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Sep

[The Android Police Podcast] Episode 29: Rosemary Duck

Posted by David Ruddock in Podcast

Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 28. Don't forget - the Android Police Podcast's live broadcast is every Thursday at 5PM PST (www.androidpolice.com/podcast).

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The Cast

Matthew Smith, Host
Bob Severns, Editor, A/V
Cameron Summerson, Co-host
David Ruddock, Co-host
Eric Ravenscraft, Co-host

THE OUTLINE

Rumor Roundup

HTC's One X+ shows up on blurrycam for T-Mobile, but it might not actually be coming at all. What a tease.
$99 Nexus 7? How about "no."

Android at Arms

Apples wants $707 million more from Samsung, blood from stone.

Sep

What We Use: The Apps, Tools, Devices, And Other Stuff Eric Can't Do Without

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in What We Use Series

Last Updated: October 8th, 2012

I use stuff. A lot of stuff. That's what being a tech blogger is all about, right? Using technology to talk about technology. Well, David and Cameron have already pulled back the curtain to show you how they make the magic happen. Now it's my turn!

The Hardware

My Desktop

There is no other way to describe my desktop than "my desktop." This is my workhorse and the centerpiece of my digital life. It's been steadily upgraded over the last 15 years and always by my own hand. I've never even owned a pre-built tower. It currently houses an i3 processor, 8GB of RAM and around 2.5TB of storage, between three hard drives.

Sep

Chrome For Android Updated With Support For Intel x86 Devices

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Applications, News

If you plan on jumping aboard the Medfield bandwagon and scooping up the new Intel-powered Motorola RAZR i when it hits the streets next month, then the newest update to Chrome for Android is just for you. This small bump adds support for Intel x86 chips - like the ones found in the RAZR i, ZTE Orange San Diego, and ZTE Grand X IN.

This is definitely good news, as lack of Chrome support was one of the last hurdles to jump for x86 phones.

The update is available in the Store now, though it probably won't show if you're not running an Intel device.

Sep

[Update: TI Responds] Texas Instruments Is Throwing In The Towel On Mobile Processors For Smartphones And Tablets

Posted by David Ruddock in News

Update: We inquired to TI about this news, and here's what a spokesperson had to say:

As communicated in this week’s investor event (webcast is available at http://investor.ti.com), the smartphone market has become a less attractive long-term opportunity for TI’s OMAP products, primarily due to vertical integration and market consolidation. We are reprofiling our investment accordingly, but have no additional details to share at this time.

Overall, TI remains committed to the OMAP platform and our customers. We are accelerating the expansion of OMAP processors into a broader set of embedded applications such as automotive, industrial, enterprise communication, vision and robotics, to grow the OMAP footprint beyond mobile.

Sep

Motorola Site Details Atrix 2 ICS Update (Version 67.21.125), Soak Test Already Rolling Out

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Atrix 2, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, News

Less than a week ago, Motorola updated its ICS upgrade timeline, moving back the tentative release timeframes for many devices. Among those was the Atrix 2, which got its status pushed from "Q3 of 2012" to "further plans coming soon." Initially, that didn't leave us with any sort of good thought, but it looks like we were wrong.

Motorola just released the changelog and other installation information to its My Moto Care site, indicating that the update is indeed coming much sooner than we anticipated. So soon, in fact, that the initial soak test has already begun rolling out.

As shown in both the changelog and the above screenshot, this will bump the Atrix 2 up to Android 4.0.4, with a build number of 67.21.125.

Sep

Android Binaries Updated To JRO03R For All Nexus Devices; Jelly Bean Factory Image Released For The Verizon Nexus

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy Nexus, News, Nexus 7, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Nexus S 4G (Crespo4g), XOOM

The newest sets of binaries for Nexus devices have been published and are now available to download on Google's Nexus drivers page. This new batch of binaries is for Android 4.1.1 build JRO03R, and covers basically all Nexus phones and tablets:

Nexus S (crepso)
Nexus S 4G (crespo4g)
Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi (wingray)
Galaxy Nexus GSM (maguro)
Galaxy Nexus LTE (toro)
Nexus 7 (grouper)

Sep

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (9/16/12-9/23/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

Welcome to the Android Police Week In Review - your source for the biggest Android stories of the week. Don't forget, you can catch a lot of these stories (and more) on our weekly podcast.

Features

A history of pre-Cupcake Android codenames. You know you're curious.
Stock Android isn't perfect, let Ron show you why - with pictures!
What we use: The apps, tools, devices, and other stuff Cameron can't do without.
What's really new in Google Maps 6.12: buttons, experiments, and other things.

Product Reviews

Kindle Fire HD: like a tablet, but not really. But that's OK.

Sep

Motorola Software Upgrade Timeline Updated - Many ICS OTAs Delayed

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Atrix 2, Atrix 4G (Olympus), Bionic, Motorola, News, XOOM, XYBOARD / XOOM 2

Motorola made some changes to its firmware update timeline this morning. It looks some ICS updates have been delayed, while others that were once promised are now undergoing evaluation. Here's a look at what changed.

The Atrix 4G and Atrix 2 were originally slated to get ICS in Q3 of 2012, but have been updated to "further plans coming soon." We're not exactly sure what that means, but it doesn't sound very promising.
The Droid XYBOARD 8.2's ICS update was pushed back from Q3 to Q4, despite the fact that its 10.1" brother has been on Android 4.0 since August.
The XOOM Family Edition will also have to wait until Q4 to see ICS.

Sep

Didn't Catch The Motorola/Intel RAZR i Event? Watch It Now On YouTube

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, RAZR i

There's a good chance that the bulk of you completely missed the RAZR i announcement. Why? Because it was held in London and happened in the middle of the night for those of us in the US. Never fear, though, if you simply must see Moto talk up the RAZR i and all of its 2GHz glory, the full event is now available for streaming on YouTube.

Enough chatter - hit play to watch the magic.

Sep

[The Android Police Podcast] Episode 28: Ermahgerd Erpl Mrps!

Posted by David Ruddock in Podcast

Welcome to the Android Police Podcast, Episode 28. Don't forget - the Android Police Podcast's live broadcast is every Thursday at 5PM PST (www.androidpolice.com/podcast).