November, 2010 - Android Community

Verizon to Host 4G LTE Event on December 1

By Chris Burns
on 30 Nov, 2010

This is the sort of meeting you go to and sit with your hands on your face and listen to the lovely Verizon representatives tell you all about their connectedness. In this event Verizon plans on detailing how it will roll out its high-speed network. It should be wild, as they're still promising a 38 major area coverage range with their LTE before the end of 2010.

Google Holiday Party Invites Sent to Members of the Media

By Chris Burns
on 30 Nov, 2010

Oh joyous day, a Google party! What will they have, candy? Cookies? Eggnog? Wait a moment - what holiday-themed Google-related treasure is due to be released in the very near future? Maybe they WILL have cookies - of the Gingerbread variety? On the other hand, take heed of that "off the record" comment there in the line about informality in this invite. That might mean it's just all hugs and apple cider. Either way, fun!

Verizon Offers Up Entire DROID Lineup BOGA through Christmas

By Chris Burns
on 30 Nov, 2010

Everything except for the Droid Pro, it seems. Get yourself one for every one you buy, with a two-year contract of course. All the Droids your everloving Android family could desire. So much BOGA for all you two-year lovers.

Android Tablets in 5-inch and 8-inch Sizes Offered Up by View Quest in the UK

By Chris Burns
on 30 Nov, 2010

Should you be in the UK by chance and would like yourself an Android tablet in either the 5-or-8-inch sizes, you could just ask View Quest for a bit of help. The Slate5 (800×480 screen resolution) and Slate8 (800×600 screen resolution) both have the same 600MHz RockChip CPU, 2GB Flash, microSD card slot, Wifi, resistive touchscreen interface, and Android 1.5.

Verizon Pastes iPhone Maps App into Droid X Ad

By Chris Burns
on 30 Nov, 2010

Woopsie! Looks like a graphic designer working with Verizon is about to have their wrist slapped as they've got a Motorola Droid X ad up promoting Google Maps voice guided feature - but with the wrong image on the screen. Take a close look and note that the nearby BlackBerry Storm2 is, indeed, running the correct version of Slacker radio.

RPG Zenonia 3 Available in Android Market in Korea

By Chris Burns
on 30 Nov, 2010

Or maybe I should say in Korean. Folks over at XDA forums are reporting the availability of super sweet mobile-based role playing game Zenonia 3, supposedly only available for iOS at the beginning of 2011, now up on Android Market - right now! This is super exciting for those who've beat the first two versions by sitting in their basements and playing for 40 hours straight. For those of you unfamiliar with games such as this, this game can be generally compared to one of the most successful game franchises in the history of the world: Final Fantasy.

Samsung GT-i9200 snapshots caught on Picasa

By Chris Davies
on 30 Nov, 2010

Samsung's rumored GT-i9200 is cropping up in the wild again, though this time it's keeping behind the scenes. Several photos have been found on online gallery Picasa which are listed as having been taken with the GT-i9200. None of the shots seem to have been taken at full resolution, and several are listed as "tests" of the upload functionality. According to previous rumors, the GT-i9200 will have a dual-core processor and will be the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S. [via Samsung Hub]

University of Missouri to offer goMizzou app on Android

By Shane McGlaun
on 30 Nov, 2010

It's cool that colleges are embracing apps to help students interact more with the school and get information faster. The University of Missouri has had an app on the iPhone (pictured) for a while that allows students to get all sorts of useful info like menus in the dining halls, a campus map, and the MU directory.

Angry Birds on Android Downloads 7M copies

By Shane McGlaun
on 30 Nov, 2010

Of all the games that you can play on a smartphone one of the best I have tried is Angry Birds. The game is very simple, but it is really cool and a ton of fun. My daughter runs off with my phone all the time to play it.

LG P990 Star smartphone surfaces with new UI pics

By Shane McGlaun
on 30 Nov, 2010

We all love to glean new factoids about coming Android smartphones and a sweet new device is headed to the market that has some very interesting features. The big feature of the LG Star P990 is that the smartphone sports NVIDIA Tegra power. This phone should be a multimedia beast.