Sunday, February 3, 2013

Android Phone Fans

Android Phone Fans

Android Overload: Galaxy Note 2 deal, Nexus 10 back in stock, leaks and more

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 05:59 PM PST

We hope you are having a good weekend! If not, you can always make it a bit better by checking out the Android stories that didn’t make it to our homepage. There’s a lot of goodies in here, so take a look and nerd out with us.

Share to Google Talk on Android with GTalkShare [VIDEO]

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 04:31 PM PST

Google Talk seems to be one of Google’s abandoned step children. We have been begging for file transfers, group chats and many other features, but no major update comes around. Not being able to share to Google Talk on Android is one of Google’s most notorious faults, though, and that is what we are going to touch on right now.

Developer 360Dev has a very nifty solution for all of us looking to share directly to Google Talk – GTalkShare. It has been around for a while, but it really should have more downloads. I mean, this is Google’s official IM service, how can the guys at Mountain View not give us some sharing love?

GTalkShare does exactly what the title entails – it allows you to share to your Google Talk contacts straight from Android’s native sharing function. Upon opening the app, one is prompted to select which Google account to use. You must allow the app access to your Google Talk account, so no need to sign in or any of that.

After that, simply go to any app, hit the share button and tap on GTalkShare. Then select your recipient and share away! It’s really that simple. Sure, it doesn’t have the most beautiful UI or the smoothest experience, but it works as intended.

So there you go, guys. Head to the Google Play Store and download this app! Do you struggle with this lacking feature, as well? Do you have another solution? Let us know in the comments!

More Motorola X Phone rumors surface – amazing battery, great camera and more

Posted: 02 Feb 2013 02:07 PM PST

Rumors of the Motorola X Phone are heating up and we have some new possible details for you today. Some of these seem a bit iffy, some sound exciting and some are just unbelievable. It seems no matter how we look at this phone, we have no idea what Google and Motorola are trying to do here. Let’s just jump into today’s murmurings, shall we?

Phone Arena’s sources claim to have the inside scoop on the X Phone’s details. Allegedly, some of his friends have been testing this bad boy and we are looking at some great improvements laid out in the table.

For starters, Google is said to be working with Motorola to focus on better battery life and superior durability. According to the insider, the device will have a kevlar back (of course) and a hefty battery (like the RAZR Maxx). It is also stated that it will have a 4.8-inch display, a quad-core processor and… wait for it… a microSD slot and up to 128 GB of internal storage! That is some serious storage, and we seriously doubt this will happen, but we’ll see.

We are not sure what is going on here. If this is true, Google is going back to its old ways, as Google has permanently moved away from expandable storage. Then again, this is not meant to be a Nexus device – even if it is said it will be sold via the Play Store, have stock Android and be built in collaboration with Google.

The last rumored addition, and probably the most exciting, is an improved camera. More specifically, it is said to come with a Sony Exmor sensor (Apple devices are powered with these sensors). We know many of you have been begging Google to improve camera quality, so this might very well be the first step.

Like always, you should take this with a grain of salt. Even trusted sources have been wrong in the past, and it is way too early for us to really bet on any of this. If you are patient enough, you can go ahead and speculate in the comments, let us know what you think, and wait until Google I/O to see if any of this is true.

[PhoneArena]

Android Overload: Apple takes top smartphone vendor title from Samsung, Google valued at over a quarter trillion dollars, and more [VIDEO]

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 08:59 PM PST

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The Android Overload is where we feature the biggest news stories from throughout the day (see above video), as well as stash all of the stories/articles/news bits that didn't make it onto our front page. But just because they weren't featured doesn't mean they aren't worth taking a look at. In fact, there's almost always a little something here for everyone. So, take a look around and let us know if you find anything of interest.

  • Sony Xperia Z gets priced in the UK. £529 straight up. [GSMArena]
  • ASUS Memo Pad 10 press shots leaked. Basically, a Transformer Pad in a new shell. [UnwiredView]
  • Sony Xperia E gets torn down at the FCC, Sony’s entry level Android device. [WirelessGoodness]
  • Samsung no longer #1. Apple takes the crown for Q4 2012 (but not for long). [TNW
  • HD Widgets updated with support for Colourform theme. [Google Play]
  • Google shares hit all time high of $775.32. [AllThingsD]
  • TWRP updated to 2.4.1.0 Adds new features. [TeamWin]
  • ASUS sells 1 million Padfone 2 units globally. [Digitimes]
  • NVIDIA finding it hard to sell the Tegra 4 to handset manufacturers. Other than Toshiba, anyway. [Digitimes]
  • Chrome Beta for Android updated in the Play Store. [Google Play]
  • Intel will show off their dual-core processors at Mobile World Congress. [Intel]
  • PlayJam GameStick’s Kickstarter campaign is over. Reaches $647,000+ in funding. [DroidGamers]
  • Star Trek companion app now available in the Play Store. [Google Play]
  • Twitter hits $9.9 billion in valuation. [Fortune]
  • Flipboard updated in the Play Store. Now allows for saving images to gallery. [Google Play]
  • Archos 70 Titanium and Archos 101 Titanium hit the FCC. [Liliputing]
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