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Dec

The Sims 3 Now Available In The Android Market For $5

Posted by Abhiroop Basu in Games, News

Just a short while after releasing Need for Speed Shift, EA Mobile has brought another popular mobile game, The Sims 3, to the Android Market.

A special edition of The Sims 3 has been available for some time to T-Mobile customers who own the Samsung Vibrant, but today the app has been made available to all Android users.

The official description of the app (from AppBrain):

ENJOY THIS AWARD-WINNING SIMS EXPERIENCE OPTIMIZED FOR ANDROID™! Choose your Sim’s appearance, clothing, and accessories. Make them funny or make them shy. Lose yourself in the amazing 3D open-world environment and discover what kind of character your Sim will turn out to be!

Dec

[Exclusive] Wet Ink: Our Interview With Notion Ink’s Rohan Shravan

Posted by David Ruddock in Adam, Exclusives, Interviews, News, Notion Ink

Last Updated: June 5th, 2012

As promised earlier this week, Notion Ink CEO Rohan Shravan took time out of his schedule to answer a number of questions from Android Police. What did we ask the creator of the Android world's most anticipated tablet device? A lot of the questions you, our readers, wanted answers to - as well as a few of our own. The interview, in its entirety, below.

Questions From Our Readers

AP: Many have speculated about Notion Ink's production capacity - can you tell us how many Pixel Qi units were sold on pre-order? How many do you expect to be able to produce per month?

Dec

US Cellular Cuts Galaxy Tab's Price In Half - Just $199.99 On Contract

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Deals, Galaxy Tab, News, Samsung, US Cellular

US Cellular is really proving itself to be the carrier for holiday shoppers not wanting to spend a small fortune on gifts, isn't it? Just two days after announcing that all phones will be free until the 24th, the carrier's turned its price-cutting gaze to the Samsung Galaxy Tab and lowered the tablet's price to only $199 on contract, half of what it was before.

The only real catch is that you're required to sign up for US Cellular's $54.99/month plan. The plan does buy you 5 GB of data along with tethering capabilities, but I still can't imagine paying almost $60 a month on top of my regular phone bill, especially since messaging is excluded.

Dec

Sprint's Samsung Intercept Receiving Update To Froyo

Posted by Nate Kimmey in Froyo 2.2, Intercept, News, Samsung

It may seem slightly disappointing that Froyo updates are still rolling out even as the Gingerbread source becomes available, but it is good news that Sprint is paying attention to its mid-range phones nonetheless - their version of the Samsung Intercept is now receiving the update to Android 2.2.

Also included in the update are a few bug fixes and the (rather unnecessary) addition of Sprint Navigation. As with most Android updates, it's being rolled out in waves, so it may be a few days before it see it on your device. Intercept users on Virgin Mobile, now might be the time to start pestering your carrier about this update.

Dec

Gingerbread Keyboard APK Now Available For Eclair And Froyo Users - No Root Needed

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Development, Gingerbread 2.3, News

Last Updated: December 19th, 2010

As exciting as seeing the Gingerbread keyboard leak out was, the fact remained that users stuck on Android 2.1 or below couldn't join in on the fun, and the same went for users of non-rooted devices.

Fortunately, the Android community rests not, and the keyboard has been neatly packaged into an APK and posted for all to see. Thanks to XDA-Developers member hotaru, both Éclair-running and non-rooted handsets can now access Google's latest input method.

To install:

Download the file appropriate to your OS (download the file from here if you're on Froyo; if you're running Éclair, grab it from here).

Dec

EA Mobile Releases Final Need For Speed Shift App Into The Android Market

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Apps/Games, Games, News

This isn't nearly as exciting as that other thing that's just happened, but it's still fun - especially for those of us into cars and/or racing games. EA Mobile released NFS: Shift into the Market about 17 hours ago, and although it obviously packs a lot less than the PC/console version, if it's anywhere close, it should still be a blast to play. The official app description:

THINK FAST! DRIVE FASTER! OPTIMIZED FOR ANDROID™! Drive 20 awesome cars including the BMW M3 GT2, Lamborghini Gallardo, and Pagani Zonda. Features 18 tracks in 3 stunning locations, Quick Race and Career Modes, 3 difficulty settings, and physics-based accelerated 3D graphics.

Dec

[Breaking] Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Being Pushed To AOSP Right Now!

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Development, Gingerbread 2.3, News

Prepare your party gear and break out the keg, people: Google is officially starting the push of Gingerbread to AOSP (Android Open Source Project) as we speak. Jean-Baptiste Queru just announced that fact, saying he was going to begin pushing the code to the AOSP, and the process is expected to take a few hours.

What does that mean for you? ROMs built on AOSP code (such as CyanogenMod) will now have access to Gingerbread, so expect CyanogenMod for Gingerbread (CM7?) to start cooking shortly. Since the code is now finalized, it also means that Google will likely start pushing out the Gingerbread update to the Nexus One.

Dec

Sprint 4G (WiMax) Working On CyanogenMod

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Development, News

Big news from kernel-master toastcfh about an hour ago: WiMax (Sprint's 4G) is now working on CyanogenMod. This has long been one of the most heard complaints from CM fans with EVOs in particular (in fact, just about every time we post on CM, somebody comments about the lack of 4G). At the moment, details are light - for example, we don't know how long it's going to take to make it into a release, or if there's anything special involved.

Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long to hear more details. If anyone has any details, as always, please feel free to click that "Tip Us" button at the top of the page!

Dec

Amazon Updates Kindle App, Brings In-App Purchases, Install To SD Card, Periodical Support, And More

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Applications, Apps/Games, News

Amazon has updated their Kindle for Android app to the ridiculously-numbered version 2.0.0.101810146. With the update comes a few notable new features:

Access to over 100 Kindle newspapers and magazines
"Move to SD Card" option
In-app purchases
Social network integration
Chapter titles now show in the reader status bar
Zoom for images
Volume rocker can function as page up/down

The app supports all versions of Android from 1.6 up. And don't forget - your purchases are linked by account, not device - meaning any books you purchase on your actual Kindle can be accessed in the Kindle app on your phone.

Dec

NEC To Unveil Dual-Screen Version Of LifeTouch Android Tablet At CES 2011

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in NEC, News

Last month at GSM 2010, NEC showed off a 7" touchscreen Android tablet. The company was marketing it towards businesses, and it's supposed to function mainly in the cloud - an interesting proposal. Unfortunately, it seems the execution is lackluster in just about every way. The specs are utter crap: