Saturday, September 15, 2012

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Motorola announces Android powered desktop in China

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:16 PM PDT

Motorola loves to come out with interesting Android powered devices, and this time they launched an Android based desktop known as Motorola HMC3260., but in China. It’s an home entertainment computer featuring 18.5-inch LED touchscreen and it can run all the Android apps and games, you can watch movies and shows on it, and can browse the web as well.

Also, Motorola teamed up with Cloud-service provider WASU to provide the amazing service to the customers. Here is a little glimpse of the specs:

  • Freescale i.MX53 ARM Cortex A8 1GHz
  • Memory: 1 GB DDR RAM, 4 GB NAND flash memory.
  • 18.5-inch LED display (1366×768 @ 60Hz, 16:9 widescreen)
  • Android 2.3.4 operating system, customized Android Launcher with rich desktop experience
  • TV and video client and integration

At the moment, no words on price and release date, and we also don’t no whether this device will make it to States or not. It’s running on Gingerbread, so don’t expect the latest features of Android in it, though it’s a start of a new trend by Motorola, and now I would like to see the outcome of it as well.

Flop or a hit? Don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comment box below about it.

Source: AC

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 now receiving Ice Cream Sandwich

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is around from a long time now, and it’s one of the finest Android tablets Samsung is offering at the moment. Though if you are using Verizon’s Galaxy Tab 10.1, then I got a good news for you. Verizon has officially announced the Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy tab 10.1, and each device will receive the update soon. The update will bring couple of new features to the Tab, and will improve its performance as well. It will bring new features like new camera capabilities, a redesigned Gallery app and the inclusion of “Undo” and “Redo” options in the email composer. Check out the full change-log below:

QUICK PANEL

  • Your Quick Panel has been updated to give you fast access to Driving Mode, Sync and more.

USAGE

  • Monitor your data usage all in one place. Set warning levels, check individual app usage or turn off data completely.
  • Important Note: The on-device Data Usage meter may not match the amount of data for which the customer will be charged by Verizon Wireless.
  • The My Verizon Mobile app reflects billable data usage and best indicator of how much of the current month's data allowance has been used.

BROWSER DESKTOP VIEW

  • Take advantage of a more robust browser experience with the new Desktop View option that has been added in browser.

CALCULATOR

  • Calculator will display a "Keep It Simple" basic calculator. The Scientific Calculator will appear when switched to Landscape Mode.

Additional features to this upgrade include:

  • Applied Android Ice Cream (ICS) OS upgrade to 4.0.4.
    • Pinch to Zoom functionality has been added in homescreen and main menu screen.
    • Google Plus has been integrated.
    • Google Text-To-Speech Engine has been integrated in the upgrade.
  • In Email search menu, search criteria by date, sender & title.
  • In Email Composer, 'undo' and 'redo' options have been added.
  • A quick response message may be quickly inserted into the body while composing a message.
  • Initiate a 'New Meeting Invitation' for Exchange accounts.
  • Redesigned Gallery app with photo editor includes:
    • More ways to sort albums by time, location, people and tags.
    • Photo studio that allows users to crop and rotate pictures, set levels and remove red eyes.
    • Improved Picture Gallery widget lets users look at pictures directly on their home screen.
  • Rich and versatile camera capabilities including:
    • Continuous focus.
    • Android 4.0 Zero shutter lag exposure.
    • Stabilized image zoom.
    • Built-in face detection to locate faces in the frame and automatically set focus.
    • Single-motion panorama.
    • Apps can now set custom metering regions in a camera preview.
  • Wi-Fi Direct support by Android platform.
  • Android 4.0 introduces built-in support for connecting to Bluetooth Health Device Profile (HDP) devices, With support from third-party apps, users can connect to wireless medical devices and sensors in hospitals, fitness centers, homes and elsewhere.
The file size is around 248 MB and the update is OTA, so you will see it any time soon. Keep checking you Galaxy Tab and do share your ICS experience with us.
Source: Verizon

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Galaxy Note II reported to arrive at AT&T on October 21

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Note II will be arriving at AT&T on October 21, according to a trusted BGR source.  Matching up with previous rumors and expectations, it’s likely this will be the same time frame that other carriers get the phone/tablet.  Considering just about every major provider has been tied to the device, it makes sense that Samsung will blanket the U.S. at the same time.  You’d almost have to do that if you want 20 million sales, right?

