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- Sega title Football Manager finally heading to Android
- Google CEO Larry Page on Android in 2012 - 850,000 devices activated daily, 300 carriers
- Sprint Nexus S 4G finally gets its Ice Cream Sandwich update
- Heads up: We be podcastin' on Friday this week!
- Sony Mobile celebrates 'Night of Imagination' with Labrinth and iLuminate
- HTC EVO 4G LTE promo video released, offers glimpse of possible 3D variant
- UK Motorola RAZR MAXX pre-order price emerges
- ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway #44: Droid Charge SURFACE Case, EVO Design 4G Hard Shell Case & more!
- US Cellular's Samsung Galaxy S Aviator available today
- The EVO 4G LTE isn't the HTC One X — it might be better
- Travel app Hipmunk searches for flights, hotels around your schedule with new calendar integration
- Deal of the Day: Seidio Innocell 3800mAh Super Extended NFC Battery for Verizon Galaxy Nexus
- Wallpaper Wednesday - 4 Leaf Clover Patch, Susquehanna River & Sunrise
- Motorola DEFY MINI announced for Greece
- Motorola launch 3G versions of Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition in the UK
- Motorola Motoluxe launching in Hungary this month
- CyanogenMod introduces new mascot: Cid
- HTC One X and One S go on sale in Europe
- Late-night poll: Did the HTC EVO 4G LTE meet your expectations?
- Another day, another Instagram update
- Google Play Books updated for Froyo and Gingerbread with new UI and 3D page-turn animations
- PS3 Media Server, ICS on the Galaxy Note [From the Forums]
| Sega title Football Manager finally heading to Android Posted: 05 Apr 2012 04:51 PM PDT
Football Manager is one of those blockbuster PC titles that, year after year, attracts huge numbers of players. The handheld version has been available on iOS for a while now, but Sega has finally decided to bring it to Android, further bolstering their ever developing catalog. The launch of this premium title will also come with a premium price. In the UK, it'll cost £6.99 when it launches in the Google Play Store on April 11. So what does £6.99 actually get you? A pretty full featured Football Manager experience, that's what. Leagues are included from 12 countries, as is full control over transfers -- vital in getting your local, lower league team to Premier League glory. In match live control is also along for the ride, with an adjustable match speed. While initially available from the Google Play Store, Sega have said that it will likely be available from other Android app stores in the coming weeks. via Eurogamer 
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| Google CEO Larry Page on Android in 2012 - 850,000 devices activated daily, 300 carriers Posted: 05 Apr 2012 03:40 PM PDT
Google CEO Larry Page brought us his 2012 update on the state of Google to the Investor Relations blog today, and naturally he had a good bit to say about Android. Nestled among the status of things like search and Chrome, Page puts it plainly -- Android is on fire, and activating over 850,000 devices each day.
He also reminisces about the early days of Google mobile products, where they had to build their services one phone at a time. Android's purpose was to bring forth a set of mobile standards that operators and manufacturers could build devices around, and with 55 OEMs, it looks like it's succeeding on that front as well. Page also touches a bit on the acquisition of Motorola Mobility, stating that Google is "excited about the opportunities to build great devices capitalizing on the tremendous success and growth of Android and Motorola’s long history of technological innovation". But the open nature of Android, and the investment that other hardware vendors have made won't be forgotten, and he looks forward to working with everyone to continue the open ecosystem that is Android. It's a refreshing read from the mind of Google's chief executive, and well worth the read. It's apparent that Page has his eyes on the future, and we're all in for a great ride. Source: Google Investor Relations 
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| Sprint Nexus S 4G finally gets its Ice Cream Sandwich update Posted: 05 Apr 2012 02:02 PM PDT
Sprint as announced the availability of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Nexus S 4G this afternoon. The version will be IMM76D, and it has the same 4.0.4 features as we've come to expect from the GSM versions of phones running it. Sprint hasn't gave an official timeline for when to expect the rollout, but we would suggest checking right about now to everyone who has been waiting. And don't forget -- if you get the update notice, hit one of the developers or forums advisers before you click anything if you want to help the community out by providing a download link. For help getting back to stock, preparing for the OTA, or any questions about getting Ice Cream Sandwich on your NS4G officially, just hit the forums and holler. Source: Sprint; via +Steve McHenry 
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| Heads up: We be podcastin' on Friday this week! Posted: 05 Apr 2012 01:33 PM PDT
Due to circumstances entirely in our control, we're going to forgo our usual Thursday night podcast this week and instead move it to Friday afternoon! (Those circumstances being Phil's gonna be fresh off one of them whirlybird things and wants to see his wife and kids. You understand.) But a little procrastination on our part's going to mean that you folks of the European persuasion will be able to join us without having a double espresso beforehand. We'll be going live at 9 p.m. BST, 4 p.m. EDT or 1 p.m. on the west coast. And that gives us plenty of time to collect our thoughts on all the HTC news we've seen this week, and it gives you folks some more time to send your e-mails and voicemails. We'll see you then! 
