0 Plume Update Brings UI Changes, Bug Fixes

One of our favorite Twitter clients, Plume, was just updated with a couple of subtle but useful UI changes, features and the always nondescript "bug fixes". If you've used Plume before, you know it's hardly short on features and options to begin with. Even so, they managed to add a couple more. The "timeline" and "profile" sections have been redesigned with font color and a couple layout changes. User names are now displayed in a color that can only be described as "Twitter blue", and user's handles are kept in grey off to the right of the name. Additionally, links in the timeline display in the same way as they do on the Twitter website, colors and formatting in tact. The graphical changes aren't drastic, but they give Plume a bit more polish.
This update also brings volume button scrolling, a polarizing feature you either don't care about, or can't live without. Several other apps have implemented this, and just like most everything else in Plume, it's the user's choice to toggle on. If you haven't tried out Plume, then there's no better time than now -- trust us, it looks really nice on a big Galaxy Nexus screen. It's free in the Google Play Store at the source link below. If you like what this developer is doing, and want to support an app that's following holo guidelines, be sure to give the "Premium" version a look for $4.99.

Source: Google Play Store

0 AudioPlayer

Requirements: Android OS 2.1

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AudioPlayer is a small file based audio player to your Android cell phone. With AudioPlayer you may select sound recordsdata and m3u playlist with the construct in file manager. You may as well use your prefered file supervisor to playback your playlists and audio files. AudioPlayer is an ideal player when you've got organized your audio recordsdata in folder and already created playlists. E.g. for listening audio books, classical music and MP3 collections. You possibly can create and retailer your own playlists and shuffle playlists. ID2V1 and ID3V 2 informations are displayed (title, artist, album, remark). You possibly can step forward and backward by way of playlists. Within the actual observe you can jump to every playback position. Playlists might be played in a loop. During exit the actual plaback standing (playlist, observe, play place, play modus) is saved and restored during next begin up. There are adjustable leap functions out there for looking for in a sound file. Throughout in- or outgoing calls pause mode is activated. A business free model is on the market,

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0 Gameloft Releases Asphalt 7: Heat To The Play Store

The latest addition to Gameloft's Asphalt household simply landed within the Store. Dubbed Asphalt 7: Warmth, this first-class racing sport brings all new methods to hit the pavement in your favorite car, including offerings from Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Aston Martin.

Asphalt 7 features 15 completely different racks based in actual locations across the globe, with all new tracks in locations like Hawaii, Paris, London, Miami, and Rio to associate with its six totally different video games modes and 15 leagues. It also encompasses a revamped multi-player mode that lets you race against up to five opponents both domestically or online, and the new Asphalt Tracker retains up with who the highest canine is by saving stats and achievements.

Asphalt 7: Heat is $0.99 in the Play Store - hit the widget to grab it.

0 MLS MatchDay 2012 Updated to Fix Jelly Bean Crashes

So lets say you like soccer. Maybe you also reside within the US. And just possibly you will have a cellphone running Googles latest-and-biggest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Its a stretch, we all know, however in the event you fit the bill we have now an app that you must test out. MLS MatchDay 2012 simply acquired an update pushed in the Play Retailer, reiterating its newest options similar to AT&T Purpose of the Week, High quality movies and "Improved crew schedule". All of these options have been in previous variations although, so why the update?
The massive information right here is the last line: Crash fixes for Jelly Bean. Now if youve used and relied on the app for all things MLS in the past, youve little doubt noticed the crashes. It was unstable in Ice Cream Sandwich, and downright unusable on Jelly Bea n. Had been glad to report that the replace sticks to its phrase, and the app has but to force shut a single time going through all the menus and screens. So what are you waiting for? Fire up your Jelly Bean-equipped Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus or Nexus S, and go pickup MLS MatchDay 2012 within the Play Store at the supply link.
Oh and naturally, go Seattle Sounders FC!
Supply: Google Play Retailer

0 Samsung Galaxy S3 becomes hotel room keycard, TV remote and AC controller

Who needs a plastic keycard to let you into your hotel room when you can have a Samsung Galaxy S III (S3). As the primary sponsor of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Samsung is getting involved in a giant way. This latest collaboration sees them providing the official smartphone of the Games to 40 VIP rooms at the Holiday Inn London Stratford.
The phones include a custom software inbuilt, and permit friends to specific test out and in, change TV channels, activate the in-room air conditioning, order room service and even let themselves in to the hotel room in place of a keycard. Oh, and since it's a phone, you'll use it to actually name folks too. For the total run down head on over to the supply link below.
Source: Samsung

