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- Hot SGS II, Explain ICS [From the Forums]
- Google Voice slowly gaining MMS support
- Google lightens their load - Buzz, Code Search and Jaiku laid to rest
- Grab the Motorola Atrix 2 or Samsung Stratosphere from Costco next week
- Site that sells phones gets early SEO love by posting unannounced device at a higher price than you'll likely actually pay
- Samsung ChatON Mobile Messenger now available
- Android Game Review: Destroy Gunners SP
- Motorola Xoom Family Edition is official, coming Oct. 16 for $379
- Motorola Xoom Family Edition outed once again ahead of announcement
- Spec pr0n: Upcoming Droid RAZR said to be 'faster' than the iPhone 4S, but faster at what?
Hot SGS II, Explain ICS [From the Forums] Posted: 14 Oct 2011 03:12 PM PDT The weekend is upon us and that means you'll have some to catch up on all the latest Android news you may have missed from this week -- there was plenty to go around. You can jump back a few pages or check out the Android Central forums for more Android talk.
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Google Voice slowly gaining MMS support Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:54 PM PDT Some great news for Google Voice users has arrived today. MMS support has now become a priority and is slowly rolling out to users accounts. As noted on the Google Voice Blog:
For now, only Sprint customers can make use of the MMS features but as noted -- Google is working with other carriers to have it implemented as soon as possible. Anyone been waiting on this? Source: Google Voice Blog |
Google lightens their load - Buzz, Code Search and Jaiku laid to rest Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:04 PM PDT It had to happen at some point considering it was noted during Google Q3 earnings call on Thursday. Google Buzz, the short-lived social service that was never widely used and flawed from the start has been put to rest. Along with it, Code Search and Jaiku will soon be wiped from the interwebs. As noted on the Google Blog:
While we doubt anyone will miss Buzz all that much since Google+ is what they should have done from the beginning. Code Search though was something I used often so that will be missed. Also on its way out is the Google Labs website where things will be replaced by Product Search. Source: Google Blog |
Grab the Motorola Atrix 2 or Samsung Stratosphere from Costco next week Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT If you're eyeing the Motorola Atrix 2 (releasing on Oct. 16), or the Samsung Stratosphere (released Oct. 13), and are a member at Costco, you may want to hold off until next week, when both are available at the warehouse giant. A lot of little perks come with buying a phone from Costco, the best of which is their generous return policy, and whatever news comes on Oct. 19 from Hong Kong from the Ice Cream Sandwich event may just make you want to take advantage of it. Costco isn't firm on the exact dates in this memo, and we don't know exactly how much you'll save buying it from them versus the carriers storefront, but a little patience may just pay off. Thanks, Anon! |
Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:14 AM PDT Make sense? This happens a lot, folks, so let's explain it again: A website that sells phones -- a third-party retailer, if you will -- knows just as well as you or I that the Galaxy Nexus (aka the Nexus Prime, aka the Samsung GT-i9250) is going to be announced next week. So it takes a leaked picture and slaps it up on its site, and gets us all to write about it. It's an SEO play. Oh, and that $749 asking price and $949 retail price? We'd be shocked if that's really what an unlocked Galaxy Nexus costs. In fact, we're not even going to list the website that's listed the Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus is coming. It'll be announced Wednesday in Hong Kong. (That's Tuesday evening in the States.) We'd wait until then before plopping down any money. But in the meantime, you can visit our Galaxy Nexus forums, which we absolutlely have had live long before the phone is announced in hopes that you'll click on it and give us better SEO. But then again, we're not selling it to you for $749. (And in other news, yes, the phone we first told you will be coming to Verizon is showing up in Verizon's inventory systems. Whodathunkit?) Thanks to everyone who sent this in. |
Samsung ChatON Mobile Messenger now available Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:34 AM PDT Back when it was announced in August, Samsung had no official launch date for their ChatON messaging service so many were left to wonder what, exactly it would arrive. As it turns out, it's available now in the Android Market. For now, it's available for Android and Bada phones but iOS and BlackBerry support is coming, making it a complete cross-platform messaging service with plenty of features:
