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• Android Central Editors' App Picks for April 14, 2012
• Android eating up Apple in China with huge market share
• HTC One V hands-on video and initial review
• From the Forums: Deploying in a month, what will be waiting for me when I get back?
• Android Central international round-up - April 14, 2012
• Late-night poll: Do you use, or want to use, the FM radio feature?
• Sprint LTE, HTC One X bugs [From the Forums]

Android Central Editors' App Picks for April 14, 2012 Posted: 14 Apr 2012 02:16 PM PDT Tired of spending hours searching the market, only to end up closing it and having not installed anything new? Hit the break with us and let's check out some of our favorites from this past week together! read more

Android eating up Apple in China with huge market share Posted: 14 Apr 2012 12:17 PM PDT We've all seen this picture before right? Well, over in China this is quite literally what is happening in their mobile market. While 1-in-10 people in the worlds most populated country own an iOS device, Android definitely rules the roost.  A Beijing based analytics firm, has said that Android has risen from 33.6% to a staggering 68.4% market share by the end of 2011. iOS in comparison lagged behind with just 5.7%, behind Symbian who still maintain an 18.7% share.  So what does this all mean? Well, it obviously means there's a whole heap of Android devices being sold in China. We should also consider the importance of low-cost devices, from manufacturers such as Huawei, ZTE and the like that sell well in Asia. Symbian too still inhabits a lot of low end devices. On a lighter note, the report also suggests that the concept of "mianzi" also factors into the equation. In English this translates to "reputation," with the iPhone in particular being seen as a status symbol. With the iPhone 4S looking the same as its predecessor, there is less reason to upgrade and enhance ones status further. Crazy.  via Macworld

HTC One V hands-on video and initial review Posted: 14 Apr 2012 06:42 AM PDT It's hard to believe it's been more than two years since we first met the venerable HTC Legend. HTC's angular, aluminum clad beast wowed us way back at Mobile World Congress 2010, with its impressive build quality and the then cutting-edge Android 2.1. Fast-forward two years and we finally have a worthy successor to the Legend's chinny mantle -- the HTC One V. While nowhere near as flashy -- or expensive -- as the high-end HTC One phones, the One V aims to spice up the entry-level market with a solid hardware and software foundation, and some high-end treats. Inside that angled aluminum unibody there's a 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM, ICS, Sense 4.0, Beats Audio and a 5MP ImageSense camera. We've spent the past day or so getting to know the HTC One V, so join us after the break for some first impressions. read more

From the Forums: Deploying in a month, what will be waiting for me when I get back? Posted: 14 Apr 2012 06:01 AM PDT Casen writes in our Rumored Devices Forum, I'm deploying in a month. What will be out when I return? When I get back around beginning 2013, what is your speculation of the phone I will be to get. I'm feeling I will be able to get a phone with a 4.8 inch 720p screen, quad core, 1.5GB ram. It will have 64GB internal memory (because as nice as the cloud is, it does NOT work in all the places the military works.) It will have a SDcard slot, 3000 mAh minimum battery, and will feature actual stereo speakers (on the back in landscape mode) I honestly do not care about the thinness, but hopefully around the same thickness as a Droid Charge. A small Bezel on top and bottom, (for holding) and a minimal Bezel on the sides. The camera won't have more than 10MP, but will be better engineered to not suck ass. The front-facing camera will be 5MP. Soft keys only on the screen, and there WILL be an actual camera button with 2 stages. Bootloader will be un encrypted (because that's the problem). Also, will be a Verizon device. What are your hopes for an actual early 2013 device? Hey, Casen! First off, thanks for doing what you do. As for the phone, a lot of what you're expecting is likely in the natural progression of smartphones. I'd certainly love to see 64GB of on-board storage (and for it to be economical to have), as well as the larger battery. But I'm also pretty well convinced that the major shift in 2012 going into 2013 is going to be interoperability among devices. Wifi Direct's likely to play a pretty big role in Android's plans for taking over living rooms as well as running what's in your pocket. And we're talking about beyond Google TV. And don't forget that we've still got Intel-based Android devices to look forward to later this year.  Hardware is hardware. It'll always get better. It's where we imagine the software's at in 2013 that really has us excited. Stay safe out there. What do you expect to see in 2013? Leave a reply in Casen's thread here.