0 HTC (Finally) Posts Kernel Source Code For AT&T's One X

Lengthy after releasing the kernel source for different variants of the One X (in addition to the US One S and EVO LTE), HTC has lastly released the supply for AT&T's variant.
Customers may recall that the AT&T-connected One X was overlooked of the preliminary kernel source code drop just after HTC delivered a somewhat disheartening assertion to the Verge indicating that the system was not eligible to participate in the Taiwanese manufacturer's bootloader unlocking program on account of unspecified "restrictions," which many customers learn as "AT&T says no."
While it seems that the AT&T-connected One X still isn't appropriate with HTC's bootloader unlocking tool (and will by no means be), the release of its kernel supply code continues to be constructive news for tweakers, tinkerers, and builders alike.

If you're interested in grabbing some fresh kernel source code for AT&T's One X, you need only hit the link below.

Source: HTC Dev Center

0 T-Mobile Galaxy Note stops by Samsung's site with ICS and 42Mbps HSPA+

The T-Cellular Samsung Galaxy Note has been roughly official for a week or so now, after being unceremoniously confirmed in a tweet from the carrier. And now the Tmo Word has made an look on Samsung Cellular's website, alongside a whole spec checklist and some promotional shots.
On the skin, it is the same North American Galaxy Observe we've already seen on AT&T and the Canadian networks -- similar 5.three-inch HD SuperAMOLED show, same chassis design, completely different carrier emblem up top. After all, this version is missing LTE support, though, and instead totes T-Mobile's 42MbpsHSPA+ "4G." It's also pre-loaded with Android 4.0.four Ice Cream Sandwich, which lately rolled out to the AT&T Note.
A launch is promised "in the coming weeks," but wi th a possible Galaxy Be aware 2 expected to be introduced on the IFA show in Berlin next month, the late launch may go away Tmo loyalists feeling quick-changed.
Considering of choosing up the T-Cellular Galaxy Be aware? Let us know down in the comments.

0 HTC releases AT&T One X kernel sources

HTC has (lastly) launched the kernel source for the AT&T One X, bringing themselves into GPL compliance and giving impartial builders an opportunity to build out customized kernels. Normal folks will not have to download this one, but quickly sufficient we'll be having fun with the fruits of dev labor and get all our flashing on. Customized kernels can make the largest difference when flashed, and for a lot of folks a part of having an Android phone is the fun of squeezing each drop out of them.

If you're a kernel developer, or aspiring to be, grab it on the supply hyperlink below.

Supply: HTC Developer; through Android Central forums

0 ASUS Padfone Build 9.20.1.22 Now Available - Brings Android 4.0.4, Better Battery Life, Improved Stability, And More

ASUS' hybrid monster, the Padfone, is getting itself a nice little OTA to build number 9.20.1.22. The update brings enhancements and bugs fixes, in addition to a small bump in Android version:

• System upgrade to Android 4.0.4
• Elevate system stability and optimize the operating performance
• Optimize Dynamic Display Switch (DDS) performance
• Optimize power consumption
• Optimize Camera performance and quality
• Message / Email edit function improvement
• Group Edit
• Email update frequency, "peak time" and "Off peak time" setting feature added.
• Optimize Input method
• SD card support to 64GB
• Super Note function added
• Reset the password
• Hand Writing Recognition Speed
• Device tracking and data protection support.
• Register and Setting of Device Tracker (http://devicetracker.asus.com/select_lang.action)

The update can be pulled no w via Settings > About > System Firmware Update > Check Update. Alternatively, you can grab the download from ASUS' website (under Firmware).

[ASUS via Notebook Italia]

0 Camera click sounds, Jelly Bean on the Xoom [From the Forums]

Just in case you missed out on some of the Android information today, now could be the time to go forward and get yourself fully caught up. Here on the blogs and in the Android Central Forums there may be a lot to talk about. Have some questions? Want some assist or just trying to chat Android? You understand the place to go, try a number of the threads under to get started.

• Google Nexus 7 Tablet Forums - Is it worth buying the Nexus 7 if I have an iPad 3?
• Motorola XOOM Forums - How To - Load Jelly Bean On Your Motorola XOOM WiFi
• Samsung Galaxy S3 Forums - Can you silence the camera click sound?
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus Forums - Jelly Bean Bugs?

