Originally for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms, Gameloft has brought over Driver San Francisco onto the Android Platform. For those of you not familiar with this game, you play as a hardened cop named Tanner who is chasing down a crime lord going by the name of Jericho. Read more… … Continue Reading [...]
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While Motorola’s new take on the RAZR franchise will be exclusive to Verizon in the US, those in other parts of the world should have no problem getting ahold of the new device. A new leak out of Rogers indicates the handset will be available beginning November 4th. The same leak shows that the Motorola [...]
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Youtube video link for mobile viewing Samsung Galaxy Nexus Hands-On Google TV 2.0 is announced; updates start next week, new hardware in coming months Samsung Galaxy Note commercial availability announced, hits European markets first Official Research In Motion update on BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0: Delayed until February 2012; No native BBM RIM unveils the Porsche [...]
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The Samsung Galaxy S is joining a growing group of current devices receiving pre-release builds of Android Ice Cream Sandwich. As was the case with previous instances on the Nexus S and HTC Thunderbolt the alpha build is worth mentioning but hardly useful as daily driver ROM. Android 4.0 has not seen an “official” release, [...]
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The HTC Rezound is expected to be announced at a press event this week, but it looks like Verizon is getting antsy. The handset has broken cover at Verizon retail locations, making an appearance in an in-store advertisement. Rumors point to the phone launching sometime between the 10th and 17th, with some saying the 14th [...]
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The above image doesn’t look much different than any other official Samsung Galaxy Nexus image we have seen before, but this one isn’t just any Galaxy Nexus. According to the astute men of DroidLife, this image has the distinction of originally having the file name “Verizon_SCH-i515.jpg.″ The image was located on Samsung’s website, and despite [...]
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For anyone who ever lives in, or has ever visited London, you'll know that hailing a cab can sometimes be tough. It's never quite as easy as it looks on TV, and sometimes can be quite treacherous. Now though, a group of enterprising London cab drivers are ready to launch a new service which makes [...]
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Mook The Comic (in 3D) is a quirky comic strip featuring an oddball alien named Mook, and his friends CLiK and Blog. The most noticeable boast from this app is that it features the ability to view the stories in either 2D or 3D, (the latter by the use of 3D glasses). The idea behind [...]
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Motorola’s ATRIX 2 is a modest update to one of the most exciting smartphones to hit AT&T’s network this year. It seems a little soon for the ATRIX to get a sequel, especially since the original is still available at the same price point, no less. Does some slightly updated hardware and a larger screen [...]
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It looks like the Cyanogenmod team, in a continued effort to bring continually-updated Gingerbread goodness to as many devices as possible, have brought nightlies to a new crop of handsets, including AT&T’s variant of the Samsung Galaxy SII, the Motorola Atrix, LG’s Optimus Black and a handful of Sony devices including the Xperia X10, Play, [...]
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PowerAMP, one of the most sophisticated music players available for Android, is about to be updated to version 2.0. The developers have made the latest release candidate available ahead of time, however, noting that it will likely be released as the official 2.0 update this November 1st. The differences (so far) between 1.4 and [...]
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It’s time to wrap up the last week of tech news for October 2011 just in time for Halloween tomorrow. Monday, HTC partnered with DropBox to offer all Android users 5GB of free storage on their HTC devices. Whether or not this applies to HTC’s past devices or only future ones still remains unclear. Also [...]
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You may remember last month, when some developers cheekily requested that Android’s logcat icon be replaced with an image of the famed nyan cat. You may also remember that their request was granted, boosting some users’ productivity by up to "200%." Thanks to an anonymous benefactor, we’ve got something even better: That’s right, a nyandroid [...]
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Mobile Nations. Hands on with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Oh yes — yet another fun week in Android has come to an end, so let's take a look at some of what you may have missed. General News Android's share of the tablet market grows to 27% in one year Sony buying out Ericsson's share [...]
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We know, because we have one. #kthxbai … Continue Reading Here Dear Walmart: This is not the EVO Design 4G Brent Zaniewski – androidcentral.com
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Owners of Sony Ericsson devices rejoice! We mentioned previously that a few lucky owners in the Nordic/Dutch region receiving the Gingerbread 2.3 update. The moment the rest of you have been waiting for is finally here with SE rolling out the coveted Gingerbread update to the rest of the owners around the world. Owners of [...]
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Hey, guess what. If you've been trolling around the Android Central Forums for the past day or so — hey, it's Halloween weekend, but it's still the place to be — you no doubt know by now that there's been a Samsung SCH-i515 — you know that as the Galaxy Nexus — lurking in some [...]
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Nascar fans rejoice! Right out of the gates following the recent Google TV update announcement they have launched their own Nascar.com Live app into the market. Promising access to HD on demand content as well as all manner of information on your favourite drivers, teams and circuits the first racing app for Google TV is squarely [...]
