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.

07
Nov
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[Black Friday Deal Alert] Samsung Galaxy S III From Sam's Club For $0.96 With Qualifying Two-Year Agreement

Posted by in Deals, Galaxy S III, News

Ah, Black Friday. The biggest (and most malevolent) shopping day of the year. A day of good deals, hateful people, and... other stuff. If you're willing to brave the all that for a new phone, Sam's Club has you covered this year, with the Galaxy S III going for less than a buck with a new two-year agreement.

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From what we gathered by calling a few different Sam's stores, this is good for all four carriers (so long as your local Sam's has them all). The ad doesn't specify, but it would just be silly to sell them for this cheap on one or two carriers and not the others.

07
Nov
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Sprint Galaxy Note II Gets Its First OTA Update (Build L900VPALJC), Brings Multi-Window And More

Posted by in Galaxy Note II, News, Sprint

Note II early adopters on the Now Network, time to head into the Settings menu and check for updates - Sprint just announced a new OTA is rolling out for its iteration of the phablet. This update brings a few meh changes, like GPS lock setting enhancements, email fixes, and improved text message notifications while talking on the phone. But it also brings one major feature: Multi-Window. It's good to see this feature start rolling out to U.S. handsets, as it's been on the Korean and International versions for several weeks now.

Start around the two-minute mark to see Multi-Window in action.

06
Nov
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New In Titanium Backup: Create Flashable Zips Of All Your Apps And Data

Posted by in Applications, News

How many times have you gone through this: download a new ROM, backup all your apps with Titanium, reboot into recovery, perform a nandroid backup, wipe, install new ROM, boot and set up, then restore all your apps and data. Yeah, it's crazy. And it takes forever.

What if you could cut that time by a solid 20 or 30 minutes? Thanks to a new feature just incorporated in Titanium Backup, you can. With the newest update to TB Pro, you can now create a flashable zip of all your apps and data. That means that you can flash all your goodies right after a new ROM and fire up a system that's ready to go right out of the box.

06
Nov
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[New Game] Curiosity Is The Most Absurd, Ambiguous, And Tedious Game Of All Time

Posted by in Games, News

Have you ever felt the need to endlessly tap on your screen for no real reason? Do like watching things turn from one color to another? Then we have the game for you! It's called Curiosity, and it's mind bogglingly boring. And pointless.

Here's the gist: there's a giant cube. Like, huge. And the entire world "chips away" at it little by little in real time. Why? To satisfy their own curiosity (hence the name of the "game"). Apparently, there are new things to look at with each layer and whoever chips the last block will find out some "life changing" secret.

05
Nov
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[New Game] Grab Your Boomstick - Army Of Darkness: Defense For Android Is Here

Posted by in Games, News

Fact: the Evil Dead trilogy is one of the greatest pieces of cinematic horror ever created. There is no arguing it. And now, you can live all the fantastic, undead awesomeness of the final film, Army of Darkness, on your mobile. I'll give you a minute to soak up what you just read.

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Army of Darkness: Defense is available on Android courtesy of Backflip Studios. In the game, you play the role of Ash (!) - complete with chainsaw arm and boomstick - and fight the undead masses to protect the Necronomicon and Lord Arthur's castle. You don't have to do it alone, however - there are plenty of allies ready to fight by your side at a moment's notice, including various swordsmen, knights, archers, Duke Henry the Red, and even Lord Arthur himself.

02
Nov
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[Updated] Official Android 4.2 Clock App And Keyboard With Gesture Typing Leaked

Posted by in Applications, News
Last Updated: November 3rd, 2012

Earlier this week, we posted the slightly unfinished Android 4.2 keyboard with Swype-like gesture typing and pretty blue glow (which we since took down at Google's request). Thanks to the recent Android 4.2 system dump from the Nexus 4, some new goodies are now available for pre-4.2 versions of Android. Namely the release version of the keyboard and the new Clock app that Ron is already in love with.

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Recognized XDA developer Gnufabio snagged each of the aforementioned apps, porting the keyboard to Android 4.0+ devices and the clock to 4.1. At this point, the only known to the developer issue is with the layout of the clock, where the stopwatch notification isn't displaying correctly.

02
Nov
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Echofon For Android Leaves Alpha, Beta 1 Available For Download With Support For Multiple Users, Improved Notifications, And More

Posted by in Applications, News

Back in mid-October, popular Twitter client Echofon released an alpha version of its Android app. While it was relatively polished for an alpha, it was still lacking in features and, of course, had its fair share of bugs.

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The company has now released a the first beta of Echofon, which brings several new features and enhancements:

- Added multi account support
- Added conversation view
- Added prefetching screen
- Added retweet with comment on Tweet detail view
- Added direct replies to DM notifications on Jelly Bean devices
- Improved notification handling
- Improved desktop sync
- Improved picture upload
- Improved profile view
- Full-text notifications
- Autocorrect in composer
- Jump-to-top shortcut
- Navigation adjustments according to Android guidelines
- UI improvements
- Performance improvements
- Bugfixes

To grab this new version, head right here.

02
Nov
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Initial Impressions Of The Nexus 10: Say Hello To The New Benchmark For 10" Android Tablets

Posted by in News, Nexus 10, Tablet Reviews

At the end of June, Google unveiled its first Nexus-branded tablet to the world: the Nexus 7. Since then, it has become the premier Android tablet, which is now selling at nearly a million units each month. For good reason - it's a fantastic tablet.

Despite the storm that rocked NYC, three days ago Google took the wraps off the latest addition to the Nexus tablet family: the Nexus 10. I've been playing with the N10 for the past 24 hours (give or take) and instead of waiting several days to post a full review, I want to share my first impressions with you.

01
Nov
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[Update: Price And Release Date] Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 LTE Making Its Way To Sprint In The Near Future

Posted by in Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, News, Sprint

Update 11/1/12: The tablet will come out on November 11th for $549.99.

Another day, ten new Samsung device announcements. We've already taken a look at the Galaxy Music this morning, and now the Korean manufacturer has announced the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is coming to Sprint's growing LTE network.

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This is Sprint's first LTE-powered tablet, and packs a bit of a spec boost over the Wi-Fi model:

  • 10.1" 1280x800 display
  • 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB built-in storage, microSD card slot
  • 3MP rear shooter, VGA front camera
  • 10.1 inches x 6.9 inches x 0.38 inches, 1.29 lbs.
  • Android 4.0

Like most other recent device announcements, there's no word on pricing or availability, only that it "will be announced at a later date." Cool.

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Nov
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[Update: Price And Release Date] Sprint Announces Mid-Range LG Mach - 1.2GHz Dual-Core Processor, QWERTY Slider, And ICS

Posted by in LG, Mach, News, Sprint

Update 11/1/12: The Mach will come out on November 11th for $99.99:

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Sprint's on a roll here lately with the 4G LTE device announcements. We already know the company is getting the powerhouse Note II, as well as its first LTE tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, and LG's newest flagship, the Optimus G.

Of course, they want to cater to the needs of all customers. We all know there's a market for QWERTY sliders, and the newest member of Sprint's smartphone family brings just that to the table. Dubbed the LG Mach, this is a solid mid ranger with a seemingly outstanding form factor:

  • 4" 800x480 display
  • 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960 processor
  • 1GB RAM
  • 8GB built-in storage, microSD card slot
  • 5MP rear shooter, VGA front camera
  • QWERTY slide-out keyboard
  • 4.64" x 2.56" x 0.48", 5.92 ounces
  • 1.700mAh battery
  • Android 4.0

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Unfortunately, there's no word of when the Mach will be available or how much it'll cost, but we'll let you know as soon as the information is available.

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