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Today, LG has officially unveiled one of their truly first fully waterproof and dustproof smartphones, the LG Optimus GJ. All the details regarding this new handset were revealed in Taiwan,[...]

The pre-order period has come to an end and as of today, the Samsung GALAXY S 4 is available with Verizon Wireless. The carrier has the handset available in black[...]

If you happen to be an AT&T customer and plain ol’ black and white phones aren’t your style, the carrier has announced that they will carry an exclusive color of the Galaxy S4, Aurora Red.  Pre-orders for the new color will begin online starting tomorrow, May 24. In-store orders may be placed starting June 14. [...] AT&T Announces Exclusive Aurora Red Galaxy S4, Pre-orders... Click the post title to continue through and join the conversation!

Last month we let you know about Tetris Blitz, a surprisingly good update to the original falling block puzzle game that sadly hadn't landed on our fair shores just yet. Today Electronic Arts has expanded the game rollout, and it should be available wherever the Play Store is. Tetris Blitz is a free download for devices running 2.1 and up. You can play the whole game for free, but the standard currency-based in-app purchase model is present. Blitz ain't your daddy's Tetris. The game is limited to two-minute sessions, and Instead of the blocks falling at a sedate pace, they hang out at the top of the play field, waiting for you to choose where to place them. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:EA Soft Launches Tetris Blitz On The Play Store, Not Available In The U.S. Just Yet [New Game] Quantro Is Like Playing Two Games Of Interlocking Tetris At Once, Turns Your Brain To Mush [New Game] EA Launches Bejeweled Blitz On Android So You Can Match Gems With Friends [New Game] Doptrix Puts An Awesome "Twist" On Classic Tetris Gameplay [New Game] EA's Tetris Blitz Scores Worldwide Release, Uses The Long Piece In Celebration was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Ready for some top-notch game titles for a buck each? Great, because we've shortened the deal list to just two extremely worthy titles today: AVP: Evolution and Fieldrunners 2. Both have been knocked down to a mere dollar for Memorial Day weekend, and both are excellent games. AVP: Evolution    For the uninitiated who may not be familiar with AVP: Evolution, it's the next stage in the murderous battle for supremacy between the two other-worldly titans of our time: Alien and Predator. The basic gist is that the Super Predators have taken the Aliens captive to harness them as weapons against the Jungle Predator clan. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:Fox Digital's AVP: Evolution Hits The Play Store Right On Schedule, Satisfies Your Craving To Be An Other-Worldly Killer Fox Digital Teases Alien vs. Predator: Evolution, Coming Soon To Android And iOS [Updated] Friday App Deals: Modern Combat 4 For $0.99, Hunters: Episode One For $0.99, GTA III For $1.99, And More [New Game] Official 'Predators' For Android Released - Get Your Techno-Slaughter On [Thursday Game Sales] AVP: Evolution $0.99 (80% Off) And Fieldrunners 2 $0.99 (66% Off) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Last week, Samsung’s CEO J.K. Shin announced that the Galaxy S4, the company’s 2013 flagship device, would surpass ten million unit sales within their first month of launch. Just six days later, shy of just one full month on the global market, they have reached that goal. In retrospect, the Galaxy S3, another one of [...] Samsung Reaches 10 Million Galaxy S4 Sales Within First Month... Click the post title to continue through and join the conversation!

Amazon will soon be expanding the availability of the Kindle Fire HD 7 and the HD 8.9. According to details coming from Amazon, the tablets are now available for customers[...]

