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The Secret Google X Lab May Be Revealed Today (Feb 6), As "Solve For x" Website And YouTube Channel Go Live [Video]

Posted by in Google, News, Videos

The veil of secrecy surrounding Google's mysterious X lab may be getting pulled back later on today, as evident from new developments around the web in the last couple of days. The X lab, revealed by the New York Times a few months ago, could reportedly have engineers working on projects spanning from plates that post what you're eating on your social networks to driverless cars, robots, and things most of us have never even dreamt of.

Yes, project Majel, a "highly advanced artificial intelligence robot" that has the potential of turning Voice Actions into our own pocketable J.A.R.V.I.S. ...

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Feb
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Wirefly Gets Touchy-Feely With The Droid 4 In A 13-Minute Video Overview

Posted by in Droid 4, Motorola, News, Videos

We can't wait for  the Droid 4. In the world of smartphones, the QWERTY sliders are a rare and exotic breed these days. Catching a glimpse of a machine with powerful specs and a keyboard-shaped secret gets our mouths watering. So a thirteen minute video will naturally trigger some flood warnings. Wirefly goes hands-on with the Droid 4 in the first video review overview of the latest in the Droid series.

Here's a rundown of Wirefly lays out in the video:

    • 4" 540x960 LCD display
    • 5-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard
    • 1.2Ghz dual-core processor
    • 1GB RAM
    • LTE
    • 8GB internal storage (expandable

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    02
    Feb
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    [Preview] Paper Camera Version 2 Brings Video Recording To Your Stylized World

    Posted by in Apps/Games, News

    Paper Camera, a crowd favorite for novelty photo shoots, is preparing for an update that will bring video recording and Android Beam support, along with a few other tweaks. We got the chance to go behind the scenes and give you, our lovely, smart, beautiful readers a preview of the new features.

    The folks at JFDP Labs are still testing out video recording, but so far they've got support for the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S2, Galaxy Note, and Droid 3. We tested it out on an Epic 4G Touch and everything worked smoothly, which isn't surprising as this device is ...

    31
    Jan
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    Handy Scanner Makes Scanning Documents With Your Camera Fun Again - Bet You Didn't Think It Could Do This [Video]

    Posted by in Apps/Games, News, Videos

    We don't tend to associate words like "scanning," "PDFs" and "documents" with fun. After playing with Handy Scanner, though... well, we still don't. Sorry. That headline was a lie. Scanning documents is, however, a breeze with this freemium app. Breezy enough that you won't want to go Office Space on your scanner, and that's fun.

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    Handy Scanner is very straightforward. Take a picture of a document that you want scanned. The app will pinpoint the corners of the document, perform a little perspective correction, and then you'll be presented with a few filter options. The most notable ...

    23
    Jan
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    [Update: Another Video] Samsung's Latest "Next Big Thing" Spot Shows Off Galaxy SII's Voice-To-Text, Match-Making Capabilities

    Posted by in Galaxy S II, Samsung, Videos

    Samsung is chugging right along with their "Next Big Thing" campaign, and has released yet another spot. For those of you who don't know about Sammy's latest ad campaign, it's centered around the Samsung Galaxy S II, and pokes fun at iPhone fanatics standing in line to get their hands on the newest model. Basically, they're letting the consumer know that the next big thing is already here.

    The Galaxy S II is one of the best phones on the market right now, and is the winner of our very first Android Police Andy Award for the Best Non-Nexus Phone ...

    12
    Jan
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    [CES 2012] Video Hands-On With The Motorola DROID 4

    Posted by in 4G, Droid 4, Motorola, News, Videos

    Late yesterday, we got a chance to spend some time with the Motorola DROID 4 over at the Verizon booth here at CES, and we have to say - It sure seems like Motorola has done it again. The DROID 4 will likely once again set the bar for QWERTY slider phones, and thanks to the addition of 4G LTE and a snappy TI OMAP 4430 dual-core processor (the same one found in the DROID RAZR), it's also going to be the fastest DROID yet.

    Of course, the biggest feature on any DROID is the keyboard, and you can rest ...

    12
    Jan
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    [Updated: Announcement Video] Google Finally Launches An Ice Cream Sandwich Style Guide - Please, Please, Please Follow It

    Posted by in Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, News, Videos

    Hey Devs! You've got work to do.

    Google is finally showing developers what an Android app should look like. Android Design is Google's freshly launched style guide for Ice Cream Sandwich. It outlines everything developers should do to make a high quality app that "fits in" with the rest of ICS.

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    Most of the big stuff is covered: Icons, color swatches, grid layouts, writing style, touch feedback - it's beautiful. Apps are normally all over the place, it will be really nice to see some consistency.

    These are just guidelines, they won't be made mandatory in any way. So developers, ...

