Sims 3 for Android released! – not as good as iPhone version

EA Mobile has released Sims 3 for Android platform. It is priced modestly at $7.99, cheaper than the iPhone version. However, the quality is pretty bad (graphic wise) as compared to iPhone version.

Enjoy unexpected moments of surprise and mischief, as you choose whether (or not!) to fulfill your Sims’ destinies and make their wishes come true.

Create and customize your Sims appearance and personality, then take your Sims out of the house and into the neighborhood with all new open world gameplay. Make their world your own!

Here are few screenshots of it:

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[Get it from Handmark]

HTC Dream/ T-Mobile G1 Themes

Getting tired of the boring look of your T-Mobile G1 aka HTC Dream ? You need not look any further. We have done all the homework for you. Just browse through this column to find interesting themes for your dream device.

Please check the supported ROM versions, if any, before downloading any theme.

1. Gloss Suite & Aero JF ADP1.5 theme

Here are  a few screenshots of the themes :

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Aero with black notification and black clock with stock lock screen, download here.

Aero with white notifications and white clock with black bar, download here.

Gloss with Menu, White Clock, White Notifications, battery percentage, gloss keys and custom gloss boot image, download here.

2. *Aero1.5* JFADP1.5/Dudes1.x

The following screenshots show the Aero 1.5 theme running :

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Here’s a picture of the icons contained in the theme :

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Aero v1.5(BLACK) by JF ADP 1.5, download here.

Aero v1.5(BLACK) by Dudes1.2, download here.

Aero Wallpaper, downloGoogle Android Mix › Edit Post — WordPressad here.

Official Aero icon pack(For use with Bettercut. Unzip all the icons to your sdcard, then user Bettercut to change icons.), download here.

Icon pack by RainCrow(For use with Bettercut), download here.

3. Black Ice JF 1.51ADP

Works with JF 1.51adp

Here are a few screenshots of the beautiful theme:

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Download the theme here.

3. Aero Haykuro 6.0r1

A look at a few screenshots of the theme :

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Download this theme here.

4. Stargate G1 jfrc33 1.42 /adp 1.1h

Here’s a sneak peak at how the theme looks :

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Instructions for downloading and installation :

1.first you need root and jf rc33 (1.42) or adp 1.1h.

2.just change the name to update.zip and add it to your phones sd card.

3.shut the phone off and boot your phone in to recovery mode by holding the home+(red)power button until you get to a android system recovery screen.

4.then press ALT+S .. and there your done now.

To download jfrc33 1.42, click here and for adp 1.1h, click here.

5. ANDROID PLUS (+) for Dude’s Cupcake 1.2 a/b

This theme is basically a combination of the Aero theme and the Gloss Suite theme, along with some more advancements.

Here are a few screenshots of the theme :

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Home widgets, download here.

Icon Pack, download here.

Complete Theme Pack, download here.

6. Macdroid v2.3 RC33

A look at a few screenshots of the theme :

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Macdroid 2.3 RC33, download here.

Macdroid Add-on, download here.

Macdroid 2.3 RC33 Dark Notification, download here.

Macdroid 2.2 RC30, download here.

Macdroid RC30 (Dark taskbar), download here.

Macdroid 2.2 ADP1.1, download here.

Macdroid 2.2 RC8, download here.

7. Juggalos and Juggalettes JF 1.5.

This theme works with JF 1.5

Here’s a look at the theme :

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Download this theme here.

8. Dark Symmetry

A look at the beautiful theme :

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Download this theme here.

Keep an eye on this post for further updates.

How To: Change lock screen wallpaper

I’m sure many of you wanted to find a way to change the lock screen wallpaper. Here are the 4 easy steps of how to do it. (Thanks to dpgc213 of xda-devs for the instructions)

1. Download the file. Unzip and open lockscreen folder
2. Place an image 320×480 in this folder (The name does not matter, will be renamed in process)
3. Connect phone (ADB is required)
4. Run .bat file (ADB remount, rename, and cp to default_lockscreen land/port)
5. It will reboot on its own

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[related xda-devs post]

fooBook-Lite: Free Facebook Application

Lately, a lot of software houses are coming up with quality applications and one such FREE application is fooBook-Lite, which is a facebook application.

  • View your friends status messages
  • Set your status message
  • See comments your friends made about your status
  • See comments on the status messages of your friends
  • View your friends updated profile picture
  • Works in the background
  • Sound and vibrate notifications
  • Change polling period

They also have a paid version which lest you comment on your friends status messages. The paid version costs just $2.00 and is a good way to support the developer.

http://www.foofactory.co.uk/

The world gets to taste the Donut aka Android 2.0 by year-end

Google is planning to release Android 2.0, i.e. Donut, in three to six months. This announcement was made by Google at the recently concluded Google I/O in San Fransisco. That means, it would release this year itself. That would mean two version releases in a single year.

According to  Andrew Rubin, out of the 18-20 Android powered devices that was supposed to be released this year (click here to view the post), some would probably release with Donut.

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[via androidcentral]