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Oct

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[APK Teardown] Google Wallet's Next Big Features: Person To Person Money Transfers, And Paypal-Style Money Storage

Posted by Ron Amadeo in APK Teardown, Applications, News

It's time to go APK spelunking again. Today's target is Google Wallet!

Remember this Google Wallet Q&A? The Wallet team took to YouTube and fielded user-submitted questions ranging from "When will Wallet work on my carrier?" to "When will Wallet work in my country?" with the answer to just about everything being "we're looking into it." One exception in the non-committal answer-fest was person to person transactions, with the Walleteers saying to "stay tuned" and hinting that an announcement would be coming soon.

Well, after digging though the Wallet APK, "soon" feels a whole lot closer. It turns out there is a ton of code and images for sending money from person to person, and it's been hanging around for some time.

Oct

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (9/30/12-10/7/12)

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

Is this a Nexus LG HTC Samsung Apple patent Key Lime Pie 5.0 10 7 4G LTE Google lawsuit Galaxy? Click to find out, and click here after reading to find a therapist.
What we use: the apps, tools, devices, and other stuff Liam can't do without.
Does Samsung really innovate? AKA, watch me get absolutely hammered in the comments section of yet another editorial.

Oct

What We Use: The Apps, Tools, Devices, And Other Stuff Liam Can't Do Without

Posted by Liam Spradlin in What We Use Series

With another week comes another entry in our new "What We Use" series. This time it's my turn. I may not have an eternal turtle or a crazy-sophisticated head razor, but the fourth time's a charm, right? Here's a rundown of the hardware, software, and miscellaneous whatnots that help me do what I do.

The Hardware

My Laptop

Unlike my colleagues, I rely primarily on my laptop. Having found myself either in class or overseas during the past four years, re-upping my old desktop build was neither cost-effective nor practical, so I opted for a beefy laptop solution. Currently I'm running a Sony Vaio S with 8GB RAM, an Intel i5-2439M at 2.4GHz, and a 15.5" 1920x1080 screen.

Oct

51 Best (And 2 WTF) New Android Apps And Live Wallpapers From The Last 2 Weeks (9/15/12 - 10/4/12)

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Applications, Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, News

Last Updated: October 8th, 2012

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

This is the app roundup. The game roundup from this week can be found here.

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.

Featured App

SMS, my Car and Me

Today's roundup is sponsored by SMS, My Car and Me, a safety-focused app from Marc Ole Bulling.

Oct

Is This A Nexus LG HTC Samsung Apple Patent Key Lime Pie 5.0 10 7 4G LTE Google Lawsuit Galaxy? Click To Find Out

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Features

The rumor mill churns and, having churned, moves on. The big story today is that according to sources familiar with the matter, reports have leaked that lead us to believe that an employee who asked to not be named has told Digitimes that sources say the next Nexus may have already been patented by Apple as the subject of the latest lawsuit to come out of Cupertino.

According to the sources, LG, HTC, and Samsung are all working on their own Key Lime Pie-based variants of the Nexus Google Experience Galaxy 10 7 4G LTE series. Early reports peg these devices as being faster than the old versions and also thinner, and probably bigger, but definitely expensive.

Sep

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (9/23/12-9/30/12)

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.

Featues

What we use: the apps, tools, devices, and other stuff Eric can't do without.

Carrier 411

Sprint is doing LTE in places you might be and they want you to know.

Rumor Roundup

HTC's One X+ shows up on blurrycam for T-Mobile, but it might not actually be coming at all. What a tease.
$99 Nexus 7? How about "no."

Android at Arms

Apples wants $707 million more from Samsung, blood from stone.

Sep

33 Best New Android Games From The Last 2 Weeks (9/15/12 - 9/29/12)

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in Best Apps/Games/LWPs Of The Week, Games, News

Last Updated: October 18th, 2012

Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

This edition focuses only on new games. The app roundup is coming up soon.

Please wait for this page to load in full in order to see the AppBrain widgets, which include ratings and pricing info.

Looking for the previous roundup editions? Find them here.

Featured App

Majesty: Northern Expansion by HeroCraft

Today's roundup is sponsored by Majesty: Northern Expansion, a sequel to the very popular and beloved Majesty: Fantasy Kingdom Sim.

Sep

What We Use: The Apps, Tools, Devices, And Other Stuff Eric Can't Do Without

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in What We Use Series

Last Updated: October 8th, 2012

I use stuff. A lot of stuff. That's what being a tech blogger is all about, right? Using technology to talk about technology. Well, David and Cameron have already pulled back the curtain to show you how they make the magic happen. Now it's my turn!

The Hardware

My Desktop

There is no other way to describe my desktop than "my desktop." This is my workhorse and the centerpiece of my digital life. It's been steadily upgraded over the last 15 years and always by my own hand. I've never even owned a pre-built tower. It currently houses an i3 processor, 8GB of RAM and around 2.5TB of storage, between three hard drives.

Sep

[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (9/16/12-9/23/12)

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

A history of pre-Cupcake Android codenames. You know you're curious.
Stock Android isn't perfect, let Ron show you why - with pictures!
What we use: The apps, tools, devices, and other stuff Cameron can't do without.
What's really new in Google Maps 6.12: buttons, experiments, and other things.

Product Reviews

Kindle Fire HD: like a tablet, but not really. But that's OK.

Sep

What We Use: The Apps, Tools, Devices, And Other Stuff Cameron Can't Do Without

Posted by Cameron Summerson in What We Use Series

Last Updated: September 24th, 2012

Last week, we gave you a glimpse into what David uses: his favorite gadgets, accessories, apps, and all the other tech junk that he doesn't go a day without. Now it's my turn. With this series, you'll see how different each member of the AP team is when it comes to how we use our gear, which is one of the best things about Android: it's versatile.

Since David's already done the legwork of explaining what "What we use" is all about, I'm just going to jump right in.