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November, 2011 Articles

The Game of Life for Android Now Available

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 18th, 2011

One of my favorite childhood board and video games for Android is now available for Android. It’s The Game of Life brought to us by EA. The game is pass and play only, unfortunately, meaning the only multiplayer you’ll be able to take part in is on your couch with family and friends. I’m not [...]

Android.com Gets Redesigned, Easter Egg Discovered

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 18th, 2011

If you haven’t already noticed by now, Android.com has gotten an overhaul. It makes the site more inviting and user friendly, giving users a rundown of Android and its market ecosystem. Platform features are highlighted in an aesthetically pleasing way but there isn’t much here we don’t already know… except for one thing. At the [...]

Otterbox Releases Range of Cases for the DROID RAZR

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 18th, 2011

If for some reason the Gorilla Glass-toting, kevlar-coated Motorola Droid RAZR still doesn’t give you confidence in its durability, Otterbox has released their range of rugged cases for the device. Otterbox cases are designed with the goal of providing ultimate protection while retaining a bit of style. Both the Commuter and Defender series are available, [...]

SwiftKey X 2.2 Arrives With More Languages, Multi-Touch Support and New Keyboard Layouts

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 18th, 2011

The beta for the new update to SwiftKey X has been in the hands of VIP for a little while not but it’s finally landed in the Android market as Android 2.2. This is a pretty significant upgrade so you’ll want to grab the new version right away. We’re getting improved accuracy through their new [...]

Android Overload: Firefox Adds Flash To Nightlies, Nook Tablet Limits Internal Storage to 1GB For Non-B&N Content and More

by Chris Chavez on November 18th, 2011

Good evening, fellow Phandroids. A good day of Android news is almost always accompanied by a hefty Android Overload — today, being one of those days. There was a good amount of articles that didn’t quite make the cut but we felt, deserved a second shot. If you find anything you find particularly interesting, don’t [...]

Archos Unveils Arnova 9 G2 Tablet With 9.7-inch IPS Display

by Chris Chavez on November 18th, 2011

Archos has added another model to their Android tablet lineup, this time with the 9.7-inch Arnova 9 G2. The device features a vivid 1024×768 IPS display, 1GHz single-core processor, front facing camera, 8GB of storage, stereo speakers, microphone and all running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The lack of a dual-core processor and anything less than [...]

Judge Rules Law Enforcement Must Have a Warrant To Access Your Location Data

by Chris Chavez on November 18th, 2011

Good news today from our judicial system thanks to United States Judge Lynn Hughes who put the smackdown on a recently passed law that allowed for law enforcement to obtain location data records without a warrant or probably cause. Judge Kibosh ruled the law “unconstitutional” saying, “When the government requests records from cellular services, data [...]

Evernote Updated In The Android Market – Adds Note Collaboration, Privacy Filters and Separate Widget App

by Chris Chavez on November 18th, 2011

Popular note taking app, Evernote, has been updated in the Android Market today. The most notable additions to the app are it’s sharing tools allowing for users to fine tune exactly who they want to share their notes or notebooks with. You can add specific people to your shares or filter out specific users from [...]

FXI Introduces Cotton Candy – Dual-core Android Device Inside a USB Stick

by Chris Chavez on November 18th, 2011

With Android devices becoming thinner and thinner, I’ve been left to wonder just how small a device could actually get, you know, without the screen or battery accounting for most of the volume. Well, apparently a device running Android can get small — real small. Like this USB stick from FXI called the Cotton Candy. [...]

Android PSA: Music Purchases Are Now Available In Your Market App

by Chris Chavez on November 17th, 2011

Just a friendly reminder that music purchases are now becoming available for Android users (in the US) via the Market app. The version of the Android Market actually remains the same as this functionality was actually hidden inside the most recent update the entire time. I can confirm that both my Nexus S and Evo [...]

Motorola Stockholders Give The Greenlight For Google Merger

by Chris Chavez on November 17th, 2011

Motorola has just announced that 99 percent of shares voted in favor of their proposed acquisition by Google. Motorola is attempting to move quick to complete the deal but the company still faces a few more hurdles to they will have to jump over. First off, regulatory approval is still needed before anything else can [...]

Google Music Is Now Officially Available For Google TV

by Chris Chavez on November 17th, 2011

Yesterday, Google took the lid off of their all new and improved Google Music featuring music you can purchase from the Market and share with your friends. There was however, one piece of Google’s puzzle missing — Google TV. You can purchase and stream music from the web or your Android device and now after [...]

Gametel Is An Attachable Wireless Android Controller For All Devices – Get Your Game On

by Chris Chavez on November 17th, 2011

As much as I love gaming, I’d have to say that it can sometimes be a pretty painful task on my smartphone. Say what you will about virtual d-pads, analog sticks or buttons — they just ain’t right. Try throwing a hadouken or making a head shot and you’ll soon learn it’s damn near impossible [...]

Zagat Starts Month-Long Free Trials for Android Application

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 17th, 2011

For one reason or another, Zagat – the premier restaurant ratings service – has dropped its wallet-hurting (in the world of mobile, anyway) $10 price tag for its Android application. Why? It appears Zagat will now give new users a full month of access to their service for free, after which users can pay $25 [...]

Is This a Nexus Tablet?

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 17th, 2011

Galaxy Nexus, please!” That’s what races through my mind every time we inch closer to a new Nexus announcement. I was certainly hoping we’d see one at their event in Hong Kong where they unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich and the Galaxy Nexus. With emphasis on combining the phone and tablet OS into one, we were [...]

Amazon Tablet Costs $203 to Produce

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 17th, 2011

Hardware repair service iSuppli have done one of their traditional teardowns on the Amazon Kindle Fire, a $200 device. It’s always interesting to see how much the components that make up the device cost without factoring in all the extra stuff required to get it from production to consumers. They’ve revealed that the Kindle Fire [...]

LG Majestic Leaks as US Cellular’s LG Optimus Black

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 17th, 2011

PocketNow has leaked another device today. This time, US Cellular’s LG Majestic has been leaked to be a variant of the LG Optimus Black. It’s a super thin and super bright device with Android 2.2 (sorry) and a 1GHz processor. It won’t exactly blow your socks off at this point but I remember this being [...]

Pantech Pocket, Samsung Captivate Glide and Samsung Doubletime Get Priced

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 17th, 2011

Three phones set to launch this Sunday, November 20th via AT&T have all been priced. We’ve got two entry-level units coming in at $50 – the Pantech Pocket and the Samsung Doubletime. The former is an interesting device as it has a nearly square 4:3 aspect ratio display and 800×600 resolution. Haven’t really seen one [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Makes a Stop at the FCC With AT&T Radios

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 17th, 2011

It looks like AT&T is about to join their maybe-soon-to-be-bought competitor T-Mobile in carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, an updated model of the original 2010 version, as the device has hit the FCC. As you may already know, it has a 7 inch display, a dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, Honeycomb and more. [...]

Qualcomm to Bring Out Snapdragon S4 Liquid Development Tablet With MSM8960, Four Cameras

by Quentyn Kennemer on November 17th, 2011

It looks like Qualcomm is set to introduce a new Android development tablet named the S4 Liquid. As you might be able to tell from its name the tablet houses a chipset from Qualcomm’s high-end S4 series, the dual-core MSM8960. It has a lot of great features including a 10.1 inch 1280×768 display, two front-facing [...]