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Sep

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (9/2/12-9/9/12)

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.

Carrier 411

T-Mobile now has an unlimited data plan that is actually unlimited, as opposed to the limited unlimited data plans they still offer. There's an Eagles joke in here somewhere.
AT&T has more LTE in more exciting places, like Bakersfield, California. Shudder.

Rumor Roundup

An unknown HTC phone shows up on blurrycam, we speculate.
A Nexus 7 with 3G might be coming.

Sep

White House App Gets Overhauled, Now Supports Tablets, Includes Search And Live Video Functions

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Applications, News

Hey, did you guys know there's an election coming soon? I know, it's been a pretty low-profile thing, but it's true. Of course, we want to be a well-informed electorate, right? One source of information that should probably be watched to achieve that goal is the White House. Today, the administration of the most powerful office in the country revealed a newly-designed app that will allow mobile users to watch live presidential events, search its stable of blog posts, videos, and press releases, and in a forward-thinking move, makes all this content available on tablets.

In a rather surprising move from the political arena as a whole (though not unheard of, given the current President's affinity for modern technology), the White House app is actually extremely well designed.

Sep

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (8/26/12-9/2/12)

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

Hardware Reviews

Archos 101 XS: Well, they tried.

Rumor Roundup

Some pictures of an HTC ~~iMac~~ tablet have popped up and oh god, HTC, please don't.
The LG Intuition: putting the "big" back in Big Red on September 6th.
Here's a red and black HTC phone that we know nothing about.

Aug

Android 4.0.4 For The Verizon DROID Xyboard 10.1 (11.11.27.MZ617) Is Rolling Out Now

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in News, XYBOARD / XOOM 2

It was only a couple days ago that we heard the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Motorola Xyboard Wi-Fi models would be rolling out. Now, Verizon has announced that the same update for the LTE version of the tablet is about to rollout to customers via an OTA upgrade. The package will be about 336.4 MB, so hope you're on Wi-Fi.

Here are some of the changes you'll see with the upgrade:

Direct Access Lock Screen - The direct access lock screen takes you directly to Camera, Browser, Gallery or Unlock.
Create Folders - Easily create folders by dropping one app on top of another. You can also add a name to specify the folder contents.

Aug

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (8/12/12-8/19/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

Time for the Android Police Week In Review, and a review-worthy week it is. Be sure to catch our podcast, too. You'll find many of these words there, spoken by us!

Product Reviews

The Tablet Claw: It's not very good. Alternatively: my first thought upon seeing it.

Carrier 411

Sprint is giving away ZTE Optiks to people who buy new phones. We'd probably just say no, thank you. They'll also give you a $100 AMEX gift card.
Verizon is bringing LTE to 34 new markets and expanding in a boatload of others, and I've probably typed this headline in one form or another several dozen times at this point.

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.

Features

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

[Whoa!] Google Will Start Down-Ranking Search Results That Receive Too Many Takedown Requests

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Google, News

This may not be strictly Android-related news, but it's safe to say that what Google does to search results is relevant to our readers' interests, no? Today, Google announced via its Inside Search blog that the company will start including the volume of valid copyright removal notices as a factor in determining how high or low a site ranks in its search results. Translation: pirate sites won't be removed entirely, but they'll start ranking lower than legitimate sites.

^{Pretty soon, sites like the Pirate Bay won't be the #1 search result anymore.}

The net effect of this change will likely be very minimal to the more hardcore pirates.

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.

Features

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.

Jul

T-Mobile Announces The Galaxy Note Will Arrive On August 8th In Stores And Online

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Galaxy Note, News, T-Mobile

Samsung's largest ~~life raft~~ smartphone has, thus far, been saddled to AT&T. Phret not phablet phans. Your dreams of using the nation's largest Samsung phone on the nation's fourth-largest national carrier are about to come true (sorry Sprint/Verizon users). T-Mobile has announced that the device will be available on a 2-year contract starting August 8th with pricing starting at $199 on a 2-year Value voice and data plans plus an added $20/month device financing charge. Alternatively, the device will cost $250 on a more traditional contract plan.

Today, T-Mobile announced that the Samsung Galaxy Note will be available at select T-Mobile retail stores and online at www.T-Mobile.com starting on August 8.

Jul

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (7/22/12-7/29/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

It's time for yet another Android Police Week In Review - don't forget to check out these stories and a lot more [off-topic banter] in our weekly podcast, too!

Feature

A Complete Overview Of The Apple v. Samsung Trial

Weekend Poll

What's your preferred tablet screen size?

Product Reviews

The Meizu MX 4-Core: like sticking a V10 in a Ford Pinto.
The Solid Gray Polypropylene Backpack: so this is what a hermit crab feels like.
MEElectronic Air-Fi AF9 Bluetooth Earbuds

Carrier 411

Sprint LTE is coming to FOUR MORE MARKETS before Labor Day. Guys? Is this thing on?

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Android Police – Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (9/2/12-9/9/12)

White House App Gets Overhauled, Now Supports Tablets, Includes Search And Live Video Functions

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (8/26/12-9/2/12)

Android 4.0.4 For The Verizon DROID Xyboard 10.1 (11.11.27.MZ617) Is Rolling Out Now

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (8/12/12-8/19/12)

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

[Whoa!] Google Will Start Down-Ranking Search Results That Receive Too Many Takedown Requests

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

T-Mobile Announces The Galaxy Note Will Arrive On August 8th In Stores And Online

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (7/22/12-7/29/12)

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