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Apr

Follow Android Police (And Your Favorite Writers) On Facebook, Google+, Twitter, And Now App.Net!

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in News

Man, there are a ton of social networks out there. It is friggin' hard to keep up with them. Obviously your first priority when you sign up for a new a service will be "Where can I get my Android Police fix?" Thankfully, we've put together a list of all the ways you can follow Android Police and our stable of writers and contributors all in one place. You are welcome, internet.

We're also going to start posting to App.net and see how that goes for a while. Do you use ADN? Hit us up over there!

Google+

Twitter

Facebook

App.Net

Apr

[Poll] Who Is Your Favorite Android Police Writer?

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Polls

I still can't believe that Android Police has been around for three years now (we've just celebrated our third anniversary last week). It's been hell of a roller coaster of leaks, emotions, interesting news, editorials, contests, and... writers. You may not realize this, but in the past years, we've been through probably over 60 contributors, the strongest 11 of whom now comprise the core team.

But today is not the time for sob stories. That's not fun. What is fun, however, is figuring out just which one of the aforementioned 11 Android Police writers is your absolute favorite. Who makes you laugh?

Nov

Taking The Power Back: Reviewing Royal Revolt

Posted by Matt Demers in Game Reviews, Games, Reviews

It's hard to be a free to play app in the Google Play Store. With so many games throwing in-app payments into the faces of their players, it's tempting to follow along with them - if the money's good, why not? However, in the pursuit of cash, gameplay might suffer. On one hand, you want people to pay money, but on the other, you (ideally) don't want to ruin the experience they have if they don't. Thankfully, Royal Revolt avoids that last problem.

The Concept

Royal Revolt is a reverse tower defense game: instead of protecting against hordes of enemies, you are the horde that is looking to wreck everything.

Aug

Now It's Even Easier To Find Us On Google+: Say Hello To Google.com/+AndroidPolice

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News

With the arrival of Google+ vanity URLs, we decided this would be a good time to share the AP love with those on the network who may not have added us to a circle yet. Speaking of custom URLs, we just snagged ours this morning; you can now find us at www.google.com/+AndroidPolice. Fancy, no?

What's in it for me? you may be asking. How about joining our over 48,000 other followers and great discussions with like-minded folks? If there's one thing that can be said for G+, it's that the rate of engagement it much higher there than on other social networks.

Jan

Follow Live CES 2012 Coverage With Android Police January 8-12 - Here Is What To Expect!

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in News

Folks, in less than 24 hours, the busiest, craziest, and most exciting (for gadget geeks anyway) event of the year will begin in Las Vegas and continue non-stop through all of next week. Of course, I'm talking about the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) where almost 130 thousand people are going to be touching, drooling, ogling, and playing with countless products put on display by companies from all over the world, big and small. Hell, half the fun will be catching all the announcements of products we can't even touch yet - ones we may not see for many months. Tablets, phones, phablets, tabphones, 3G, 4G, 5G (OK, maybe not 5G just yet), dual-cores, quad-cores, Android-powered TVs, goggles, and even dongles - we'll see them all!

Dec

Add The Android Police Edition On Google Currents Now!

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News

Last Updated: January 4th, 2012

A few weeks ago, Google released a cool new way to consume content on mobile devices called Currents. For those who are unaware, Currents takes your favorite websites and transforms them into digital magazines (granted that the site has its own Currents edition). Well, now you can keep up with everything going on here at AP on Currents.

Finding us on Currents is easy; there are two ways of going about it.

If you're already reading this on your mobile (and you have Currents installed) open this link in the stock browser. It will not work correctly if you attempt to open it with any other browser.

Nov

Happy Thanksgiving From All Of Us Here At Android Police!

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Off-Topic

Today is the day when most of us in the U.S. spend time with our family, stuff our faces full of delicious food, and relax. While you're spending time with your family, the Android Police family would like to wish you all a very special holiday - of all the things we're thankful for, you, the reader, are at the very top of the list. Without you, none of this would be possible.

From all of us at AP to you - have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.

P.S. - Pass the gravy.

Nov

[Download] Here Are The Top 2 Winning Gorgeous Android Police Wallpapers And 25 Stunning Runners-Up

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Contests / Giveaways

A few weeks ago, we launched what ended up being my favorite creative Android Police contest to date - the wallpaper design contest. With over 250 submissions, it took me a little while to sort through everything and pick out the two winners, the top 25 runners-up, and even one hilarious entry that we absolutely had to include.

As promised, the first place entry will receive a 16GB Sony Tablet S, and the second one will get the Philips Fidelio AS851 that we reviewed earlier.

For a history of creative contests, see these posts:

AP banner design
AP 404 page design (here are the top 20 entries)
AP T-shirt design
AP Twitter page design
XOOM/Otterbox defender photo

Note to runners-up: Because we had so many excellent submissions but only two prizes, we decided that all runners-up should receive at least something for their efforts.

Nov

Android Police Google+ Page Now Live, Come Join In On The Fun

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News

Last Updated: November 8th, 2011

Earlier today, Google announced Google+ pages for businesses and other entities. Naturally, we rushed over to G+ to snag our piece of the pages pie, and we'd like to invite each and every one of you to circle the new Android Police Google+ Page!

We will continue to update the +Art Russ account for the time being, but go ahead and circle/share the new one so we can spread the word. While you're at it, don't forget to +1 the page as well!

We're hoping that there will be an option to migrate all data (including followers) from the Art Russ account to the new AP Page, but that's probably unlikely.

Oct

It's Time To Say Goodbye...

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Off-Topic

For the last year and a half, I've been living and breathing AP. Four months in the making, it was originally an outlet for my newly found passion for Android, but quickly grew to be much-much more, frankly, way past any expectations I may have had. I've been through a rollercoaster of emotions, breaking news, drama, and excitement. I've probably looked through and found more apps than a person could install on 10 phones, learned more about life, business, travel, and people than I have in 5 years prior, and, most importantly, had a ton of fun doing it all.

There was only one problem - I was running out of time.