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Android Community Weekly: May 20th, 2012

Android Community Weekly: May 20th, 2012

Another week gone in the Android world, but not quietly, at least if you live in the United States. Here your options for high-end Android devices have been severely curtailed, thanks (presumably) to Apple’s ITC complaint against HTC, concerning one of their software patents. The HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE are both …

Google Wallet baffles with root access request

Google Wallet baffles with root access request

In the continuing mild drama that is Google Wallet‘s security, there’s a new wrinkle to report. The latest update is specifically for the HTC EVO 4G LTE (which won’t be released any time soon – thanks, Apple!) and a small bug fix. But why is the application suddenly asking for root access? Rooted users found …

LG Viper 4G LTE with Google Wallet makes life easier

LG Viper 4G LTE with Google Wallet makes life easier

17 May 2012 by Discuss (3)

Last month LG released their new LG Viper 4G LTE for the Now Network. Although 4G LTE still isn’t quite available one of the other important and awesome features of LG’s Viper is NFC capabilities. Coming out of the box with Google Wallet we decided to give you all an actual first hand look at …

“Appreciate” is your personalized app market for Android

“Appreciate” is your personalized app market for Android

17 May 2012 by Discuss (4)

Today we stumbled across a neat app called Appreciate-Personal App Market. We’ve seen similar apps before for Android but what this does is exactly as it’s titled. Shows you apps and games that you’ll like, personalized by what you’ve already got installed, and your interests. It is very thorough but does need Facebook access to …

Patent details Project Glass control with rings and tattoos

Patent details Project Glass control with rings and tattoos

So Project Glass might not live up to the rather lofty expectations set by the preview video. But there’s no denying that it’s an awesome idea, and even if it flops like a one-winged seagull every geek who’s ever seen The Terminator wants to try it out. In addition to patents for the basic concept, …

Google is re-working the Google Play authorization system

Google is re-working the Google Play authorization system

The Android world was somewhat up in arms today after discovering new limitations on Google Play Music, namely that you could only de-authorize up to four devices every year. This put those who often flash new phone or tablet ROMs in a bind, since an active flasher could run through his or her quota in …

Google backpedals – allows deauthorizations on Google Music

Google backpedals – allows deauthorizations on Google Music

16 May 2012 by Discuss (4)

Late last night we learned that Google’s popular cloud music service Google Play Music had recently received a few changes. Users can authorize 10 devices to use the music service, but recently Google changed this to only allow four deauthorizations per year. While this doesn’t matter to the average user, many in the developer community …

Google may use multiple hardware partners for new Nexus

Google may use multiple hardware partners for new Nexus

If you’re anything like me, than you were somewhat disappointed in the Galaxy Nexus, and hoping that Google would move on to another company for 2012′s iteration of the developer device. So news that Samsung would again be making a Google-branded smartphone, and perhaps even a tablet, weren’t at all encouraging. There’s good news out of the …

Project Glass UI still in flux says Google

Project Glass UI still in flux says Google

Google’s Project Glass demonstration video is the stuff of dreams, in both a literal and figurative sense. Speaking with CNET, a spokesperson admitted that the augmented reality, full vision overlay seen in the project’s most visible demonstration thus far isn’t quite what the real thing looks like. It’s being described as floating ”above” the user’s line of vision, …

Should texting while walking be illegal?

Should texting while walking be illegal?

14 May 2012 by Discuss (4)

Texting while walking is something we all do on basically a daily if not hourly basis. Could you imagine walking down the street in NYC, Las Vegas, or multiple cities and getting pulled over and ticketed for texting while walking? Sounds crazy right? According to multiple reports that is exactly what’s happening at a small …

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