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Jeremiah Rice

Jeremiah is a US-based blogger who bought a Nexus One the day it came out and never looked back. In his spare time he watches Star Trek, cooks eggs, and completely fails to write novels.

Feb

Start Your Browsers: The Nexus 4 Is Back In Stock In Australia And Spain

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in LG, News, Nexus 4

Months after the worldwide release, the Nexus 4 is still in short supply in nearly every market around the globe. If you're in Australia or Spain (and reading this on Tuesday) you might have a shot at grabbing the world's most elusive Android phone. The local editions of the Play Store are currently showing the Nexus 4 in stock in both 8GB and 16GB flavors.

The last time that the Nexus 4 was available in both these countries, the supply dwindled almost immediately - according to commenters, Spanish supplies were depleted in an eye-popping ten minutes. If you're reading this in las horas de la madrugada in Europe or early arvo down under, you'd better hurry and get your order in as soon as possible.

Feb

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini Coming To T-Mobile As The Galaxy Exhibit 4G... Again

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Galaxy S III Mini, News, Samsung, T-Mobile

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That seems to be the attitude that T-Mobile is taking with its domestic variations of budget-friendly Samsung smartphones. The Galaxy S III Mini (which has its own misnomer issues) is headed to T-Mobile as the Samsung Galaxy Exhibit, according to UnwiredView. The only difference from the international version appears to be an admittedly snazzy grey and teal trim makeover.

If you'll recall, this is far from T-Mobile's first Exhibit. The first Exhibit 4G was a shrunken-down version of Samsung's first Galaxy generation from mid 2011, and the Exhibit II 4G followed a couple of months later as the first Tmo phone to be sold off-contract through Wal-Mart.

Feb

[New App] Tiny Phone People Live Wallpaper Lets You Live Out Your 'Rear Window' Fantasies

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

It's not often that we see a live wallpaper that's interesting enough to feature all on its own, but Tiny Phone People fits the bill. This elaborate wallpaper makes your phone a window into the tiny life of one diminutive denizen, as he or she makes their way around the house. The wallpaper gives you a cutaway view of their living place, not unlike a modified version of The Sims... or a certain Hitchcock classic. You might not even want to clutter up your viewing area with useless junk like apps and widgets.

Tiny Phone People cycles through a real-time day and night rhythm, with the character in question puttering around with appropriate actions like sleeping and watching TV.

Feb

Watch Seth Rogen And Paul Rudd Hate Each Other For 4 Minutes In Samsung's Extended Superbowl Commercial

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in News, Samsung

Reactions have been mixed to Samsung's somewhat understated ~~Superbowl~~ big game commercial, featuring comedy B-listers Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd. If you couldn't get enough of the pair trading jabs while pitching a meta Galaxy ad, Samsung has posted the full 4:40 cut to YouTube. The ad follows the plot and pacing of the shorter version, but there's a few extra punch lines in there. Just in case ninety seconds of middle-aged verbal jousting wasn't enough for you.

Samsung seems to be the only consumer electronics brand interested in the advertising world's biggest stage this year. Sadly, there's no reveal of new hardware headed for the US market or anywhere else.

Feb

Wine Is Not An Emulator, But It Is Coming To Android: Work Started On Windows Compatibility Layer

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, Development, News

Those of you who run Linux or Unix will be familiar with Wine, perhaps the best-known solution for running some Windows programs on open-source desktop operating systems. The long-running project is a staple of the Linux community. In a presentation at the Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting (FOSDEM) 2013 in Brussels, Wine creator Alexandre Julliard confirmed spoke on an ARM-based version of the software and showed a brief demo of Wine running on Android.

The project is in the early stages. At this point, the ARM version of Wine on Android is functional, but far from practical - even though the Android build on display was emulated, the software is far too slow to be ready for prime time.

Feb

[New App] Carbon For Twitter Is (Wait For It) Live In The Play Store Now

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

The day that a considerable number of Twitter power users have been waiting for has finally arrived: the much-anticipated Carbon client is available for download. You can hit the widget below this story to head to the Play Store and install it post haste. Some early users (including yours truly) are having strange errors on the Play Store, with the app refusing to download via web or on-device clients; these hiccups should be taken care of sooner rather than later.

For those of you who haven't been following, Carbon is a refugee from the lands of Windows Phone and WebOS, highly anticipated on Android for months.

Feb

[New App] As If It Wasn't Cool Enough: Tesla Model S Gets Its Own Android App

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

Our demographics adviser tells us that there might just be five people on earth who are both regular Android Police readers and Model S owners. But if a quick scan of the office is a valid measure of interest, there's at least a few of you who are excited by the prospect of an official Tesla app, even if a longing glance is as close as we'll ever get to driving one. For you lucky devils who have an all-electric sedan sitting in your four-car garage, take a quick stroll over to the Play Store to get your companion app on.

Feb

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[Deal Alert] Pre-Order The Sony Xperia Z, Get A Free Pair Of MDR-1R Headphones Worth £299 (UK Only)

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Deals, News, Sony, Xperia Z

United Kingdom readers, never say we didn't do anything for you. If you've been patiently waiting for Sony's new flagship phone, you can pick up some pretty sweet studio-quality headphones at the same time. If you pre-order the Xperia Z through one of Sony's partners, you can pick up a pair of Sony MDR-1R headphones for free, gratis, and nothing.

You don't even have to buy it outright - O2 and Three UK are both offering subsidized versions which qualify for the free headphones. If you'd rather go for an unlocked model, both Carphone Warehouse and Phones4u are participating in the pre-order.

Feb

[New App] Foursquare For Business Checks Into The Play Store To Attract Customers On The Go

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

Believe it or don't, Fourquare has grown beyond hipster urbanites who desperately want to be the Mayor of the 6th Street Starbucks. More than a few businesses - independent or otherwise - are seeing the value in the location-based service. To that end, Foursquare has released its free business app on the Play Store, allowing local managers to update their business status for single or multiple locations.

Within the Foursquare for Business app, you can keep tabs on recent check-ins, set specials for users, and look up in-depth statistics for your business's performance on Foursquare. You can also update your location's status and send it out to Facebook and Twitter.

Jan

Because No Games Are Better Than Crappy Games: Zeboyd Calls It Quits On Android

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Editorials, Games, News

Though you may not have heard of them, Zeboyd Games is something of a darling in the world of indie gaming. After scoring hits with the quirky neo-retro RPGs Cthulhu Saves The World and Breath Of Death VII, the two-man studio made it big by landing a contract with webcomic giant Penny Arcade. The third game in the series, On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness III, abandoned the 3D style of the previous entries for a sprite-based, pixelated throwback to 16-bit gaming goodness. Zeboyd's entries in the PC and downloadable market have garnered near-universal applause.