President Obama’s Google+ Hangout is Next Week; Find Out How You Can Be Part of the Crew
In the White House’s attempt to be more social they created a Google+ page. It wasn’t clear to what extent they’d be using it at the time – just posting periodical updates to new American goings-on or taking advantage of Huddles and Hangouts, too? Well, at least the latter will be utilized for an upcoming chat with the head honcho (for now) himself. President Obama will be in a Google+ hangout session next week for some post-SotU discussion and 9 of you have a...
Read More...Apartments.com Releases Android Application
Apartments.com – the premier web service for finding new apartments to stay – has released an Android application to help you take your pad search mobile. You can search for apartments in specific areas, refine using all sorts of filters, save apartments to your favorites, save searches and more. It’s all free, too, so be sure to download the application here if you’re gearing up for a move soon. [Source]
Read More...Android Community Weekly: January 22, 2012
It’s been a surprisingly busy week for Android as 2012 gets started in earnest. Much of the news from Monday and Tuesday came as the tech industry caught its collective breath, after the gadget smorgasbord that was the Consumer Electronics Show. For the best and brightest, be sure to check out or Android CES wrap up. You can see all our coverage of CES 2012, from this week and last, by visiting our CES portal. As for the rest – and that encompasses quite a lot this...
Read More...Heyzap Is A Social Discovery App For Mobile Gamers – Signs 12 New Mobile Gaming Partners
Having 500,000+ applications in the Android Market sure sounds amazing but do you ever get the feeling that you’re missing out on a hidden gem? The best way to discover something new is to simply ask your friends what they’re playing but pinging them on Twitter/Facebook every day could prove bothersome. Well, Heyzap looks to make that process a little easier by introducing a mobile gaming community. While this may sound much like the many “app discovery”...
Read More...Android Central weekly photo contest winner: Sunset or sunrise
The winner of this week's Android Central photo contest is Travis Detweiler with his picture of sunrise over Tampa Bay. Taken with his HTC EVO 3D while heading out into the gulf to catch a few Amberjack and Grouper. Travis says he didn't use any particular camera app or effects, just the camera as-is on his 3VO. He captured the theme and framed the perfect shot. Congrats, Travis! We had well over a thousand entries, and while it took a while to look through them all...
Read More...Google Sky Map Is Dead – Long Live Open Sourced Google Sky Map
If there was one “must have” Android app ever since back in the G1 days, it was Google Sky Map. Used more as a way to impress friends or even that special girl as you lay on the hood of your car, Google Sky Map gave everyday Joe Shmoes access to stars and all of its wonders. With that being said — Google Sky Map is dead. Okay, I should clarify a bit. Google has officially stepped down as head of the Sky Map project instead, open sourcing the app so that other...
Read More...Notion Ink Adam II Officially Announced – Features TI OMAP 4400 Series Processor
Notion Ink has finally revealed a little more information regarding their upcoming Adam II Android tablet. Apparently the slate will be powered by a Texas Instruments 4400 series dual-core processor, complimented by a PowerVR SGX5xx GPU and running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. In an unexpected twist to their announcement, Notion Ink will be featuring a slightly tweaked version of the OS using a restructured Modular Based Software Architecture. These “Application...
Read More...Grab a 32GB Acer Iconia A500 for just $299 at Woot
I'm a sucker for daily deals sites, and had to pass this one along. A 32GB Acer Iconia A500 (one of our top picks of last year) for just under $ 300 bucks is nothing to sneeze at. We know the next generations of tablets and quad-core is coming soon, but the A500 is still a hell of a tablet and this is a hell of a price. If you're in the market for a new tablet, or just want to window-shop, head over to Woot and have a look-see. Source: Woot! [Source]
Read More...Counter Strike Unofficially Ported To Android Devices [Download]
What do we have here? Seems those crazy wildboys over on XDA are creating themselves an unofficial port of the first-person shooter that launched a thousand ships — Counter Strike. The game, which is apparently being built form the ground up using the Unity3D platform, will feature cross-platform multiplayer with both Kongregate and Facebook versions already released. There are 2 versions being worked on at the moment — series 5o version for those on Android 2.0+ —...
Read More...Sony Ericsson ST25i ‘Kumquat’ pic leaks, is Mini-Me to Xperia S’s Dr. Evil
We saw plenty of the Xperia S before it officially surfaced at CES, and we've already seen leaked photos of the MT27i "Pepper", along with a purported leaked roadmap for other Sony phones. Today, though, XperiaBlog has the first image of at what is reportedly the Sony (Ericsson) ST25i "Kumquat", a mid to high-end Android phone with a 3.5-inch display and a familiar industrial design. The "Kumquat", which according to the leaked roadmap is due this April at a ~€260 price...
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