August, 2012 - Android Community

Motorola DROID M could hit Verizon for $149 next month

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

Verizon and Motorola are possibly preparing to announce not one new device next month, but two. Some new details have turned up showing what we've previously been calling the RAZR Mini, now being listed as the Motorola DROID M for Verizon. This mid-range smartphone is still rather impressive though, and could accompany their new DROID RAZR HD.

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 4G LTE hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

Earlier this month Verizon announced that they'd be adding another 4G LTE tablet to their ever growing lineup, and today we have it in for a quick peek. Say hello to the recently released Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with Verizon 4G LTE. This is Samsung's latest budget 7-inch tablet complete with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and now Verizon LTE.

Sony Mobile to layoff 1,000 employees over next two years

By Eric Abent
on 23 Aug, 2012

Dark days are ahead for some folks working at Sony Mobile, as today the Japanese company announced plans to layoff a total of 1,000 workers. Sony Mobile, as many of you will remember, was once the struggling Sony Ericsson, until Sony bought the company out earlier this year $1.3 billion. It sounds like Sony is having a difficult time getting the mobile division back on its feet, as it will have let 1,000 employees go by the time March 2014 rolls around.

Verizon 4G LTE spectrum purchase approved by the FCC

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

It's no secret that Verizon Wireless and their 4G LTE network is the biggest and best around. Covering nearly 75% of the US population already, and available in over 375 markets across the US. They've continued to expand and grow their network and today the FCC just issued an approval for them to snatch up even more LTE spectrum. This deal is also good news for T-Mobile.

Amazon press event set for September 6th – Prepare for Fires

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

We're pretty sure many saw this coming, but today Amazon has issued some press invites for an upcoming media event on September 6th in California. The invite doesn't appear to give away any hints, but the fact that they're going out to the Android world can only mean one of a few things. Most likely consisting of Fires.

Google Wallet person to person payments and more could be coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

Earlier today Google hosted a little Google Wallet Q & A with their head product manager Robin Dua. This quick session was mainly for developers but we learned a few interesting facts about the future of Google Wallet. For one, they mentioned person to person payments could be in our future. More details below.

Google Play Music updated with expandable notifications – Magazines updated too

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

Google's been pushing out a few updates today improving some of their popular apps. Inside one of the more important apps, Google Play Music, you'll now have full support for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean expanded notifications. This is an amazing feature and one I'm glad to see arrive for Google Music.

Facebook for Android updated with faster photo sharing and more

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

Look, a Facebook update. Late last night an update rolled out for Facebook for Android that promises a few enhancements, better feature, and of course speed. Whenever Facebook for Android mentions speeds I'm hesitant but this one is regarding photos. They've added a new photo upload process that is faster too.

T-Mobile Concord announced as most affordable smartphone – just $99

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

The folks at T-Mobile just dropped the news regarding their newest Android smartphone to grace customers nationwide. It's called the T-Mobile Concord and is being touted as their "most affordable smartphone." This new device is a contract free and budget friendly. They're calling it the perfect phone for first time smartphone buyers. More details below.

Qualcomm confirms Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core in upcoming LG phones

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Aug, 2012

Over the past few weeks we've seen a few leaks regarding an upcoming smartphone from the folks at LG that is rather powerful. Blasting through benchmarks and sounding quite impressive. Then even more details leaked regarding the LG Optimus G smartphone. We now can confirm that Qualcomm's extremely fast and efficient new quad-core will be powering the device.