    11
    Jan
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    [CES 2012] Video Hands-On With The World's First Intel-Powered Smartphone: The Lenovo K800

    Posted by in K800, Lenovo, Videos
    Last Updated: January 13th, 2012

    It's finally happening - Intel processors are coming to Android phones, for better or for worse (we tend to think it's going to be the former). The world's first Intel smartphone? The Lenovo K800. But the real question is, is it actually going to be any good? Judging by the short time we spent with the device earlier today, the answer is a pretty emphatic "nope." The device in question has a 1280x720 4.5" display, 1.6GHz Z2460 Atom processor (single core with hyperthreading), and an 8MP camera.

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    While this isn't the completely finished product, Lenovo has said ...

    11
    Jan
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    [CES 2012] Video Hands-On With The Sony Xperia Ion And Xperia S, Including Their Speedy 12MP Rear Cameras

    Posted by in News, Sony, Videos, Xperia Ion, Xperia S

    We stopped by the Sony booth earlier this morning at CES, and got some hands-on time with the very first Sony smartphones (Sony-Ericsson is no more, subject to regulatory approval) - the Xperia Ion and the Xperia S. While these devices were designed before the Sony Ericsson breakup, they'll be marketed as Sony devices when they hit retail channels.

    First up is the Xperia Ion, announced a couple of days ago by AT&T. As you may already know, Sony's upcoming flagship device (headed to AT&T in Q2) will be powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 4G LTE, and features a ...

    06
    Jan
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    [Updated] First Alleged Sprint LTE Speed Tests Surface - Yeah, It's Pretty Fast (At Least For Now)

    Posted by in 4G, News, Rumors, Sprint, Videos

    As we already know, Sprint is going to roll out its next generation 4G LTE network in four U.S. cities somewhere around mid-2012, and it would only make sense that they already have some of the towers undergoing testing. The first of such alleged tests surfaced online today:

    While I can't promise you it's 100% legitimate, here's my analysis:

    • The device used is more than likely a dedicated LTE hotspot and not a handset (like the LTE Galaxy Nexus). If you remember, such was the case with Verizon's LTE network, and it's easy to understand why - building

      • ...

    02
    Jan
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    [Updated: Video Hands-On] Quick Look: Network Monitor Mini Is A Small, Unobtrusive App That Monitors Bandwidth In Real-Time

    Posted by in Applications, News, Videos

    There are many reasons why you may need to keep an eye on what's going with your bandwidth at any given moment, especially while on a cell network. Perhaps you need to monitor a download that's going on in the background, or maybe you just need to make sure that no apps are hogging data without permission. Whatever the reason, if you've been searching for an easy to way to address this issue, we've found the solution: Network Monitor Mini.

    Network Monitor Mini is one of the simplest, yet most useful apps we've ever used - it displays both upload ...

    23
    Dec
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    [Video] Auckland GTUG Wishes Users A Merry Christmas With Android-Powered Light Show

    Posted by in Android OS, Applications, Dev, Videos

    Auckland GTUG, a New Zealand-based Google Technology User Group, uploaded a video to YouTube today demonstrating the power of the Android Open Accessory platform via an impressive Christmas-themed light show.

    A product of GTUG's November coding session, the light show is controlled by an Acer Iconia A500 tablet, and the controller app allows for predetermined sequencing of up to 9 channels, and even supports syncing with music. Without further ado, here's the video:

    On that note, all of us here at Android Police would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season, and a joyous new year!...

    22
    Dec
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    [Update: Now Available In The Market] NVIDIA Posts Gameplay Video For Tegra 3 Edition Of Shadowgun, We Gape In Admiration

    Posted by in Games, News, Videos
    Last Updated: January 29th, 2012

    Update: The Tegra-3 optimized version just landed in the Android Market. If you're one of the lucky ones who has a Transformer Prime (or has one on the way), then get ready for some amazing graphics.

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    Download Shadowgun THD from the Android Market
    QR code for https://market.android.com/details?id=com.madfingergames.shadowgun_thd

    The very first quad-core Tegra 3 tablet will be launching soon, and with it comes the promise of a whole new class of Android games. We've already previewed a few such masterpieces; now, with the release of MADFINGER GAMES' Shadowgun, we can add another to the roster.

    And what a stunning addition it is! As you can see, its graphics are ...

    21
    Dec
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    [Video] Google Sends Out A Big 'Happy Holidays' To The Entire Android Community

    Posted by in Android OS, News, Videos

    The Android team just pushed a video to the Nexus YouTube account wishing everyone in the Android community happy holidays. Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it?

    Back at ya', Android Team!

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    Dec
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    Google's Monday Android Surprise? Ninja's Nexus Unboxing 3 - This One Might Take You A While

    Posted by in Galaxy Nexus / Nexus Prime, Google, News, Videos

    Every Nexus release thus far has been accompanied by a neat YouTube-based Nexus Unboxing video craziness (see 1 and 2). The Galaxy Nexus launch in the U.S. is no exception - in fact, it turns out to be the subject of Android's tease this past weekend (which some folks found kind of disappointing considering the level of expectations reached something like FREE NEXUS FOR EVERYONE!!11, ICS for all devices, and the release of Majel).

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    Ninja's Unboxing 3, as before, takes over the fake YouTube video page, but this time gets down 8-bit style. 3 levels later, and... never ...

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