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Posted: 31 Jul 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Android Central Recap

Sunday seems to roll around rather quickly these days, just like that the week is over and you are left wondering where it went. If you have been busy, odds are you missed something like a chance to win our Droid 3, or some other big news. Well, fear not, let's take a look below at some of what you may have missed from this past week. 

General News

Hardware News

Tablet News

AT&T to begin throttling top 5% of unlimited data users

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 10:06 AM PDT

ATT Throttle

If you are one of the lucky AT&T users who were able to lock into that awesome unlimited data plan before they changed over to their tiered structure -- and also happen to use more data than AT&T thinks is reasonable under that plan -- be prepared for some potentially slower speeds. AT&T has announced that starting Oct. 1, it is going to begin to throttle the top 5 percent of the data consumers, stating that they are using on average 12 times as much data as other customers. Keep in mind, nothing to freak out over here, but if you are one of those who stream all day, and tether all night, be prepared to notice some slower speeds in the coming months.

Source: AT&T; Via: TiPB

Developers fuming over missing app comments; Google says it's looking into it

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 06:28 AM PDT

Android Central App

We've been watching what's become a bit of a thing the past several days in the Android Market. Developers have seen a significant number of comments disappear from their app listings -- hundreds, at times. And for developers, app ratings and comments are lifeblood. While we don't think anyone would complain if the one-star trolling comments (you know who you are) would disappear, five-star comments have been caught up in the purge as well.

The "good" news, if there is any here, is that a Googler has responded to a support thread, saying:

We're aware of this issue and working to resolve it as quickly as we can. I'll post a follow-up message when I have additional information to share with you.

No ETA on when the comments might be restored, however, and we've put in word with Google, seeking a more official response.

More: Android Market developer support forums, 2

Sprint Motorola Photon 4G available today

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 06:05 AM PDT

Sprint Motorola Photon 4G

Today's the day, folks. The Motorola Photon 4G is now available in Sprint stores and online. And if you couldn't tell from Part 1 of our Photon 4G review, we're slightly over the moon about this one. Between the 4.3-inch touchscreen (Pentile display notwithstanding), dual-core 1GHz processor and that it's running Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, plays Netflix out of the box -- and has Sprint's Wimax data -- it's quickly found itself as our new favorite on Sprint.

It's going to be quite the battle between the Photon 4G and the HTC EVO, that's for sure. On the fence? We've got answers in our EVO 3D and Photon 4G forums.

Online: Sprint Photon 4G; more: EVO 3D forums; Photon 4G forums

Logitech Revue hits its promised $99 price point

Posted: 31 Jul 2011 05:43 AM PDT

Logitech Revue

Logitech announced in its earnings call last week that its Revue Google TV set-top box would get a deep discount to $99 -- that's $200 off what it initially sold for -- and that pricing is now in effect. Logitech's site actually still says $299. But add the Revue to your cart, and it can be had for $99.

We can argue about functionality and usefulness all day. But for access to Pandora, Netflix, a full browser, Youtube's sweet "Leanback" display, Amazon's movies and a handful of other features, $99's pretty tough to beat.

Update: And Logitech on its blog today mentions that the Android 3.1 update -- which was first touted at Google IO in May -- is still coming, headed our way "later this summer."

Purchase: Logitech Revue; Blog.Logitech Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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