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- Fresh "HTC Ville" render sighted, now sporting capacitive buttons
- Holiday gift guide: What to get your favorite Android geek
- Firefox nightlies for Android have switched to native UI builds
- Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots hits Amazon Appstore on Monday
- YouTube adds Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks rentals
- Introducing the Android Central Phone Store, powered by Best Buy Mobile Solutions!
- Verizon's online advertising points to $199 on-contract Galaxy Nexus, still no date
- T-Mobile Vivacity launches in the UK
- Negri Electronics now shipping GSM Galaxy Nexus in the U.S.
- HTC G1 receives an alpha Android 4.0 AOSP port
| Fresh "HTC Ville" render sighted, now sporting capacitive buttons Posted: 25 Nov 2011 03:12 PM PST We saw the first image purporting to show the "HTC Ville" earlier this month, although there wasn't much to see, just another rounded black slab containing a screen of some description. Now a brand new render of the rumored device has appeared over at Pocketnow, showing what's apparently a 4.3-inch display on a phone with a thickness of just 8.49mm. That's thinner than the Galaxy S II and the Xperia Arc, and just about everything else on the market. Looking at the renders, you can now make out four capacitive buttons down at the bottom (behind the watermark), along with what appears to be HTC's trademark aluminum unibody construction. The rumored specs don't appear to have changed over the past couple of weeks -- you're still looking at a dual-core Snapdragon S4 clocked at 1.5 GHz, along with an 8MP BSI camera, HSPA+ support and a 1650 mAh battery. In terms of software, the rumor mill says the Ville will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and a brand new version of Sense, presumably version 4.0. The usual caveats relating to unannounced devices apply here -- all of this stuff is unconfirmed and subject to change. If there's any truth to it, though, then we'll look forward to getting our hands on the Ville (or whatever it's eventually called) next year, most likely at Mobile World Congress. Source: Pocketnow 
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| Holiday gift guide: What to get your favorite Android geek Posted: 25 Nov 2011 12:39 PM PST It's that time of year again. The time of year where you spend all of your spare time and most of your spare money shopping for holiday gifts. Shopping is never easy, but for that special Android nerd in your life it can be especially difficult trying to find something to occupy their minds and hands so they can tinker and try to blow things up. That's where I can help -- I'm a total nerd (and proud of it) and I happen to spend a lot of time on the 'net making a wish list for that day I finally hit the Powerball. Hit the break and see our gift recommendations for an Android geek, from an Android geek. 
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| Firefox nightlies for Android have switched to native UI builds Posted: 25 Nov 2011 10:35 AM PST If you recall a couple weeks back we mentioned that Mozilla was switching the Firefox for Android application to use native Android UI elements instead of XUL. This was done to create a unified look and feel and improve performance, and now anyone can give it a run. The fellows at Mozilla have now started pushing nightlies that include the changes. The newer builds are faster, but of course like any nightly builds there will be bugs. If you want to have a look, or if you're feeling like bug-hunting and helping out the Firefox team, grab the nightly here and install it. You'll see that Firefox has come a long way, and they are slowly building a mobile browser that can rival a true desktop version. Source: Mark Finkle 
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| Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots hits Amazon Appstore on Monday Posted: 25 Nov 2011 09:19 AM PST Halfbrick Studios today announced that Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots will be avilable as Amazon's free app of the day on Nov. 28. (It'll be 99 cents after the promotion.) It's largely the same Fruit Ninja we've come to know and love, but it's got the furball from the last couple of Shreck movies incorporated. Your kids are gonna love it. We've got more screen shots and promo video after the break. 
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| YouTube adds Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks rentals Posted: 25 Nov 2011 08:22 AM PST Google has been working hard to gather more media content these days and now, coming shortly after their Google Music announcement comes the news they've fleshed out a deal with Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks Studios to bring much of their content to YouTube.
