RIM: When You Can’t Sell Them Give Them To Android Developers

February 3rd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

RIM is about to rollout the Blackberry Playbook 2.0 software update. When they do, Android developers will be able to submit their Android app in it’s original form, to the Blackberry Appworld and get it converted to run on the newest version of the Blackberry Playbook.

The ability to run Android apps on the Blackberry Playbook hasn’t been a secret, we’ve known for just about a year that it was coming. Blackberry officials informed us this week at an industry event, that the 2.0 update was coming this month.

If you’re an Android developer and you’ve always wanted a Blackberry Playbook, now’s your chance to get one. RIM would like you to start submitting your apps to Blackberry App World now so that when the Blackberry Playbook software update hits, they can have plenty of Android apps to compliment there Blackberry offerings.

Your Android apps need to be submitted by February 13th and it’s been rumored that February 17th is the launch date for the upgrade.

If you’re a developer and need more information go here

Source: PhoneArena

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Check Out The Panasonic KX-UT670 Android Powered For Business

February 3rd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

When we arrived at the ITExpo the first thing we saw when we got to the exhibit hall was a “sip end unit” which is typically the controlling phone in a business phone system. What we noticed about this particular sip end unit by Panasonic was some very familiar looking screen icons and buttons. In fact the contact button is the exact same as the contact button on any Android 2.2 powered device.

Now Panasonic is careful not to say “Android” as this device does not have access to the Android Market, or Google Apps and it’s not a “mobile device”. However, as any Android enthusiast could see it’s definitely running Android.

Android apps that can run  on Android 2.2 or better can be side-loaded onto the KX-UT670 via USB or SD Card.

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Google Wallet Opens Up To Nexus S And Galaxy Nexus On AT&T, There’s A Work Around For Verizon

February 3rd, 2012 by The Droid Guy 1 comment »

When Google Wallet rolled out exclusively to the Sprint Nexus S 4G Android enthusiasts everywhere couldn’t wait until Google Wallet was available on other devices. It was quickly discovered that Google Wallet could be side loaded onto a rooted or unrooted Galaxy Nexus on Verizon Wireless.

Now, Google has officially made Google Wallet available to Nexus S owners on AT&T as well as those running a GSM Galaxy Nexus on AT&T. If you have one of those devices on AT&T you can simply go into the Android Market, search Google Wallet and voila you’ll have it on your phone.

Google Wallet still won’t show up in the Android Market for the Galaxy Nexus however as Phandroid points out there is a somewhat easy workaround for you that doesn’t require root and can be downloaded to the device rather than side loaded.

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Huawei Honor To AT&T

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

Way back last June PC Mag’s Sascha Segan got the exclusive on what was at the time a top notch super smartphone. The manufacturer was Huawei, the phone, the Huawei Glory/Honor/Mercury.

The Android powered phone witha 1.4ghz single core processor, 4-inch FWGA (854×860) display, 8mp rear facing camera and front facing camera, arrived in the states via Cricket Wireless just a couple of months ago.

While the phone may not be that big on spec right now, it’s an awesome Android device. We’ve been using the Cricket version since January which is known on the prepaid network as the “Huawei Mercury”

It looks like that same device will head over to AT&T as it’s passed through the FCC with AT&T bands in tow.

The international (GSM) version of the device already has Ice Cream Sandwich in Asia. Hopefully that means that the AT&T version will see an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich sometime soon after release. As for the release date, that’s still a mystery, as is the pricing. If it comes in at the right price though it will be a great mid-range device.

source: Unwired

 

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Google To Use “Bouncer” To Police Android Market For Malware

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

Malware has constantly been a threat to Android’s practically open Android Market app store. Because Android doesn’t use as long a vetting process as Apple’s App Store Android constantly runs the risk of a few bad apples spoiling the pie (you see what I did, there?)

Well a new post on the Google developer’s blog has revealed that Google is getting proactive about malware in the Android Market.

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LG Bringing Two New Android Phones To MWC

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

In just over three weeks the mobile world will turn all eyes on Barcelona Spain for the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress. As we’ve said time and time again, the closer we get to the show the more rumors we’re going to have to report. No worries thedroidguy team will be in Barcelona ready to bring you all the action.

The newest report is that LG is planning on launching two new Android devices at MWC. All we’re hearing right now is model numbers, P700 and P880.

It looks like the P880 will sport an HD display, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, dual core processor and 1gb of RAM.

The P700 will have a TI OMAP 4430 processor, 1gb of RAM, and an odd resolution of 640×480. Our man Quentyn over at Phandroid suggests the odd resolution may be due in part to a hardware keyboard? We tend to agree.

Whatever it is, we’ll be at LG’s press conference when they announce these devices and we’re hearing mild rumblings of a table that will blow your mind.

source: Phandroid

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Shocking: 41% Of Teenagers Admit To Being Cyber Bullied On Their Handset

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy 1 comment »

Fresh on the heels of revealing that a much smaller percentage of teenagers are sexting than we thought, the reverse is true for cyber bullying.

