Well, the year 2011 has come and gone and Talk Android has seen its finest year yet for everything Android. We’ve seen a slew of new flagship devices hit the market running and 2012 is showing to be a promising year as well. We’re highly looking forward to CES, Mobile World Congress, Quad-Core devices and [...]
A lot has happened with Android this year: we’ve gone from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich (via Honeycomb); the Market’s had two big upgrades; Flash Player has been dropped; mobile games have really taken off; and more. On the other hand, Siri put Android Voice Actions to shame; Google withheld Android’s source; and lawsuits have [...]
While we are still waiting for Google’s answer to Siri to arrive, that didn’t stop developers from releasing an “official” version of the personal assistant with personality known as Siri for Android this past Wednesday. The developer, Official App, has released an “official” Pinterest app as well, however if you installed these apps you would [...]
Being the “apps guy” is an interesting position. It means I get tasked to play with apps all day long, each and every day. It feels a lot like being an adventurer, wandering through a dense (really dense) forest, where danger and suspense lurk around every corner. As such (and because I'm more the average [...]
Ah, New Year’s Day. A time for reflection and resolution, and in many cases, staying up too late in the company of good friends and large amounts of alcohol. Here at Android Community, we like to ring in the new year sitting quietly in wingback chair, staring contemplatively into a roaring fire and guzzling a [...]
In concept Wavecrest Entertainment’s new game, Tree Jumper, isn’t really new as it is similar to games like Mega Jump, however, it does feature some new mechanics that are not really found in similar titles plus the graphics are pretty polished as well. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Hidden Gem: Tree Jumper by Wavecrest [...]
Is it a tablet? Is it a phone? It’s the Galaxy Note! The 5.3″ device from Samsung has caught the attention of a lot of people all over the world with its very generous screen and high 1280×800 resolution. Samsung has already shipped 1 million units before it even launched in US, and that is [...]
Applications come and go on a daily basis, some for testing purposes, others because they are new and shiny and well I think I have to have them. Only a few applications make the daily use category, so hit the break to find out which those are! read more … Continue Reading Here Jared’s [...]
2011 was a great year for Android – Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was announced. The Galaxy Nexus was released. A whole truckload of Android tablets came out. The first 4G LTE smartphones appeared. But there were some significant speed bumps as well. Here are, in no particular order, the five things in the world [...]
Android tablets for 2011 were a disappointment. Of the many that were available, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and ASUS Transformer had to be the top ones. We’re hoping 2012 is going to be different for Android tablets and so far things are off to a great start with the latest from ASUS, the Transformer [...]
What’s New Years Eve without Times Square? Even though there will be approximately one million people in Times Square tonight to celebrate the arrival of 2012, we can’t all be there. If there is a must have app for today, it’s the Times Square Official Ball app. It’s available right now in the Android Market [...]
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This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see Did You Get An Android Device For The Holidays? In tablets, having buttons on-screen rather than built into the body is standard operating procedure. On phones, however, there’s really only one that eschews physical buttons for software, and that’s the Galaxy Nexus. [...]
Amazon generally has a bunch of games and apps on sale at any given time but considering that this is a holiday weekend we figured we would check out what is being offered on the Amazon App Store for sale. We already know that all of EA’s titles on the Amazon App Store are on [...]
Rovio has just released a nice little video wishing everyone a happy New Years for 2012. It’s just a short little 30 second video showing some Angry Birds along side from rather cold looking frozen pigs in a winter setting. However, sometimes these little videos hold much more information and Rovio has revealed the next [...]
This year has been a mixed bag for Android gamers. Disappointments were the name of the of the day but yet despite the these lowly setbacks, Android gaming also took a huge leap in the right direction. Between massive jumps in hardware performance, more new features added to the OS regarding gaming and gaming specific [...]
If you though you had found all the golden eggs in this year’s Angry Birds Seasons Winter update, called Wreck The Halls, you may actually be missing one. How is that possible? Because until today it had remained hidden with no way to access it until today. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Angry Birds [...]
So here we are, in the final hours of 2011. (And to those of you who have crossed the threshold already, happy new year!) It was certainly the busiest 365 days of Android we've seen yet — and we're willing to bet 2012 gets even crazier. Here's a look at the top 10 news stories [...]
Back in October we got word that in 2012 we'll be seeing versions of Android optimized to run on Intel chipsets. Word out of Korea is that the first smartphones running on them, will be made by LG and on show for the world to see at CES. An article in the Korea Times claims [...]
