Xperia Arc Rooted

Well we knew this was coming once Sony Ericsson announced unlockable bootloaders for their Xperia phones: the good folks at XDA have rooted the Xperia Arc.

So if you've got ahold of Sony's shiny new phone and want to crack it open, head on over to this thread on XDA for step-by-step instructions from Bin4ry, the one behind rooting the Arc.

And if you have an Xperia Neo, keep an eye on the same thread, as a root method for that phone is coming soon as well.

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Review: Bury CC9060IQ Bluetooth Car Kit

When I first heard about the CC9060IQ Bury Bluetooth car-kit last month at CTIA I was extremely skeptical. I've tried out my fair share of Bluetooth devices and have always been left wanting. After almost a month with the CC9060IQ I’ve come to the conclusion that this is no ordinary Bluetooth car-kit.  It’s a feature packed device that seamlessly integrates your Android handset with your car’s audio system. Set-up is so easy that your flip-phone carrying grandma could figure it out, and using it is even easier. Here’s a breakdown of the features:

Calls & Text

You’ve got more than a few choices on making calls. You can enter the number on the touchscreen dial-pad, search your synced address book, speak the number you want to call, or use the voice-tag  to quickly dial a contact. The CC9060 will announce when you’ve got an incoming call and tell you who’s calling.

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Gameloft Policies Still Handcuffing Customers

We have touched on Gameloft's policies a time or two here on AndroidGuys, mostly because they could use a little bit of help.  Regardless of how awesome their games are, the company could be doing better in many Android fans' eyes.  Such is the case with an email we just got from one of their customers who points out that things have not changed much.

Our reader, George, has purchased seven games from Gameloft's website over time, each at around $4.99 or more.  George went and snatched up a brand new LG G2X from T-Mobile yesterday, and wanted to play his games on it.  This is a beast of a device after all.  After reaching out to Gameloft regarding his inability to re0download the games, he was contacted by a representative who had this to offer:

Unfortunately, you can not get the games back on your new phone. According to Gameloft policy if you buy a game, you can re-download it to the same phone with the same phone number within 3 years of your purchase. If the phone model or number was changed by the customer's own initiative, Gameloft has the right to refuse re-sending the game.

You can not re-download or transfer games which you bought on your old phone (HTC My Touch 4G) to the new phone (LG G2X), because we produce each game-build for one particular phone to ensure the best quality and to prevent piracy. If you want to have games on your new phone, I'm afraid you will have to buy them again.

Sorry for the inconveniences. If you have any other questions, please let me know.

Our main reason for pointing this out today is because many Android owners have come up for a renewal or are ready to purchase a new handset.  Gaming enthusiasts tend to have high-end phones or the latest technologies.  We can't imagine them being too pleased if they have to buy their games over every time they get a new device.

Our recommendation to Gameloft is a simple one:  Offer all of your titles in the Android Market.  There's no reason we can think of to split your library of games across multiple channels.  In fact, we think you'd have a higher volume of sales if people were able to discover you there as opposed to going to your site to "see what else is available".  You can still restrict what devices or OS releases can play the game, mention in comments how they are optimized for certain models, or whatever.

There are many out there who are cool with their policies and don't care if they have to buy a game a second time.  But for those of you who are looking to pick up a new phone, beware that there could be additional charges on the horizon.

Anonymous

Gameloft has a case of "Already got your money, dude!"-itis.

Anonymous

Thanks for the warning. They already magically can't find my phone # in their system when I went to re-download a game I got from them. This doesn't surprise me and Gameloft won't ever get another dollar from me until they sell in the standard market.

http://twitter.com/GrevensEpiphanyRamon Martinez

Their policies border on the absurd. They claim to do things to prevent piracy, when all they're doing is encouraging it. I would love to purchase Eternal Legacy and Dungeon Hunter 2, but they won't sell it to you if you have AT&T (like I did for a while with the Atrix) or a G2x (like I do now). Therefore, if I really want to play the games, my only real option is to pirate. It makes no sense. Besides, a simple Google search will show you how heavily pirated their games are as it is, so the security measures clearly aren't working. Sad.

http://profiles.google.com/rnstewartRussell Stewart

Looks like I'll never be buying anything from these guys.

Themitchy

Wouldn't even consider buying from them given this policy.

http://twitter.com/udnaanAdnan

Guy gives money to a cloning outfit. Cloning outfit wants more money. Guy is surprised. News at 9

http://twitter.com/xlonewolfx1Jason

That sucks should of backed up the apk on ur sd card.

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Pocket Legends Celebrates one year Anniversary, Massive Giveaway from Spacetime Studios

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Download Geeky Avatar Free Android app, cool and colorful Avatars for your address book

If you are tired of the boring address book on your Android Smartphone without having any contact photos or those have blurred picture then you might check this out. Geeky Avatar Free Android can help you to customize your friend with cool look, create awesome Avatars and use them in your address book. Now every time some one call, you will answer  with pleasure when seeing stylish funny avatars.

The FREE version of Geeky Avatar can be download from the link below which is ad supported. You can also buy an ad free version at $0.99 from Android Market.

Samsung preparing a 2GHz dual-core smartphone for 2012

We are now at a stage where lot of Dual core Smartphone popping up regularly. Users are confused which one they will get or should just wait for a better one. According to a Korean site the giant chip-maker Samsung working on a 2GHz dual core processor based on their recently made Exynos processor seen on latest Samsung Galaxy S II Android Smartphone.

“We are planning to release a 2Ghz dual core CPU-equipped smartphone by next year,” said a high-ranking official from the company. “This product will have the data processing capacities of a regular PC.” Samsung is still developing the dual core CPU to be used in the smartphone. It is highly likely that it will be launched under the Exynos brand, a processor brand launched by the company in February.

It would have been easier for Samsung to make a 4GHz single core proceesor rather than 2GHz dual core, but due to battery life issue and as Dual core facilitates multitasking using smartphones by allotting the workload on two separate cores made up Samsung’s mind to working on a 2GHz processor.

The dual core 2GHz will not only take it place on Samsung Devices, but also samsung has plan to sell them to other manufacturer. So in the first quarter of 2012 we will see coming more 2GHz Smartphones following by Samsung. Stay tuned with us at Facebook and Twitter to keep yourself updated on latest Samsung News. source.

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