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May

The Android Police Week In Review: The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (4/29/12 - 5/6/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in Week In Review

Welcome to the Android Police Week In Review - where I talk about the biggest stories of the week in the world of Android and no way make fun of anything. This week, of course, necessitates a chunk-o Galaxy S III news, so let's get down to it.

Also, don't forget, you can catch a lot of this news on our weekly podcast.

Hardware Reviews

I review the HTC One X, which is approximately 130 grams of pure awesome.
Cameron reviews the Acer Iconia Tab A510, which is some larger amount of grams of pure awesome.

Apr

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (4/23/12-4/29/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in News, Week In Review

Welcome to the Android Police Week In Review, your source for the biggest and best Android stories of the week, in an easy-to-digest and totally-not-humorous format. Really. I mean it. So, what have we got this week?

Also, don't forget, you can catch a lot of this news in our weekly podcast.

Special Features

Our own Ron Amadeo has made this amazing chart of Android version distribution over time, and if you don't like big colorful charts, we just can't be friends. Well, unless you're colorblind. In which case, I'm sorry, I take it back. We can be friends.

Hardware Reviews

The Acer Iconia 510 is made by Acer, out of plastic, and it has a really corny Olympics partner logo on the back.

Apr

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (4/15/12-4/22/12)

Posted by David Ruddock in Features, News, Week In Review

Welcome to the week in review - Android Police's weekly news roundup for all things Android and Android Police. Don't like reading? You can catch a lot of these topics on our weekly podcast, here, as well.

Hardware Reviews

The Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, despite an absolutely tragically bad name, is a pretty cheap good tablet for doing tablety things (whatever those are).
The HTC One S for T-Mobile will make you fall in love with Android all over again. Unless you're a heartless bastard.
The Sony Walkman Z-Series PMP is basically 156 grams of pure sad.
The Zeemote makes tablet gaming suck less.

Apr

[Zeemote Roundup] Here Are Some Of The Best Games To Use With Your Fancy New Zeemote

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Games

So, you and 999 of your closest internet friends just received a free Zeemote in the mail. Now you're all sitting around in your respective houses wondering what to use your new toy on. You can't ask each other because you all live in different places. Well, since we got you into this mess, we'll help get you out. Here are seven of the best Zeemote-enabled games available.

Running Fred

Perhaps one of the best games on this list, Running Fred is a game we've featured before. The goal is to get away from Death while running a gauntlet of tricks, traps, and bottomless pits.

Apr

Introducing: The Android Police Week In Review - The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week, All In One Place

Posted by David Ruddock in Features, News, Week In Review

We know you don't always have time to read up on the latest Android stories every day - we can barely keep up ourselves at times. So, deep in the bowels of the Android Police test labs, we came up with a solution: bringing you all of the last week's important news in one convenient location. We call it the Android Police Week In Review - and you can also catch most of the news contained here in our weekly podcast (check it out, here).

You'll notice that this week's "week" in review stretches back a bit further than a week, and that's basically because it's our first one.

Apr

[App Roundup] March 2012 Saw Some Pretty Sweet New Apps, Here Are The 5 We Liked Most

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Applications

doubleTwist Alarm Clock

I already know that some of you may be wondering how in the world an alarm app made it into our March roundup for best newly released apps, so let's start with a simple explanation. DoubleTwist Alarm Clock made our cut for two reasons: it's quite possibly the most good looking alarm option on the Play Store at the moment and it keeps waking up simple by eliminating many of the useless features we find in other alternatives.

Honestly, that's pretty much it. We really dig the minimalist approach that the developers took with this. It won't brew you a cup of coffee in the morning or pull the curtains back to wake you with natural sunlight, but do you really need your alarm app to do hundreds of things for you?

Mar

[App Roundup] We Present To You The 5 Best Apps From February 2012

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Applications

Seesmic Ping

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by having to keep up with multiple social networks? Seesmic Ping brings a much needed sigh of relief by allowing you to post to multiple Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts with just one update, effectively making your online social life much easier to handle.

In addition to being able to post to all of your accounts with one single tap, this app will also let you schedule your posts or status updates for future times and dates. Not only is an app like this extremely useful for socialites, it can also be used by people that promote via social networks.

Feb

[Game Roundup] Check Out Our Pick Of The 5 Best Games To Hit The Android Market In February 2012

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Games

Zombie Wonderland 2: Outta Time

This is quite possibly one of my favorite games from the entire month, and even beats out many of the titles from the January installment of the Best Of series. In Zombie Wonderland 2, you play the role of Chuck, who just so happens to be Niceville's only Zombie Cleaner. That's an odd job title, is it not?

As Chuck, you'll play through 31 missions in 12 different places, and the goal is to protect your current location from hoards of oncoming zombies. You'll have access to a full arsenal of weapons to do your job, and you have to clean up the zombie guts after the onslaught is complete to avoid paying damages.

Feb

[MWC 2012] For Those Just Joining Us, All The Best MWC Stories Are Right Here

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in News

You're busy. We get it. You don't necessarily have time to keep up with the flood of stories coming out of MWC this year. You've got things to do. Well, this is all we do. So allow us to make things easy for you. Here's a roundup of all the best, most interesting things that happened at MWC this year.

Samsung Galaxy Beam And Galaxy Note 10.1

Continuing Samsung's recent foray into niche markets, the leading Android manufacturer announced the Galaxy Beam, a 4" Gingerbread phone with a built-in projector. Sammy touts it as an easy way to share with friends and family.

Feb

[Game Roundup] Get Your Game On With These Five Hot Titles From January 2012

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Games

Osmos HD

Osmos HD, by Hemisphere Games, made its jump to the Android Market in late January, and brought with it some insanely relaxing gameplay. It was previously available on computer and iDevices, so you may have played it before it became available on Android. However, if you haven't played it already, the concept is ridiculously simple, but oh-so awesome.

Basically, you control a tiny little lifeform called a 'mote', and aim to consume or avoid being consumed by other 'motes.' It may sound odd, and way too simple to be fun, but that's just not the case. The game is relaxing, captivating, and has hypnotizing graphics and soundtracks.