First UK network to confirm it'll carry Samsung's 6.3-incher Three UK is the first (and so far only) major UK network to confirm plans to launch the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy Mega. The Mega 6.3, which dwarfs even the Galaxy Note 2, packs a 720p display resolution, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and the latest TouchWiz UI. On the inside it's packing a 1.7GHz dual-core CPU and 1.5GB of RAM. And in case you hadn't guessed, it's a rather large telephone. There's no date on the cards yet for the Galaxy Mega's arrival on Three, but reports from independent retailers point to a July launch. In the meantime, Three's published an official teaser video, which you can find over at the source link. Source: YouTube

With all the buzz around the next Nexus devices, leaked specs and gorgeous renders have had me (and every fan of AOSP) drooling for the next member of the Pure Google family. Who would think I/O would change that for me? Deep down, I’m a “Samsung” man. I’ve owned the whole Galaxy S line, the Behold II before that, even my first flip phone was a Samsung. I have a Samsung Chromebook and a Samsung TV. The idea of abandoning Samsung is a sad thought that occurs when I consider “jumping ship” for the supposed LG Nexus 5. But, as if to answer my silent prayers, Google and Samsung have announced the “Google S4″ or “Nexus S4″ or just AOSP Galaxy S4. We still don’t know what it’s going to be called officially, but I like “Google S4″. Everyone has heard almost everything there is to say about the Google S4, but here are the things that really excite me. First: If their adoption of the unadulterated Nexus 4 was any indication, I believe T-Mobile may decide to offer the device. Anyone who wants one of these handsets but doesn’t have the near $700 may be able to put the device on a payment plan with T-the carrier. And, since it’s unlocked, after it’s paid off, you can take it to your favorite carrier. Have a contract? Have a child who’s ready for a phone? Get the Google S4 for you and throw the SIM into a dumb-phone for them. You can still make payments and justify the extra line. Second: From the looks of it, the Google edition will have the Snapdragon 600 processor just like the rest of the US Galaxy S4 variants. Ready for the really awesome part? If you’re familiar with Samsung, they have a habit of “leaking” a beautiful proprietary program for Windows called “ODIN Multi-downloader.” The very same program they would use on your device were you to send it in for service of a software/firmware related issue. This program allows you to flash stock (or unofficial) firmware to the device. What this means to anyone with a US Galaxy S4, your development community will have instantaneous access to a rock solid AOSP build of the latest API available and with little to no tweaking depending upon your carrier, will make that available to you without even the hassle of rooting your device (if you’re not into that) It would stand to reason, then, that even if T-Mobile doesn’t pick up the Google S4, presuming the hardware proves to be the same as the T-Mobile model, all you’d need to do is flash the Google S4 factory image over the your device. If that works flawlessly without having to modify the operating system image at all, then theoretically you should even receive the OTAs from Google with the latest version of Android the same day as the Google S4. Who’s excited about what the Google S4 is going to bring to the development community? Anyone planning on buying one? Anyone else confused about Samsung’s cooperation with Google when they’re supposedly bringing their own OS to the table? Let us know what you think in the comments below! The post What a ‘Pure Google’ Samsung Galaxy S4 could mean for you appeared first on AndroidGuys.

Google Now is a wonderful tool for Android users. It’s sleek, intuitive, and gets things done for you much faster than you could do them manually. However, users should be aware of a small bug in Now. When using the “remind me”, “set timer”, or “set alarm” function, Google Now has been having a small bug – not so small, however, if you’re really depending on those alarms and reminders. It seems that, when the user gives Google Now a time span in which to set an alarm or reminder, the app is occasionally adding a zero into the calculation for time. For example: saying “remind me xyz in 3 minutes” could result in an alarm in 30 minutes, or saying “set an alarm in 15 minutes” could give you an alarm in 105 minutes. It’s shown in the video below: It should be noted that most users are saying the “remind me” bug has been resolved in the latest Google Now. However, this writer was able to reproduce the bug exactly on the latest version of Now by using the “set an alarm in” and “set timer in” commands: “set an alarm in 15 minutes’ actually set an alarm for 105 minutes later. I did verify I was running the most recent version of the Google app from the Play Store. The screenshot from that exact command is below: For now, we suggest both keeping an eye on your alarms when they’re being set, and making sure you always have the most recent version of Google from the Play Store. Be sure to let us know below if you’re experiencing the same issues, or if yours seems to be resolved. The post PSA: Be careful when setting alarms and reminders in Google Now appeared first on AndroidGuys.