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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Galaxy Nexus vs. Lumia 710 in Smartphone Madness Today, You Know What to Do

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The Windows Phone blogs have made it their goal to advance as many of their phones into Laptop Mag's Smartphone Madness as they possibly can. Since most hadn't noticed the contest until the last couple of days when we powered the Galaxy Nexus over their unreleased Titan II, their path has been somewhat easy. Today, we do our part in making that journey as difficult as possible (again) by knocking off another Windows Phone. Up next is he Nokia Lumia 710, a phone that you are less likely to see in the wild than an LG Voyager.

Do work, DL community.

Vote here.

iGun Zombie – Destroy Hordes of the Undead Straight from Your Android Device

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When it comes to console gaming, I stick exclusively to FPS titles. Games such as Call of Duty, Battlefield and Left 4 Dead are where you will find me the most. When I happen upon an entertaining FPS game in the Play Store, I am always excited because I can finally get some of that

Google Maps for Android gets a fresh look with latest update

This week Google rolled out a new version of Google Maps for Android that includes a new look for Navigation on devices with Android 4.0+. Google also shared some interesting usage statistics which show

Refurbished Kindle Fire only sale for $139 for today only

Looking for a great excuse to buy a Kindle Fire? Amazon's

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

How to install Android 4.0.4 on the Samsung Nexus S

Now that Android 4.0.4 for the Nexus S (i9023, i9020-T) is out, you may be wondering how to get your device up and running with the latest version of Android. Allow us to help. If you're running stock 4.0.3 or any ROM with Clockwork Mod Recovery, the process to update your device couldn't be easier.

For those of you with Clockwork Mod Recovery flashed, all you have to do is:

Download the flashable ROM from this XDA thread
Place on the root of your SDcard (plug your device into your computer, mount as USB storage and drag the flashable ROM onto your Nexus S, not in any folders)
Reboot your device into recovery
Wipe data/factory reset
Install .zip from SDcard
Choose .zip from SDcard
Flash the ROM you put on your Nexus S
Enjoy!

If you're using the stock build of 4.0.3, the steps to flash the update file are just as easy:

Grab the update file from Google
Place on the root of your SDcard
Power off your Nexus S, then once it's off, hold volume up and power to boot into the bootloader
Navigate with the volume buttons to recovery, and use the power button to select it
You should see a warning triangle shortly after that, from there, hold down the power button and press volume up
Select apply update from /sdcard and choose the update file
Reboot your Nexus S with the menu option provided
Enjoy!

Of course, using either method to update your Nexus S is your decision. Only you are responsible for what happens to your device. For any additional help, or more information on the update process, you can use the comments or visit the XDA threads for either the rooted ROM or update file.

I've been playing around with the rooted but totally stock ROM and so far, and I love it. Everything is very fast and super smooth. No problems yet.

And don't forget, those of you who don't want to get their hands messy, this update will be hitting your device before you know it. So just hold on tight.

Wednesday Poll: Of Your Closest 10 Friends and Family, How Many Own Android Phones?

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At Droid Life, we talk a lot about the Android phones that we own in an extremely geeky nature, but I know from a personal stand point that there are times that I wish my friends and family shared a similar passion for this world. Fortunately, most of my friends have at least sipped enough DL Kool-Aid that they rock a variety of Android phones ranging from the original Incredible to the DROID X2 to the Galaxy Nexus. There are a couple of iPhone users strung about, but by and large, my closest friends and family members are all rockin' Android devices. While they may never geek out over things like NFC or displays with 329ppi, they at least have a foot in the door.

What about you? Has your inner circle adopted Android like you have? Do they care about your "rooted" status or need to Beam everything in site? How many iPhone "friends"?