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Aug

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (8/5/12/-8/12/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

It's that time again - the Android Police Week In Review is here to put all of the stuff you might want to read in a list. And who doesn't like a good list now and then? And if you don't like lists, you can listen instead. On our podcast.

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Should your fridge run Android? Probably not.
Android Movie Studio: Yeah, I forget about it, too.

Carrier 411

AT&T wants you to sign on with its new Mobile Share plans. But it won't make you. Yet.
Sprint's LTE network made a blip in the SF Bay Area, and yes, that apparently warrants its own story.

Aug

[The Android Police Podcast] Episode 22: That Reminds Me Of My Last Bathroom Trip

Posted by David Ruddock in Podcast

Time again for the Android Police Podcast. We're back this week (we were even live! catch us every Thursday at 5PM PST) talking Ouya (again), Samsung's crisis of design, and three new T-Mobile phones you shouldn't buy.

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The Cast

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

THE OUTLINE

Carrier 411

AT&T wants you to sign on with its new Mobile Share plans. But it won't make you. Yet.
Sprint's LTE network made a blip in the SF Bay Area, and yes, that apparently warrants its own story.

Aug

Chameleon Launcher Beta [P]Review: An Evolving Concept In A Changing Tablet World

Posted by Cameron Summerson in App Reviews, News, Tablets

We've been talking about Chameleon Launcher for a few months now, and despite getting off to a bit of a rocky start, the beta is now officially available for some testers and Kickstarter backers. I've spent the last several days playing with the launcher on a couple different tablets, and, despite the fact that it's still in beta, have been generally impressed.

For the unaware, Chameleon is a new type of launcher designed specifically for Android 3.0+ tablets. It takes a different approach than "traditional" launchers by turning the homescreens into size-adjustable, seamless hubs of information. For the time being, it only offers a handful of different "widgets," including GMail, weather, Twitter, Instagram, and news (RSS).

Aug

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (7/29/12-8/5/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

Welcome back to the Android Police Week In Review - your one-stop shopping destination for all things Android news in the last 7 days. You can also find a lot of these stories in a semi-easy-to-digest format as part of our weekly podcast.

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Android Back To School Smartphone Buyer's Guide 2012

Carrier 411

Republic Wireless is ready to take on some new customers - so if you want to spend less in order to have both a crappy phone and a crappy network, now's your chance to feel good about yourself.
Verizon was fined $1.25 million by the FCC, told to play nice with its spectrum.

Aug

34 Best (And 2 WTF) New Android Apps From The Last 2 Weeks (7/21/12 - 8/4/12)

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, News

Last Updated: August 9th, 2012

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

This is the app roundup. The game roundup from this week can be found here.

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.

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Video Locker Pro

Today's roundup is sponsored by Handy Apps' newest addition to its privacy and security stable, Video Locker and Video Locker Pro.

Aug

[The Android Police Podcast] Episode 21: Buffering You Into Purgatory

Posted by David Ruddock in Podcast

Welcome back to another week of the Android Police Podcast. I have to open this post with a bit of an apology, as our attempts to get the live show rolling this week were thwarted at every turn by technical gremlins - we should be up and running again next week, though. You can still listen to this week's episode in its full, recorded glory, though.

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The Cast

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

THE OUTLINE

Carrier 411

Republic Wireless is ready to take on some new customers - so if you want to spend less in order to have both a crappy phone and a crappy network, now's your chance to feel good about yourself.

Aug

Chameleon Launcher Beta Arrives To The Play Store For Pre-Registered And Kickstarter Users [Initial Hands-On Screenshots]

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Applications, News

Chameleon Launcher, a highly anticipated launcher replacement for Android tablets, has just released the initial beta version of the app into the Play Store. While everyone with a compatible device can download it, you will need to have an invitation, whether from your Kickstarter pre-order or pre-registration (say, if you're a member of the press or a private beta tester).

If you think you're part of the private beta, head over here (replace YOUR_EMAIL with your pre-reg email address and YOUR_NAME with your name) and associate your registration email with your Play Store account, then grab the app from the Play Store and fire it up.

Jul

Video: Developer Shows Off The Latest Chameleon Launcher Build On The Nexus 7

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

Ask any five Android fanatics you know the following question: "What's the most exciting tablet-based launcher project in the world right now?" And you're likely to get five identical responses. The Chameleon launcher has captured the imagination of Android tablet aficionados after a successful Kickstarter campaign and plenty of coverage from news outlets like this one. Today the developers posted two videos showing off Chameleon's impressive complexity and flexibility, and naturally they're showing it off on the hottest Android tablet going: the Nexus 7.

Of the two videos on display, the one above is of the most interest, since it gives us a good look at Chameleon's fascinating widget engine.

Jul

[Update: Goal Surpassed!] OUYA Lands On Kickstarter: Say Hello To The Gaming Console Of The Future

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News

We've seen some pretty cool projects show up on Kickstarter: Capta, Pebble, Chameleon, Vavo... and plenty more. Last night, though, one of the coolest projects I've ever seen made its way to the crowd-funded site: OUYA. You may or may not already be familiar with that name, so a little explanation may be in order.

Update: OUYA broke through the $1m barrier in less than 24 hours. I see big things for the future of this startup - keep the donations coming!

First off, OUYA is an open source, Android-powered video game console. That in itself got my attention, but if you really want to see how awesome OUYA is, watch this:

Proposed Specs:

Tegra 3 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB Storage
HDMI out with 1080p support
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
One USB 2.0 port
Wireless Controller
Android 4.0.x

This project makes perfect sense to me; with the increase in quality games (and more specifically, games designed for the Tegra 3 chipset), something like this is absolutely brilliant.

Jun

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (6/10/12-6/17/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

Welcome back to another edition of the Android Police Week In Review. It's like news inception. You can also catch a lot of these stories on our weekly podcast - available here, and broadcasting live every Thursday at 5:00 PM PST.

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