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- Big Android BBQ 2013 tickets go on sale
- Android 4.3 firmware for standard, non-Google Edition Galaxy S 4 (GT-I9505) leaked
- BlueStacks announces GamePop Mini, second Android game console from company
- Featured Android App Review: Volume Butler [Tools]
- Google releases update for Gmail, brings back ‘delete’ button by default
- Chinese dual-SIM HTC One receives Android 4.2.2 update, six additional themes for Video Highlights and much more
- Huawei plans to join ‘Google Edition party’ with Ascend P6
- Android 4.3 firmware for Google Play Edition Galaxy S 4 leaks— for developers only!
- Images leak of possible Samsung ‘Memo’ device with specs
- Vine update with front facing camera support arrives
| Big Android BBQ 2013 tickets go on sale Posted: 28 Jun 2013 02:00 PM PDT
If you are looking for an event that is focused on Android, yet a little bit different when compared to your typical conference, you may want to check out the Big Android BBQ which announced the availability of tickets for the 2013 event which will be held on October 10th – 12th in Hurst, Texas. Unlike past years, the event will start on a Thursday, but the BBQ and fun times focused on Android will be returning. The organizers announced several packages for attendees, ranging from $55 up to $5,317.78. The middle packages out of the choices follow the succession of Android versions as you can pick from the following:
Besides the fun the organizers are having with the packages, there have also announced some more meaty details. These include three sponsors for this year’s event including Samsung Mobile, the Cyanogenmod team, and XDA Developers. Mark your calendars and if you are ready to head to Texas for a good Android event and some good BBQ, hit the source link to place your order for tickets. If you sign in with your Google+ account, you will have the opportunity to install the BABBQ app on your Android device to help you countdown the days until the event.
source: Big Android BBQ
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| Android 4.3 firmware for standard, non-Google Edition Galaxy S 4 (GT-I9505) leaked Posted: 28 Jun 2013 09:34 AM PDT
In our last post regarding the Android 4.3 firmware for the Google Edition Galaxy S 4 leaked by SamMobile, we warned you not to install the firmware on your standard Galaxy S 4 (GT-I9500/GT-I9505) as you might brick your device. However, after some further toying around by the folks over at SamMobile, they discovered that after porting it to their standard Galaxy S 4 (GT-I9505), there were absolutely no issues whatsoever, as the phone was fully functional and running stock Android 4.3. Once again, the instructions (per SamMobile) and files necessary to get the update can be found below after the break. **This is only for the GT-I9505 version of the Galaxy S 4
Source: SamMobile
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| BlueStacks announces GamePop Mini, second Android game console from company Posted: 28 Jun 2013 09:32 AM PDT
Although BlueStacks is just taking pre-orders for their GamePop Android-powered gaming console, they have decided to add to what is becoming an increasingly crowded market with the GamePop Mini console. The GamePop Mini will not only be different hardware, it will be sold using a different business model compared to the full-size GamePop. BlueStacks is currently offering the GamePop for free to users who pre-order their $6.99 per month subscription service. Once that special offer expires, the full-size GamePop is expected to cost $129, but buyers would get to keep that hardware even if they cancel their subscription. The GamePop Mini will be supplied by BlueStacks free, but users have to keep their subscription up to date. If they cancel during the first 12 months, they will have to return the hardware to BlueStacks and pay a small restocking fee. After that initial 12 month period though, they can keep the hardware. According to BlueStacks, the GamePop Mini will run Jelly Bean 4.2 and will connect to a TV using an HDMI cable, just like the GamePop. Although expected to be less powerful than the full-size version, the GamePop Mini is supposed to be powerful enough to run any of the games available through the service. You can read the press release below or head over to GamePop for more info. GamePop has not yet released full specifications for either device and only indicates they are expected to ship sometime this coming winter.
