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.

04
Jan
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Android Police's Live Coverage Of CES 2013 - Here's Our Preview, And Schedule Of Events

Posted by in News

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Tomorrow, Ron Amadeo and I will begin a pilgrimage. To tech Mecca - aka CES. If you've never been, CES really is like a religious journey of sorts. If you weren't in some vague way obligated or naturally inclined to go, you probably wouldn't. Perhaps that's a little jaded, but ask any member of the tech media, and they'll probably corroborate: CES is fun, it's awful, it's spectacular. Funawfultacular, if you will.

Some people actually just flat-out hate it.

But man, there's stuff. A lot of stuff. It is difficult to convey the mind-bogglingly huge scale of this show.

04
Jan
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SwiftKey Flow Beta Updated To v4.0.0.61

Posted by in Applications, News

SwiftKey Flow Beta, which came out just a month ago, has received its first major update since release. Version 4.0.0.61 brings some significant changes, along with a massive changelog (well, it's a things-to-be-aware-of / known issues log, too). More important to you, though, is probably where and how to download it. Here's the smartphone version, and here's the tablet version. Now, for the log:

SwiftKey Flow Beta 4.0.0.61 changelog

  • Flow-through-space autocommit: if you flow-through space but mess up your last word, all the prior words will be inserted (instead of losing all the words)
  • Flow in landscape on tablets (not on split layout with numpad)
  • Battery usage improved (when flowing and when not in use)
  • Performance of flowing and tapping improved
  • Longpress of bottom-right (smiley/enter) button now works
  • Fixed some force close issues
  • Fixed some memory leaks
  • Predictions not lost when changing keyboard layout (e.g to symbols)
  • Fixed DOuble CApitalization issue

Things to be aware of:

  • Flowing currently only works in fields where you see the prediction bar: in fields that have their own prediction or completion there is no prediction bar and therefore no Flow (e.g.

03
Jan
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Android Console 'GameStick' Reaches Kickstarter Funding Goal, Proves People Will Throw Their Money At Basically Anything

Posted by in Accessories, Android OS, Development, News

Stop me if you've heard this one before: An Android-powered <game console / TV / toaster> that's  <buzz-phrase> and will <more buzz, with gratuitous usage of 'revolutionize'> and change <your life / entertainment / socks> FOREVER.

I have my own personal skepticism around Kickstarter projects to begin with, so bear with the cynical jabs. GameStick is an Android gaming console on a USB stick, and it just reached its $100,000 Kickstarter funding goal. Go ahead and listen to the pitch video. In fact, I'll transcribe the first part for you, because it's just so... nauseating.

So we were really frustrated by the TV gaming space.

03
Jan
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FTC And Google Settle: Google To Stop Seeking Product Bans Against Competitors In The US, Take Disputes Out Of Court

Posted by in Android OS, Legal, Motorola, News

If you were wondering if this is the sort of legal story you should pay attention to on Android Police, let me make it easy: it is. This is probably the biggest legal story in the mobile sphere since Apple's victory over Samsung last August. Yeah, that important.

This morning, the FTC announced at a press conference that Google had settled its antitrust claims with the agency, and that Google agreed to two very important stipulations as part of that settlement relating to mobile.

First, Google and Motorola will cease seeking product bans for standards-essential patent infringement. I cannot underline enough how important this is to the mobile industry as a whole, at least in the US.

02
Jan
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[Deal Alert] Buy A 12000mAh New Trent Portable Charger ($77), Get A 9000mAh Charger Free

Posted by in Accessories, Deals

Looking for a deal on a portable charger? I mean, come on, you can never have too many. If so, we found a pretty great one on Amazon tonight, and it's from a company whose chargers we personally recommend: New Trent. Here's the deal - add both of the following chargers to your cart - the IMP120D and the IMP90D. Then, at checkout, enter the promo code "33ITURBO" to apply the discount. The total price of the IMP90D (the 9000mAh charger) will be slashed from your purchase - a savings of about $55.

