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May

Redesigned Google Maps Sign-Up Page Goes Live, Then Dead - Expect New Features At Google I/O

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, News

Google Maps has been performing solid, mostly thankless service for more than eight years now, and last week its most significant update yet was leaked. It's that time of year, so we naturally assumed that we'd be hearing more about it at today's Google I/O keynote, but someone in Mountain View must have been a little quick on the trigger. Droid Life spotted a signup page for the revamped web interface and managed to grab a few screenshots before it was hastily shoved back in the digital closet.

Between this and a string of small maintenance updates to Google Maps for Android (not to mention a name change - the Play Store entry is just "Maps" now) we think there's a pretty good chance that the Google Maps app will also get a major overhaul in the very near future.

Feb

HTC Activates Sign-Up Page For HTC One Trade-In Program: $100 Or The Value Of Your Phone

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in HTC, News, One

Did you hear that HTC just announced its new One phone? It looks pretty cool. Naturally, at least some people will be clamoring to get their hands all over this. Those people can kindly be directed here, where the Taiwanese manufacturer is accepting email sign ups for people who want to trade in their old handsets.

The language is actually mildly antagonistic towards competitors ("Upgrade to HTC", "Everything your phone isn't"...maybe the company is ready to get more aggressive with its marketing?), but the message is clear: if you have an old phone, you get at least $100 towards the purchase of a new One.

Jan

[CES 2013] New Smartphone Keyboard 'Fleksy' Promises Predictions So Accurate That Even The Blind Can Use It

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Applications, News

Move over SwiftKey. A challenger has appeared and it's aiming to bring even better predictions than we've seen before. This one, named Fleksy, touts predictions that are so accurate, you can type without looking at the screen. In fact, the company says that even if you get every single letter wrong, it can still tell what it is you meant to type. This is pretty impressive. Of course that means the developers need to take it one step further...

In the video above the company shows a blind user walking down the street, typing away on his smartphone (begins around 1:28).

Dec

[Update: Winners] Want An Invite For The AirDroid v2 Beta? We Have 20 To Give Away

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Contests / Giveaways

Last Updated: December 12th, 2012

There's no denying that AirDroid is one of the most powerful and useful applications available for Android today, and with version 2 in the works, it's about to get even better. But the thing is, v2 is going to be in private beta testing for the next three months. That's a long time to wait to get in on the action.

Fortunately, the AirDroid dev reached out to us last night and offered up a little goodie for our readers: 20 invites into the beta program. The first round of invites is expected to go out early this week, with only 125 users gaining access into the program.

Jul

PSA: Developers, You Can Now Sign Up For Early Access To The New Android Developer Console

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Development, News

On day one of Google I/O, the Play Store team announced an upcoming brand new version of the Android Developer Console - a publishing interface developers use to, you guessed it, publish apps to Google Play. The completely redesigned UI contains improvements based on feedback from the past several years and is fantastic. For further details, hit the link above or just watch this video:

As promised, you can now sign up to be first in line to give the private beta a go by following this url. Approval is not immediate, but at least you'll get there before everyone else.

May

Samsung's Sign-Up Page For The Galaxy S III Is Now Live, Go Get On The List

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Galaxy S III, News

Now that the cat's finally out of the bag, we've all gotten our fix of Galaxy S III news for the day. Soon, though, we'll be jonesing again. It's inevitable. Knowing this, Samsung has us covered. If you're eager to hear more news about the Galaxy S III, you can head on over to the sign-up page and be put on the list to get more info as the device's launch gets closer.

We still don't know when the device is set to land on the US carriers, though the initial international launch is due May 29th. No matter where you are, though, we're sure Samsung will have something to tell you.

Jan

Sign-Up Page For Sprint's Galaxy Nexus Goes Live On Google's Nexus Site

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Galaxy Nexus, Sprint

The official sign-up page for the Sprint Galaxy Nexus has gone public on the Google Nexus site (see second bullet), as tipped by an Android Central forum reader DaEXfactoR. Outside of this random Google+ mention from Jan 17th, this seems to be the only reference to the sign-up page on the web, so chances are you haven't seen it yet.

Either way, if you're looking for information on how to rock the first and best ICS phone on an unlimited data plan without grandfathering (or so we hope), you'll want to go sign up posthaste. Or, you know, just follow Android Police.

May

Sign Up To Test Out v1.6 Of The Android Facebook App And Gain Access To Pages, Video Uploads, Comment Liking, And Bug Fixes

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Applications, News

While Facebook for Android is one of the most popular applications on the Android Market, it is not very well received by a lot of people due to an abundance of bugs and, more importantly, tons of missing functionality compared to both the site and the iOS app.

Earlier this month, the Facebook Android team stopped by Reddit to ask the community for suggestions. Almost 1000 upvotes and over 1000 comments later, they had their work cut out for them.

A few minutes ago, the Facebook team account came back to Reddit to announce the first fruit of their labor - an upcoming 1.6 release, featuring:

Improved News Feed including comment liking

Pages

Video Uploads

Many bug fixes

Unfortunately, not everyone is invited as the beta test is private for the time being, so you'll have to fill out this form and see if you are granted access.