Android may get a Cydia-like market app soon

A developer named Koushik Dutta creator of ClockworkMod, which is a custom recovery console for Android, proposed the idea to make a market place on Android that houses all the banned apps that Google decided should not be in the official Android Market. This includes custom ROMs, classic gaming emulators, tethering apps, Visual Voicemail apps, one-click rooting, etc. The picture above is an early version of the store which is currently being built. Cyanogenmod app store may not be the final name so don’t get your hopes up, maybe the community will be asked to come up with a name. Bandroid Market seems to be appropriate, don’t you think? It’s about time someone stepped up to offer Android a store like Cydia on iOS it’s long over due. Keep a watchful eye on this if you like those banned Google apps.    

(Source: TechCrunch)

How about some G+ with that fresh Gmail account?

Okay we like G+ for lots of reasons and we had an account while it was in beta but now Google is getting a little forceful with it. When you sign up for a new Gmail account you will be forced to setup a new G+ account as well. The issue with this is that some people don’t want one, they are Facebook junkies and using a new service by force is something they my not be interested in. They already get tons of Facebook and maybe Twitter notifications on their computer and now they have to add unwanted G+ notices especially if they use Google Chrome. So be warned if you want to sign up for a Gmail account Google will force some unwanted G+ on you. Is this the beginning of social sexual harassment and are we protected by OSHA in this situation. 

(Source: TechCrunch)

PIPA and SOPA voting pushed back again

The overwhelming opposition from just about every major technology company and the general public, has caused the  US senate and House to postpone their decision on their separate anti-piracy bills. Due to a huge amount of resistance from Google and Wikipedia plus the shear amount of phone calls and emails that flooded the offices on Wednesday played a role in this delay. Let’s hope this is the demise of these to nightmarish bills.

(Source: cbsnews.com)

What lies behind the Whited00r?

So you got this 3 year old iPhone 3G you bought off of Craigslist and you dont know what to do with it because you can’t afford a fancy new iPhone 4S. Your friends and family are all multitasking and iMessaging and you feel left out and abandoned. We cheer up lad, the time has come for you to experience iOS 5 magic. A new piece of software called Whited00r allows old skool Apple devices use some of the features of iOS 5 by acting like a custom firmware (i.e Cyanogenmod for Android). You will however miss out on iCloud, Notification Center and the App Store. So ge your Indiana Jones on if you think your up to it.

(Source: whited00r.com)

A5 Jailbreak Now Available For All

Have you been waiting for the “Dream Team” to come through for your iPad2 or iPhone 4S. Well wait no longer friends Absinthe has been released. At first the fruits of their hard labor was only for Mac users but now, after about a day, Windows users can get in on some the untethered jailbreak goodness. The jailbreak community played an important role in helping them crack that god awful A5 processor coding. It was you that said forget you Apple we want jailbreak, we want jailbreak yeeaaah! and sent all your crash reports to the Chronic-Dev team, so bravo.

(Source: ijailbreak.com)

Sssh…T-Mobile has a secret deal.

Well what is this little secret T-mobile doesn’t want you to know. Looks like they are going to offer an increased dataplan with some extra little perks. New and existing user that upgrade to the new Unlimited Premium 5GB and Unlimited Ultra 10GB will get two features for $free.99, Smartphone Mobile Hotspot and the MobileLife Album Plus will only be give to customers that ask for it and are not offered the freebies.

So if you’re looking to use that brand new iPad or Nook Tablet or Kindle Fire or Samsung GalaxyTab 8.1 WiFi versions on the go then this is for you. Those of you who aren’t on magenta-mobile can keep on dreaming because AT&T is raising prices with no features and Verizon’s double data deal is gone and they are not as giving. This deal doesn’t start until January 25th so silence until then.

(Source: tmonews.com)

Designer Glasses for $95

Once and a while there will be a site we come across that just screams “share with your peeps”. Warby Parker is a designer glasses website that has an interesting approach. They allow a person up to 5 glasses can be delivered @ home and send back once you’ve decided. What really caught our attention is what they include in the pricing. ANTI-REFLECTIVE(NON-GLARE)COATING, POLYCARBONATE, HIGH INDEX 1.67 LENSES! They also have a donation option Buy A Pair, Give A Pair for all those who feel the need to give this year. Take a gander for yourself. Hit up the source link below.

(Source: warbyparker.com)

Apple freezes iPhone sale at Apple Stores in China

Well looks like China is not going to get any iPhone 4S’s from Apples flagship retail store in the Sanlitun district of Beijing. There have been reports of scalper hiring Apple workers to perform the five finger discount and then reselling the phones at a much higher price. The demand for the devices were so high Apple could not maintain the supply which is thecause of most of this. Before the doors of the store opened a crowd of about 1,000 people stood outside waiting only to be turned down by police who refused to let it open due to safety concerns.

Some customers began tossing eggs at the glass front in frustration and those hired by scalpers were particularly upset and were only gaven 10 renminbi for food although they were promised 100. The other China stores sold out of iPhone 4S’s but did not need to shutdown this makes the second time this store has had to shutdown. Maybe Apple should take a hard look at this district if the people are going to act this insane over there products.

(Source: The New York Times)