Archive for August, 2009

Collapse Chaos In The Wild

jmckeejr is normally known for his Chrome line of slick Touch Pro ROMs and in his search for the latest and greatest apps he came across a game called Collapse Chaos from the Topaz ROM. Thankfully, he’s extracted the files and cabbed them up for us and they resize perfectly for the Fuze [...]




Sprint’s Touch Pro 2 Coming Sept. 8

The floodgates are getting ready to open with the second US carrier to have the Touch Pro 2 and it’s just over a week away. The pricing is exactly in line with TMo at $350 with a two year contract and after rebates, but I’d bet we’ll see discounts online like we saw [...]


Psychology of Technology: Does Technology Connection Mean Life Disconnection?

Has computer and communication technology allowed us to connect more deeply with life? Or, as we become more connected with this technology, are we becoming more disconnected from life?
As someone who has made his life’s work the study of human behavior and who is fascinated by the nexus of humanity and computer and [...]


Read Speed

Who would have thunk it? I’m can actually read faster, thus reading more, saving time, and being more productive. So good to me. Where do I sign up?
Well, werD (pronouced weird?) over at xda-developers has created WordStreamer, a speed reading tool. Here’s what he has to say:
“WordStreamer (aka MiniMuncher) is a speed reading tool [...]


ZLaunchy Finds Applications With A Dialpad

I am not real sure this would be something that I could get into, but none the less, this is a very cool looking application that I wanted to give you guys a heads up about. It’s called ZLaunchy and the first Version .01 was just released and what it does is allows you [...]




Return of the Photo Viewer

I’ve long enjoyed using resco’s file explorer and photo view on my devices. After the file explorer was updated and the photo viewer was not, I thought all was lost. Well, good news, photo viewer is alive and kicking, and it is looking better than ever! Even for an alpha.


ThrottleLauncher Re-Written and Released

ThrottleLauncher is a UI created by APBilbo of XDA and he’s now re-written the application and released it. There’s some great stuff here like multiple pages you can define and custom widgets including an RSS feed and FaceBook. Since the UI is fully customizable you can make it your own including skinning it. From [...]


The Lost iPhone Ad

origins81 posted this on XDA and I really can’t help but to share it. Watch it while sitting on the floor so you can’t fall off your chair laughing. Oh and there’s one bit of foul language so if you’re not supposed to hear those words don’t play this clip:


BubbleWrap…the Game

You know that bubble wrap stuff that comes in all of your packaging that you love to pop (but don’t understand why it’s so much fun)? Well Herm made it into a game! Here’s what it is. You race to pop as many of the bubbles as possible against a clock and as you pop [...]


New Google Maps “Favorite Places” v3.2.1

Below is a list of new features, changes, and fixed issues for Google Maps for mobile available in version 3.2.1 for Symbian Series 60 and Windows Mobile devices.
New features

Places of interest: Selectable icons and labels on the map allow you to choose prominent businesses or places of interest in order to see business info, reviews, [...]