June, 2012 - Android Community

EA’s Mass Effect and NBA Jams both go on sale for $0.99

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

In what appears to be almost completely random we have a pretty awesome deal for you guys today. The folks from EA have decided to put two of their popular Android games on sale for an extremely low price of just $0.99 cents. The best part about this news is their new Mass Effect: INFILTRATOR is a whopping 80% off coming in for under a dollar.

T-Mobile Galaxy S III launch date delayed to 27th for most markets

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

We have some somewhat bad news to share with our T-Mobile users this afternoon. Apparently the Galaxy S III is a hugely popular device (duh!) and they are selling more than they expected over at T-Mobile, and as a result have adjusted the release date into two phases. Only select popular markets will see the Galaxy S III available in-stores on June 21st, and the rest will have to wait until next week on the 27th.

Google’s Nexus 7-inch tablet ready to ship according to rumors

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

Google's big developer event is starting next week and we are all giddy with excitement here at Android Community about what all they'll announce. One that will surely be a big part of the news is the rumored Nexus Tablet. Today the folks from DigiTimes have released more details (rumors) claiming the device is actually shipping now, is ready to rock, and Google will in fact start selling it early next month.

Google+ integration heads to Flipboard

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

Interesting but expected news has just arrived this afternoon that Google has inked a deal with the developers of the new popular Flipboard news app for Android. At a conference in London Google+ VP of product management Bradley Horowitz confirmed the move and said we can expect Google+ sharing integrated into Flipboard soon.

Google Project Glass patents reveal more about the trackpad

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

We have very slowly been getting bits and pieces of Google's new Project Glass augmented reality glasses. Remember when Larry Page snapped a photo and used a trackpad on the right side of the device to do some gestures, well today we've learned more on how this all could work. This week the US Patent and Trademark Office released details on some new patent they've granted regarding the trackpad.

Samsung posts Galaxy S III source code for US variants

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

Samsung has been surprisingly good about posting the source code for their smartphones. They quickly posted the details for the international Galaxy S III model once it was released, and now have made available the code for the US models over on AT&T and T-Mobile -- just days before the official release.

Google Assistant getting accelerated development

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

Ever since Siri for iOS was first announced we've seen countless similar apps arrive on the Google Play Store. Google themselves have even had voice actions long before Siri was even around, only in a much different manor. Since then we've heard various reports that Google is working on their own service called Google Assistant -- also known as Project Majel -- and apparently the development has just been fast-tracked.

VideoLAN confirms VLC Media Player coming soon to Android

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

VLC Media player has been one of the most popular media clients on PC's for years, and we've now learned that it will be officially arriving for Android soon. It's been in active development for a while, and we even have seen some unofficial betas released too. Today however the folks from VideoLAN themselves have again confirmed it's coming soon.

Samsung QWERTY Slider spotted in the wild – headed to T-Mobile

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Jun, 2012

It looks like the QWERTY slide-out keyboard hasn't completely died away yet, just like flip phones sadly haven't either. Today we are seeing another QWERTY slider headed to the market soon, apparently for those folks on T-Mobile. This new slider comes from Samsung and appears the be rather mid-range at best. More details below.

nabi 2 kids tablet with Tegra 3 Reviewed by SlashGear

By Chris Burns
on 19 Jun, 2012

This week the folks at SlashGear have gotten their hands on a brand new oddity in the Android universe - an NVIDIA Tegra 3 7-inch tablet made for kids! This tablet runs Android 4.0.4 with a custom user interface made by the folks at Fuhu, all of it directed at kids - complete with parent controls galore. This device also has a lovely red rubbery bumper which protects the device at all times. Does this look like the magic-maker for your kid at home?