Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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YouTube app update makes watching videos on your Google TV a snap

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 04:31 PM PST

Thanks to the latest update to YouTube on Android, we can look forward to sending videos straight from our Android devices to Google TV, quickly and easily. According to the YouTube blog,

“…Click the TV icon that appears, and the video will play instantly on your Google TV.
Like a remote control, you can pause, scroll or skip to the next video with your mobile device as it plays on your TV. Since your devices are connected in the cloud, you can also do things like find the next video to watch from your tablet or browse around the web on your phone, all while the video plays on TV. You can even connect multiple devices to the TV to have your friends add to the playlist.”

Be sure to hit up the update in the Play Store, and let us know what you think in the comments.

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Sprint quietly intros $129 ZTE Flash

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

Sprint has quietly started offering a new smartphone, the Flash,  an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich experience from ZTE. Dubbed the Sprint Flash, it features a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB RAM 4.5-inch 720p HD display, and 4G LTE connectivity. Additional specifications for the $129.99 handset include 8GB internal storage, microSD expansion, a “best-in-class” 12.6-megapixel camera, NFC support, and a 1780mAh battery.  If you’re interested in picking one of these up, you can order directly from Sprint today

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Sprint 4G LTE coming to nine markets over next few months

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 11:57 AM PST

Sprint today announced that it will be flipping on the power to its 4G LTE in nine new markets over the coming months.  A press release on the carrier’s blog tells us that there’s no specific territory in mind and that the markets are spread across multiple states. While some users may start to see the 4G LTE network operating in these new markets, they are not officially up and running.  Today’s news is just word that work has begun for the nine areas.

  • Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.
  • Fort Smith, Ark.
  • Ardmore, Okla.
  • Oakland/Fremont/Hayward, Calif.
  • Michigan City/La Porte, Ind.
  • McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, Texas
  • Key West, Fla.
  • Bloomington, Ind.
  • Eau Claire, Wis.

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Google makes Android 4.2 Jelly Bean SDK platform available

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:48 AM PST

Google has released the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean SDK to the masses, letting anyone and everyone grab the latest software development kit. Available immediately, the API level 17 platform brings a number of new features and improvements to Android.  A post on the Android blog reminds us of some of the standout changes.

  • Performance: We’ve worked with our partners to run Renderscript computation directly in the GPU on the Nexus 10, a first for any mobile computation platform.
  • Users can now place interactive lock screen widgetsdirectly on their device lock screens, for instant access to favorite apps and content. With just a small update, you can adapt any app widget to run on the lock screen.
  • Android 4.2 introduces platform support for external displays that goes beyond mirroring. Your apps can now target unique content to any number of displays attached to an Android device.
  • To help you create better apps for users in languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian, Android 4.2 includes native RTL support, including layout mirroring. With native RTL support, you can deliver the same great app experience to all of your users with minimal extra work. Android 4.2 also includes a variety of font and character optimizations for Korean, Japanese, Indic, Thai, Arabic and Hebrew writing systems.

To get started developing and testing, download the Android 4.2 Platform from the Android SDK Manager. For a complete overview of what’s new, take a look at the Android 4.2 platform highlights .

 

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Nexus 4, Nexus 10 arrive in Google Play store

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:40 AM PST

In case you forgot, or didn’t know in the first place, the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 arrived today. The new smartphone and tablet joined the Nexus 7 as devices available for purchase in the Google Play store.  If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the latest smartphone from LG or that new super-high-resolution Samsung tablet then today’s your day.  We’ve seen reports that people are having trouble completing orders or that some of them are not available. Our advice: just keep checking back over the course of the day.  Either it gets ironed out and you get your device or Google tells us it’s sold out.

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Verizon officially debuts Droid DNA

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 08:14 AM PST

And just like that, another rumor has gone riding off into the sunset. Verizon today announced the DROID DNA, an HTC smartphone with a 5-inch 1080p HD display. We’ve been expecting this device for the last few months where it was the subject of multiple leaks and images.

The Droid DNA arrives on November 21 where it will be offered at a very competitive $199.99 with two year service agreement.

Read on for the goods

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T-Mobile holding Samsung sales on November 16-17

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 06:51 AM PST

Who needs to wait around for Black Friday just so they can hold a sale? Apparently, T-Mobile doesn’t as, the carrier has announced a two-day sale for Samsung devices. For these two days only, customers will be able to pick up a Samsung 4G  handset for free with a qualifying service agreement. Yep, that means the Galaxy S III, Galaxy S Relay 4G, Galaxy S II, and more. Of course, this requires a bit of instant rebates and mail-in rebates, but the deal is pretty nice nonetheless. And yes, this is good for both new and existing customers, provided they qualify.�

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AT&T lists HTC One X+ and One VX for November 16

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 06:20 AM PST

AT&T has announced that it will soon be offering the HTC One X+ and One VX as part of its Android portfolio. Both smartphones arrive on November16 and will take their rightful place at the upper and mid-range echelon.  The One X+ will run $199.99 with a two-year service agreement while the One VX will cost only $49.99 with the same stipulation

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