AT&T: we plan to enable pre-loaded video chat apps over cellular for all our customers
If you’ve checked out the new Hangouts app on AT&T, chances are you’re pretty familiar with the message stating “You must be connected to a Wi-Fi network to join a video call”. Heck, you’re even used to it if you’ve tried to use FaceTime over …
PUK – Pool with pucks and no side pockets
I do not have a great description for this game, and the title was alliteration for alliteration’s sake, but I can tell you that PUK is an addicting pick-up-and-play game. And those are the best kinds of mobile games. PUK bills itself as an action …
Samsung opens their first “Mobile Store” in Paris
That’s right, folks… we still keep up to date with our friends across the lake. Samsung has now opened their first “Samsung Mobile Store” in Paris, France. The idea is new to Samsung, who has had brand stores before, but never one dedicated only to …
GameStop now taking in trades of Galaxy Tabs and Nexus devices
Game freaks and Android fans rejoice. GameStop has begun taking trades on both Nexus devices and Galaxy Tabs. This adds to the device market for GameStop, as they were previously taking in (and still are) iOS devices as well. With as popular as the mobile …
Net Nanny mobile helps keep kids safe and parents’ minds at ease
Net Nanny has been a leading provider of safe online experiences for kids for years, and now the company is branching out and going mobile. ”Every day, around 150,000 new web pages are created,” said Russ Warner, president and CEO of Net Nanny. “When you …
Garmin Smartphone Link for Android connects to Nuvi Navigation devices
Have a Nuvi personal navigation device and an Android phone? Well, Garmin want to make those two things in your life work together for the better. According to Dan Bartel, VP of Garmin sales worldwide: Garmin Smartphone Link solves the problem of having to pay …
XBOX Live mobile gaming to come to Android?
Who wouldn’t love some more mobile gaming options on Android? Well, if we’re to believe what we see (and we do) over at Microsoft Careers, we may be looking at some XBOX Live options on Android sometime in the near future. According to the job …
The future of gaming is here: Spacetime Studios becomes first to unite MMOs across desktop and mobile platforms
One of our favorite developers, SpaceTime Studios, has finally completed their goal of allowing users to play their MMOs together, regardless of platform. I’ve been a strong proponent of platform independent gaming for some time now and have always seen this as the future of …
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Factoring in Tablets, Android Has a Long Way to Go to Beat iOS
Comscore released a report earlier this week which covered mobile traffic over the last few months. One of the more interesting facts in this report is that although Android owns the majority of the smartphone market, iOS has a considerably larger share of internet traffic (measured …
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AppDev Hackathon and Bootcamp
Calling all developers! There will be a day-long App Development Hackathon and Bootcamp session taking place during the App Developers Conference on Oct. 26, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention center in the heart of Silicon Valley.The conference itself will run for two days and …
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According to Nielsen Research, Games Most Popular Mobile App Category in US
All your smartphone are belong to us! Apparently no one is using their smartphone to be productive, they just want to play games!
According to Nielsen research, games continue to be the most popular app category while productivity apps find themselves on the lower rungs of the ladder. This of course doesn’t surprise me one bit, what does surprise me is the fact that 93% of the people downloading games are actually willing to pay for them! Hear that developers? You’re more likely to get paid off of games vs. any other category. Chop, chop, start churning out those games!
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Qualcomm 2011/2012 Roadmap Makes Brief Apperance
A leaked Qualcomm roadmap highlighting future chipsets and their possible release times made a brief appearance before ultimately being pulled. As with all leaked documents, things are subject to change so try not to take this information as “absolute truth” if you know what I mean. According to the leaked roadmap we can expect the dual-core, LTE, HSPA, and HSPA+ chips by the end of Q4 2011. These chips will be clocked at about 1.5 and 1.7 GHz and will feature an Adreno 225 GPU.
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Google Adds Places Shortcuts To Mobile Browser Homepage
Google held its Inside Search event in San Francisco, where among other things, they have announced and rolled out Places integration into their homepage when navigated to from an Android or iOS device.
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Lookout to be Featured on CNBC Tonight!
Exciting news just came to our inbox here at Android Guys. One of our favorite companies that we have interviewed, Lookout, is going to be featured in a documentary tonight on CNBC. The show is called “Code Wars, America’s Cyber Threat”, it is a feature about cyber security.
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