Cameron Summerson
Cameron is a self-made geek, Android enthusiast, horror movie fanatic, and musician. When he's not pounding keys here at AP, you can find him spending time with his wife and kids, plucking away on the 6-string, or watching The Texas Chainsaw Massacre on repeat.

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Mar
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Android 4.0 Now Rolling Out To The HTC Sensation In Nordic Countries, Sensation XE In Germany

Posted by in News, Sensation / Sensation 4G (Pyramid)

Users from abroad with the HTC Sensation better start hitting that 'Check update' button - according to this thread on the XDA forums, the Ice Cream Sandwich OTA update just started rolling out.

HTC is being unusually quiet about the update, so it's unclear on whether or not the update is official or an accidental push, but many of the XDA members have already received it. As such, there's no official changelog at the moment, but we do know that the OTA is bringing Android 4.0.3 and Sense 3.6 to the handset.

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Details are pretty scarce right now, so you can keep up with the latest on the Sensation over at this thread on XDA.

07
Mar
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[Update: Here Are The Winners!] Review/Giveaway: Win One Of Ten CozyBot Android Phone Stands

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways
Last Updated: March 19th, 2012

We've looked at a few different mobile stands in the past, but none quite like the CozyBot stand. You see, the CozyBot was made for specifically for Android users. Why? Because it is an Android. A little plastic Android that holds your phone/tablet/whatever, to be exact.

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I spent the last couple of weeks hanging out with the little green guy, and here's what I think of him so far.

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Price: This stand is incredibly affordable - it's only £4.99 (about $7.73 USD). Seriously. That's a great deal.

Where to Buy: Right here.

The Bottom Line: What's not to love?

07
Mar
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Intuit Releases Turbo Tax 2011 For Android Tablets, Makes Filing Taxes Suck A Little Bit Less

Posted by in Applications, News

Have you filed your taxes yet? Don't tell us that you're actually avoiding it - filing taxes is fun an easy! Okay, that's completely not true, but if you're looking for another use for your Android-powered tablet and want to get your taxes done quickly and efficiently while maximizing your refund (who doesn't want that?), then you need to check out Intuit's new Turbo Tax 2011 app.

Turbo Tax 2011 makes it easy to "tap, drag, and flick your way to your tax refund," all from your Android tablet. The process appears to be simple and intuitive, as it's laid out in a simple question-and-answer form.

06
Mar
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Apple Trying To Make Bank Off Of Samsung And Motorola, Wants Them To Pay $5-15 For Each Android Handset Sold

Posted by in Motorola, News, Samsung

So here's a twist: instead of Apple just continuously suing Samsung and Motorola over patent violations, the Cupertino company is now ready to negotiate terms that would end several of its ongoing suits with the aforementioned companies. The deal in question? Samsung and Motorola pay Apple between $5 and $15 for each Android handset sold.

So, after all this time in the courtroom, all the preliminary injections, counter-suits, and all the other stuff that we've been talking about for the last several months, Apple is ready to just drop it all and, instead of spend its fortune on "destroying Android," actually make a fortune off of it.

06
Mar
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Bank of America Becomes The First Major Bank To Release A Tablet-Optimized App, Makes Balancing The Checkbook A Little More Tolerable

Posted by in Applications, News

If you own an Android 3.0+ tablet, then you're probably always on the lookout for tablet-optimized apps. If you also happen to be a Bank of America customer, then here's a new app that you'll probably want to hit the "install" button on right away: the official Bank of America for Tablet app.

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Not only does the app take advantage of the larger display of a tablet, but it also allows you to pay your bills and transfer funds, check your account balances, and find ATM and bank locations using GPS, all in a tidy and secure package. At a glance the interface seems to be nice and intuitive, as it offers a useful overview of where your finances are at any given time, as well as a look at your scheduled transactions.

06
Mar
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[Deal Alert] Game Devs, Listen Up: Unity3D Basic Android And iOS Add-Ons Free Until April 8th (Normally $400)

Posted by in Deals, Games, News

If you developed a game using the Unity 3D engine and have been looking to port the title to Android or iOS, we have good news. The basic mobile add-ons for the Unity3D, normally $400 each, are now free until April 8th.

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This will allow users of the Unity 3D engine to easily port their game to Android and/or iOS with little effort, as opposed to spending months writing all new code. Of course, since these are the basic versions of the add-ons, there are limitations that will require the Pro version of Unity (and the add-ons) to overcome, but if you've been considering trying your hand at porting a Unity game to Android or iOS, this is probably the best time to give it a shot before shelling out $1500 for the Pro versions.

06
Mar
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After Weeks Of Waiting (And Many, Many Fakes) Temple Run Will Be Coming To Android On March 27th

Posted by in Games, News

Temple Run could possibly be the most anticipated game to come to Android since... well, ever. We've seen fake after fake after fake hit the Android Market in an attempt to garner downloads from unsuspecting folks looking to grab this iOS hit, and the Temple Run team took to its Facebook page to warn users of these fakes and announce that a real version is on its way. Now, we finally have a release date for the real deal, and it's coming on March 27th.

For those unaware, Temple Run is a runner-style game where the player is faced with many obstacles that must be avoided by either jumping over them, sliding under, or moving to one side of the path to avoid them.

05
Mar
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[New App] Andmade Share Replaces Android's Default Share Menu, Makes It Possible To Share With Multiple Apps At Once

Posted by in Applications, News

Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to share something with several applications? Doing each individual application is tedious, and if there's one thing we hate around here at AP, it's tedium. Enter a new app that aims to take the monotony out of sharing with multiple apps at once: Andmade Share.

Andmade Share is an incredibly simple app that adds an enormous amount of functionality and time-saving to the way your Android device handles sharing. It actually just replaces Android's default share menu with something that looks very similar, but adds check boxes beside each option:

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Once you've selected all of the apps in which you wish to share, simply tap one of the selected entries (the actual item, not the checkbox) and Andmade will launch each app for you.

05
Mar
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Still Haven't Received The Android 4.0 Update On Your Transformer TF101? Here's How To Install It Manually

Posted by in Eee Pad Transformer, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, News

Many TF101 owners have been [im]patiently waiting on Android 4.0 to hit their devices for at least a week now to no avail. Of course, knowing an update is floating around out there and having to wait for it is even more frustrating than actually waiting for the update to become available, so ASUS UK took to its Facebook page earlier today with a tip on how to get your hands on the update right now from the ASUS support pages for the TF101.

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Seems pretty straightforward, right? The only caveat to be aware of is that there are a few different versions of the 4.0.3 update available for different regions, so make sure you download the correct one.

05
Mar
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[Rumor] 16GB Galaxy Nexus And Droid Incredible 3 Coming To Verizon On April 5 and 26th, Respectively

Posted by in Galaxy Nexus, Leaks, News, Rumors, Verizon Wireless

Hot on the heels of this weekend's LG Cayman (now called the Lucid 4G) and Droid Fighter release date leak comes rumors of yet another set of release dates for some new VZW hotness. This go around is a 16GB version of the Galaxy Nexus - presumably in both white and black - set to hit on April 4th for all those folks who are convinced that 32GB is just too much storage, or perhaps those who just can't justify the price tag but still want to get in on some of that Nexus action.

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Aside from the GNex, the latest iteration of the Droid Incredible line, the Droid Incredible 3 4G is expected to hit on April 26th.

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