December, 2012 - Android Community

If you are looking for some trouble, download some apps from “apkdeveloper”

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Dec, 2012

The term 'super' generally brings happy thoughts. But in the case of one Android developer going by the name of "apkdeveloper" -- the term suggests something not so good. Maybe say, super shady. On that note, without getting any further in, we offer this warning. If you have any apps installed by said developer, go ahead and remove them now.

Android Winter Wonderland snowball fight wallpaper released

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Dec, 2012

For those looking to get into the holiday spirit even more this year, while also showing your Android pride today we have a nice new wallpaper for everyone to rock on their device of choice. The guys from Android Foundry have continued their tradition of releasing an awesome holiday themed Android wallpaper. This time around we have good ol Andy throwing snowballs.

Samsung reportedly plotting black Galaxy Note II

By Eric Abent
on 28 Dec, 2012

Now that the Samsung Galaxy Note II has had some time to rack up sales, it's time to shake things up a bit. According to a new rumor from German site AndroidSlash, Samsung is going to do this by introducing a new color for the very popular phablet. The new color is black and was revealed in a leaked press shot, which you can check out below.

Carphone Warehouse offers Nexus 4 for free, with monthly payments

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Dec, 2012

The impressive and hard to find LG Nexus 4 from Google is still sold out everywhere we turn. The Play Store has been out of stock for weeks, T-Mobile stores have none on the shelves, but if you can find it from Carphone Warehouse you'll be able to get this awesome phone for free. Yup we said free. They're offering the device up for grabs as long as you sign a 2-year contract.

ZTE Grand S details revealed ahead of January 8 announcement

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Dec, 2012

The ZTE Grand S will be officially unveiled during CES. In fact, ZTE has already confirmed that they will be announcing the handset on January 8. That bit we do know, however up until this point, most of the details have been nothing more than rumor. Granted, those rumors do make the handset seem interesting, however we can only put so much hope into rumors.

Latest Samsung Galaxy S IV rumors suggest a slightly smaller Galaxy Note

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Dec, 2012

We saw the Galaxy S IV concept video that surfaced yesterday, but the truth of the matter is that details for the handset are still rumored and unconfirmed at this point in time. Nonetheless, it seems that based on previous history with the Galaxy S line, there are some likely assumptions that can be made in terms of specs (compared to the Galaxy S III).

Motorola rumored to launch an updated Droid RAZR M with a 4.5″ HD display

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Dec, 2012

A set of specs have recently leaked for a handset that looks to be a follow-up to the Droid RAZR M. The handset has been dubbed the Droid RAZR M HD, and as one would assume, these leaked specs are showing a handset with an HD display. More specifically, with a 4.5-inch display at 1280 x 720.

BLU Products announces the VIVO 4.65 HD smartphone with ICS

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Dec, 2012

BLU Products has officially announced their latest Android smartphone offering. The handset is the VIVO 4.65 HD and it will be arriving as the big brother to the VIVO 4.3. And assuming the device name didn't make it clear enough, the handset will be arriving with a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display.

Press newsreader app launches with good looks and Google Reader sync

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Dec, 2012

A new newsreader app has recently landed in the Google Play Store. The app is called Press and brings the tagline of "Simply Read News." And well, that seems to sum up the use case. Diving a bit deeper though and we see an app that comes with a nice feature set and what we would consider nice looks.

OUYA developer SDK released alongside special edition Dev Consoles

By Robert Nelson
on 28 Dec, 2012

We recently mentioned that the OUYA Dev Consoles were beginning to ship. Well, that and that the fact that the developer SDK was also due to be released today. Sounds like good timing on the release of the SDK as developers should have that ready to go by the time the OUYA Dev Consoles arrive.