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Need for Speed Most Wanted gets showcased on NVIDIA’s Project Shield Posted: 13 Feb 2013 09:17 AM PST Earlier this year at CES, NVIDIA announced a new gaming device they called Project Shield. Project Shield is unique in that the device is essentially an all in one gaming device with the controller and screen. Project Shield runs on Android which means all of the popular games that have been released on Android will work seamlessly with the device. However, NVIDIA took it one step further when they announced that Project Shield is capable of streaming games from GeForce GTX 650+ enabled PC’s. Last week NVIDIA showed us a Real Boxing demo, and this week they are showing off Need for Speed Most Wanted running from a PC to Project Shield. NVIDIA asserts that the graphics processing is not actually being handled by the device itself but by the PC’s GPU which allows for smooth gaming without compromise on graphics performance. With such popular PC games as Assassins Creed III, Far Cry 3 and Need For Speed Most Wanted, it’s no wonder that many are keeping their eyes out and wallets open for when NVIDIA announces the availability of Project Shield. Project Shield is a great innovation from NVIDIA if not only held back by the requirement of at least a GTX 650 in your PC. Let us know what you think about the demo in the video below. Click here to view the embedded video. Source: NVIDIA Come comment on this article: Need for Speed Most Wanted gets showcased on NVIDIA’s Project Shield Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Samsung Galaxy S IV confirmed to have same home button and similar design as Galaxy S III along with non-contact gestures Posted: 13 Feb 2013 07:45 AM PST What will the Galaxy S IV look like? If it’s anything like last year, we won’t have a clue until the day it’s officially unveiled. The biggest question is if they will finally get away from the large home button (with back and menu buttons) design. According to DDaily in Korea, the answer is no. In fact the phone’s overall design probably won’t stray from the cues of the Galaxy S III. It was also rumored that the Galaxy S IV might be compatible with the S Pen, but that won’t be the case. What it will have is the the non-contact gestures that we reported about last month. Last but not least, they are reporting that we should see an unveiling in mid-March with availability in April. This coincides with the latest rumor of March 15 for the announcement, but I’m not buying that exact date. That’s a Friday, and we rarely have press events on Fridays.  Stay tuned, because this freight train is just getting started folks. source: DDaily via: sammobile Come comment on this article: Samsung Galaxy S IV confirmed to have same home button and similar design as Galaxy S III along with non-contact gestures Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

HTC One gets shown off in blurry teaser video Posted: 13 Feb 2013 06:22 AM PST In less than one week the HTC One will officially be unveiled. We think we have a pretty good idea of what it will look like based on the leaked image a couple of days ago, but if you want a little more, and I mean a “little,” check out a video created by YouTube member gaurav2328. He took all the quick clips that HTC featured on their website and made a 20 second video. There are a lot of blur effects so it’s not so easy to see anything relevant. You do get a decent shot of the front silver trim along with the white back that coincides with the leak we saw the other day. Hit the break to check it out, and if you see something interesting, please point it out in the comments below. Click here to view the embedded video. source: phonearena Come comment on this article: HTC One gets shown off in blurry teaser video Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

My InfoZone widget from Verizon will give you weekly tips and tricks on your Android device Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:18 PM PST Verizon is introducing their MyInfo Widget for your Android devices. It’s a handy widget that will show you your battery percentage, battery drain, links to your Verizon account, storage space left, etc. Plenty of things that are helpful to have at a glance. It even offers links for support pages specific to your device. It will also feature a few tips and tricks to help you out here and there, and new tips every week. Verizon says they’ll be releasing 3 new tips per week, so we’ll have to see how that goes. It’s a clean, functional widget, so it looks like Verizon users shouldn’t mind having this one preloaded on their devices too much. Hit the video below to see the widget in action. Click here to view the embedded video. Come comment on this article: My InfoZone widget from Verizon will give you weekly tips and tricks on your Android device Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

LG shows off Optimus G Pro curved glass design Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:59 PM PST LG is trying to ramp up excitement for their new phones before MWC, and they’re doing a pretty good job. This time they’re showing off the design of the Optimus G Pro, which takes some serious design cues from the Note 2, but not in a bad way. One thing you won’t see that’s in the other popular phablet is a curved glass design, which LG says creates a 2.5 effect on the screen. Aside from that, it’s got the same finish as the other more familiar phones in their lineup. It’s closely based around the Japanese version of the phone we’ve seen, down to the specs, but hopefully we’ll see this hit more markets than just South Korea. Be sure to keep an eye out for this at Mobile World Congress. source: Newswire Come comment on this article: LG shows off Optimus G Pro curved glass design Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

