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Verizon Galaxy S III online orders now shipping July 19th

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Jul, 2012

This entire Verizon Galaxy S III launch is continuing to get worse and worse. It's almost reminding me of the Galaxy Nexus launch all over again. After countless delays, date changes, and more it looks like those who've ordered online are now getting ship dates showing July 19th. Whatever happened to the 10th, or the 12th?

Android Community Weekly: July 8th, 2012

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Jul, 2012

It was another exciting week in the Android Community with tons of Jelly Bean, Galaxy Nexus news, and of course the Galaxy S III. Developers have been hard at work porting Jelly Bean to multiple devices, and we're back for another round-up of all the Android news from this past week. You'll surely want to hit all the links below to ease that news craving.

Nexus 7 shipping next week according to Staples

By Cory Gunther
on 6 Jul, 2012

Reports have hit the wires this morning about the new Nexus 7 tablet shipping dates. When Google announced the tablet back at Google IO they said it would ship mid-July but now a few online shops have spilled the dates early. Big name stores like Staples are listing July 12th to the 17th for shipping dates.

Google: Galaxy Nexus will be back on sale next week

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Jul, 2012

In case you missed the news, this week Apple was granted an injunction and sales ban of Samsung and Google's Galaxy Nexus smartphone. Unless you've been living under a rock lately you'll know that Apple vs Samsung (and others) has been a huge legal discussion as of late. After Google pulled the Nexus from their online store this week they've now confirmed it will be back next week ready to rock.

Nexus 7 under attack, Nokia claims it infringes on their WiFi patents

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Jul, 2012

Here we go again. Nokia's looking to join the crowds going after Google and their Android devices, or at least that is how things appear. Apple has gone after the Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy S III as of late -- and we should hear more on that later today. Now we are hearing the brand new Nexus 7 tablet could be next.

Jelly Bean brings “Liveness” to Face Unlock – Requires a blink

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Jun, 2012

Google's Face Unlock feature was met with tons of praise last year when announced along side the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but at the same time it was met with a lot of criticism for being easily bypassed or hacked. Simply use a photo of of the face and it would work, making it not too secure. With Jelly Bean they've taken it a few steps further.

Google Now landing page live – check out the new features

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2012

One of our favorite new features of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is the new Google Now feature. If you're asking yourself what that is, you'll want to check out all the information below. Google now is the new assistant that has been imbedded into Jelly Bean to make your life easier. Head down below for more details.

Galaxy Nexus Android Jelly Bean 4.1 leaks

By Shane McGlaun
on 28 Jun, 2012

If you're the sort that lives for new versions of Android to hack up and try to run on your own device, you're going to have a field day with this. Someone discovered the official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update lounging around on Google servers ahead of the official launch next month. The installer discovered appears to be the same one that will be pushed out to the Galaxy Nexus smartphones Google handed out developers at Google I/O this week.

Google Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean Review

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Jun, 2012

The ASUS Nexus tablet, Google's first tablet in the Nexus family is finally here and it's called the Google Nexus 7. Surely you saw all of our coverage from earlier today. From the announcement post, or immediate hands-on coverage and more, but now we're diving in a little deeper with tons of info and our initial review impressions.

Google Play Store reportedly outs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

By Cory Gunther
on 21 Jun, 2012

The topic of what the next version of Android will be has been heavily discussed since Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was released, and before. Today however some new rumors and screenshots have appeared that supposedly confirm Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will be the next iteration of Android. We'll probably know for sure come next week at Google IO but lets look at the details.