ever.  Going in and searching for a game can be overwhelming at times and not every game you pick up is going to be a winner no matter how [...]]]>

Games are a dime a dozen in the Android Market these days but that means finding a high quality one is harder than ever.  Going in and searching for a game can be overwhelming at times and not every game you pick up is going to be a winner no matter how good the user ratings are.  To make things worse, many of the games with recognizable titles fall to live up to the expectations.  Captain America Sentinel of Liberty is not one of those games.  Its challenging enough to keep grown-ups interested and easy enough for young children to pick up and play without a struggle.

Captain America Sentinel of Liberty is a classic side-scrolling action fighter with high quality graphics and simple, straight forward commands that make game-play both fun and easy.  Guide the good Captain through 24 levels of intense action as you try to stop Red Skull and HYDRA from using powerful weapons to gain momentum during World War II.

The HD graphics are stunning and are what make Captain America Sentinel of Liberty stand out from other side scrolling games in the Market.  The game just really looks good and the graphics and movements of the characters are smooth and fluid and compliment the commands perfectly.

Simply put, this game is just fun to play and isn’t that what we’re really looking for when we’re playing a game?  The only issue I had was that the game stuttered and froze quite a bit on my old Galaxy S Vibrant but those issues were corrected when playing the game on a Galaxy S II with a dual-core processor.  So I guess more power will help but if you’re only running on one core you still can play the game well (might’ve just been my phone).

Captain America Sentinel of Liberty is available in the Android Market for $2.99.

Most probably you have already heard the word “repeater”. But what is it? So the repeater is a device that amplifies signals and transfers them from one section of the cable to another. Let’s see what the mobile repeater is in this case.

The gsm repeater or a booster for the cell [...]]]>

Most probably you have already heard the word “repeater”. But what is it? So the repeater is a device that amplifies signals and transfers them from one section of the cable to another. Let’s see what the mobile repeater is in this case.

The gsm repeater or a booster for the cell phone is a regular bi-directional antenna amplifier, which is used for gain of a weak signal of cellular operators, working at different frequencies.

Any company distributes its services through the operator base stations deployed over large areas. Where there are the antenna towers of the operator, there is a zone of the coverage.

However, any such area has places, called as “holes” and even “dead zones”. It is not an abnormal phenomenon. All is very simple and clear – the cell signal disappears in these areas. You can stay or even jump – the signal does not appear. Nevertheless, this is a fault of the mobile operator. But what to do when your house or country cottage is located in such place?

The problem of “dead zones” in cellular communication is more than relevant and there are many reasons of the disappearance of the cellular signal. That can be high-rise buildings that prevent the spread of the gsm signal in the city; forests and the remoteness of objects from the mobile base stations outside the city. The mobile booster solves the problem of “dead zones” easily.

Typically, the cell phone booster is installed indoors in houses, cottages and country houses, office centers, cafes, cellar and basement areas, remote objects where the signal level is insufficient or non-existent.

On the one side the mobile repeater is connected to external antenna which is installed on the roof or a wall of the building, on the other – an internal antenna. The external antenna receives the signal from the mobile base station of the operator; the mobile booster amplifies it and, using an indoor antenna in the “dead zone”, sends the amplified signal to the subscriber.

The cell phone repeater creates a proper space where the mobile signal level is sufficient for a cell phone.

And conversely, the internal antenna receives the signal from your Android phone and then passes it to the mobile booster that increases the signal to the required level. The amplified signal is sent by cable to the external directional antenna, and then forwarded to the mobile base station.

So after you install the mobile repeater the subscriber receives the high-quality connection in the house or office. At the same time the cell signal amplifier does not impose any restrictions on the number of subscribers that talk simultaneously and the cellular amplifier solve the problem of poor communication of all mobile operators who provide communication services.

Yes the world’s most valuable company is also the world’s biggest [...]]]> You know that stupid show on MTV where they find bullies and put them in the ring against a trained MMA/UFC fighter so they can get a good old fashioned ass whoopin’ on national television?  That needs to happen to Apple.  Right.  Fucking.  Now.

Yes the world’s most valuable company is also the world’s biggest asshole company.  For the past year or so, Apple has been trying to destroy Android by attacking hardware manufacturers such as Samsung and HTC with patent lawsuits ranging from the stupid to the utterly retarded.  They’ve had mixed success with these lawsuits but that isn’t stopping them from continuing there attempt to eliminate Google from the mobile space all together.  Just recently, Apple filed a lawsuit in California claiming that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus infringes on several of their patents which if upheld could result in sales of Google’s Android 4.0 phone to be halted.

