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Monday, July 30, 2012

Jelly Belly Candy Co. Releases Jelly Belly Live Wallpaper in Celebration of New OS

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The Jelly Belly Candy Co. launched an official Jelly Belly live wallpaper onto Google Play to celebrate the release of Android 4.1, Jelly Bean. Wow, that's a lot of Jelly. Anyways, once downloaded for free, you can choose from a large assortment of flavors to have displayed on your device. Along with the different flavors, there are also different

Final Fantasy for Android now available on Google Play for $6.99

Four weeks after the Google Play launch of Final

HTC fesses up – Desire HD Android 4.0 update shelved since it would force a hard reset

When HTC made the official announcement that the Desire HD would not be updated to Android 4.0, their statement claimed that the current Android build "provides customers with the best experience on the HTC Desire HD." Our interpretation of that comment was that there were performance issue which HTC has identified with their Ice Cream Sandwich build which could not be overcome. It turns out that we were wrong.

HTC has posted another statement on the topic, explaining that the update was scrapped because it would force a hard reset in order to

Preview Build of CM10 for Verizon Galaxy Nexus Available Now

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If you have been wondering (like myself) why other devices were getting CyanogenMod 10 previews before Google's latest flagship phone, the Galaxy Nexus, you are not alone. Brint Kriebel, the CM manager for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, took to Google+ today to release a preview build that is available for flashing now.

While Kriebel says that this has been the daily driver on his phone for a few weeks now, he does stress that it's a preview build and not a release: meaning bugs are expected. All the major parts of the phone are working though, data, camera, NFC and all that so if you are feeling like getting your CyanogenMod on hit the source link below. Remember, since it's a pure AOSP build there are no Google Apps included in this build. Have fun, but please, make a back-up first!

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Jelly Bean Factory Images Released for Nexus 7, Nexus S, and GSM Galaxy Nexus Variants

nexus 7 logo 650x432 Jelly Bean Factory Images Released for Nexus 7, Nexus S, and GSM Galaxy Nexus Variants

Jelly Bean factory images are now available from Google for a good portion of the Nexus lineup of devices. If you happen to own a Nexus 7, Nexus S (sojua or soju versions), or the Galaxy Nexus (yakju and takju versions), then we suggest downloading these files and keeping them in a safe place in case of future software troubles. Down the road, these could save you from a horrible custom ROM flashing fiasco and bring your device back from the dead. No love yet of course for the Verizon toro version, but hopefully we'll be shown some love too in the future.

16GB Nexus 7 Now Back in Stock

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After a two week period of Google trying to catch up on 16GB Nexus 7 orders, the device is now showing as being back "in stock." Between the 8GB and 16GB versions, the bigger storage option is either the hotter selling of the two or Google was expecting the 8GB to be much more popular and simply manufactured more of it instead.

In our review of the Nexus 7, we tossed out the idea that you may want to go for the 16GB instead, if you plan on downloading a bunch of content to your device. With the 8GB option, you have to remember that 2.5GB or so are taken up by the operating system and that HD movies can land at around another 2.5GB, leaving you with very little space for major gaming titles, music, or other videos.

If the 16GB was the Nexus 7 that you had been holding out for, jump into the Play Store now.

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Cheers JBow!