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| Sony Mobile celebrates 'Night of Imagination' with Labrinth and iLuminate Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:41 PM PDT
Previously we mentioned that Sony Mobile would be taking on some new inspiration for the launch of their latest devices being the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U by heading up a new promotion called 'Night of Imagination'. To help kick things off right in London, they teamed up British singer-songwriter Labrinth and a group called iLuminate who have created the world’s first and only wearable, wireless lighting technology, using LED and EL-wire. The 'Night of Imagination' was quite a success for Sony Mobile with Labrinth performing songs from his latest album, Electronic Earth and iLuminate providing stunning on-stage visuals for the audience. If you're looking to check out some of the footage, you can jump past the break for a video from the event itself. 
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| HTC EVO 4G LTE promo video released, offers glimpse of possible 3D variant Posted: 05 Apr 2012 11:51 AM PDT We've already explained how the EVO 4G LTE just might be better then the HTC One X and by now, you've already checked out our complete coverage from Sprints event yesterday but have you seen the EVO 4G LTE promo video yet? If not, go ahead and click on play above to dig in.
Souce: The Verge 
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| UK Motorola RAZR MAXX pre-order price emerges Posted: 05 Apr 2012 09:52 AM PDT
The Motorola RAZR MAXX is coming to the UK and Europe, without the battery-guzzling LTE radios of the Verizon version, but complete with the gianormous 3300mAh battery. Today British retailer Clove Technology give us the first indication of when we'll be able to get hold of the RAZR MAXX in the UK, and how much cash we'll be expected to part with. Clove expects to stock the RAZR MAXX from mid-May, and lists a pre-order price of £359 (~$570) without VAT, or £430.80 including VAT. So it's clear that if you want the privilege of getting multiple days' usage on a single charge, you'll be expected to pay a significant premium over the the original GSM RAZR. That device currently sells for around £380 including VAT off-contract. Pricing concerns aside, we're interested to see how long a plain old GSM/HSPA device on the MAXX's substantial battery pack. If anyone's interested in importing it into the US, the GSM RAZR MAXX's specs indicate it supports HSPA on 850 and 1900MHz, meaning it'll work on AT&T's 3G and "4G" network. Source: Clove Technology 
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| ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway #44: Droid Charge SURFACE Case, EVO Design 4G Hard Shell Case & more! Posted: 05 Apr 2012 09:02 AM PDT Today's ShopAndroid.com Daily Giveaway will feature the Seidio SURFACE Case for Samsung Droid Charge, HTC Hard Shell Case for EVO Design 4G, Body Glove Snap-On Case for Droid 2, and the Mobi Hard Shell Case for Droid Incredible 2/S. To become eligible to win one of today's featured Android accessories, leave a comment below stating which item you'd like for your device. One winner will be picked at random and announced next Monday. Good luck! Seidio SURFACE Case for Samsung Droid ChargeThe Seidio SURFACE Case features an amazingly thin layer of protection without adding the excessive bulk of other cases. At about 1mm thin, the SURFACE Case is designed from a hard, yet flexible material with a soft-touch coating to allow a better grip on your Samsung Droid Charge. The screen is left exposed for full functionality, and there are cutouts for all ports and controls. 
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| US Cellular's Samsung Galaxy S Aviator available today Posted: 05 Apr 2012 08:51 AM PDT
US Cellular today has made available its first 4G LTE smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator. It's pretty darn close to the Droid Charge we know on Verizon, with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, an 8MP rear camera, and it's running Android 2.3.6. U.S. Cellular is using King Street Wireless as its LTE provider, and with cities in Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin currently seeing service. USCC will expand its LTE market the second half of the year to cover select cities in Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia. By the end of 2012, 54 percent of U.S. Cellular customers have LTE. The Aviator is available today in stores and online for $199 on contract (after $100 rebate). 
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| The EVO 4G LTE isn't the HTC One X — it might be better Posted: 05 Apr 2012 07:40 AM PDT
"But I wanted the HTC One X!" So we've noticed. But here's the deal, Sprint fans. You're getting the EVO 4G LTE. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE. And you know what? It might actually be better than the One X. Crazy talk, I know. But think about it. No, wait. First, go back and read our HTC One X review. Now let's think about it. How much of the EVO 4G LTE (or the E4GLTE for not-so short) is exactly in line -- on paper, anyway -- with the One X? Quite a bit. And, more important, it's in line with features of the One X about which we're still shouting from the rooftops. And it doesn't stop there. Consider:
But, no. It's still not the One X. 
