Kevin Krueger

Review: rooCASE Flip Cover Wallet for the Galaxy S4

Mar

2014

If you are looking for a thin flip cover for your Galaxy S4, rooCASE makes a slick little flip cover wallet case worth checking out. Construction is a brushed texture synthetic leather wrapped over a hard plastic lid and shell. Open the lid and you’ll find two handy card slots in the soft fabric. Doing ...

T-Mobile Doubles Down on Simple Choice Data Allotment

Mar

2014

T-Mobile made their Simple Choice plans even more attractive by doubling the high-speed (read as not throttled) data allotments for their base Simple Choice plan. This is good for both existing and new customers and goes into effect on March 23. The base Simple Choice plan is the same $50 for the first line, $30 ...

HTC UK Temporarily Pulls HTC One Android 4.4 Update

Mar

2014

Responding to a question on Twitter, HTC UK confirmed an issue with the HTC One’s latest Android 4.4 build and have temporarily suspended further over-the-air updates. @eblindgren Hi, we’re aware that some users are having issues with the 4.4 update. As a result, all updates have been temporarily suspended. — HTC UK (@HTC_UK) March 3, ...

MWC 2014 – Motorola Q&A: Lenovo, the Next Moto X, Watches and More

Feb

2014

At MWC 2014, Motorola Mobility leadership took to the stage to answer questions about the company’s future with Lenovo, the influence of Google ownership, and what is in store for both the company and their customers in the future. Participating in the panel were Steve Horowitz, SVP Software; Mark Randall, SVP Supply Chain; Rick Osterloh, ...

MWC 2014 – “Premium Midrange” HTC Desire 816 and Desire 610 Announced

Feb

2014

HTC has new entries into the midrange market with their Desire 816 and Desire 610 handsets announced at Monday’s press event during Mobile World Congress. Their first handsets of 2014, HTC discussed a common theme of giving users best-in-class premium features and performance that would be expected from higher priced, flagship level, devices. The HTC ...

MWC 2014 – ZTE Grand Memo II LTE Announced

Feb

2014

The ZTE Grand Memo II LTE announced today at Mobile World Congress 2014 marks the Chinese manufacturer’s latest entry in the plus-sized phone segment. It features a 6” IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 all packed in a 161.5x83x7.2mm frame which should be a good balance between that massive display and keeping a device ...

T-Mobile and AT&T HTC One Android 4.4.2 Updates a Go!

Feb

2014

Last but not least, both the T-Mobile and AT&T HTC One Android 4.4.2 updates received carrier approval, wrapping up this round of US HTC One updates. HTC’s Mohammad Versi took to Twitter and shared the good news for T-Mobile owners yesterday, followed up with AT&T news less than an hour later T-Mobile HTC One Owners! ...

Verizon Moto X Android 4.4.2 Update Live, Get it Here!

Feb

2014

With T-Mobile and US Cellular updates complete, the Android 4.4.2 update for the Verizon Retail and Developer Edition Moto X is official leaving Sprint and AT&T owners next to the party. The new version is build 164.55.2.en.US and is 155.7Mb in size. There does not seem to be anything in the update that we didn’t already ...

Get the Sprint EVO 4G LTE Android 4.3 Update Here!

Feb

2014

The Sprint EVO 4G LTE has received an update from HTC to version 4.13.651.3 which bumps this jewel to Sense 5.0 and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The update is a little different than usual in that it is not being released as an Over-The-Air (OTA) update because of memory limitations on the device. Instead of an ...

Nexus 7 FHD LTE Receives Verizon Compatibility Update – Get it Here!

Feb

2014

The Nexus 7 FHD LTE received a minor bump to Android 4.4.2 Release 2, which is a compatibility update with changes requested by Verizon for certification on their network. If you are using your Nexus 7 FHD LTE on a GSM carrier, you will not likely be prompted to update, but it does show right ...