August, 2011 - Android Community

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LG Thrill 4G Confirmed by AT&T for September 4th

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2011

Well folks, we still haven't seen any sort of official announcement or press release regarding the LG Thrill 4G also known as the Optimus 3D but today AT&T has confirmed the launch date for September 4th just as previous leaks suggested. While it has been delayed more than a few times at least it will hit the market with a great price.

Cranky Cat Game and Cat Dance Club LWP Review [Video]

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

It's time for a cat party on the Android application tip! What we've got for you here today is an app double-down, one for a rather awesome app that'll have you cranking your fingers around in knots for hours, the other a live wallpaper you'll grow to love should you drink a whole case of Surge before you start staring in the middle of the night in the dark. It's a disco party and a steampunk masterpiece, both of them on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 for you to enjoy here.

HP TouchPad Ad Revenue Reaches Android Levels in 10 Days

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

While it appears that the HP TouchPad is now sold out completely (or so we're lead to believe,) the cash flow has just begun - in ad form. It's not HP who will be profiting in this little situation right here, but they can count on developers of apps making a pretty penny in the last week and a half to be reconsidering their move away from webOS in the wake of HP's ditching of the hardware. As ad agency Jumptap, a group that works with mobile ads for both Android and webOS, amongst others, reports, in just the past 10 days the ad revenue of the TouchPad has nearly caught up with Android tablets.

All HTC Sensation Models Unlockable now at HTCDEV

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

The world rejoiced a few weeks ago when HTC first revealed that they'd be working closer with the 3rd party developer community, allowing the world the ability to unlock their device's bootloaders, resulting in the ability to hack the wave fantastic. Over at the HTCDEV webpage you're not able to see every single version of the HTC Sensation, including the Euro version, T-Mobile USA, Turkey, Arabic, and yes, even the Bouygues Telecom version. This along with the HTC EVO 3D make up the entirety of the unlockable bootloader library at HTCDEV. Will you unlock?

Galaxy S II USA Release Has 4.5-inch Display According to FCC

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

It appears that a mister Tommy Thompson from all the way over at Google+ has done some legwork on the images of the Galaxy S II that have been released thus far. What Thompson has done is to take the dimensions as given in the FCC listing of the Epic Touch, aka the WiMAX version of the Galaxy S II being announced tomorrow, and adjusted the images of the original Galaxy S II and the new USA version accordingly. What he's found is that, what do you know, the display on the USA release may well be the larger 4.5-inch display we've been hearing about in a LTE edition of the device.

HTC Sense 3.5 Video Leaks

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

It appears that the same folks who brought you the HTC Sense 3.5 screencaps from a few days ago have now got a video out showing off the newest version of the system in full action. This is a full five minute tour of what they're saying is HTC Sense 3.5 UI, looking not just a whole heck of a lot different from Sense 3.0, the version seen on the newest HTC devices, specifically the HTC Sensation, a rather lovely device if I may say so myself. Transitions have been smoothed out, details have been sharpened, and the whole thing looks just a tiny bit neater - shine and gleam all around.

HTC Holiday to be called the HTC Raider

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2011

New details about the recently seen HTC Holiday smartphone are now appearing. The phone first leaked showing some impressive specs and now we are getting more news. This time around we are hearing that it will be called the HTC Raider come launch time.

Samsung Galaxy S II 2000mAh Extended Battery Revealed

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

As you may already know, the battery on the Samsung Galaxy S II, through some excellence in the hardware in the phone, awesomeness in the way the battery is connected to the device, or magic, is a totally awesome performer. The Samsung Galaxy S II lasts two full days according to Chris Davies original review. What you're going to get here is a 2000 mAh battery and new battery cover so that you can replace your current 1650 mAh battery and get even MORE time out of your best-selling Android device. Mister xeq544 over at XDA has the first one we've seen, straight outta Euro.

Fujitsu Arrow Android 3.2 Tablet with LTE and Dual-core spotted, Water resistant too

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2011

Fujitsu is prepping to launch a new Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet that sources are calling the Fujitsu Arrow LTE Tab. If you've ever wondered why we have waterproof phones like the Motorola Defy and things of that sort, but no waterproof tablet then wonder no more. This will be a fully waterproof Android tablet that can handle any situation, whether it's water, or gaming, and it has some decent hardware specs to back that up.

Android Community at IFA 2011: What to Expect

By Chris Burns
on 29 Aug, 2011

This week in Berlin, Android Community will be covering IFA 2011, one of the oldest industrial exhibitions in Germany and host to a slew of important events hosted by Samsung, HTC, and many others. First and foremost I should mention that we'll be liveblogging the Samsung Unpacked event on Thursday, September 1st at 11AM CET - that's 4AM Central Standard Time, so more than likely past your bedtime. The rest of the time we'll be having an awesome time speaking with a whole mess of other manufacturers and developers across the board.