We have almost 1 million members helping members and practically 2 million posts in our Android Forums. Are you one in every of them? Be a part of right now!

0 Nexus 7 launch doubles sales of Shifty Jelly's Android apps

Software developers at Shifty Jelly have taken to Twitter to allow us to all know that they've doubled their Android app gross sales for the reason that launch of the Nexus 7 and Google's $25 Play Store credit. The developers of the favored Pocket Casts podcast app and down under weather app Pocket Climate Australia are clearly seeing the benefit of Google selling the Nexus 7 at value with Play Store credit as a gateway to Google Play, and remarkedabout the inflow of recent users.

Weve observed that sales of all our apps have doubled on Android, coinciding with Nexus 7 gross sales and Google giving out $25 for the Play Store

Their att ention to element and great communication have made Pocket Casts one of the premiere podcatchers on Google Play, and we're not stunned to see customers downloading the app en masse. It's also nice to see Google's idea of selling the Nexus 7 as a gateway to Google Play is working -- there's a lot of great content there, and 25 bucks of it free of charge looks like it was a good move. Nice developers deserve this sort of support, and we hope others are seeing the profit as well.

Supply: @shiftyjelly

0 Non-Jelly Bean update for Sprint Galaxy Nexus reportedly due tomorrow

Just like the Verizon version, it seems to be like Dash's Samsung Galaxy Nexus is due for at the very least yet another over-the-air update before Android 4.1 Jelly Bean arrives. In accordance toTechnoBuffalo, which obtained the interior screenshot above, Sprint is ready to launch the update to construct no. L700.FG01 tomorrow, July 26.
In keeping with the leaked picture, the brand new software program version will embrace changes to the on-display sign energy indicator, in addition to assist for Sprint TV and a few changes to the default Wifi and LTE settings. Each will likely be set to "on" as customary in the new firmware, which is to be expected as Sprint's just lately-launched LTE community begins to grow.
Assuming the software roll-out goes ahead as deliberate, Dash Gnex homeowners will need to head to Settings > About telephone > System updates tomorrow to choose up the most recent firmware.
Supply: TechnoBuffalo

0 HTC to build another Facebook phone in 2013, says Bloomberg

Despite failing to set the world alight with 2011's ChaCha and Salsa, HTC and Fb will collaborate once again to carry another Fb cellphone to market subsequent year, according to stories from Bloomberg.Particulars on the purported system are scant for the time being, but the report, which cites the usual "individuals with data of the matter," indicates a mid-2013 release, after the launch was apparently pushed again from the top of 2012.
The site does not point out Android particularly, however we would be surprised if Google's OS wasn't concerned in some way or different, given the historical past of collaborations between Fb and HTC.Bloombergsays the telephone will run a "modified" working system, which suggests to us that we may see a forked model of Android, just like what Ama zon's achieved with the Kindle Fire. For the less technically inclined, which means a version of the OS built upon the open-supply code, and most definitely excluding any Google apps.
Android followers will keep in mind that last yr's HTC ChaCha (aka AT&T HTC Standing) and its Europe-solely sibling, the Salsa, weren't met with much success. So it's potential we'll see the 2 companies adopt a unique strategy this time around. With Facebook getting more involved in the app area, it'd make sense for the Fb telephone to be heavily invested in this, slightly than something like Google Play.
In any case, it seems the rumored system is still one of the best part of a 12 months away from completion, so it's possible we'll see extra adjustments throughout the course of development.
Source: Bloomberg

0 US Cellular Variant Of The HTC Flyer Finally Gets Honeycomb Upgrade, Someone Must Care, Right?

Way back in December, the HTC Flyer, the primary Android pill to be designed around stylus enter, finally acquired an improve to Honeycomb. Now, the update is accessible to US Mobile prospects who happen to personal this tablet. Now, I do know what you are thinking. "US Mobile? HTC Flyer? Honeycomb? Holy crap, my time gadget works!" Effectively, I am sorry to disappoint you, however no.

The update is offered by way of a download on HTC's website. Sadly, an OTA update isn't available. For those who run a Home windows machine, you possibly can download the upgrade (a word we're utilizing generously right here) directly. Mac users, however, will have to head to a US Cellular retailer for assist in updating their HTC
Generic Flyer.

