A new Android app has been launched that aims to hide tethering from carriers. The reason some users might want to do this is so that they can pay for the data allowance on their mobile plan and then use that allowance to either browse on a mobile device or browse on a laptop tethered to the device. Recently, carriers have decided to charge for tethering which means an additional cost to the user, even if they stay within their plan.
Archives for January 2012
Apple Event to be Held in NYC This Month
January 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Apple is planning to hold an event this month in New York City. The event will be held towards the end of the month and is believed to be regarding electronic publishing and media content.
Sony Tablet S Drops to $400 for 16GB Model
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Sony Tablet S has dropped in price to $400 for the 16GB model. The 32GB model is now priced at $499.99. Just a few weeks ago, Sony had dropped the price of the Tablet S by $50 over the Christmas period. This new price drops knocks another $50 off that Christmas price.
Samsung Galaxy S II Leaked Ice Cream Sandwich Begins Rolling Out (Unofficial)
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Samsung Galaxy S II is now beginning to get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update although the update isn’t official. This particular update comes from SamMobile who managed to get hold of an alpha build of Ice Cream Sandwich. As it’s Alpha, it’s a little buggy still although you do get a sense of what ICS will run and look like on the SGS2.
PS Vita Plays Sega Megadrive/Genesis Games
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Sony PlayStation Vita launched less than a month ago and already, someone has managed to get a Sega Megadrive/Genesis game running on it. Rather than the game being run on an emulator direct, the actual game is running on an emulator within an emulator… meaning that the game is running on the Genesis emulator which runs within the Vita PSP emulator.
60beat GamePad for iOS Launches
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
60beat has launched a new games controller for iOS devices. The controller is called GamePad and is unique in that it uses the headphone port of any iOS device to function. As it uses a 3.5mm jack, all power is provided by the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch meaning that no charging/batteries are needed.
Fake Siri App for Android Pulled from Market
January 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Last week, an app for Android was released called Siri for Android. The app was fake although in order to try convince people to download it, the developer decided to call himself “Official App” and also use the official Siri icon as the Android version icon. When loading up the app is simply took users to Google Voice Actions.