While anyone with half a brain can tell that these patents don’t hold any water in the real world they still could cause a preliminary injunction to be placed on the Galaxy Nexus.  The problem is that the U.S. Patent System is not based in the real world.  In fact, the patent system in the U.S., particularly in regards to software, is a complete and total disaster.  Take this for example, one of the patents is in regards to voice commands specific to Apple’s Siri virtually assistant software even though Google has had a voice search feature that predates Siri by at least two years.  And Google is the one infringing right?  Makes sense to me.

Apple is using the broken, shameful patent system as a weapon to stifle its competitions ability to succeed in the mobile space.  Steve Jobs hated Android and wanted to destroy it because it claimed that they stole Apple’s ideas.  The only problem is that a lot of what Apple did had already been done by RIM, Palm or any of the phones using Window’s Mobile.  Apple took those ideas and, along with their own ideology of how a phone should work, released the original iPhone.  Apple essentially took mobile phones to the next level by doing what their competitors were doing, only better.  Now it is their goal to not allow anyone the opportunity to even try to do it better.

When you look at a company like Apple, the world’s most profitable company, and you can sense that there is a fear within, it’s sad really.   In some ways they are right to fear Android since it has become the world’s most popular mobile operating system but on the other hand they’re still the world’s biggest handset manufacturer and they are still the world’s richest fucking company.  You would think that they would realize that their success isn’t going to be threatened by Android as much as it will be threatened by their own lack of innovation.  These lawsuits look more and more like a sign of internal weakness instead of an exercise in dominance.

No matter what the reasoning behind these lawsuits is they need to stop.  Maybe the government will need to step in to say enough is enough and impose a freeze on all software related patents.  That’s highly unlikely so here’s what I propose.  Someone kicks the shit out of Apple.  Google just received approval to go forward with their purchase of Motorola and the massive amount of patents that comes along with it.  Samsung, HTC, LG and all the other Android handset manufacturer’s should band together and slap Apple with a string of lawsuits of their own.  If all of these companies banded together they might be able to put a stop to Apple’s childish behavior.  Otherwise we might need to contact Jeff Gillooly, Shawn Eckhardt and Shane Stant to attack Apple with a collapsible police baton just above the knee.  Or maybe a quick pummeling by Nelson Muntz followed by a well timed “ha ha” will do the trick.

The point is that someone needs to take on this bully.  Someone needs to punch them in the mouth so they taste their own blood for a change.  Apple seems unwilling to stopping this bullshit so someone will have to emerge as Apple’s physical equal.  Now that Google has Motorola in their back pocket it might be the perfect time to mount that offensive.  Rip their fucking hearts out guys.

MetroPCS has some of the lowest priced unlimited wireless plans you’ll find on American shores and right now they have some of the best deals you’ll find on their Android phones.  Honestly, this is one of the craziest sales that I’ve ever seen at MetroPCS and it’s even crazier when you realize [...]]]>

MetroPCS has some of the lowest priced unlimited wireless plans you’ll find on American shores and right now they have some of the best deals you’ll find on their Android phones.  Honestly, this is one of the craziest sales that I’ve ever seen at MetroPCS and it’s even crazier when you realize that these prices don’t include any subsidies and you don’t have to sign up for a two year contract.  Let’s take a look at some of the great deals on Android phones at MetroPCS.

• Huawei M835 – $39.00 – This is about as entry-level as an Android phone is going to get but you do get a fair amount of features crammed into a small package.  Did I mention that the Huawei M835 only costs $39? You can also pick up the special Tokidoki edition for $49.
• HTC Wildfire S – $99.00 – The HTC Wildfire S is well known to most of us but not at this price.  That’s a 3.2″ display, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and HTC’s legendary build quality for under $100.  Crazy.
• Samsung Admire – $59.00 – Alright I’m just gonna say it.  This is the best deal I’ve seen in a long, long time.  The Samsung Admire features a 3.5″ touchscreen display, 800MHz processor, a 3.2 megapixel camera and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.  That’s an outrageous phone for only $59.
• Samsung Galaxy Attain – $199.00 – This is the best Android phone on MetroPCS but it’s also the priciest of the bunch at a shade under $200.  For that price you are getting a phone with a 3.5″ display, 1GHz processor, 3 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1.3 megapixel front camera, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and access to MetroPCS’ nationwide 4G LTE data network.

Those deals are great but MetroPCS’ plans also offer some incredible value.  With unlimited plans ranging from $40-$60 there is always going to be the perfect plan for your price range and none of them will set you back all that much cash.  This is the best deal in mobile right now since Republic Wireless isn’t taking any new members during its beta phase.

If you’re looking for a way to express your love for that special someone in your life then the I Love You Widget is just what you’ve been looking for.  It’s simple to set up and customize and it even functions as a clock and provides a shortcut so you can easily call [...]]]>

If you’re looking for a way to express your love for that special someone in your life then the I Love You Widget is just what you’ve been looking for.  It’s simple to set up and customize and it even functions as a clock and provides a shortcut so you can easily call or text your sweetheart without having to go through any additional menus.  With Valentine’s Day upon us the I Love You Widget is a quick and easy way to express your love on your Android phone or tablet.