While we're on the subject, although, hey HTC? Thoughts making some new tablets? I know that it doesn't really appear to be your factor but with ever growing telephone sizes, you're midway there as is. You guys made the first Android smartphone and you continue to make a few of the finest phones around. Get in on this game already. Do not let ASUS have all the fun.
Source: HTC

0 Nexus Q App Updated To Support Devices Running 2.3.3 And Later, YouTube App Gains Q Compatibility

The Nexus Q, unveiled at this yr's I/O convention to a somewhat not sure audience, is a device that looks to unify your lounge's media experience, permitting the streaming of all your Play Retailer content to linked audio system and TVs, whereas also allowing for remote management from your (or your mates') Android devices.
One of the Nexus Q's fundamental claims to fame is that it permits anyone in the room to attach and share Play Store content rapidly and easily. Until at present, however, Google's Nexus Q app was incompatible with devices not running Android's latest iteration 4.1 Jelly Bean.
Today's update fastened that, th ough, opening compatibility to all units operating 2.3.three Gingerbread and later. The update evidently additionally contains enhancements to the Q's "social mix" feature.

In other Q-associated news, Google's official YouTube app additionally acquired an replace which brought with it Nexus Q support, along with bugfixes and YouTube's "remote" function for gadgets working variations of Android earlier than 4.0. Those of you who have already picked up a Nexus Q need solely click on by means of the suitable widget below to update.

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0 Half of mobile gamers use phones and tablets as primary home entertainment console

A current survey of U.K. and U.S. mobile players by PopCap reveals that around 50% of respondents most well-liked their telephone to PC, console, or dedicated handheld gaming console (like a PSP or Nintendo DS). Tablet homeowners ranked a bit increased with fifty seven%. Despite the portability that tablets and smartphones provide, sixty nine% reported to play on their telephones at dwelling on the couch (seventy eight% among tablet owners), forty one% whereas watching TV (52% for tablet owners), and 57% while in bed (51%). 10% of the 602 American respondents had performed cellular video games whereas in a place of worship, driving a automotive, and/or whereas watching a film at a theater. The survey's sample size was slightly over a thousand-robust - take that as representa tive or not as you will.
With stuff like Ouya popping out of the woodwork, I would have an interest to see just how a lot Android manages to displace the standard console gaming trade and which players are savvy sufficient to get with the times. Thus far, EA has executed an incredible job of adapting to and addressing the mobile market, meanwhile Nintendo has been vocally against the app retailer model.
Will players actually take to switching to cellular full-time, though? I do know I've undoubtedly spent less time on my Alienware since getting actually concerned with cell games, but what about you guys? Is your Xbox getting jealous of your pill?
Supply: Info Solutions Group

0 Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean finally pushed to Motorola Xoom WiFi testers

After a little bit of a delay, Motorola and Google are now pushing out the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update to Motorola Xoom WiFi owners who signed up for the testing process. Overall, it's Jelly Bean. Not much else can be said about it really. Everything you would expect to be in place, is indeed there with one exception. That one exception appears to be Chrome. You still need to download it from the Google Play Store in order to have it loaded.
All that said, there still isn't any timeline for a full blown release but it shouldn't be all that long of a wait. The OS update does feel good and added some pep to the now aging Motorola Xoom. If you're looking to load this one up, there is a few options to choose from whether you're rooted or not. One is to use a USB h ost cable, the other is to flash a recovery that will support the update. For me, this method in the forums worked but if you're looking to try out the USB host method, you'll find the link below. Worst case, you may have to wait for it to go official.

Guide: XDA, Thanks, Chad!

0 OnLive bringing console gaming to Google TV

We have incredible 3D games built for Android tablets -- titles like Shadowgunor Max Payne -- but what's been missing out of great games has been Google TV. OnLive, the popular streaming service that brings actual desktop PC games to any screen, will change that. Using the OnLive Google TV app and a compatible controller, you'll have a huge library of PC games to choose from, all streamed directly to your big screen via your Google TV< /a> interface. All the features of the desktop client (for Windows and Mac) are on-board, including the spectating arena and multi-view play and chat. It's a great way to fill a gap in Google TV's content warehouse, and everyone loves games.

OnLive will be shipping on the Visio Co-Star, and will be coming to the LG G2 Smart TV in a future software patch. But the best news is that a stand-alone Google TV app is in the works that will install on any box or TV, so those of us who bought a competitors product aren't left out in the cold. No mention of when exactly we should expect the app is given, but we'll be watching Google Play for any news. Read what OnLivefounder and CEOSteve Perlman has to say at the source link below.

Source: Google TV Blog

Via: OnLive bringing console gaming to Google TV