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Walmart to begin taking Galaxy S 4 preorders on Tuesday

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 03:52 PM PDT

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If you’ve been itching to preorder the Galaxy S 4, you might get that chance starting this week. According to some internal material for Walmart, preorders for the device start this Tuesday, the 16th. There’s no word on pricing, but it will launch on multiple carriers. Nothing really groundbreaking there, but it’s good to see some dates.

AT&T has already announced the 16 GB version of the device will run $199, while the 32 GB will be $249. I can imagine that pricing will be similar on the other carriers, and in Walmart. I guess we’ll know in the next few weeks, either way.

source: Phone Arena


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Rumors of Samsung changing design for Galaxy Note III

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 10:15 AM PDT

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When Samsung announced their latest flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S 4, one of the criticisms leveled was that it continued the design philosophy of using plastic for the body of the smartphone. The cacophony surrounding this choice grew so loud that Samsung’s executive vice president for the mobile division even took to offering a defense for Samsung’s choice to use plastic while other manufacturers were opting for materials like aluminum and glass. Sources are now indicating Samsung may respond to that criticism when the next Galaxy Note device, the Samsung Galaxy Note III, is released.

These sources claim an internally produced metal version of the Galaxy S 4 was very popular and well received by those who managed to spend some time with it. However, manufacturing dictates and deadlines precluded the use of metal for the Galaxy S 4. There is some time for Samsung to get everything tooled up for the Galaxy Note III and to produce it using something other than plastic. There are some hints that the shape may change as well to something more in line with the HTC One or other devices that are not so rounded as Samsung’s Galaxy line.

Do you think Samsung will make a move to change from plastic to metal for their top tier lines? Do you think they should?

source: SamMobile


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Tablets continue to grow at an enormous pace, with Samsung and Amazon tablets leading the way

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 09:07 AM PDT

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It’s no surprise that tablet growth is apparent worldwide, but a new studies have surfaced giving us an even better indication of tablet popularity. According to Pew Research, one in four Americans own some sort of tablet— while the IDC highlights the worldwide tablet market grew more than 78% year-on-year in 2012. Not surprisingly, Samsung and Amazon tablets lead the way with their own tablets being in the top-five among all tablet manufacturers, followed by other manufacturers such as ASUS and Motorola. Even more astounding is among the top tablets worldwide, 4 of the top 5 tablets and 6 out of the top 10 are smaller tablets, further reaffirming the notion that people certainly love their smaller tablets.

Considering the IDC predicts that 190 million tablets will be shipped in 2013, we probably won’t see a slowdown in tablet growth anytime soon.

source: Animoca Data


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TalkAndroid Weekly Recap for April 8 – April 14, 2013

Posted: 14 Apr 2013 07:15 AM PDT

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We had another busy week at TalkAndroid so here’s a recap of all the top stories. The big news of the week had to be the launch of Facebook Home. Initially it’s only available on select devices, but unofficially it’s available to everyone thanks to patched APKs. Samsung officially announced the mid-level Galaxy Mega that puts big displays into budget-conscious pockets. We reviewed some cool apps too, and is that the DROID Bionic getting Jelly Bean? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting week.

Reviews

MMGuardian Parental Control [Tools]

Advanced Mobile Care [Tools]

Ice Rage [Sports]

Accessories

Nexus 10 flip covers now available in the Google Play Store

Apps – New

Facebook Home Now Live in Google Play

Facebook Home now available for everyone with patched APK

New redesigned Google Play Store (version 4.0.25) now available to download

More evidence of the existence of Google Babel appears in string of code and pop-up message

Revamped Google Chat screenshots leak, further confirms that Babel is coming soon… very soon

Facebook Home pre-release gets leaked, gives Android users a half-baked taste of sweet glory

Photosphere Live Wallpaper lands in Google Play Store

Overlays Android Application Floats Widgets Over Currently Running Apps

Google Voice to be included in Google Babel, but not right away

Worms 2: Armageddon blasts its way onto the Google Play Store

Leaked roadmap indicates Microsoft Office won't hit Android devices until Fall 2014

Download black themed Play Store and other Google apps

Official Speedway GP 2013 brings motorcycle racing action to Google Play

Zeptolab teases upcoming Cut the Rope: Time Travel [Video]

New Twitter Music app sort of released today

Dungeon Hunter 4 trailer released, Android version pending

Apps – Updates

Tumblr Rolls Out Enhanced Sharing Capabilities with Newly Redesigned Android App

Google Play Music lands in Australia, New Zealand… while also taking more of Europe over in the process

Real Racing 3 gets updated to bring more events, more cars and cloud save functionality

Xbox SmartGlass Comes to Android Tablets

Facebook Messenger adds chat heads to Android app

Carriers

Best Buy Will Offer T-Mobile Simple Choice Plans By February 2014

Virgin Mobile offers 100 bucks for T-Mobile customers to switch teams

Boingo and AT&T enter into a global roaming agreement

UK's EE Doubling 4G Network Speeds in 10 Locations

Deutsche Telekom Approves Better Deal For MetroPCS Merger

Dish Network in talks with Deutsche Telekom about T-Mobile merger

Verizon Details Changes to Their Upgrade Plan

New training materials implying Verizon will implement a new device payment plan?