Drumroll, please.The winner of the Sonos End of Year Rockin' Giveaway, with prizes including a Sonos Play:3 and a Play:5 as well as a brand new Kindle Fire is…. read more … Continue Reading Here And the winner of the Sonos prize pack is … Michelle Haag – androidcentral.com
SEGA announced yesterday that they will release Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II in 2012. It will be available at the Android Market and at Tegrazone. SEGA also added that they are teaming up with NVIDIA to bring a more “enhanced” version of the game for NVIDIA’s new quad-core Tegra 3 processor. We included a [...]
HTC has released the kernel source for the EVO Design 4G, and its US Cellular cousin, the HTC Hero S. The specific version is 2.6.35 for Gingerbread, which is the current kernel running on the devices. Having kernel source opens up some ridiculously cool mods and hacks, and the development community should have plenty of [...]
Adding to the ever-growing list of knockoff devices found overseas, Nexian (an Indonesian mobile phone manufacturer) brings us the Android Magic A893 – a device that looks awfully similar to the iPhone, but which packs Android 2.2 Froyo and rings in at IDR 1,599,000 (about 5 USD). To get a better idea of the device’s [...]
When I was flipping through my SiriusXM player the other day I was thinking about how cool it would be if it had some flavor of Android running it (seriously). Well it appears that someone over at SiriusXM can read minds because today they unveiled their latest portable satellite radio, the Lynx. Here’s the kicker, it runs [...]
The ASUS Transformer Prime has been scarce across the Internet unless of course your willing to pay outrageous prices due to supply and demand. Office Depot currently has some in stock online, and your ordering window may not be closing depending on their current stock. It is only available in the 32GB model, so those [...]
Want to get your hands on the first quad-core tablet without paying an arm and a leg? You should probably head out to OfficeDepot.com because they currently have the 32GB Asus Transformer Prime tablet in stock for 9.99 with free shipping. Unfortunately, only the 32GB model is currently available at OfficeDepot.com. In addition, if you [...]
Hello, everyone! Since the next time I’ll be seeing you it will be 2012, I just wanted to say — Happy New Years! You’ve managed to find yourself in the last Android Overload of 2011. This is the place you can always turn to when you want to catch up on everything Android/mobile related. We [...]
Looking back at 2011, there were some ups (Nvidia) there were some downs (LG) but when it comes to the Android Market — business is booming. 2011 was perhaps the best year yet in Android gaming (thanks mostly in part to iOS ports) and I just wanted to take a brief moment and go over [...]
In a perfect world, all Android OS devices would ship with a clean, official version of CyanogenMod free of bloatware. But the world isn’t perfect, so night after night we hope one day CyanogenMod will start supporting our device. Fortuantly, many Sony Ericsson XPERIA owners can stop searching, because CyanogenMod nighties have started up for [...]
Every week we like to slow things down a little to highlight an app that’s proven itself to be useful, fun, or just plain cool. There’s plenty of new stuff coming out that’ll rock your socks, like the sweet 3D New Year Live Wallpaper, but the App of the Week is our way to show [...]
Just after expanding Nightly support to Samsung’s Epic 4G and a slew of LG handsets, the Cyanogen Mod team has brought nightlies to a handful of Xperia devices, including Coconut (the Xperia Live with Walkman), Iyokan (the Xperia Pro), and Satsuma (the Xperia Active). In a Google+ post earlier today, Cyanogen Mod announced that [...]
The ASUS Transformer Prime has just started arriving at the doorsteps of those lucky enough to pre-order before Christmas, but already has an evident issue with its GPS capabilities. A thread over at XDA-Developers claims that not only does the GPS have a hard time locking onto satellite signals, but some claim it doesn’t work [...]
After allegedly listening to their customers complain about the frivolous After allegedly listening to their customers complain about the frivolous $2 convenience fee that they were going to be charging for making payment online and via an automated phone system, Verizon Wireless has decided to not go ahead with what seemed like one of the [...]
If you’re tired of seeing all the patent lawsuit stories that pop up on Android Community, imagine how tired we are of writing them. We’re not alone, and a group of Chinese manufacturers is reportedly joining forces to fight off the legal bulldogs from Apple, Microsoft, Oracle and the like. DigiTimes reports that Lenovo, ZTE [...]
Sweet SEGA has formally announced a new Sonic The Hedgehog game is on its way to the Android Market and NVIDIA’s Tegra Zone sometime in 2012. The game— titled Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode 2 will feature optimized graphics and gameplay for Tegra 2 devices. Moreover, SEGA will feature an “enhanced” version for Tegra 3 [...]
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer prime is currently king of the hill as far as Android tablets go, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. As we’ve seen with other high-profile devices, a single critical failure can sound a sour note for an otherwise great piece of tech. For the Transformer Prime, that sour note appears [...]
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