February, 2013 - Android Community

LG hands-on with “world’s smallest wireless charger” and Optimus G Pro case

By Robert Nelson
on 27 Feb, 2013

In addition to the smartphone announcements, LG has also made some smaller announcements. Of which, one is actually being touted as the "world's smallest." This one happens to be the LG WCP-300 Wireless Charger. Another item being shown off is the flip cover case for the Optimus G Pro handset. We recently spent a few minutes checking out each of these while on the show floor here at Mobile World Congress.

Archos G9 tablet lineup not getting Jelly Bean

By Robert Nelson
on 27 Feb, 2013

Archos has come forward with a bit of disappointing news for owners of the G9 tablets. Basically, you will not be getting Jelly Bean. While we are certain that at least some of the current owners will be disappointed by this news, take some comfort in the fact that Archos did update from Honeycomb. Basically, the Archos G9 tablet line includes the 80 and the 101 and as it stands, you will be sticking with Ice Cream Sandwich.

Waze update adds real-time road closure re-routing and more

By Robert Nelson
on 27 Feb, 2013

Waze for Android has been updated to version 3.6. And while that may sound like just another version number, this update brings some interesting new features. Also, for those thinking you have your navigation needs taken care of with the default Google apps, Waze has some features that still may be of interest to you, one of which is new and has arrived with this latest update.

LG Optimus L3 II global release to begin this week

By Robert Nelson
on 27 Feb, 2013

LG announced the L Series II during Mobile World Congress. This series consists of the L7 II, L5 II and the L3 II and as of today we have some release details for the L3 II. LG has offered details on the global roll-out to include which countries can expect to see the L3 II come available. The one catch, they have yet to say anything in terms of the price.

Samsung announces Wallet app for Android

By Robert Nelson
on 27 Feb, 2013

Coming out of Developer Day at Mobile World Congress, Samsung has unveiled Wallet. Despite the way the name may sound, the wallet app is not a payment system. Instead Wallet will be similar to what we have seen with Passbook from Apple. That is to say Samsung Wallet will be a ticket and coupon management app. One catch here, while Samsung has offered some official details, you are not going to find this in the Google Play Store just yet.

Adobe releases Photoshop Touch for Android smartphones

By Robert Nelson
on 27 Feb, 2013

Adobe Photoshop Touch has been available for Android tablets for some time now, however as of today, that support has come available for smartphones as well. The smartphone support has arrived in the form of a new app called Photoshop Touch for Phone and can be found by way of the Google Play Store. The app will seem familiar for those who have been using the tablet version. One exception to that statement however is the price, Photoshop Touch for Phone is $4.99.

HTC: The ‘One’ will be our only flagship smartphone this year

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Feb, 2013

Today news has surfaced that the HTC One (M7) will be the companies only flagship "One" series smartphone released this year. The first thing that came to our minds was: what about Verizon? We know the new flagship HTC One is arriving on almost all major US carriers in mid March, but now it looks like Verizon might be left completely out in the cold.

HTC Rhyme update coming soon to remove bloatware

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Feb, 2013

For all ten of you that still have and own the HTC Rhyme, today we've learned that the folks from HTC and Verizon are prepping a little software update for the Plum Purple smartphone. Those hopeful for some new features, an actual OS update, or anything fancy sadly we have bad news. This appears to only be a small update to squash some bugs, as well as remove junk.

PSA: New Google Settings app in your app tray isn’t malware

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Feb, 2013

We've been receiving a few comments this afternoon that users are magically getting an unknown application installed on their devices. You'll notice a new green "Google Settings" icon in your app tray, and a few comments were worried it was a virus or malware. Don't worry folks, this is simply a part of the new Google Services 3.0 that was updated this afternoon.

Instagram filters out decline rumors, passes 100 million active users

By Cory Gunther
on 26 Feb, 2013

The extremely popular photo-sharing and tweaking service has seen its fair share of ups and downs lately, but new reports are showing Instagram is doing just fine. Now owned by Facebook, Instagram has filtered out all of those rumors of a decline in users and popularity and confirmed they have over 100 million active users. That's quite the number.