Google

Google could buy WhatsApp for $1 billion

Austin, Texas added to the list of cities to receive Google Fiber

Record high 60,000 apps deleted from the Google Play Store in February

Google in the hot seat again as Microsoft, Nokia, and Oracle file new antitrust complaint with the EU

WhatsApp says no deal with Google is in the works Google Play Store gets fresh new look starting today

Tweet about your favorite things in the Play Store for a chance to win some prizes from Google

Google launches its Inactive Account Manager, aims to make your digital afterlife as peaceful as possible

Google Glass

Google Glass Explorer Editions shipping next month

Google TV

ASUS Qube to finally launch on April 23

Hardware

Samsung Begins Mass Producing 128GB Flash Memory Chips Using 10nm Process

NVIDIA Demos Kepler Mobile Chip, Closest Yet To PC-Level Graphics

Phones – HTC

HTC releases the DROID DNA and One source codes

HTC Teams Up With Funny Or Die To Promote The One

Phones – Huawei

Huawei EDGE flagship smartphone gets outed, flaunts its slim 6.3mm body in the process

Phones – LG

AT&T picking up the LG Optimus G Pro, slated for a May release

LG Optimus G Pro To Receive 'Value Pack' Upgrade April 12

LG Optimus F7 Heading To Boost Mobile, LTE Onboard

Phones – Motorola

Motorola unlock tool for RAZR HD, RAZR M and Atrix HD released Root method for Motorola RAZR HD and other devices running 4.1.2 released

Motorola X Phone release date pushed back a few months

Phones – Oppo

Oppo working on building the world's thinnest smartphone, again, set to be released on April 26th

Phones – Pantech

Pantech working on new flagship device based on Snapdragon 600

Phones – Samsung

Samsung ads for Galaxy S 4 surface on YouTube

Samsung further touts Galaxy S 4′s innovative features by telling the masses we still don't know how truly awesome the features are

Samsung Galaxy S 4 teardown shows that it's a lot easier to repair than the HTC One

Galaxy Note 3 Will Be First Device With Samsung's S Orb Photo Feature

Rumors of Samsung changing design for Galaxy Note III

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and 6.2 officially announced

Samsung announces the Galaxy Win smartphone featuring quad-core processor, dual-SIM capabilities and a whole lotta Jelly Bean

Phones – Sony

Native DUALSHOCK 3 support may be coming to Sony Xperia devices

Sony's Xperia ZL heading to Cincinnati Bell on May 1st

Phones – Xiaomi

Xiaomi Unveils The Mi2S And Mi2A Smartphone

Phones – ZTE

ZTE Geek Revealed Running 2GHz Intel Clover Trail+ Processor

ROMs

CyanogenMod 10.1 M3 builds now available for a handful of devices

Tablets

Acer Iconia A1-810 tablet gets outed, flaunts its 7.9-inch display to the general public

ASUS MeMo Pad now on sale for $150

ASUS finally spills the beans on the FonePad's release date and price

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 coming to U.S. on April 11

Toshiba AT10-A could be the first tablet with the NVIDIA Tegra 4

Tablets continue to grow at an enormous pace, with Samsung and Amazon tablets leading the way

Updates

T-Mobile Galaxy S II Receives Android 4.1.2

Verizon DROID Bionic smartphone finally gets official with Jelly Bean, tastes sweet buttery glory in the process

Miscellaneous

HTC profits continue in wrong direction in record-setting fashion

Gamestick delayed, release slated for June

Survey says Samsung Galaxy phones are simpler than the iPhone

Could LG ship flexible displays before Samsung?

Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa Defeats Qualcomm's Snapdragon 600 In Latest Benchmarks

Germany's Federal Patent Court Rules in Apple's Favor and Invalidates Samsung Wireless Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs)

NYPD uses Android as a tool of its trade

OUYA confirms all Kickstarter Backers will receive their devices by the end of May

NVIDIA releases teaser video showcasing Arma Tactics on Project Shield

 

 

 


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NVIDIA releases teaser video showcasing Arma Tactics on Project Shield

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 04:13 PM PDT

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It’s been a while since we’d heard about any games based off NVIDIA’s upcoming Project Shield portable gaming console. NVIDIA certainly realized that and took some time to present a teaser video of a special port of Arma Tactics. The teaser video pretty much showcases everything we’ve come to expect from a Project Shield-based game: awesome graphics, fluid visuals, smooth effects, dynamic shadows and intuitive controls. Yeah… it’s mouthwatering— we know.

It’s looking like the port of Arma Tactics will not only hit Project Shield devices, but Tegra 4 and Tegra 3-based devices as well— so make sure to keep your eyes out in the Play Store for the imminent release in the near-future. In the meantime, check out the trailer video at the source link for yourself.

 

Click here to view the embedded video.

source: Droid Gamers


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OUYA confirms all Kickstarter Backers will receive their devices by the end of May

Posted: 13 Apr 2013 02:15 PM PDT

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OUYA ‘s founder and CEO Julie Uhrman has posted a blog on Kickstarter detailing the road map for consoles heading to early backers. I don’t know about anyone else but I am really excited to see that OUYA has their ducks in a row like this. In this roadmap she explains that they have changed one of their partners to speed up production by a few days, as well as put more OUYA reps on the ground to speed things up.

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Backers of the  new console can expect to have it  in their hands by the end of May, just in time for the retail orders to start shipping out for June. I myself am looking forward to the June release. I was unable to get in on the Kickstarter so I had to pre-order one from Amazon. I’m sure their are a lot of people that can’t wait to get this device in their hands, and I’m on that list.

Source: Kickstarter.com


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