August, 2012 - Android Community

Gameloft’s Wild Blood gameplay trailer released [Video]

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

Gameloft's first Unreal powered game to make its way to mobile devices, Wild Blood, has finally been shown off today. After initially teasing gamers a few weeks back about the upcoming game today we have the first gameplay trailer. If you want to get a taste of Gameloft's next-gen game take a peek below.

Nexus 7 available in Germany starting September 3rd

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

While ASUS and Google's popular Nexus 7 tablet is now widely available in many parts of the world, those in Germany have still been left out. Things are about to change however as German site AndroidNext has confirmed the tablet will be available starting September 3rd across Germany.

Oakland police force AT&T to disable 2G towers

By Eric Abent
on 22 Aug, 2012

Lately, the Oakland Police Department has been having some issues with its brand new $18 million radio system. Apparently, the police have discovered the cause of all this interference, and it seems that 2G cell phone towers owned by AT&T are at least partially to blame. Obviously, having police officers who can't communicate with one another or with firefighters is no good, and AT&T has been forced to partially disable 16 of its towers as result.

Motorola has no plans to unlock older devices

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

Sadly I'm not really surprised with the news that just landed in our tip box this afternoon. Motorola has just released an informal statement over on Twitter regarding the bootloader unlock process they've recently released. Today they've confirmed that older devices will not get their bootloaders unlocked.

Samsung Galaxy Metrix 4G announced by US Cellular

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

Today the folks from US Cellular are getting another Samsung smartphone to grace their growing 4G LTE network. Having just announced the new Samsung Galaxy Metrix 4G QWERTY slider smartphone. This is surely a budget aimed device but comes complete with a 4-inch display, full keyboard, and 4G LTE. Check it out below.

LG Optimus Vu heads to Verizon as the LG Intuition for $199

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

In case you haven't been following along, LG's 5-inch phablet named the LG Optimus Vu is headed to Verizon Wireless complete with 4G LTE. We've seen countless leaks and rumors so it's no secret at this point. Today we have even more confirmation that it's headed to Verizon, complete with a name change. The Optimus Vu will be branded as the Intuition by LG.

ECOXPOWER brings a smartphone charger to your bicycle

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

For all those cyclists out there that make a regular commute to work we now have the perfect accessory to your Trek road bike. The folks from ECOXPOWER have released an all new charging system for your bicycle that will charge up your Android smartphone while you pedal away. It also fully supports headlights too for night riders.

HTC One S update hits with Sense UI 4.1 and bug fixes

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

HTC has already confirmed their impressive new HTC One series of smartphone will receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean soon, but not quite yet. Today an update has been confirmed for the folks enjoying the HTC One S and it's bringing the handset to Android 4.0.4 and a new and improved Sense 4.1 UI. Head on past the break for full details.

Archos 80 XS and 97 XS tablets coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Aug, 2012

Earlier today Archos finally unveiled their new G10 XS line of Android tablets starting with the Archos 101 XS. What makes these new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablets different from the rest is the included keyboard and protective cover they're calling a coverboard. During the noise this morning they also detailed two more coming soon.

Four new games added to Humble Bundle for Android 3

By Eric Abent
on 22 Aug, 2012

Any Humble Bundle veteran knows that the games announced at the beginning of any given promotion are only the preliminary round. Like every Humble Bundle before it, the same holds true for the Humble Bundle for Android 3, as four additional games have been tossed into the mix. You'll have to shell enough to the beat the average purchase price if you want them though, and at the time of this writing, the average sits at $6.17.