BGR

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

NVIDIA TegraZone app crosses 5 million mark

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT

Congratulations to the NVIDIA Tegra team for surpassing the 5 million install mark! We just received word that the official app for dedicated Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 games, TegraZone, has reached the monument threshold. As many of you know, this one-stop-shop is the best way to discover new games based on the processing power of the dual-core and quad-core CPU.

If you own an Android handset or tablet with either processor and have not installed the TegraZone app then you’ve done a disservice to your device.  Go download it right now and then stand in the corner for fifteen minutes and think about your choices.

Download TegraZone for Android (Google Play)

 

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Five for Friday: Android apps for buying and selling your stuff

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:31 PM PDT

Over the past few months we have helped you with apps that make it easy to save a buck or two and manage your finances.  Thanks to AndroidGuys, you’re getting your life back in order and on the path to financial freedom.  Right?  So now you’ve saved a bunch of money and are looking to buy a few things for around the house.   Or maybe you still have some scrimping left to do and want to pawn your stuff.  Either way, we’ve got your back today.

Today’s list of apps is designed to help users buy and sell their stuff directly from a mobile device.  Whether it’s the leaf blower in the garage, that old baby playpen, or your transistor radio, sometimes you’re ready to clean house and make a profit.  Ten years ago the answer was either eBay or something more real-world like a yard sale.  Thanks to the power of Android and great app developers, we can sell the stuff in our house the second inspiration strikes.

We know there are other apps to help users buy and sell stuff, but we simply couldn’t squeeze them all into one post.  As the headline tells you, we’ve got to stick with five. To that end, we ask that you tell us your favorite apps for buying and selling stuff from around the house.

This week: Android apps Android apps for buying and selling your stuff

Official eBay Android App

A must-have app for eBay Buyers and Sellers that makes it easy to browse, shop, sell and manage your eBay activity whenever and wherever you are! 

Seriously, we’re about to tell you what eBay is, or how it works.  Sorry, but that’s a foregone conclusion at this point. The official Android app lets users buy and sell items, manage your account, activities, and more.  Seriously, it’s everything you need to do to get your eBay on.  Search items by category, keyword, or even based on the barcode.  When it comes time to sell your own items, you can create listings, upload photos, and handle everything else from the mobile device in your hand.

Download eBay

EggDrop Local Marketplace

EggDrop is the smarter neighborhood marketplace. The hassle-free mobile app matches local buyers and sellers to cash in on Egganomics – the art and science of saving and making money from your mobile device.

Much like its web-based counterpart, the EggDrop app lets users buy and sell items based on their location. Let the app know where you are and it will return a myriad of results based on proximity.  Filter results based on more than one dozen categories, including stuff that’s outright free.

We actually prefer the mobile version as it seems more intuitive to sort by new, featured, and popular items.  Should you have a question or want to make an offer, the EggDrop makes this a cinch.  Ready to sell that old lamp?  Snap a photo or two and create a listing. Note that results may vary depending on your location and market size.

Download EggDrop

Quickable Marketplace

Quickable Marketplace (Beta) lets you quickly list your items for sale across multiple online marketplaces and social media sites. Sell on Craigslist, eBay and Twitter give your friends on Facebook a special Friends Only Price and much more! Reach millions of potential buyers for anything you would like to sell in seconds, with just a few taps on your smartphone.

We only recently became hip to Quickable but we sure do like what we’ve seen thus far.  The all-in-one app lets users buy and sell items across a variety of networks, including Quickable Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay, Facebook and Twitter.