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| Featured Android App Review: Volume Butler [Tools] Posted: 28 Jun 2013 08:16 AM PDT
Every now and then you find an app that is not only functional, but also well designed. Volume Butler, from TUOGOL, is definitely one of those apps. If you like customization, than Volume Butler is your app. Based on the name of the app, you can probably tell that it deals with the volume of your device. You would be correct, but this isn’t just another app for setting volume levels, this a full blown automation app. For starters, Volume Butler lets you create Profiles for certain situations. Each profile has controls for the Ringer, Notifications, Media, Alarm, In-Calls, and Speakerphone. You can title the profile whatever you want and even choose from a variety of icons to represent it. Most newer phones have merged profiles for both notifications and ringtones, but with Volume Butler you can still adjust them independently. If you want to change your phone to any of these predefined profiles, you simply tap on any of the profiles.
You can take things a step further by creating Schedules around these profiles. For example, if you have a profile called “Silent” you can set a schedule called “Bedtime” utilizing the “Silent” profile. You can set it for whatever days of the week and at the specified times of your choosing. Volume Butler even offers what’s called a Quick Schedule. This is where you can predefine certain profiles to run for a specified amount of time. For example, you could set a Quick Schedule for when you are in meetings, and you can specify it to last 90 minutes. Now when you tap on the Quick Profile called “Meetings”, you will be in your chosen Profile for 90 minutes. When the time ends, it will revert back to whatever your current schedule was. Profiles, Schedules, and Quick Schedules would already make a pretty good app, but we are only at the tip of the iceberg. Let’s talk about Notifications. Volume Butler allows you to set different sounds/vibrations for a set of notifications or individually per profile. In order to do this you do need to activate Volume Butler in the Accessibility Service. Each notification you set can be one or a group of apps. Not only can you set the ringtone, but you can also set the vibration pattern. Vibrations are set by pause,vibrate,pause,vibrate and the variables represent milliseconds (ie 0,500,250,800). There is still more. Volume Butler lets you adjust settings for a variety of situations like if you are connected to a particular WiFi, if you’re device is charging, and even if it’s connected to Bluetooth or a headset. This makes setting things the way you want for when you’re home much easier. So let’s say you want a certain profile when you are home, but it’s hard to actually pinpoint a schedule for when you are actually going to be home. Just set the profile for when you are connected to your home WiFi and you will be good to go. You can do the same for work and so on. Now if that’s not enough, how about the ability to set a profile for when you get an SMS text message with the text of your choosing or when you’re driving? The SMS setting can be useful if your phone was set to vibrate or silent and you misplaced it. All you have to do is have a friend text your device with what the keyword or phrase is, and the profile you set will be initiated. Hopefully that profile will have a loud ringer!! As to driving, Volume Butler can tell when you’re driving, so if you want a particular profile when in the car, just set it. Shortcuts is another tool that you can use. It’s kind of like a widget. You can choose certain shortcuts and an app icon will be added to your homescreen. You can add a shortcut for one particular profile, all profiles, or a quick schedule. As to widgets, don’t worry, Volume Butler has four of them: a volume widget showing you the current volume levels for each category, a profiles widget that allows you to choose any five profiles to be included for quick toggling, a current profile widget that shows you the current profile, and a circular style widget that shows you the volumes for each category, but also lets you fine tune any of the categories individually. Finally, if you are a Tasker or Locale user, you will be happy to know that Volume Butler can be utilized with either of those apps. This means you could utilize profiles in even more complex situations like battery percentages, calendar events, and so much more. The possibilities are endless. I think you can clearly see that Volume Butler is the only volume automation app you will ever need. It does everything you could possibly want and then some. Volume Butler is free with some limitations. The free version is limited to 3 Profiles, 2 Schedules, 2 Quick Schedules, 2 Charge settings, and 2 WiFi settings. That is more than enough to see what Volume Butler brings to the table. If you’re as happy as I am, then it’s only an in-app purchase of $1.99 to give you unlimited everything. Check out my hands on video below as well as the download links to get started. As always, let me know what you think. Features:
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| Google releases update for Gmail, brings back ‘delete’ button by default Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:35 AM PDT
Most likely due to a lot of user feedback, Google has released an update to their new-look Gmail application which brings about a couple of welcome changes. First, the update brings back the ‘delete’ button by default, placing it alongside the ‘archive’ button. Many users didn’t realize this, but this change could be made in the previous version, but it had to be done within the settings of the app. Making it default eliminates a lot of confusion. Another thing listed in the change-log says ‘tap sender images to select multiple e-mails in the conversations list.’ This feature had been available in the previous release of Gmail, but it looks like Google just wants to let everyone know that this feature exists, since it wasn’t listed in the previous change-log. And as usual, also included are a few bug-fixes. Check out the download link to grab the update after the break.
