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[Update: Currently the WiiMote App cannot connect to devices running Android 4.2 but the developer is looking into a fix.]

My biggest gripe with trying to play console quality games on a mobile device has to do with on-screen controls. No matter how accustomed to them I become, they just don’t offer the same precision and/or experience as do physical controllers. I find playing FPS games with on-screen controls to be close to unbearable. Maybe I’m just old school, but give me a controller over onscreen controls any day.

For some reason, Google has allowed every carrier (other than Sprint) to block access to downloading Google Wallet from the Play Store. I realize the carriers are behind this whole charade but I ultimately blame Google for not offering us another method of downloading the .apk. Thankfully the Android community is not bound by the same back door deals as Google, and are not afraid to offer up the .apk for us to download.

Verizon has another update slated for delivery soon. This one goes out to the Samsung Galaxy S III and takes care of a few pesky bugs as well as adding a few things like Remote Diagnostics. The update will bump your software version to IMM76D.I535VRALG7 and feature:

Those Ice Cream Sandwich numbers are steadily rising and next up to receive some Android 4.0 love is the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. It’s hard to believe that this tablet has been stuck on Honeycomb all this time, but that’s Verizon for you. It looks like Verizon is set to give this guy a refresh as the support docs for the update have gone live.

When Motorola announced its new lineup of RAZR devices, everyone was happy to hear they would also be releasing “developer editions” for those who enjoy tinkering. It was safe to assume these would of course be unlocked devices, but with Motorola you never know. Only now, we do know. Motorola has gone ahead and added the Developer Editions of both the RAZR M and RAZR HD to the list of supported devices over at their Unlock My Device page.

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