Android 4.1 Headed to AOSP Today!
Kellen
Here comes Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) to AOSP. JBQ announced within the hour that today is the day. Go build those ROMs, boys. Via: Google Groups
First 5 Apps Every New Android User Should Download [My Life Scoop]
The folks over at My Life Scoop, an Intel powered blog, asked if I would be interested in contributing a handful of posts to their cause during Q3 of this year. For those not familiar, MLS (not the soccer league) is a site that focuses on providing real life...
Bloomberg: Amazon is Planning to Make an Android Powered Smartphone
What would you say to Amazon building an Android powered smartphone? Would you be interested? According to a report out of Bloomberg, Amazon has already pegged Foxconn as the builder, is trying to lock down patents for protection from you-know-who, and would...
Thursday Poll: What Version of Android is Your Phone Currently Running?
Each month, the Android team updates their OS distribution charts to show the percentages of users running specific versions. In the most recent, we saw Ice Cream Sandwich jump up to over 10% for the first time, but the clear leader in the clubhouse remains...
Android Distribution Charts Updated – 10.9% of Devices on ICS
Tim
The Android team updated the distribution chart for July and Ice Cream Sandwich numbers look to be growing at a steady rate. Back on May 1, we had ICS on only a low 4.9% of devices, but those numbers have more than doubled, which I'm sure many DROID RAZR and...
Comscore Has Samsung as Top OEM While Android Holds Number One OS in the US
The new OS market share numbers are out and they aren't one bit surprising to Android fans. comScore, one of the leaders in "measuring the digital world," have released their report on top OEM's and smartphone operating systems for the past quarter in the...
Final Fantasy III Hits Play Store for a Whopping $15.99, Willing to Pay for the Classic?
Eric
If you weren't aware, Final Fantasy has quite the cult following; especially the older iterations. Final Fantasy III has landed in the Play Store and is available for download today for the hefty price of $15.99. This version is based off the 2006 3D remake...
Photo Tour of the Android Floor at Google I/O 2012
The Android floor at Google I/O is always the coolest place at the conference to hangout at. It's an entire floor of giant Android statues, interactive stations, gadgets, and nerds. This year, it managed to jump up another level in the Coolness Meter because...