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- U.S. Xoom Wifi owners being invited to take part in software tests, cue speculation
- Motorola Atrix HD available from AT&T today for $99
- The Nexus Q running CyanogenMod
- Jelly Bean keyboard: get your quick punctuation keys back [from the forums]
- Sprint's LTE network officially launched today
- HTC Desire C review
- Try out the Jelly Bean Keyboard on your ICS device
- Samsung now taking registrations for developer day at IFA 2012 in Berlin
| U.S. Xoom Wifi owners being invited to take part in software tests, cue speculation Posted: 15 Jul 2012 03:04 PM PDT
U.S. Motorola Xoom Wifi owners look set to receive a software update in the not too distant future. Users registered on the Motorola feedback network are starting to receive emails asking them to take part in a software test. The full email reads like this:
We've known since Google I/O, that the Motorola Xoom is set to be one of the initial Jelly Bean upgrade devices. With the Galaxy Nexus well underway, speculation is bound to begin, hoping that this might well be an indication of Jelly Bean heading to the Xoom sometime soon. Until we see just what it is though, speculation is all it will ever be. Thanks Chad! 
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| Motorola Atrix HD available from AT&T today for $99 Posted: 15 Jul 2012 01:57 PM PDT
The Motorola Atrix HD (see our review), which was officially announced last week, is now available on AT&T. If you haven't kept up-to-date on the latest iteration in the Atrix family, the Atrix HD packs:
You can find the Atrix HD online or in AT&T stores for $99 with a new 2-year contract. It's a solid device and for $99 is a great deal if you're looking for a good specs but don't want to shell out $199. If you plan to pick one up or have thoughts about it already, we'd love to hear from you in the Motorola Atrix HD Forum. 
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| The Nexus Q running CyanogenMod Posted: 15 Jul 2012 01:56 PM PDT File this under "things that make Jerry say giggity!" -- Jason Parker has built CyanogenMod 9 and booted in on his Google Nexus Q. Using the Galaxy Nexus base (makes sense -- a good bit of the hardware is the same) to build, Parker has a bootable ROM with Bluetooth and Wifi working. There's surely plenty of bugs to work out, but now would be a good time for us all to think about the Nexus Q with full blown Android and XMBC, connected to our big screen. We like thinking that way. Source: +Jason Parker 
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| Jelly Bean keyboard: get your quick punctuation keys back [from the forums] Posted: 15 Jul 2012 01:04 PM PDT
So you're all psyched about using the new fast keyboard in Jelly Bean, and digging the predictive text feature. But after a while, if you're like me, you realize that things went much smoother when you had all your punctuation options in your selection bar after typing a word instead of a guess for the next word. Predictive text is cool, but different strokes for different folks, right? Here's an easy fix from martonikaj in the Jelly Bean forums. Buried deep in the settings (deeper than I cared to look the first time around) you can shut predictive text off, and still have word correction while typing, but when you hit the spacebar, you get your missing exclamation point and all the rest of your punctuation back up there where it always used to be. If this fits your typing style better than predictive text, hit the forums link below and have a look. Be sure to tell martonikaj thanks while you're at it! [How To] Remove Predictive Text and Bring Back Punctuation
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| Sprint's LTE network officially launched today Posted: 15 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT
Even though many users have been seeing it before now, today marks a momentous occasion for Sprint. Today, July 15, sees the official launch of their LTE network in Kansas City, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and Atlanta. We reported yesterday that various Android Central forums users have been seeing their LTE data light up ahead of time, and while speeds seem to be varying across the board, on the whole everyone seems pleased thus far. Let us know what kind of data speeds your seeing in the comments below, or head on over to the Android Central forums where the discussions are sure to carry on for some time yet. More: Android Central Forums 
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| Posted: 15 Jul 2012 10:08 AM PDT
HTC proves budget doesn't mean last generation software, with the £150 Desire C carrying Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense 4.0When buying a smartphone on a budget, compromises often need to be made, usually with screen size, and quality, overall horsepower. But sadly, too often the user experience also suffers. However much you're spending on an Android phone, no-one wants to come away with a device running year-old software or a clunky manufacturer skin. Enter HTC -- we've all seen the One series, the mammoth One X, the superb middle ground in the One S, and the entry offering in the One V. But there's now a younger sibling, the HTC Desire C. While it may be small, not to mention less spec-filled than many AC readers would be looking for, it offers up something that too many devices launched throughout the first half of 2012 have lacked -- Android 4.0. Not just that, the Desire C also brings HTC Sense 4.0 with it too -- and all for just £150. Sounds great, right? Find out how the Desire C measures up after the break. 
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| Try out the Jelly Bean Keyboard on your ICS device Posted: 15 Jul 2012 09:19 AM PDT
One of the, many, awesome new features in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, is the keyboard. While sharing appearance with it's predecessor, where the Jelly Bean keyboard excels over Ice Cream Sandwich, is in its built in prediction engine. Predictions when done correctly -- see the Android Central favorite, Swiftkey, for a striking example -- they are an incredibly useful tool. Thanks to a developer going by the handle of Beansoft, this new prediction filled keyboard has now been ported for use on ICS devices running 4.0.3 and above. Simply known as Jelly Bean Keyboard, the early alpha build is out there in the Google Play Store now. As this is an early build, a big old bucket of bugs are likely, but for the most part some users seem to be enjoying reasonable success. Currently known limitations surround languages, in that full next word prediction and auto correction is only currently supported for English. Additionally, only English, German, French, Spanish, Portugese (Brazil) and Russian is supported at this time. The user dictionary also doesn't work on ICS, and trying will push it into a force close. To use once installed, don't forget to head into the "Language and Input" settings menu, and select Jelly Bean Keyboard as your default input. If you decide to take the plunge, hit up the comments below and let us know how you get along. Download: Jelly Bean Keyboard 
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| Samsung now taking registrations for developer day at IFA 2012 in Berlin Posted: 15 Jul 2012 03:32 AM PDT
IFA 2012 in Berlin is just over a month away, and we know for sure that Samsung will be there. Over on their developer portal, registrations have opened up to a developer day the Korean manufacturer will be throwing at the event. Scheduled to take place on Thursday August 30 from 14:00 - 18:00, interested developers are urged to sign up quickly as places are limited. Invitations to those selected will then be sent out on August 1. No session details have been posted as yet, but developers are promised the chance to "meet the latest technology from Samsung platforms" and to "learn about Samsung's latest devices and services" complete with demonstrations. Make of that what you will, but rumor-mongers will surely try and link a vague statement such as this to the fervent rumors of a new Galaxy Note making an appearence in Germany. Whatever we see though, we'll be on the ground in Berlin next month to bring you it all. Source: Samsung Developers 
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