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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LG Announces The Optimus L9 With A 4.7" Display And QTranslator App

Posted by in News, Optimus L9

Hot on the heels of yesterday's announcement of the Optimus G, LG has just unveiled a new device called the Optimus L9. As a successor to the L3, L5, and L7, the L9 features a 4.7" display, 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage, and Android 4.0.

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While its specs are pretty middle-of-the-line, the L9 has a couple of tricks up its sleeve, like an app called QTransalor that LG claims can scan and translate up to 44 different languages. It also features a custom keypad that can switch between one-to-two handed texting with ease (presumably similar to ThumbKeyboard).

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ASTRO File Manager Receives Major UI Overhaul For Jelly Bean Users

Posted by in Applications, News

As a long time Android user, ASTRO is one of those apps that has been on nearly every device I own/have owned. I've seen it change and progress over the years, and to this day it remains one of my favorite file managers.

And it just got even better on Jelly Bean devices.

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The app received an update today that brings a beautiful new UI to Jelly Bean devices; don't worry, the ASTRO team will be bringing it to "other" devices shortly. The look and feel is very Holo Light, which works quite well for this type of app.

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Official Grooveshark App Makes Its Way Back Into The Play Store

Posted by in Applications, News

Over a year ago, Google removed the Grooveshark app from what was then the Android Market due to a violation of the terms of service. Of course, with a service like Grooveshark, being removed from the Play Store was just the first of its worries - the company has definitely seen its fair share of legal issues over the last several months. Still, after its departure from the Store, Grooveshark continued to offer the app free of charge through its website.

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Those days have come and gone, and after "working closely with Google," the Grooveshark app has been fully reinstated into the Play Store.

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Samsung Canada Sends Loyal Facebook Fan A One-Of-A-Kind Galaxy S III, Complete With 'Epic Dragon'

Posted by in Galaxy S III, News

Back in May of this year, a die-hard Samsung fan named Shane took to Facebook to try and score a free Galaxy S III with a custom piece of art (read: a drawing of a dragon). While Samsung was pleased with the gesture, they politely declined his request for a free phone, instead offering a drawn picture of a kangaroo riding a unicycle. No, I'm not making this up.

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Given its awesomeness, the above image quickly went viral. As a result, Sammy and friends got a lot of attention that day.

Fast forward to today, and Samsung has now given Shane a one-of-a-kind Galaxy S III donning a custom back.

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CyanogenMod 9.1 Now Pushing To The CM Stable Channel

Posted by in Development, News

About three weeks ago, the CyanogenMod team released the first stable build of CM9 for all compatible devices. With that, they ended active development for ICS so they could focus on building CM10 with Jelly Bean. Of course, "end development" doesn't mean "we're never touching this again" for CM devs, as they promised to offer maintenance releases and bug fix updates as needed.

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Looks like the first maintenance release is now rolling out to CM's stable server, as version 9.1 is available for several devices, including the GSM Galaxy Nexus (Maguro).

There's no word on exactly what has changed since CM 9, but we assume all devices that have CM 9 stable right now will get the build within the next couple days.

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Official Microsoft SkyDrive App Now Available For Android

Posted by in Applications, News

Microsoft's competitor to Dropbox and Google Drive, SkyDrive, just got an official Android app. Surprisingly, it actually looks like it was designed for Android, though the Metro influence is hard to deny.

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For the unaware, SkyDrive is Microsoft's take on cloud storage, though it goes a step further by integrating remote access and collaboration tools (similar to Google Drive). While SkyDrive is undoubtedly a powerful tool, the Android app only allows for a portion of the functionality of the desktop service. With the app, you can access all the contents of your SkyDrive (including shared files), upload photos, share your SkyDrive contents via Android's default share options, and manage files.

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MetroPCS Intros Coolpad's First Handset In The US: The $99 Quattro 4G

Posted by in MetroPCS, News

Just last week, MetroPCS announced a new offering from LG, along with an ultra-affordable $55 unlimited LTE plan. This week, the pay-as-you-go carrier is announcing an even more affordable 4G LTE handset: the Coolpad Quattro 4G.

This marks Coolpad's first venture into U.S. territory, and with a price of $99 (after $50 mail-in-rebate) sans-contract, the Quattro is priced to move units. Of course, when it comes to smartphones like this, you get what you pay for:

  • 4" display
  • 1GHz processor
  • 3.2MP rear shooter, front-facing camera
  • 4G LTE
  • Android 2.3.x

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Notice something oddly familiar about this little handset? If you had to do a double-take because you thought it was a Samsung device, you're not alone.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi ICS Update (Build IMM76D) Now Rolling Out In The U.S.

Posted by in Galaxy Tab 8.9, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, News

Samsung has been slowly but surely pushing Ice Cream Sandwich to last year's Galaxy Tab series. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi was the most recent Tab in the series to get the update here in the U.S. and, considering the devices are nearly identical, it left owners of the Tab 8.9 wondering where their update was.

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Good news, Tab 8.9 Wi-Fi owners: the wait is over. The 313.96MB update just started rolling out in the U.S. and is available through Samsung's Kies application or via OTA.

Just like with its larger brother, the update brings Android 4.0.4, along with a much-improved version of Touchwiz laid on top.

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[New Game] Kairosoft's 'Oh! Edo Towns' No Longer Region Locked, Now Available In The Play Store For All Users

Posted by in Games, News

Back in July, popular game developer Kairosoft released a new game called Oh! Edo Towns. Much to the surprise of Kairosoft-lovers, however, it was region locked to Japan.

But not anymore. Now, Oh! Edo Towns is available in the Play Store for all users.

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Oh! Edo Towns keeps that familiar (and loved) Kairosoft style, but goes back in time to the Japan's Edo days. Build houses, castles, and all other sorts of old-school architecture, and place building side-by-side to create "combos." It's your town - build it how you see fit!

The game is available now in the Play Store for five smackaroos - hit the widget to grab it.

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Samsung Introduces Drive Link, An App To Simplify Smartphone Use In The Car

Posted by in News, Samsung

Let's see a show of hands: how many of you use your smartphone while driving? It's OK, we won't judge you. Yeah, you do it. We all do from time to time. And we all know it's not safe, too.

The interface of a smartphone is meant to be simple, but not simple enough to use while driving. For that, an app that turns your smartphone into something that your grandmother could be comfortable using would be much better. A simple interface that gives all the information you need at a glance and offers oversized buttons for interactive elements.

What I've just described to you is Samsung's new app, called Drive Link.

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