A new study of teenagers between the ages of 13-17 commissioned by Openet, has some shocking new details about cyber bullying. This isn’t like the old days where one playground beating and you brush your shoulders off, get up and have another day of school. Cyber Bullying has many faces and is often on-going. What’s worse is many teenagers of course don’t feel comfortable telling their parents about it, and without a bruise or a bloody lip many parents don’t know it’s going on.

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Ice Cream Sandwich Samsung Device Leaked Before MWC

February 2nd, 2012 by Kevin Thomas No comments »

As we get closer and closer to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, we are going to see more and more leaks.  This one just gets downright confusing though.

Samsung has officially said that we won’t see the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S II, at MWC. It seemed that with leaks over the weekend we were looking forward to a tablet only showing by the world’s largest provider of Android devices.

This new leaked photo found on the Twitter account of Eldar Murtazin, an industry insider. All he did was post the photo with no supporting information.

Now of course there is the possibility that this is just a mock up of sorts as it shows Ice Cream Sandwich buttons and we all know ICS is a buttonless OS. Maybe Samsung is doing something a little different with Android 4.0 though.

There have been reports all week that Samsung is planning a Galaxy S II plus but that device is said to release with Gingerbread and not Ice Cream Sandwich.

Whatever this device is, if it’s released at MWC we’ll be there bringing the action to you live.

source: Twitter via BGR

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Shazam Giving Away A Million Give Aways During The Super Bowl?

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

Shazam, the audio recognition app, that has been known for finding names of songs and interactive fun with television programs is doing it big this Sunday for the Super Bowl. How Big? How about a million different prizes between all of their different partners.

Every bit of the Super Bowl from the game itself, halftime show and ads have been integrated with Shazam in some way or another. Through the use of Shazam, the internet and social networking people will be able to use Shazam during the big game to receive great discount offers, free downloads, enter sweepstakes, vote on their favorite ads, buy music and share the entire experience across multiple social networks including Facebook and Twitter.

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Qualcomm & Ericsson Show Off VoLTE

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

When Verizon first announced their 4G/LTE network back in the fall of 2010 many journalists on the conference call were wondering about one thing, and that is VoLTE. In case you’re not familiar, VoLTE is Voice over LTE.

Many 4G/LTE handset users don’t realize that only data is currently handled over Verizon Wireless’ robust 4G/LTE network, calls are actually made using 3G/CDMA. With VoLTE that all changes. Calls will travel over the 4G/LTE network and with that they will become clearer and sound better.

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Parents Can Calm Down Only 1% Of Teens Are Sexting

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy 2 comments »

In a study first reported back in December, it was discovered that sexting wasn’t nearly as popular as originally thought, with teenagers. If you’re not sure what sexting is, it’s when people send very sexual text messages alongside naked pictures of themselves via mobile phone.  In early 2011 it was believed that sexting was running rampant, an epidemic of sorts.

Now we know the truth, which is it’s hardly happening at all. At least in middle and high schools.

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Samsung Infuse 4G Gets Android 2.3.6 Finally!

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

The Samsung Infuse 4G on AT&T’s HSPA+ pre 4G, 4G network has received a software update.

Originally introduced with Android 2.2 Froyo back in May 2011, the device is now getting Gingerbread via an kies update to Android 2.3.6. A Kies update means that the user of the Infuse 4G needs to use Samsung’s kies software on PC or Mac and download the update via usb cable.

This won’t bring the Infuse 4G up to the latest version of Android, which we all know is Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it’s a welcomed upgrade from Android 2.2 which is what the phone runs now.

Gingerbread brings improved cut and paste, a new download manager, new keyboard and other refinements.

source: BGR

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BrightStar Subsidiary To Offer Asurion Like Protection To Cricket Customers

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

San Diego based Cricket Wireless saw some major expansion in 2011. Best Buy started selling Cricket phones and service across most of their stores in the United States.

Cricket also continued to innovate their prepaid/pay as you go portfolio with the addition of some top tier Android devices like the Huawei Merucy and a bundled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 package. When bundled with Cricket’s mifi device you get a combination that, before, was only seen on postpaid carriers like Verizon Wireess, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile.

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Upgrade Eligible Customers For Sprint May Get $100 Bonus

February 2nd, 2012 by The Droid Guy No comments »

In 2011 Sprint made a lot of changes to some of their legacy programs that ended up making some Sprint customers a little upset. They also made some contract term changes that allowed some customers to get out of their contracts early.

Now we’ve come to find that Sprint is trying to hold onto customers who have become upgrade eligible and haven’t yet upgraded. Those customers, currently going month to month, are able to leave Sprint at anytime after they reach their two year mark.  Sprint’s hoping a new incentive will keep those customers right where they are.

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