Live any where in Nebraska, Kansas or Colorado? Notice a major slow down in your AT&T data service? Yeah… that’s just me passing through.
Last month I used 16GBs, this month I might’ve used a few GBs more.
37.1GBs! Suck it AT&T, you deserved worse considering you ditched the unlimited plans for new iPad 3G owners.
Yes, you have to be invited (for now), but holy crap, the long rumored subscription based Hulu Plus is real.
$9.99 a month gets you access to full seasons of TV shows on all sorts of devices, support currently includes the iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, some Samsung TVs / Blu-ray players, and various game consoles and set top boxes will be supported later this year. Did I mention it’s all in HD? And If Hulu can just get some current movies added in there Netflix might have some competition. And remember kids, competition is good.
Also, the only device I care about being supported is the iPad, I’ve been using Hulu on my TV for years.
Now what are you waiting for! Hit up this link to apply for access and let us know if you get in!
Publisher: Faruq Rasid
Platform: Android (All versions)
Cost: Free! (Donations Encouraged)
[AppBrain Link]
Release Date: June 20, 2010
Version Reviewed: 0.2
As an Android user, I rely heavily on my home screens to launch and switch between applications. While this works well, I’ve often wondered if there was a better way to move between applications. One trick I use often is to hold down on the home button; this will bring up a list of the most recently used applications. While this feature is nice, it is very limited. Thanks to the creative mind of Faruq Rasid, there’s now a better way: enter QuickDesk.
QuickDesk is not a home screen replacement, it’s an add-on that allows you to launch an app or even use a widget from within any application in Android. It’s a semi-transparent screen that you can pull up from anywhere by simply double-tapping the home button or long pressing the search button. On this screen, you can add app shortcuts, folders, and widgets in the 5×4 area. It’s a great place to put settings widgets, direct call links, or anything you use frequently. (more…)
Publisher: Glu Media
Platform: iPad
Cost: $.99 (on sale) [iTunes Link]
Release date: April 1st, 2010
Version Reviewed: 1.01
I remember getting my Nintendo 64 back in the day and playing the 2 games I bought with it for hours on end. There was a snowboarding game whose name escapes me, and then there was Pilotwings 64. In Pilotwings you flew all manner of contraptions with the goal of ending up in the flashing circle at the end of the course. There was something soothing about gliding though the air on the hang glider, skimming across the surface of the landscape and performing gravity defying stunts whenever the fancy took me. I hadn’t even thought about Pioletwings for years until this past month when a new Pilotwings was announced for the Wii. Shortly after that announcement I played Glyder 2. Heelooooo, dejavu. (more…)
I mentioned The Good Guys in my recent post as a show that I had downloaded but hadn’t watched yet. The debut season is now 4 episodes in and I took the opportunity to get caught up this week. I went into it with very modest expectations, because I hadn’t heard wonderful things about it, but I must say, I came away pleasantly surprised.
The Good Guys is created by Matt Nix, the same guy who brings us Burn Notice. Although this is a bit of a different show as it is more in the buddy cop vein, whereas Burn Notice is more spy vs spy. You get the occasional laugh from Burn Notice, but overall, it’s a bit more of a serious show, it’s a lot of fun, but not really in the ‘comedy’ sense. The Good Guys is definitely out for the laughs.
Bradley Whitford and Colin Hanks are the stars of the show, playing Detectives Dan Stark and Jack Bailey respectively. Dan Stark and Jack Bailey… pretty basic straight-forward detective names. One of them is more by the book and the other breaks all the rules… pretty straight-forward roles. They open each show with the climax of the episode and then flash back to how we got here, again, pretty standard fare here. Long story short, The Good Guys is nothing you haven’t seen before, it’s all been done a million times before, but it’s done well enough, and with enough funny stuff thrown in that it’s worth the ride. (more…)