David Ruddock
David's phone is an HTC One X+. He is an avid writer, and enjoys imparting a legal perspective on Android news where it is relevant. He also doesn't usually write such boring sentences.

29
Jan
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US DOJ Requests Delay Of FCC Approval Of Sprint / Softbank Merger For Further Review

Posted by in Legal, News, Sprint

According to Bloomberg, the US Department of Justice has just announced that it will submit a deferment request for the Sprint / Softbank merger to the FCC. Telecom acquisitions in the United States require approval from both the DoJ and the FCC, with the former agency focusing largely on potential anti-trust issues. Softbank officially announced the buyout in October.

It's not exactly a big surprise that the DoJ is looking at this deal cautiously. After the failure of the AT&T / T-Mobile merger for potential anti-trust and consumer protection concerns, the DoJ likely feels compelled to investigate a foreign takeover of a major US telecom with extra care.

29
Jan
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[Update x2: Germany And Canada, Too] Nexus 4 Once Again Available In The US Play Store

Posted by in News, Nexus 4

The Nexus 4 is back in stock on the US Play Store (both the 8GB and 16GB models), as predicted. So, if you want one, go buy it. Now. HURRY. Oh, and the bumper case is available too. The Nexus 4 is also in stock in the German Play Store, though bumper cases do not appear to be available in Deutschland.

Update: Looks like sales are now live in Canada, as well.

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Nexus 4 8GB, Nexus 4 16GB, Bumper Case

29
Jan
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HTC Holding Simultaneous Press Events In New York And London On February 19th

Posted by in HTC, News

It seems HTC has all but officially decided to drop its practice of unveiling its new handset lineup at MWC this year, scheduling press events mere days before the beginning of the mobile trade show. The company has sent out invitations to events in both New York City and London on February 19th, though it has provided no indication as to exactly what will be unveiled.

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However, it seems a given at this point that we'll be seeing HTC's new flagship Android handset, codenamed M7. If HTC's One series announcement last year was any evidence, it's possible some smaller down-market sister devices are going to be in tow, as well.

28
Jan
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Google Wallet Update Fixes Some Issues With Nexus 4, Includes A More Holo-esque UI

Posted by in Applications, Apps/Games, News

Google Wallet received its first significant update in a while today, with a mildly refreshed UI, bug fixes, but no new features. In fact, as Ron points out, references to all the features we were excited about having actually been removed from the app. Like the Wallet Card, and P2P money transfers. It doesn't mean those ideas are dead, per se, but we would guess it does mean they're experiencing some delays. Who knows, they could pop back up at Google I/O. The new version number is 1.6-R96-v13.

Anyway, this latest update finally rids Wallet of the Gingerbread-esque tile layout that Google encouraged developers to adopt way back when, and picks up some holo-y accents, such as navigation tabs (which were in some areas previously, but now are throughout the app) and a proper action bar.

28
Jan
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[Update: Get It Now!] The Nexus 4 Has Popped Up On Best Buy's Website - Handsets On The Way?

Posted by in News, Nexus 4

Update: The Best Buy page is live and taking orders right now - estimated shipping is 3-5 days. No sign of handsets being sold in-store, unfortunately (no in-store pickup either).

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If you're one of many of us in the US still seeking out a Nexus 4, it appears another purchasing option may be springing up shortly, at everyone's favorite defunct-business-model brick and mortar electronics retailer. That'd be Best Buy, in case the allusion wasn't clear, where a listing for the newest Nexus handset has just appeared.

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The caveat, though, is that it seems this is going to be a contractually-shackled version of the Nexus 4, on T-Mobile.

28
Jan
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End Of The Line: Verizon Is Discontinuing The 32GB Galaxy S III, DROID RAZR, DROID 4, And More

Posted by in Droid 4, Galaxy S III, Lucid, News, RAZR / RAZR MAXX, Verizon Wireless

We just received a reliable tip that Verizon has officially discontinued the 32GB flavor of the Galaxy S III, among other Android handsets. Final shipments of the 32GB GSIII have already been received from Samsung, meaning you can expect the remaining stock to dry up over the next month or two (so you'll be able to find it for a while yet). The 16GB Galaxy S III will continue to be available.

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According to this document, the HTC Rezound is now officially dead and gone, though it's been off of Verizon's website for some time now. In addition, the DROID 4 and original DROID RAZR are also on the way out, with final shipments having been sent for both handsets.

28
Jan
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Pantech Hops On The Super-Sized Bandwagon, Announces The 5.9" 1080p Vega No. 6 (For Korea)

Posted by in News, Pantech

Another gigantic phone, you say? Yes indeed - Pantech just announced the 5.9" Vega No. 6 for its home market of South Korea, though there's no reason in particular to expect that's where this mega-phone will stay.

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The No. 6 is the largest 1080p display phone announced to date, which is an accomplishment... I guess. A quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro (can we just start calling it 'SS4P' or something?) powers the No. 6's screen of many pixels, and a 3150mAh battery keeps the lithium ions flowing freely. They've stuffed a 13MP camera in there, too, because "bigger numbers" is basically this phone's calling card.

27
Jan
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[Update: Winners Selected] Win A Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Camera, Or One Of Two Nexus 7's From Basatne And Android Police

Posted by in Contests / Giveaways, Galaxy Camera, Galaxy Note II, Nexus 7
Last Updated: January 28th, 2013

This contest is now over.

The final results are listed below. If you've won, you will be contacted in the near future. Congratulations!

Everyone else - keep participating and stay tuned to Android Police so that you don't miss our upcoming giveaway announcements. You can follow AP on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and RSS.

  • Steven T. (Note II)
  • Manuel M. V.L. (Galaxy Camera)
  • Matt J. (Nexus 7 16GB)
  • William J. (Nexus 7 16GB)

Now that the new-year's CES craziness is at an end, we thought we'd continue where we left off in 2012 - doing awesome giveaways. Today's is no exception, and comes to us courtesy of Basatne, an online electronics retail store  that offers hot-ticket gear to buyers from all over the world.

27
Jan
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[Weekend Poll And News Roundup] Would You Buy An Android Tablet In-Dash Car Mount Kit?

Posted by in News, Polls

When I saw the handiwork of the two intrepid DIY'ers featured in this post on Nexus 7 car mount projects, I'll admit - I was impressed, if only for their quality execution.

Cars have always been an interest of mine, and the current "infotainment center" paradigm many automakers are pushing onto customers really does suck in a lot of ways. Pay $1500 for a crappy nav system that's hard to use, complicated, and woefully outdated in a couple years' time. Sounds great! But even the best systems (a title I think VW and its subsidiaries currently hold) are lacking. Nav maps are ugly, hard to read, and rarely up to date.

25
Jan
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Verizon Sells Lower 700MHz B Block To AT&T For $1.9 Billion (And Some AWS Spectrum) - Here's What That Means

Posted by in 4G, AT&T, News, Verizon Wireless
Last Updated: January 27th, 2013

For most people, wireless spectrum is a topic best discussed right before bed with a warm glass of milk. It is boring. But it's important. While landline internet is, as we know, a series of tubes, wireless internet is more like a giant fleet of invisible flying trucks... or something.

To put it plainly, long-range, high-bandwidth spectrum usable with cell phones is a finite resource. Now, the scarcity of that resource in reality is very debatable - vast swaths of basically unused (or severely underutilized) wireless spectrum are in this range, much of it belonging to the military, public safety, television, and various executive agencies.

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