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| Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:28 AM PDT
The Android 4.2.2 update for the HTC One is starting to hit devices now. So far, only the Chinese dual-SIM version (M7C-DUC) received it, but it very well could hit the international version (M7) later today. Just what comes with this update? One of the biggest has to be six more themes for Video Highlights and a new file format for Zoe that brings better file management. Hit the break for the full changelog:
System
Power
Notifications
Gallery/Camera
Music
HTC Sense input
source: @LlabTooFeR (1) / @LlabTooFeR (2)
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| Huawei plans to join ‘Google Edition party’ with Ascend P6 Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:18 AM PDT
In an effort to keep up with the competition, Kevin Ho, president of the handset product division at Huawei, has said that the company is currently working with Google to bring a Google Edition of their new P6 smartphone that will feature stock Android. This news is a bit odd, considering that Huawei’s chairman, Richard Yu, said that Huawei’s Emotion UI was better, with “hundreds of improvements” over the Google Android experience. It is clear that they are now backtracking on this statement to better fit a wider ranger of consumers’ needs. The move also certainly puts the company’s name in the conversation. More news to come in the near future on the Google Edition of the Ascend P6. Source: Pocket-Lint
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| Android 4.3 firmware for Google Play Edition Galaxy S 4 leaks— for developers only! Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:06 AM PDT
We’ve known about the Google Play Edition Galaxy S 4 for a while now, but had pretty much assumed at this point that it would launch with Android 4.2.2… up until now. SamMobile has received the firmware for Android 4.3 to the Google Play Edition Galaxy S 4 and has since placed the file on their site— and it’s completely stock. Android 4.3 has only a few minor improvements over Android 4.2.2, but keep in mind, all of this is coming before Google even announces the new version of their mobile OS. We (and SamMobile) advise you not to install this firmware to your standard Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505/GT-I9500) as you might brick your device. If and when we receive firmware for other versions of the device (and other devices), we will let you know. For now, this firmware is ONLY for developers. So for all you developers out there, the information (and files) from SamMobile you’ll need to get the firmware is after the break.
Sources: SamMobile / Download Links and Instructions
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| Images leak of possible Samsung ‘Memo’ device with specs Posted: 28 Jun 2013 05:40 AM PDT
SamMobile received images of a rumored Samsung Galaxy ‘Memo’ device from an anonymous tipster this morning, based on the Galaxy Note series. There is not confirmation at this time on whether the images are real or not, so take this report with a grain of salt. Rumors say that the device will have a 4.5-inch full HD TFT LCD screen, 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, an 8MP camera, Android 4.2.2, and Samsung’s TouchWiz UX. What do you guys think about the possible upcoming device? Source: SamMobile
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| Vine update with front facing camera support arrives Posted: 27 Jun 2013 10:51 PM PDT
So far, there’s no way around it – Vine on Android has been an awful app. Today’s update, which includes features that should have been part of the first release, like front-facing camera support, should make the app a little better. Overall speed improvements, UI improvements, and bug fixes should also make the app a lot more user friendly as well. Vine suddenly has to working on catching up to Instagram with video, which has a user interface that is miles ahead of the current Vine app that has an average rating of 2.9/5.0. You can see the changelog and download the update from the Play Store link after the break. What’s in this version: • Front-facing camera
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