December, 2012 - Android Community

Samsung to show off 5.5-inch flexible screen during CES

By Eric Abent
on 20 Dec, 2012

We've heard plenty about Samsung's flexible smartphone screens throughout the years, but when CES rolls around in a couple of weeks, Samsung will be ready to show them off once again. This time around, the screen will be 5.5-inches and sport a resolution of 1280x720 - that gives us a pixel density of 267. There will also be a flexible 55-inch TV screen on display, so Samsung has been hard at work to bring us these nifty new displays.

Meizu MX2 goes on sale in China for $389

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Dec, 2012

Today we have another awesome smartphone that has just hit the street, only this isn't from the usual suspects. If you haven't heard of Meizu before, their a popular company that launched the highly successful MX1 in China and are a competitor of Huawei, ZTE and others. Today their new MX2 quad-core smartphone is available, so lets take a look.

T-Mobile ends 2012 strong with 14 new HSPA+ markets

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Dec, 2012

T-Mobile has been working hard to update and improve their networks with faster 4G HSPA+ speeds. They've been calling it a network refarm or modernization project, and today have announced their largest update yet. Last week we mentioned 3 or 4 cities were getting updated, but today T-Mobile's confirmed an additional 14. More details on where can be found below.

HTC is rumored to begin cutting back on smartphones models in 2013

By Robert Nelson
on 20 Dec, 2012

Samsung and Apple have taken the lead in terms of the smartphone market, which means that others such as HTC are going to have to start playing catch-up. And based on that, it is now being reported that HTC is going to be scaling things back as they move into the new year. That being said though, the report is coming by way of DigiTimes, so we take that as it comes.

ZTE Nubia Z5 1080p quad-core flagship smartphone available today

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Dec, 2012

While news from those Chinese companies like ZTE might be few and far between, they've still been busy working on their own flagship powerhouse smartphones to take on the competition. Today we've learned that ZTE's new quad-core 5-inch 1080p flagship smartphone is launching in China today, and looks pretty promising.

Antitrust charges on the way for Samsung from European Commission

By Eric Abent
on 20 Dec, 2012

More bad news for Samsung today, as the European Commission told Reuters that it may soon be hitting the Galaxy S III maker with antitrust charges. These possible anti-competitive charges come after a larger and longer investigation of Samsung carried out by the European Commission. Essentially, the European Commission wants to know if Samsung broke the EU's competition rules by filing patent suits against Apple.

ZeptoLab has released the Cut the Rope follow-up Pudding Monsters

By Robert Nelson
on 20 Dec, 2012

Cut the Rope made quite the splash when it was released and it looks like ZeptoLab has returned with a follow-up game. We heard details of this earlier in the month when the developer announced the name, Pudding Monsters, and the fact that the game would drop on December 20. And well, today just so happens to be December 20.

Galaxy S III International Jelly Bean premium suite update rolling out now

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Dec, 2012

If you're the proud owner of the international Samsung Galaxy S III we have some excellent Jelly news this afternoon. After initial updates started rolling out earlier this week, and in select regions late November today we can confirm Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and their "premium suite" is hitting the GSIII in the UK, Germany, and many other regions.

AT&T Galaxy S2 Android 4.0.4 roll-out includes updates for Google apps

By Robert Nelson
on 20 Dec, 2012

It may not be an update to Jelly Bean like some were hoping to see, however AT&T has announced an update for the Galaxy S2. This latest update is available over-the-air and by way of Kies and will bring the device up to Android 4.0.4. And while this is just a small bump up from the 4.0.3 you are already running, it does have a few changes worth mentioning.

Google’s ‘Send a call from Santa’ is back for 2012

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Dec, 2012

With the biggest day of the year for Santa quickly approaching we might as well help him out a little. Let Santa make a few phone calls to our friends and family instead of flying everywhere. Just like last year Google's launched their Send a call from Santa site for your enjoyment. We can send phone calls, emails, and even share the funny results right to Google+. More details below.