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| Travel app Hipmunk searches for flights, hotels around your schedule with new calendar integration Posted: 05 Apr 2012 07:39 AM PDT
Listen up, road warriors. Searching for travel on your phone just got load easier. Hipmunk this morning announced an update that brings calendar integration to its already excellent search app. That means when you look for flights, the app knows that you've got a lunch in Sandusky, so don't bother with anything that gets you there at dinner. And it knows that you've got a breakfast meeting downtown, so maybe staying in the Bronx isn't such a hot idea, so let's not bother with hotels there. (We can hear our Brooklyn fans already cheering at that on principle anyway.) The idea is that flipping back and forth between a calendar app and Hipmunk is a pain, and this update takes care of that. Meetings that conflict with flights show up on the screen. And the locations of events are shown alongside hotel listings. Invaluable stuff. The calendar integration includes Google Calendar, Outlook and iCal, which should cover, oh, just about everyone. We've got download links and the full presser after th e break. 
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| Deal of the Day: Seidio Innocell 3800mAh Super Extended NFC Battery for Verizon Galaxy Nexus Posted: 05 Apr 2012 07:11 AM PDT
The Seidio Innocell 3800mAh Super Extended NFC Battery is available for just $57.95 today only, 23% off the standard price. Grab yours today while supplies last! 
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| Wallpaper Wednesday - 4 Leaf Clover Patch, Susquehanna River & Sunrise Posted: 05 Apr 2012 06:49 AM PDT
OK, OK. We're a day late. Looking for something new to set as the wallpaper of your Android device? Instead of downloading apps, or spending hours searching for wallpapers on Google, why not just hit up the Android Central Wallpaper Gallery? Finding new wallpapers is a breeze, and hey we even showcased some of the great new uploads right above. Luckily sharing wallpapers with the rest of the Android Central community only requires a couple of clicks, and then everyone can enjoy them. Be sure to check that you are logged in when uploading these so we can give you proper credit for the greatness you share with us. Browsing the gallery is a breeze, you can browse the top downloads, the newest uploads or even have them randomly displayed. Each week we will showcase some of the top uploads here on the front page, so how about sharing a few with us? 
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| Motorola DEFY MINI announced for Greece Posted: 05 Apr 2012 06:15 AM PDT
Motorola has announced that the DEFY MINI will be available in Greece in mid-April. This follows their announcement that it will also launch in Italy this month, and has already been released in Brazil. Spec-wise, this is a decidedly mid-range phone, but for someone that needs something durable it's a smart way to go. As a reminder, it's packing a 600MHz processor, 512MB RAM, a 3MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, and has a 3.2" Gorilla Glass display. There's also dust and water resistance, much like it's larger sibling, the DEFY. We had a little time with this at CES, and it appears to be a solid mid-range offering for Motorola. Source: Motorola 
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| Motorola launch 3G versions of Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition in the UK Posted: 05 Apr 2012 06:05 AM PDT
The Motorola Xoom 2 has been with us in the UK for a few months now, albeit only in WiFi only flavor. Today though, Motorola has made available the 3G + WiFi variants of both the Xoom 2 and the smaller Xoom 2 Media Edition. Available online and in-store from the Carphone Warehouse from today, there has also been a small price cut on the WiFi only versions at that retailer. Prices now start from £299.99 for the Media Edition WiFi only. The 3G versions are priced at £399.99 for the Media Edition, and £449.99 for the 10.1-inch Xoom 2. The Xoom 2 is still shipping with Android 3.2, which in this day and age could put some potential buyers off, especially when you consider the astronomical price tag. Nevertheless it's still a pretty solid tablet. If 3G is all you've been waiting on, then wait no longer. Source: Motorola 
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| Motorola Motoluxe launching in Hungary this month Posted: 05 Apr 2012 06:03 AM PDT
Hot on the heels of the Motoluxe announcement for Poland comes word from Motorola that the Motoluxe will be available in Hungary this month, too. This mid-range device lacks the dust and water resistance of the DEFY MINI, but it does have a larger display at 4" and slightly heftier battery. We saw it at CES, and came away with a reasonably positive impression of what Motorola has done here. Yeah, it's another Gingerbread phone, but what are you gonna do. Gingerbread is still good enough, and Motorola has put Motoblur on top of this to improve ease of use. It'll be available on T-Mobile Hungary in April for 79 900 HUF. Source: Motorola 
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| CyanogenMod introduces new mascot: Cid Posted: 05 Apr 2012 05:48 AM PDT