Aside from just bringing the content in, Google will be working with the studios to offer YouTube Movie Extras with behind-the-scenes clips, interviews, and other exclusive content. The rentals are live on YouTube right now some you can likely pick up for $.99. Source: YouTube Blog 
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| Introducing the Android Central Phone Store, powered by Best Buy Mobile Solutions! Posted: 25 Nov 2011 07:55 AM PST What do you get the Android Central reader who already has everything? You're already a part of the No. 1 site for all things Android. You're already a part of the most informative (and, just as important, friendly) Android forums around. So what else can we do for you to go along with providing the most in-depth reviews, the news behind the news, opinions and everything else that spews forth from Android Central 365 days a year? Welcome to the all new Android Central Phone Store. We've teamed up with Best Buy Mobile Solutions to bring you great prices on your favorite phones, from the top manufacturers and carriers. You can browse and purchase Android smartphones from Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile right from the store, with the same selection and customer service you'd expect when the likes of Android Central and Best Buy come together. It's really all a part of being the best source for all things Android. News, reviews, opinions, accessories and, now, phones. We'll help you choose the best phone for you. We'll help you learn to use it. And we'll help you find the accessories you need. And we're just getting warmed up, folks. There's more on the way. Stay tuned! Visit the Android Central Phone Store powered by Best Buy Mobile!
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| Verizon's online advertising points to $199 on-contract Galaxy Nexus, still no date Posted: 25 Nov 2011 06:19 AM PST We don't usually talk about our own advertising here on the blog, but it's time to make another exception.The Samsung Galaxy Nexus (note, not the Nexus Prime) is getting some love from Verizon today, and it looks like it'll sell for $199 on contract -- $100 cheaper than a couple other high-end Android smartphones. (Hello, Motorola Droid RAZR and HTC Rezound.) Still no official word on when it'll finally launch, but we're not betting against that December time frame at this point. This isn't the first time we've seen this happen. You'll recall how the HTC ThunderBolt outed itself in advertising earlier this year. And also note that clicking on the "Learn More" link takes you to Verizon's holiday deals, but the Galaxy Nexus isn't actually listed there. More: Verizon Wireless; Galaxy Nexus forums 
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| T-Mobile Vivacity launches in the UK Posted: 25 Nov 2011 05:54 AM PST T-Mobile UK today announced the launch of the launch of a mid-end Android smartphone, the Vivacity. It's got a 3.5-inch display at WVGA resolution, a 5-megapixel camera, Wifi, GPS and all that jazz. It's going for just £10 per month on a 24-month plan, or for £99 on Pay As You Go. We've got the full presser after the break. More: T-Mobile UK 
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| Negri Electronics now shipping GSM Galaxy Nexus in the U.S. Posted: 25 Nov 2011 05:42 AM PST Read our Galaxy Nexus Review!While we continue to wait on Verizon to opens sales of its Samsung Galaxy Nexus here in the United States, another online retailer has begun shipping the GSM version. Negri Electronics has got it for $769.50, and it's shipping now. And, yes, that's a lot of scratch for a smartphone, but you're also paying the full, unsubsidized cost. It's also the price you pay if you've just got to have the GSM version, or if you just can't wait another couple weeks (maybe) for Verizon to get the LTE version out the door. And speaking of the Verizon version, Negri's got it listed at $678.50, with an expected shipping date of Dec. 9, for what that's worth. Remember the good old days when the Nexus One went for $529? Us, too. More: Negri Electronics; Also: Galaxy Nexus at Expansys USA 
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| HTC G1 receives an alpha Android 4.0 AOSP port Posted: 25 Nov 2011 05:37 AM PST Well -- there goes the joke, will my HTC G1 get Ice Cream Sandwich? No, it's not overly functional. No, it's not extremely fast. But that doesn't really matter. The fact Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich can be jammed into a HTC G1 is just plain awesome and the fact it's available for download -- even more awesome. Want to see it in action? Jump past the break for the video and hit the source link for the full details. Source: XDA 
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