SwiftKey Flow Beta updated with a handful of fixes and a new installer Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:24 PM PST If you’ve been using the SwiftKey Flow Beta, SwiftKey has a new release for you that’s going to make your experience just a little bit better. There’s been a lot of work done under the hood, so there’s not too many new features in this beta, but there is a brand new installer for the keyboard to better match the Flow theme. Hit the links below to check out the changelog and get your hands on the new app, and remember that this is a third-party application, so you’re going to have to install it like you would any other app outside of the Play Store. Changes in this version: * Fixed crash on changing keyboards * Fixed force close on clicking update language * Fixed other crashes * Resolved majority of non-English punctuation problems * New look installer to match SwiftKey Flow colors and include an introduction to SwiftKey Flow * Added Turkish layout * Chrome Beta should now behave like Chrome * Snap and tap (correction of words) now compatible with Vietnamese * Memory usage of settings app reduced * Improved handling of non-zero length selection in Chrome and Samsung mail client * Fixed jumping cursor in ExDialler and Samsung calculator * Microphone key disabled in fields that don't support voice input * Fix for keyboard disappearing when phone build installed on tablet sized devices * Disabled predictions in Kingsoft Office and UC browser to make SK usable in them * Double space for period turned off by default to prevent accidental period insertion when flowing * Replaced 'learnt' with 'learned' in personalization page (US English) * Turned off slide down from candidate bar to close keyboard when flow is on (to be consistent with the description in the Settings menu) Known Issues: * Crashes when looking at the heatmap if you visit immediately after using the alternative symbols layout * Comma key on Arabic keyboard inserts western comma * Predictions sometimes blank when switching between languages * Flowing words sometimes results in surprising capitalizations * "No SD card" ribbon looks bad on low end devices Source: SwiftKey Flow for phones Swiftkey Flow for tablets Come comment on this article: SwiftKey Flow Beta updated with a handful of fixes and a new installer Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Real Racing 3 Crosses The Freemium Finish Line On Feb 28 Posted: 12 Feb 2013 06:48 PM PST If you’re a fan of Racing games on your Android device than you are in luck. Team Firemonkeys (the group behind the Real Racing Series) announced that the game will be hitting the Play Store on February 28th as a free to play experience, or in other words, free to download with in app purchases. Of course team Firemonkeys knows that this decision will be met with some criticism so they had this statement prepared in response. Today we announced Real Racing 3 will be free. And yes, Real Racing 3 was designed from the ground up to be a free to play experience. We are so excited about this game and wanted it to be accessible to everyone so we didn’t want there to be any barriers to entry. This accessibility is also what drives the awesome new Time Shifted Multiplayer feature, in that you can play competitive multiplayer with anyone any time, and they don’t need to be online with you at the same time. At launch we have 46 licensed vehicles covering 3 classes, a 22 car grid, real world tracks, 8 varied event types and 900+ events. This means hundreds of hours of gameplay for free making this one of the most expansive games ever on mobile. We plan to continue to add more free and exciting content with every update. I know a lot of people don’t care for the freemium model because it will probably cost more for the hardcore players. On the flip side, it gives more people an opportunity to try the game and see if they like it. Either way, Real Racing 3 is probably going to be one of the hottest racing games to hit Android this year. With the Android 4.2.2 update rolling out to some Nexus devices , MWC around the corner, and this game launching in about two weeks, February is shaping up to be a great month for Android fans. Source: Facebook  Come comment on this article: Real Racing 3 Crosses The Freemium Finish Line On Feb 28 Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

How To Install the CyanogenMod 10.1 MMS application on any Android 4.1 ROM, includes Emoji and Quick Reply functionality Posted: 12 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST By far my favorite feature of CyanogenMod is their customized native MMS application. It offers so much more functionality than the stock Android MMS app. While it looks almost exactly alike, CM and his group have added useful features such as the much popular emoji emoticons that were made popular by iPhone users. Other notable add-on’s is the quick reply function, pop-up feature, gestures for SMS templates, stripping unicode support, and much more. If you’re running another ROM such as myself (RasBean Jelly), there’s easy and quick steps to follow to have this on your device. As with anything that pertains to ROM’s and customizing your phone, your device has to be rooted for this to work. While this should work for any phone and not just the Nexus 4, you most likely need to at least be on a ROM that’s on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and above. Let’s begin! Download the necessary file HERE.  Place the Mms.apk file in your phones SD card or internal memory. (Don’t forget where you placed it) Download Root Browser Free from the market. I only suggest this because it’s free, but any browser that allows you to add or delete system apps works just fine, (i.e. Solid, Astro, File Explorer, etc) Open Root Browser and select “sdcard” to locate the Mms.apk. Make sure the file is named “Mms.apk” and if it’s not, long press the file and rename it. If it’s the right name, simply long press it and select “copy”. Once copied, you should have a paste and cancel button at the bottom like this:  Then use the back button to head back into the main menu. Once there select “system” then “app.” Once there just simply select the “paste” option at the bottom. If you already have an Mms.apk there, just simply select the option that says to “overwrite it.”  Once that’s done just exit out of the app and reboot your device! That’s it folks! Once finished you should have everything I stated above. Here’s some screenshots: If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to use the comments section! Come comment on this article: How To Install the CyanogenMod 10.1 MMS application on any Android 4.1 ROM, includes Emoji and Quick Reply functionality Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!