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I’m sure many of you readers were following along during the live broadcast of the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich just as we were, but most likely you all had a few additional questions and concerns. While we weren’t able to ask them all, or everything we wanted, our own Vincent Nguyen was live [...]
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If the internal procured by MobileSyrup are correct, Rogers subscribers will have a pair of hot new phones to check out next week — the Galaxy S Glide is slated for a Nov. 3 launch, and the MotoRAZR shows up the next day on Nov. 4. The Glide packs a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a [...]
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Our friends over at Eurodroid are reporting good news for HTC Desire S owners. Over the past couple weeks people have been receiving OTA updates that include Android 2.3.5 and Sense 3.0. This newer version of Sense features a redesigned 3D launcher, new lock screen and other cool enhancements. Word has it that unbranded Desire [...]
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There’s been some discussion of late that, perhaps, Android phone manufacturers are iterating handsets at a pace which is detrimental to product polish and subsequent software support. In fact, a couple of days ago I took a look at the state of Android phones on US carriers with a few simple charts. I also promised [...]
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We told you about Google’s new social news reader, code-named Propeller, about a month ago, and it looks like a launch could take place this week. Propeller will be a lot like Flipboard, which has been a big hit on the Apple iPad. It will also compete with the likes of Pulse, Taptu, and News360. Furthermore, [...]
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Sprint has network problems. Major problems. And they’ve gotten a lot worse lately. Really, really bad. Not all areas are affected – and in fact some have improved already, but more and more areas are getting so bad that Sprint’s 3G data is completely unusable there, especially since the introduction of the iPhone. Earlier this [...]
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Today’s free Amazon app, Hungry MonstR, is another one of those time-killer games. Usually 0:600.99, this may not be that killer game you have been looking for and ends up being one of those you load only to hand off to your kids while driving. The game-play is easy, you have to protect your ice [...]
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Gmail, Flickr, Dropbox, Picasa, are all massively popular cloud services, but all requiring their own applications to allow you to access your data. This is where Jolicloud, the portable desktop steps in, as they aim to bring their communal cloud access platform to the mobile space. For anyone not familiar, presently Jolicloud is basically a [...]
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This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see What Ice Cream Sandwich Feature/Improvement Are You Most Excited About- A few days ago, a post by Industry Gamers titled "GTA Developer Blasts Mobile Gaming for Being Focused on Money Over Quality" sparked quite a debate between Artem and me. We are [...]
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This is for all those that were pounded with snow a little early for a white Halloween. With many inconveniences such as power outages, we thought we would lighten up the mood with a little contest. With it being a white Halloween, it seems like the perfect time to make a Jack-O-Man: A Halloween themed [...]
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AndroidAppReviewer | Oct 30, 2011 | Comments 0 The Castle Of Shadows Android App by PlayPhone, Inc. is a game where after the end of war, devils built a castle to dominate mankind. They want to wage war again! A hero is born to save the world. Redemption or doom, it’s all in your hands. [...]
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Ever want to just build your own city and run that bad boy- Well, now you can in Virtual City Playground for Android. This virtual fantasy allows you to build your very own city any way you see fit and then run it in the same manner. With the ability to add 85 new optional [...]
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You’ve finally broken down and want to see what the Amazon App Store is all about- Well you’re in luck, here’s a quick tutorial for how to install the app on your phone or tablet. Read More… Visit TalkAndroid for android news, android guides, and much more! [Android Quick Tip] How To Install The Amazon [...]
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Here’s yet another new Samsung Galaxy device for ya, the Galaxy Y Pro. With a full QWERTY keyboard and built in social networking capabilities, this phone will be targeted at those looking for an entry-level device with a price tag to match. Known as the Galaxy Txt in Netherlands, it packs a full QWERTY keyboard, [...]
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Adorama, one of the more popular online purveyors of photo equipment (and other electronics), are offering a couple of awesome deals on Archos’ 80 G9 tablets, selling the dual-core 1GHz 8GB model, as well as its 1.5GHz, 16GB counterpart for 0 each. Of course, since the 1.5GHz model was delayed, your purchase will essentially count [...]
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Shadowgun, a game we recently reviewed, is a Tegra-straining, visually impressive, polished action game that has been quickly garnering attention since it was announced. Looking to take players’ experience over the top, MadFinger Games opened a thread on their own forums earlier this month, indicating that they were working hard on multiplayer capabilities for Shadowgun, [...]
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Google unveiled the final version of Google TV 2.0 today, and it looks pretty sweet. It’s definitely a lot cleaner and more intuitive than before, so it looks like they’ve learned some lessons there. I think Google TV 2.0 devices will start becoming more popular than last time, especially if this time they are priced [...]
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