Android Central international round-up - April 14, 2012 Posted: 14 Apr 2012 04:39 AM PDT With the HTC One series launch buzz beginning to settle down, the past seven days have been a little quieter than usual. Nevertheless, the steady stream of device updates and announcements has continued, even if the pace has been a little slower. Sony Mobile is kicking off its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update project, with Scandinavian countries being the first to get a taste of ICS on the Xperia Ray, Xperia Arc S and Xperia Neo V. Meanwhile, long-suffering Galaxy S II owners in Vodafone UK finally got their ICS update, as did Nexus S users on Wind Mobile and Videotron in Canada. There were also a couple of interesting new device announcements -- Vodafone and Huawei announced the Ascend G 300, a surprisingly high-specced entry-level phone, while Korea got a bright pink Galaxy Note. And later in the week, HTC addressed reports that some One S phones were experiencing chipped edges on their ceramic coating -- owners of affected phones can return their handset for a refund, or have it replaced under warranty. The manufacturer also says it's making small changes to ensure the problem doesn't crop up again. Special features: HTC One V hands-on video and initial review HTC One S review News: Sony kicks off its ICS upgrades; Scandinavia up first HTC One X screen flex 'flaw' -- should we worry about it? HTC on One S MAO chipping issue: 'immediate fix' for those affected Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S II ICS update finally arrives New countries can now sell apps in the Google Play Store Official UEFA Euro 2012 app for Android launches White Motorola Motoluxe launches at Tesco in the UK Leaked internal screen suggests April 20 launch for Rogers HTC One X Vodafone UK announces the Huawei Ascend G 300 Motorola announces the XT390 on China Unicom Wind Mobile, Videotron Nexus S getting its ICS update OTA 'Berry pink' Galaxy Note launches in Korea Nonexistent LG phone to compete against nonexistent Samsung phone

Late-night poll: Do you use, or want to use, the FM radio feature? Posted: 14 Apr 2012 12:22 AM PDT Tonight's poll comes thanks to our lovable forums Admin Cory Streater, who brought up a great question on episode 93 of the Android Central podcast -- I wonder how many people really use the FM radio? None of us were any help (we can't ever agree on anything) but you guys sure can be.  I get why people use it. It's subscription free, doesn't use data, and has a bigger selection of music that you could ever hope to have in your personal cloud or on the phone itself. Maybe the best reason I've ever heard is that it's great for listening to the news while on the treadmill at the gym. The other side of the coin -- wired headphones suck, radio stations suck, commercial music sucks, etc. People have just as many reasons why they don't use it as those who do use it. I'm somewhere in the middle. I don't use it, but I do see the appeal. And not everything on the radio sucks. But asking you guys is a much better idea, so tell us all in the poll, and fire away in the comments to let us know why you voted the way you did.

Sprint LTE, HTC One X bugs [From the Forums] Posted: 13 Apr 2012 06:15 PM PDT We're heading on into the weekend here at Android Central after a fairly busy week. If you happened to miss out on anything, the weekend is great time to get yourself caught up on the blogs, the Android Central podcast and even the forums: HTC One X Forums - The official HTC One X bugs thread HTC EVO 4G LTE Forums - Only 5+ markets with LTE this summer, is it worth it? Galaxy Nexus Forums - Does the 4.0.4 Improve the speaker sound? Verizon Fascinate Forums - Guide: How to flash ICS Galaxy Note Forums - Sprint Note, would you buy it? If you're not already a member of the Android Central forums, you can register your account today.

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