As I indicated before, the I Love You Widget allows you to customize it to fit your needs.  You can add pictures of both you and that special someone change the background color and design, change the clock widget, change the text size and, as I mentioned above, even assign a number to it so you can quickly contact your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, crush or mistress.  By the way, if you have enough balls to put your mistress on your I Love You Widget then you probably have some serious cojones.  You can also zoom and maneuver the photos you choose to fit properly into the given area.  There’s a ton of options to make your widget as special and unique as the one you love.  Too sappy?  Even with all the options setting things up in the I Love You Widget is really easy and it only takes a minute or two to get your widget customized and up on your home screen for all to see.

The I Love You Widget is available in the Android Market for free and is the perfect way to display your love to the world this Valentine’s Day.  I made one especially for my sweet thing (Paula Paulson) and I’ve taken things a step further by posting it here on something called the world wide web.  I wonder if it will catch on?

Stone Stacker is about as challenging a puzzle game as you’ll find in the Android Market today.  The good news is that it is so challenging that you won’t be able to put it down.  It almost seemed like the more frustrated I got the more and more I liked the game.

Stone Stacker [...]]]>

Stone Stacker is about as challenging a puzzle game as you’ll find in the Android Market today.  The good news is that it is so challenging that you won’t be able to put it down.  It almost seemed like the more frustrated I got the more and more I liked the game.

Stone Stacker is a new twist on puzzle games where you must stack different shaped stones on top of each other so that they don’t fall down.  The first level is so simple that you instantly think that you’re going to waltz right through each level then you’ll hit the fourth level and you’re hooked.  Each level takes thought and a steady hand to complete but that thinking and planning is what makes Stone Stacker such a joy.  Other games in this genre such as Angry Birds or Stupid Zombies use a certain amount of luck to complete tasks but Stone Stacker relies solely on your mental abilities to tackle each level.  Basically, you’ll be hard-pressed to pass a level without thinking your plan through and for that, I thank you.

If you’re not sure if Stone Stacker is for you then I suggest trying out the lite version before you pony up the $0.99 to get the full version in the Android Market.  Or you could quit being such a cheap ass and just grab the full version from the start because I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy the hell out of this game.  I really fell in love with it right from the start but maybe that’s just because I love a challenge (just ask the wife) or maybe its because this game kicks serious ass.  That’s a ringing endorsement in case you were wondering.

It almost seems like Verizon is literally shitting Droid phones out these days.  In the last few months we’ve seen the arrival of the Droid RAZR, the Droid RAZR (again, with 16GB), the Droid RAZR MAXX and now the newest member of the Droid family, the Motorola Droid 4.  This phone may [...]]]>

It almost seems like Verizon is literally shitting Droid phones out these days.  In the last few months we’ve seen the arrival of the Droid RAZR, the Droid RAZR (again, with 16GB), the Droid RAZR MAXX and now the newest member of the Droid family, the Motorola Droid 4.  This phone may be the best QWERTY slider ever made but it is clear that both Verizon and Motorola have made the decision to push the latest Droid down a peg from its once lofty position atop the Android heap.  That doesn’t mean that the Droid 4 is a bad phone, it most certainly is not, but it no longer commands the attention that it got when it brought Motorola and Android into another dimension back in 2009.

The Droid 4 takes a lot of its design queues from the current king of the Droid family, the Droid RAZR with its curved yet angular shape and darkened color scheme but Motorola made some sacrifices to get the Droid 4 in at a lower price point.  The most obvious loss is the display which has been reduced to a 4-inch qHD Pentile LCD display that while good, doesn’t compare favorably with some of the newest screen’s out there today.  Another sacrifice made in the Droid 4 can be found in the thickness of the device.  This is not a RAZR by any stretch of the imagination.  It would’ve been nice for Motorola to put a little more effort into making the Droid 4 a little bit more svelte and sexy.

Despite that, the Droid 4 is, as I mentioned earlier, probably the best QWERTY slider you’ll find these days.  Not surprisingly, the keyboard is one of the highlights of this phone.  It is the product of the continued progression that Motorola has made on every Droid phone to date and you can tell that this is an area that the design team put a lot of time and effort into perfecting.  The Droid 4 is also a pretty speedy device with a 1.2GHz dual core processor and 1GB RAM that allows it to easily digest anything you throw at it.  Another positive, although nothing groundbreaking, is the high quality dual cameras that take some really great pictures.

The Motorola Droid 4 is available from Verizon for $199.99 with a two year contract or can be found at other online retailers  like Cheapassphones.com ($149.99) for less.