In order to use the service you'll need a device running Android 2.2 or higher, which shouldn't be a problem for most folks. You can find the download link past the break, however -- at the moment it seems as though a lot of people are jumping on to get activated and servers are a little bogged down. |
Android Game Review: Destroy Gunners SP Posted: 14 Oct 2011 09:38 AM PDT
When I first played Destroy Gunners F, I was pretty blown away. Big robots carryings large weapons and blowing up smaller, less impressive looking robots was just too cool to me. It took me back to playing Battletech: Solaris through AOL (keyword: Battletech, I think) when I was just a wee lad and I was only allowed a few hours on the internet a day. Where Destroy Gunners SP differentiates itself from Destroy Gunners F is the fact that it's a full-blown game, with multiple missions, mechs, and weapons to choose from. No longer are you limited to a single survival or free play mode (although free play is still here). Controls are done the same way as in the other Destroy Gunners games, with a virtual joystick on the left and all of the weapons you have controlled by touching the screen. You can move your focus from left to right using the left and right arrows on the right side of the screen or while you're firing your weapon by dragging your finger while your gun is going off. What helps to really make Destroy Gunners F stand out compared to its two predecessors is the fact that there's a lot more content, not only in terms of gameplay, but also customization. For example, there's three mechs to choose from, but you only start off with the normal one initially. Through completing certain missions or defeating certain enemies (I assume), you can unlock the other two models of mech. You can also customize what weapons and powerups your mech has equipped on them. You start off with nothing but missiles and a gun, but by the end of your first mission, you should have some sort of "fast power up" item that you can also tack on. The further you go into the game, the cooler the equipment becomes, like a giant shoulder cannon (that absolutely lays out enemies) or a laser gun. Destroy Gunners SP doesn't come cheap, running $9.99 for the whole game. I know that sounds like a lot (and it is, in the grand scheme of Android games), but if you're looking for a game that plays well and has lots of content plus replayability, then it's a worthy investment. Add in that there's OpenFeint achievements and it'll be the best 10 dollars you ever spent. We've got download links after the break. |
Motorola Xoom Family Edition is official, coming Oct. 16 for $379 Posted: 14 Oct 2011 08:48 AM PDT We have seen the Motorola Xoom Family Edition a time or two already, and today Motorola has made it official, and it will be an exclusive to Best Buy. The tablet is aimed at being a kids media tablet by day, but still being able to keep up once the kids go to bed with the professional stuff that needs to get done. The tablet brings quite a few features in tow with it, such as
The device will be available in store as well as online starting Oct. 16 for a limited-time price of $379. So will you be picking one up for the family? |
Motorola Xoom Family Edition outed once again ahead of announcement Posted: 14 Oct 2011 07:54 AM PDT A couple of days ago we got a look at was dubbed the Motorola Xoom Family Edition and now, we're starting to see some accessories for this device pop up that confirm what was sent off to bix box retailers. Still no word from Motorola confirming the device, release date or price but we're expecting to here something come Monday when Motorola shows off their goods. Thanks, Anon! |
Spec pr0n: Upcoming Droid RAZR said to be 'faster' than the iPhone 4S, but faster at what? Posted: 14 Oct 2011 07:29 AM PDT
You'd think by now people would have learned to stop comparing other smartphones, spec-by-spec, to the iPhone. It's apples and oranges. But that hasn't stopped the latest unsourced rumor from BGR, which claims to have the lowdown on the upcoing Motorola Droid RAZR, which we fully expect to see unveiled on Tuesday in New York. So what are the specs? Let's break it down:
No, the only thing rumored here we're really interested in is the claim that it's thinner than the iPhone 4/4S -- and that it's an LTE device. We've seen Samsung slim up the 4G Wimax-enabled Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, and we're also expecting to soon see thinner (and hopefully lighter) Xoom tablets. Here's what we want from any manufacturer of an LTE device: Thinner and lighter, with better battery life. "Faster" is always going to come. Moore's Law and all, right? Anyhoo, we'll be there Tuesday to find out. Stay tuned. Source: BGR |
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