Double your chances of selling an item by listing it with eBay and Quickable but sleep well knowing that the service handles things on the back end.  Sold that couch on eBay?  Quickable removes your listing so you don’t get dinged.

We applaud the developers strategy of releasing this mobile client on Android first and then on to other platforms.  Thanks to features such as free image hosting, instant messaging sellers, and product listing templates, we can see this one taking off.

Download Quickable

SellBackYourBooks

Sell Textbooks and sell books with Sell Back Your Book for android. Sell Back Your Book allows you to get instant price quotes for over 600,000 books from your android phone by scanning the barcode of the book or entering the ISBN. We provide free shipping on all orders

Got a few old textbooks from last year’s classes just lying around the house?  Why don’t you see if you can turn them in and get a few bucks?  The official app for SellBackYourBook lets users enter ISBN’s or scan barcodes and get a free price quote.  Sure, you might only get a couple of dollars for that 9th edition social science book, but it’s better than collecting dust, right?  Bonus points for free shipping on the books.  You know much that stuff costs to mail?  Yikes!

Download SellBackYourBook

Craigslist Mobile

Searching with photo preview and Posting to Craigslist from your Android Phone.  Craigslist Mobile provides a simple and intuitive interface, but an extensive set of features to search, post, browser and reply on craigslist.org.

While it’s not quite an official app for Craigslist, it’s the highest rated one in Google Play.  And, with over 5 million downloads, we get the sense that folks are pretty cool with the app.  Features include searching and posting of ads, with or without an account, saving posts, contacting posters, and more.  Should you have some goods or services you’d like to offer up, the app allows for photo uploading, previews, and other helpful stuff.

Download Craigslist Mobile

Your turn!

What’s your favorite Android for buying and selling your stuff?  Is it one of the five we picked?  What do you like most about it?  Leave a comment below and share with the class!

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Kindle Fire HD (7-inch) now available

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT

Consider this a friendly reminder that the new Amazon tablet, the Kindle Fire HD, is now available.  Priced at $199, the 7-inch tablet features a 1280×800 HD display, 1.2 Ghz dual-core processor, Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi, Micro-HDMI, a front-facing camera, and at least 8GB storage.

While the specs are quite nice to be sure, it’s the software and the experience that sells the Kindle Fire HD.  Features like WhisperSync, X-Ray, and Kindle FreeTime provide a level of user satisfaction that you don’t get with standard tablets.  Of course, there’s also that direct access to Amazon Prime videos, a massive library of books, magazines, music, and more.  In other words, get your card out and order one, silly.

Check out the Amazon Kindle Fire HD Gallery

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE gallery

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Sprint announces Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE

Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE gallery was written by the way cool dudes at AndroidGuys. Follow at Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube!

Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Amazon Wireless offering Droid Razr M for $49

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 08:58 AM PDT

Looking to get your hands on the new Motorola Droid Razr M but don’t know if that $99 price tag is the best you can get?  It ain’t!  Right now, Amazon Wireless has the hot new Verizon handset for half that price, or $49.99 with a new two year-service agreement.  What about existing customers, you ask?  Oh, that’s only $69.99, still a bargain.

NOTE: The Droid Razr M shows as on back-order with 1-2 weeks wait time.  So, if you value money more than immediacy, head to Amazon and order the phone!  What’ll be, black or white?

Motorola Droid Razr M White 8GB

Motorola Droid Razr M Black 8GB

Check out the Droid Razr M gallery!

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Samsung projecting 20 million Galaxy Note II sales

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 07:33 AM PDT

Samsung has really high expectations for its big, and now annual Android smartphone.  Not the Galaxy S III,  mind you, although it is off to quite a start of its own.  No, this time we’re talking even bigger than that. Yep -Samsung expects that they could move 20 million of their Galaxy Note II handset.

Speaking with reporters recently, Samsung’s JK Shin indicated that sales of the upcoming handset could eclipse the 20 million mark.

