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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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Sep

New Honeycomb Build For The Logitech Revue Leaks Out, Appears To Be Near Completion

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, Revue

About a month and a half ago, Logitech drastically reduced the price of its Google TV unit, the Revue, from $299 to a much more acceptable $99 in order to boost sales. At that time, it was also promised that Android 3.1 would be hitting the set-top box sometime "this summer," which has since been pushed back to the end of September.

While we've already seen one Honeycomb leak for the Revue surface, it was quite buggy and not entirely stable. A new leaked has now been released, however, which looks to be nearly complete.

If you want to give this build a go for yourself, you can find info on how to do so at GTVHacker -- but be be aware that you must be running the previous leak or you will brick your device.

Sep

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[Deal Alert] Acer Iconia Tab A500 For $320 With Free Shipping From Gettington

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Iconia Tab A500

If a refurb'd Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for $350 isn't your cup of tea, how about a brand-spankin'-new Acer Iconia Tab A500 for $320? If that sounds more like your speed, then Gettington is the place to be right now, and if you throw in the coupon code FREESHIP08 you'll nab your entire order sans-shipping.

There is one small issue, however -- the expected ship date isn't until October 21. Of course, there's a possibility that they could stock up and get units shipped out before that, but I wouldn't recommend placing your order with that idea in mind.

The Iconia A500 rocks similar hardware to its other Honeycomb-sporting cousins:

10.1-inch 1280x800 display
1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 processor
1GB DDR2 RAM
16GB internal storage, microSD card slot
microUSB, microHDMI
5MP and 2MP cameras
Android 3.2

Ready to score one?

Sep

Verizon Wireless Launching 4G LTE In 26 New Markets On September 15th

Posted by Cameron Summerson in 4G, News, Verizon Wireless

Verizon just keeps pumping out LTE connectivity in new areas across the country -- we saw no less than 15 cities get their piece of the LTE pie last month, and now 26 more are all set to get lit up tomorrow, September 15th. VZW already dropped the names of 15 of those cities last month, but here's the list in its entirety:

Fort Smith and Jonesboro, AR
San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, CA
Daytona, FL
Bloomington, Champaign/Urbana, Rockford and Springfield, IL
the Quad Cities, IL/IA; Iowa City, IA
Shreveport, LA
Kalamazoo and Saginaw, MI
Reno, NV
Las Cruces, NM
Fargo, ND
Canton, Lima and Mansfield, OH
Dyersburg, TN
the Tri-Cities, TN/VA
Austin, Beaumont/Port Arthur, Wichita Falls and El Paso, TX.

VZW customers in San Francisco, CA; Indianapolis, IN; and Cleveland/Akron, OH can also expect an expanded LTE coverage area.

Sep

Qualcomm To Bring 2.5GHz Quad-Core Chips To Smartphones In 2012

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News

We already know about NVIDIA's Kal-El project which will bring quad-core chips to phones and tablets beginning later this year, and now Qualcomm has stepped up its game as well, announcing plans for its own quad-core badassery.

I'm just going to get right to it: we could start seeing 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon processors powering devices sometime in early 2012. Not only that, but these new powerhouse chips will also be sporting Adreno Graphics, 3D, full 1080p, and LTE connectivity as a standard. I don't know about you, but I'll go ahead put a check in the 'impressed' box -- that is some serious silicon power, especially in the mobile space. With specs like this, we'll all be able to retire our laptops and work completely off of a tablet or smartphone with some sort of lapdock functionality.

Sep

[Deal Alert] Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 16GB Wi-Fi For $350 ($150 Off) From Daily Steals

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Galaxy Tab 10.1

If you've been waiting for the pricetag on the ultra-sleek Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to hit sub-$400 before picking one up, then your waiting ends now -- Daily Steals is offering 16GB models for a mere $350 (it's worth noting that these are refurbished units, though).

The Tab 10.1 packs a punch under the hood, with specs that rival (and in some cases, best) all the current Honeycomb tablets on the market:

10.1-inch 1280x800 LCD
1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
1GB RAM
16GB storage
Android 3.1 with TouchWiz

This deal ends at 8:00PM PST, so if you plan on taking advantage of it you better hurry and make it happen!

Sep

Sprint Announces The LG Marquee, Available Online Starting September 20 For $99

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Marquee, News, Sprint

Sprint announced its version of the LG Optimus Black earlier today, which will be known as the LG Marquee. It's a solid mid-range phone, with an appropriate pricetag:

4-inch 480x800 NOVA display
1GHz single-core processor
512MB RAM
2GB built-in storage
5MP and 2MP cameras
Android 2.3
$99 with a two-year agreement

This definitely seems like a worthy contender if you're looking for a solid smartphone on Sprint but don't need the power (or pricetag) of the Photon, EVO 3D, or Epic 4G Touch.

The Marquee will debut at Fashion Week in NYC and be available for purchase online starting September 20th with in-store availability on October 2nd.

Sep

HTC Flyer Now Unlockable Via HTC's Bootloader Unlock Portal

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Flyer, News

The HTC bootloader unlock portal has been updated yet again, this time bringing the company's first tablet, the Flyer, to the mix. It appears that basically all versions that carry the Flyer name are supported, so if an unlock for the View 4G is what you're after, you'll have to keep playing the waiting game for a while longer.

Like with previous devices that made their way to the portal, the process seems simple and intuitive -- but keep in mind that it effectively voids your warranty if you choose to use this "legit" method.

So, if you're ready to see what all the fuss is about, head over to HTCdev to get started.

Sep

T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S II Will Come With A 1.5GHz Dual-Core Snapdragon According To GalaxySsupport's Twitter

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S II, News, T-Mobile

When Samsung officially unveiled the US variants of the Galaxy S II, the spec sheet for T-Mobile's variant was oddly absent from the show. After that, we started hearing that it would not be sporting the same Exynos processor of its AT&T and Sprint siblings, but rather a chip from a "different manufacturer," with no word as to who that manufacturer could be.

Today, though, one Twitter-er had enough with the guesswork and decided to get an answer directly from the source: @GalaxySsupport, the official support account for all US Galaxy S devices. The first response was a bit lackluster however, only stating only that it "has a dual core processor." Naturally, this answer was just not good enough, so the question was asked again, this time with more detail.

Sep

Beginning Next Year, Android Will Be Optimized For Intel Chips

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Android OS, News

Head Android honcho Andy Rubin made a cameo earlier today at Intel's Developer Forum to announce something we've all know was coming for a while now: Android support for Intel chips -- namely, the low-powered Atom processor.

Beginning next year, all versions of Android will come ready to run on Intel silicon from the core of the system up, and to show the progress that has already been made on that front, an Android-powered tablet and phone running on an Intel Medifield chip was displayed. The manufacturer of the prototype hardware wasn't named, only that we'd see phones with Intel chips in "early 2012."

Santa Clara and Mountain View, Calif., Sept.

Sep

Weather And Business Apps The Top Grossing Categories On Android, Games Come In At Number Seven

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Android OS, Applications, News

Each month, Research2Guidance puts out a report on Android Market paid apps, which includes how they stack up against each other. The current state of the Market is somewhat of a surprise, as weather and business apps hold the top two grossing spots, with productivity, media & video, and books & reference rounding out the top five. However, one of the most downloaded categories on the Market - games - doesn't show up on the list until number seven, suggesting users would rather download a free game, rather than pay for one.

If you're looking to make money on Android, though, R2G suggests focusing on business apps, as it's highly unlikely for anyone to make "yet-another great weather app."

For more information, check out the full edition of Android Market Insights, available for free at Research2Guidance's website.