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Pretty easy, and a pretty great deal if you're looking for some more juice on the go.

02
Jan
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LG Optimus Black CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightlies Now Live

Posted by in Development, Jelly Bean 4.2, News, Optimus Black (p970)

If you're an Optimus Black owner, you may be interested to know that CyanogenMod 10.1 nightly builds (see blurb below) have arrived for the LG handset. CyanogenMod 10.1 is based on Android 4.2, and includes many of the cool new Android 4.2 goodies like notification bar power toggles, Swype-style keyboard input, and a brand-new camera app.

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Definition: A "nightly" is a bleeding edge release that is built on a daily basis, usually at night after a full day's worth of new code has been committed.

It could oftentimes be unstable and not properly tested, lacking any changelogs, but eventually evolving into alphas, betas, release candidates, and finally stable releases.

02
Jan
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CTIA To Combine Both Mobile Trade Shows Into A 'Super Mobile Show' Voltron In 2014

Posted by in Carriers, News

If you've not heard of CTIA... Well, that's actually kind of understandable. While it does organize the US's largest mobile-dedicated trade show, CTIA has taken a back seat to shows like CES and MWC in the last couple of years. This is largely because CTIA focuses on the US market, and most hardware manufacturers prefer to have their latest wares unveiled on a slightly more international-friendly stage.

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CTIA also typically runs two trade shows - one for consumers, and one for enterprises. I attended the latter back in October and it was pretty dead. Aside from spending some time with a couple of OEMs and carriers, the show was in a sort of sad state (as sad as anything in San Diego can be).

01
Jan
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Deal Alert: $50 Off Any Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Model For Amazon Prime Student Members

Posted by in Deals, Kindle Fire HD, News

Do you want a Kindle Fire HD 8.9? Do you have an Amazon Prime Student account, or a .edu email address you're willing to commandeer for the purpose of making one? Good news! You can save $50 on a Kindle Fire HD 8.9.

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When you get to checkout, enter the promo code KNDL4STU, and you'll be good to go with $50 in instant savings. The promo is going on through January 30th, and applies to all Kindle Fire HD 8.9 models.

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01
Jan
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A Way To Play Starcraft On Android That Isn't Embarrassingly Bad - With Full Touch Controls - Is On The Way (Video)

Posted by in Development, Games, News, Videos

Starcraft (Brood War) on Android with full touch controls.

Great, now that I have your undivided attention, let me explain. So, you, like most reasonable human beings, think playing Starcraft on a tablet would be pretty awesome. It's been tried before, but usually the result is a messy, laggy ROM on an N64 emulator that requires you to control a cursor with a digital joystick. And as we all know, that's basically like poking yourself in the eye with a hot fork. It sucks.

Enter Winulator. Right now, Winulator is still a pretty young app with a lot of potential, but what it does is really quite fascinating.

31
Dec
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Nova Launcher Goes Version 2.0, Brings Performance Increases And A Pile Of New Features

Posted by in Applications, News

Update: We've added a few more changes, courtesy of TeslaCoil.

The highly popular homescreen replacement Nova Launcher is now officially at V2.0 - the latest release just went live minutes ago. Let's cut to the chase: what's new? A whole a lot, based on the changelog below.

What's in this version:

  • Custom Icon Size (Prime)
  • Swipe actions on any desktop icon (Prime)
  • Custom wallpaper cropping
  • Increase maximum desktop grid size
  • Infinite Scroll Drawer Setting
  • Alphabetical list drawer style
  • Small Icons Dock Setting
  • Force wallpaper scrolling on USA SGS2
  • Aggressive Desktop Setting (Keep in memory)*
  • Lower memory usage
  • Improve scrolling performance
  • Fixes, optimizations and tuning

*"Retrieve Running Apps" used for Aggressive Desktop and warning when multiple launchers are running

Additional changes:

  • "Swipe to open folder" allowing swiping over a desktop or dock folder to open it, with the tap action doing something else (such as opening an app).

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