"Sales may grow more than two-fold (compared with the previous model)," -JK Shin

As to when the handset actually gets released, well it sounds like “some time in October” is the new answer.

Via BGR

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Dyzplastic outs Escape Ape and Nexus collectibles

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 07:17 AM PDT

Dyzplastic has been on a roll this week, teasing their new Android collectible figures.  Starting things off a few days ago, we got a look at the 8-Ball Hustler.  Now we’ve got two more to check out and drool over, Escape Ape and Nexus.

As is the case with every other collectible Android figure from Dyzplastic, these look simply amazing and would make welcome additions to our office.  Or kitchen counter, bathroom sink, or living room table.  We cannot wait for the entire set to be loosed on us, so we’re crossing fingers that it happens soon.

ESCAPE APE: This is what happens when you test cosmetics on live animals.. escaped killer apes with blood on their hands. You’ve been warned! scape Ape is one of two killer Series 03 designs by South African artist and toy designer KRONK. This one has a 1/16 ratio, the other one.. well, that’ll be a bit harder to find.

NEXUS: This is one of those designs that needs to be seen in person to fully appreciate! Nexus sports a smokey dark translucent body and carries the latest generation flagship 4G LTE GSM dual band tri force quadruple card 5GHz 5″ HD* completely non-functional miniature Nexus phone accessory. Set him up near a light source for maximum effect! 2/16 ratio

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Tetris is today’s free app in Amazon Appstore (Sept 14)

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 06:56 AM PDT

One of the most popular video games of all time, Tetris, is today’s free app over in the  Amazon Appstore.  If you got the app installed on your Android handset or tablet then you’ll want to download this all-time classic.  The same applies for those of you with an Amazon Kindle Fire.  Nothing beats boredom quite like Tetris, at least not since the 1980′s. Already a great pickup at $2.99, this one is free all day long, September 14.

As a reminder, the Amazon Appstore is available to consumers living in the U.S. and Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Spain).

Tetris (Amazon Appstore) →

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

New tidibits for HTC One X+ uncovered ahead of next week’s press event

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:57 AM PDT

A few more tidbits for the HTC One X+ have made their way online, this time courtesy of our friends over at HTC Source.  According to one of their insiders, the handset will have an identical appearance to its predecessor save for the fact that it might be a smidge thicker.

Powered by Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the HTC device will come with Sense 4.5 UI, a slight tweak on the custom user experience.  Rather than reworking the entire HTC interface, things are reportedly only minor changes to existing apps.  As an example, the source advises the gallery app is updated to allow images from third parties such as Flickr and Facebook.

It is said that the T-Mobile version of the One X+ has been delayed however it’s no clear whether it was scrapped altogether. The HTC One X+ may come in 16GB and 32GB flavors for whatever carriers offer the handset.

Ending things on a bit of a downer the HTC Source tipster tells us that the phone will not be ready for the middle of October.  Still, that doesn’t mean you cannot announce the phone and promise carrier support in the coming weeks.  Heck, Motorola announced two phones last week that don’t even have dates yet.

New tidibits for HTC One X+ uncovered ahead of next week’s press event was written by the way cool dudes at AndroidGuys. Follow at Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube!

Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!

Get your puzzle and time management fix with Legends of Atlantis: Exodus

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:49 AM PDT

Big fan of time management games and titles that make you put on a thinking cap?  You’d probably enjoy the recently released game Legends of Atlantis: Exodus.  Featuring more than 50 different levels with achievements, power-ups, and other bonuses, the game is equal parts strategy and hidden objects.  Available in a standard version and an HD client, Legends of Atlantis: Exodus puts players in the role of the champion of the last Queen of Atlantis.  It’s up to you to save the kingdom before the tidal waves come in and ruin everything.

Legends of Atlantis: Exodus (HD)

Legends of Atlantis: Exodus

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Popular PC time management game,Legends of Atlantis: Exodus, is now FREE to play on Android!
Features 50+ strategic levels, achievements, bonuses, power-ups, and more!
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