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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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Jul

Samsung Galaxy S II With AT&T Radios And NFC Hits The FCC... Wait, What?

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S II, News

Normally, we don't post FCC filings, but this one caught our attention. It appears that a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II with NFC just hit the FCC sporting AT&T radios. But wait, this is where it starts to get interesting. Back in March, another variant with AT&T bands hit the FCC. Curious, yes?

The rabbit hole gets deeper: earlier this week, we saw photos of a version of the GSII sporting a keyboard that is rumored to be heading to AT&T, yet today's filing shows identical dimensions to the European variant of the GSII, suggesting that there is no keyboard.

Jul

With The Droid Bionic Delayed Until September, Will You Still Buy It Or Wait For Something Better? [Poll]

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Bionic, Galaxy S II, News, Polls

Last Updated: September 3rd, 2011

Ah, the Droid Bionic. We've kicked back and watched this outrageously anticipated device go on one heck of a rollercoaster ride over the past six months or so, and yesterday we finally got word that the LTE beast would be hitting the street sometime in September. This new information brought on a slew of mixed feelings from our readers: some happy, some enraged, and some just downright disappointed.

With superphones like the Samsung Galaxy S II and the next Nexus phone coming out before the end of year, would you put your money on the table for this phone, or is Motorola late to the game again?

Jul

[Update 7/28: Rolling Out Now] Android Honeycomb 3.2 Coming To The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer July 28th

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Eee Pad Transformer, News

ASUS just announced via its official Twitter account that the Eee Pad Transformer would be receiving the latest iteration of Honeycomb -- Android 3.2 -- on July 28th (tomorrow). The newest version of Honeycomb will bring bug fixes and a few new features to the tablet-netbook-hybrid, including the new "app zoom" feature that makes phone-specific apps scale more appropriately on the larger, 1280x800 display.

^{Look, they even made a nifty little image.}

There's no official word on exactly when the rollout will begin, but it can't hurt to start checking for updates at midnight, right?

Update: The update is now officially rolling out (thanks, schoeot and others):

[@ASUS]

Jul

[Deal Alert] ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 32GB For $440 With Free Shipping From eBay Daily Deals

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, Eee Pad Transformer, News

In the world of Android tablets, there seems to be an ongoing battle between the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer for ultimate tablet supremacy. Both are absolutely outstanding tablets, but you're looking to buy the latter, then you should click over to the eBay Daily Deal site where you can grab the 32GB version of this tablet for $440 with free shipping.

The Transformer packs the specs of all the top-of-the-line Android tablets on the market today:

10.1 inch 1280*800 LCD display
1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor
1GB RAM
32GB on-board storage
Android 3.1 (possibly Android 3.2 since the update started rolling out today)

And let's not forget about the most lustworthy feature of this tablet: the keyboard dock.

Jul

Motorola CEO Outs Droid Bionic Release Date As Sometime In September

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Bionic, News

In an earnings call today, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha dropped the bomb that the Droid Bionic would be hitting the streets sometime in September. No exact launch date was specified, but this falls right in line with the September 1st launch date that has been rumored for the past couple of weeks. This is the first somewhat official date that we've heard come out of either Motorola or Verizon's camp, and with the Samsung Galaxy S II right around the corner, it looks like competition is going to get stiff very soon.

[Droid Life]

Jul

Video Identification App 'IntoNow' Makes Its Way To Android, Makes Identifying TV Shows Easy

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

Several weeks ago, we took a look at an app called VideoSurf that was aiming to bring video identification to Android, but it was, well... bad. We continuously compared it to IntoNow - and app previously only available on iOS - that serves the same purpose and does it very well. As of today, IntoNow is finally available on Android.

IntoNow is a video identification application that works similar to the way Shazam does for audio. You fire it up, point your camera at the TV, and it works its magic. It will identify the show and episode, offer links and other data, and allow you to share your findings on Facebook and Twitter.

Jul

Samsung Galaxy S II Coming Soon To The US - Sign Up To Find Out Exactly When

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy S II, News

Users anticipating the US arrival of Samsung's Galaxy S II superphone can now sign up to be notified of this beast-of-a-device's stateside availability via Samsung's Galaxy S II US landing page.

You have to drop in some basic information like name, email, phone number, and carrier preference, and you're in. I received a text message immediately after signing up asking if I want to be notified via SMS as well, so expect nearly-immediate info regarding this device.

It's probably worth noting that if you do opt in to receiving SMS messages that Sammy will send a max of four messages per month, so users that don't have an unlimited text message package won't go bankrupt waiting for info on their new phone.

Jul

Romanian Blog Goes Hands On With The ASUS Eee Pad Slider, And It Looks Totally Sick

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Eee Pad Slider, News

There is little doubt that the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer is one of the hottest Android tablets on the market. Thanks to its hybrid-laptop nature, it's one of the most versatile devices that I've ever seen: it can be what you need when you need it.

When the Transformer was announced, it was accompanied by a similarly unique-yet-convenient device that we've yet to get a good look at: the Eee Pad Slider. Now, thanks to Romanian blog ImiDoresc.ro, we finally have a better idea of what the worlds first tablet with a slide-out keyboard is all about, and I will admit, it looks completely sick.

Jul

[Update: Reportedly Rolling Out Now] Droid X2 Gingerbread Update Right Around The Corner, According To VZW Support Site

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Droid X2, Gingerbread 2.3, News

Update: If @VZWSupport is to be believed (and after yesterday's Galaxy S II fiasco, I have my doubts), then the update should be rolling out beginning today, reaching all DX2 owners by the end of the week.

Has anyone received the update yet? Drop us a line in the comments when (if) it hits your device!

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When the Droid X2 first hit the street, most would-be owners were extremely disappointed when they found out that it didn't ship with Gingerbread. For some, this was a deal-breaker, but others stuck it out and bought the device anyway, hoping for an OTA update soon after.

Jul

T-Mobile Updates myTouch 4G Support Page, Will Offer In-Store Gingerbread Updates On August 5th

Posted by Cameron Summerson in myTouch 4G (Glacier), News, T-Mobile

Less than a week ago, T-Mobile announced that Gingerbread would be rolling out to a limited number of myTouch 4G users on June 20th, with a broader rollout hitting all customer by the end of the year. In a strange twist, the Magenta Carrier updated the myTouch 4G support page this morning stating that:

Beginning August 5, you will be able to go to a T-Mobile retail store to update your T-Mobile myTouch 4G to the most recent software version. This helps if you have not gotten the Over-The-Air (OTA) update.

The document goes on to provide users some caveats to be aware of in case the update fails; such as data loss, application loss, the amount of time that the update will take in such a case, and a detailed process of what the tech will do to your device.