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#TBT: Instagram Now Available for Android, iOS Users Lose Their Sh*t

Tim May 12, 2016 100

Back in April of 2012, big things happened. The walled city of Instagram was no longer exclusive to those with an iPhone, and let me tell you, existing citizens of that city were not too happy. In fact, many folks took to social media to decry Instagram's...

#TBT: It Won’t Happen, But a New Sony Xperia PLAY Would be Cool

Tim May 5, 2016 42

At a time when mobile gaming was starting to get a real feel for itself, with new games launching all of the time on the Android Market (before it was Google Play), Sony introduced the Xperia PLAY at MWC in Barcelona. It was essentially a mobile PlayStation....

#TBT: 8Pen Keyboard Wants to Reinvent the Way You Type

Tim April 28, 2016 28

We all know what a keyboard looks like and how it operates. It's been the same experience for decades, but a few years ago, the makers of the 8Pen keyboard app looked to drastically change everything you knew about typing on your smartphone. The app launched...

#TBT: Verizon Teases DROID With “iDon’t” TV Commercial, Piques Much Curiosity

Tim April 21, 2016 124

When I first saw the above "iDon't" commercial on TV, if memory serves me right, I was rocking a LG Voyager. At that time, I knew I didn't care for iPhones, not necessarily because I didn't like the phones or couldn't afford one, but there was something about...

#TBT: When PenTile Displays Were King.

Kellen April 14, 2016 60

Take yourself back to 2011 for a moment and answer me this - remember PenTile displays? If you do, I'm sure you already have a headache just thinking about the years upon years of companies like Motorola using the technology in their phones, likely in an...

#TBT: Facebook Unveils the HTC First, No One Buys It

Tim April 7, 2016 37

On April 3 of 2013, I went hands-on with the HTC First, also known as the Facebook Phone. For complete transparency, I wasn't actually allowed to hold the phone because the software was still in development, but a very nice Facebook employee held it for me and...

#TBT: When Verizon Wanted to Charge You $2 to Pay Your Own Bill

Kellen March 31, 2016 41

If you thought today's confirmation from Verizon over their plans to charge you an extra $20 for the right to buy a new phone from them was off-putting, let me take you back to 2011, where the same company considered adding a special "convenience" fee onto...

#TBT: It’s 2016 and We Still Want a LauncherPro Rewrite

Tim March 24, 2016 92

Sure, it's 2016, but my fingers are still crossed for a LauncherPro rewrite. Oh, who am I kidding, it's not coming, folks. Back in late 2010, we hyped the LauncherPro app more than anyone, talked about updates, and even interviewed the developer, Federico...