After a long run with skateboarding Bugdroid "Andy" as their mascot, the team behind popular custom firmware CyanogenMod has unveiled a new robotic character to carry the CM banner forward. His name is Cid, and he's the little robot guy you see in the image above. Cid -- a play on CID, or CyanogenMod ID -- is the result of the CM developers inviting fans to submit character designs over the past few weeks, and he's based on a creation by CM fan Caio Alves. Cid is a little more humanoid than Android's well-established Bugdroid character. Alves says he wanted the design to feel like "an evolution of what we had before", adding "it's a huge challenge to try to evolve something people know and love." In an official blog post, the CyanogenMod team says it wants its new mascot to embody the idea of CM being more than just "stock Android on a zillion devices". This ties in with the devs' recent efforts to establish their work as a stand-alone OS based on Android, rather than just another custom ROM. So as CyanogenMod 9 development continues, we'll be seeing a lot more of Cid. Hit the source link for more background on how Cid was brought to life. Source: CyanogenMod 
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| HTC One X and One S go on sale in Europe Posted: 05 Apr 2012 03:41 AM PDT
It seems like just days since we were at Mobile World Congress getting our grubby paws on the HTC One line for the first time. But today the series' two leading handsets, the HTC One X and One S, have officially launched, meaning you can walk into a store with a few hundred of your favorite currency and leave with the HTC One of your choice. In the UK, O2, Three, Orange and Vodafone are taking orders for both devices online, and in brick-and-mortar stores. T-Mobile plans to begin offering the One X and One S today too, but it looks like they haven't updated the site yet. If you'd prefer to buy one of HTC's new handsets outright, then SIM-free prices for the One X are around £480 in the UK and €600 in the eurozone. For the One S, it's £420 and €490 respectively. Be sure to check out our definitive review of the One X, and our preview of the One S for more details on what to expect from both flavors of HTC One. If you've already picked yours up, hit the comments and let us know how you're getting on! 
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| Late-night poll: Did the HTC EVO 4G LTE meet your expectations? Posted: 05 Apr 2012 12:17 AM PDT
Today was a pretty big day for Sprint and HTC, they announced their newest LTE (soon to be LTE anyway) phone, and one a lot of folks have been waiting for. Of course we're talking about the EVO 4G LTE. The phone had some pretty big shoes to fill, coming at a time when the contracts of people who bought the original EVO 4G are up for renewal. We got a bit of advance info about what to expect, and save for the battery and the screen tech, our tip was spot on -- on the inside this beast is the basic specs of the HTC One X, but outside it's all EVO. Bold. But is it too bold? I'm seeing people on both sides of that fence. To me, I like what Sprint has done here. The EVO 4G LTE (and we're going to have to think of a way to shorten that name) is Sprint's new baby. They should have made it their own, and they did. A mix of soft-touch coating, aluminum, bright red, and a two-tone back make this one stand out in a crowd. When you see someone using it on the train, or at the mall, you'll know it's the new EVO. There's also the matter of the non-removable battery. For some, it's not an issue -- grab a portable charger and go. But for others, no removable battery means no buy. I get both sides, and it's something to consider. I think I could deal with it and be fine, but you may not. It's all good. So what say you? Are you feeling the newest EVO and it's unique look? Or are you a bit let-down that it's changed so much from the One X? Or did the battery situation put you off? Vote in tonight's poll, then let us know why in the comments. 
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| Another day, another Instagram update Posted: 04 Apr 2012 09:59 PM PDT
After finally being released for Android Instagram understandably had some bugs to squash. Later that day Version 1.0.1 fixed compatibility with certain cameras (it notably did NOT fix compatibility with the HTC One X). A little over 24 hours since that update hit we have another update. This time the changelog is a little more specific, though, which is good. It means that the developers are paying attention to bug reports and are working quickly to fix them. The HTC One X, though, is still not supported. Maybe they haven't received enough bug reports about it yet. Show your support for #teamandroid and be sure to hit the forums to share your Instagram username. 
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| Google Play Books updated for Froyo and Gingerbread with new UI and 3D page-turn animations Posted: 04 Apr 2012 07:26 PM PDT
Seems like today is a good day for updates. Google has now rolled out the latest version of Google Play Books to the Google Play Store and as noted in the change log, this will be a good release for anyone still using Froyo or Gingerbread as it adds a new UI and 3D page animation. Other changes in this update include In-book search when off-line, ability to add a home screen shortcut for a single book and now the screen will stay lit when using text-to-speech. The update is live now; you can jump past the break for the download. 
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| PS3 Media Server, ICS on the Galaxy Note [From the Forums] Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:30 PM PDT
It has been a day full of updates and lots of talk of new devices. If you missed out on anything, get yourself caught up both here on the blogs and in the Android Central forums. Check out some of the threads below to get yourself started:
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