June, 2011 - Android Community

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T-Mobile Launches HSPA+ in 7 New Cities

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2011

Late last night T-Mobile announced the myTouch 4G Slide and inside the press release were a few details regarding HSPA+ that is now being noticed. The cities might not be large or huge markets but upgrades are always welcome and I think I speak for everyone on that.

Launcher Pro Dev Releases Beta of His Music App

By John Scheible
on 28 Jun, 2011

A man after Google's own Beta loving heart, Federico Carnales, the developer responsible for the zippy home replacement, Launcher Pro, has moved his music app into beta today. The app, which originally looked much like the Windows Phone 7 music player, now totes a highly customizable skinning engine, which Fed will release details on shortly. The real question though is, how does it stack up to Google's new Music app?

Archos 35 Home Connect & Smart Home Phone Hands-On by SlashGear

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2011

The two new Tablets aren't the only thing Archos has in their hat of goodies, they are also working on a Home Connect Android device as well as what they are calling a "Smart Home Phone". The android powered unusual looking internet radio Archos Home Connect is pretty unique and can be used as a remote control and a picture viewer among other things. Then the wireless Smart Home Phone.

Archos G9 Tablets Hands-On From SlashGear

By John Scheible
on 28 Jun, 2011

Last week we reported that Archos had two new tablets looking to shake things up on the way. The two slates, the 80 G9 and the 101 G9 may not be due out until September, but Chris Davies, at our sister site, SlashGear, has gotten an early peak at prototypes.

Google+ App Available for Android

By John Scheible
on 28 Jun, 2011

If you haven't heard yet, Google+ is Google's shiny new full blown take on social networking. If you have been so lucky as to be part of the initial field test, there is an official Android app now available on the market. For the rest of us, we can take a quick peek at what the app will offer once the service has rolled out for public consumption, whenever that may be.

Words With Friends Mysteriously Disappears from Honeycomb Devices

By Chris Burns
on 28 Jun, 2011

Paper, snow, A GHOST! These are the things you'll be thinking about when you realize that, if you've got the same situation going on as us and our good pal Cameron over at Android Police, your Honeycomb device(s) no longer has Words With Friends installed. Shoot! What happened? Did a phantom come and swipe it up? Nay! It appears instead that Zynga's had some sort of support error happen and, believe it or not, they've got no idea! Normally what we'd do in this sort of situation is call the authorities and inform them that their game is broken directly, but the whole Android world needs to know that they're not going nutso!

Toshiba Thrive Shown off in Neat Video, Even Giving a few Tablets away for FREE

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2011

Apparently Toshiba really likes their new Android 3.1 Honeycomb Tablet and they have made what looks to be one of the best hands-on and unboxing videos I've ever seen. Full of animation and CGI this is definitely worth the watch. The video covers most of the specs of the device so my job just got really easy and I just will show you the good stuff I guess. After you watch the amusing video don't forget to check out the source link and enter for your chance to win your own Toshiba Thrive.

Android Robot Mini FM Radio and MP3 Player with USB and MicroSD Support

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2011

Today we have a little surprise for all you die hard Android fans or collectors of Andy gear. From Marvel Digital we present you with the Android Robot Mini Radio and MP3 Player. Designed just like a Android mini collectibles this has USB support, comes with a 2GB MicroSD card (supports up to 8GB) and has a built in speaker and some pretty nifty controls to keep the design simple and elegant.

[Deal] Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB only $529 as eBay Daily Deal

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2011

If you've still been debating on what tablet to get this deal might help you out a little bit. I'm sure you've debated over what tablet you'd like the most and if you wanted to spend the extra dollars for the amazingly thin and light Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 or just go with the Asus Transformer. Today the eBay Daily Deal is the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the low price of $529, compared to the regular and Best Buy price of $599. Basically you can get the 32GB for only $29 more than the 16GB version. What a steal!