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Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 smartphone is in the midst of a global assault on its consumers, so it should come as no surprise that wireless carrier Cricket is the latest brand to carry the sweet device. The popular prepaid carrier confirmed it will offer the device from June 7th to customers for a smooth $599.99 outright or $55 down (plus monthly payments) for qualifying customers. Additionally, for customers that take advantage of the Galaxy S 4′s release, Cricket will offer for a limited time, double the monthly full speed data speed allowance for its 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data service plans, compared to its standard 3G rate plans. Or of course, customers will be able to take advantage of its other traditional plans that start at $45/month, which is a pretty sweet deal. So now that it’s all said and done, you know the drill gang— hit the break to check out the full press release from Cricket. Cricket Announces Launch of the 4G Samsung Galaxy S®4 - Next Generation of the World’s Best-Selling Smartphone Available On Cricket’s Value-Packed Unlimited No-Contract Plans - Rate Plans Start as low as $50 per Month including Unlimited Muve Music SAN DIEGO – May 22, 2013 – Cricket Communications, Inc. today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone builds on the success and innovation of its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S3, and provides a suite of new innovations that will change how customers interact with a smartphone. The Galaxy S4 uniquely makes advanced technologies and features easy to use by integrating them into the way individuals use their phones every day. The Galaxy S4 will be available at Cricket company-owned stores, dealers and at www.mycricket.com starting June 7, 2013 for $599.99 (MSRP). Qualifying customers can put $54.99 down at purchase plus monthly payments. “The Galaxy S4 redefines the smartphone and we are very proud to offer our customers the highest level of wireless technology on the market,” said Matt Stoiber, senior vice president of devices for Cricket. “Cricket’s three smartphone rate plans start as low as $45 per month1 and give customers value-packed choices for the plan that’s right for them with unlimited music included.” The Galaxy S4 is the first device to enable consumers to control the device with touch-less features including scrolling or turning a page and viewing documents within a file folder or a link on a web page. It enhances memorable moments with innovative camera features that captures progressive action and easily removes unwanted people from the photo. The Galaxy S4 also enhances the TV watching experience with the new Samsung WatchON™ service that simplifies searching and recommends TV, movies and sports according to personal tastes. With WatchOn and the built in IR blaster, the Galaxy S4 also functions as a remote control for home theater equipment. The Galaxy S4 combines the simple and visual interface introduced with the Galaxy Series Camera with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera to take professional looking photographs with a smartphone. The front-facing 2-megapixel camera on the Galaxy S4 allows consumers to capture special moments in unique and new ways with Dual Camera shooting mode. Dual Camera mode takes pictures with both the rear and front cameras simultaneously to enable the photographer to be in the photo as well. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is available on Cricket’s 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data service plans that offer, for a limited time, double the monthly full speed data allowance offered in 3G rate plans. The $50 4G LTE Android Muve Music Double Data Rate Plan allows 2GB of full-speed data; the $60 plan allows 5GB of full-speed data and the $70 plan offers 10GB of full-speed data. The Galaxy S4 is also available on Cricket’s 3G all-inclusive smartphone rate plans start at $50 for unlimited talk and text plus

The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is one of the premium smartphones on the market today. However, if it’s just not quite premium enough for you, GoldGenie is offering gold plated versions of the S4 at a very premium price. There are three 24ct. options to choose from – gold, platinum, and rose gold. The phones obviously aren’t cheap. The gold plated comes at around $2564, the platinum at $2654, and the rose gold at $2609. GoldGenie ships the phones in cherry oak finished boxes along with a limited edition certificate to show off. GoldGenie assures that their phones are  ”sim free and unlocked to work on any network in the world.” So, who wants one? Source: GoldGenie Via: Sam Mobile   Come comment on this article: GoldGenie offers Samsung Galaxy S4 plated in gold, platinum, or rose gold Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Bob, it only happens intermittently. I'm experimenting with text overflowing into another frame once it fills the previous one so I'm using a lot of frame sizes and shapes combined with different font sizes. During all of this, I've only spotted it two or three times. Here's my code (my text is a plain String, not styled at the time):

The second hit on Google for the exact phrase you posted is a link to a SO post with this exact issue and various workarounds ... ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------- TreKing [link]> - Chicago

Samsung is a brand that prides itself on bringing innovative technology to its devices, so it should come as no surprise that it is bringing fingerprint technology to its devices. The gang at SamMobile got a tip from a Sammy insider showcasing some Galaxy S III firmware from the SecSettings .apk file. Within the file is clearly the early components of some sort of fingerprint tracking system. When Samsung plans on releasing its newfound technology remains to be seen, but there will be no doubt it’ll certainly generate excitement and buzz in the meantime. source: SamMobile Come comment on this article: Surprise!!! Samsung secretly working on fingerprint protection technology behind the scenes Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

It sounds like the Notepad sample is very similar to what you are looking for: [link]> Thanks.

Google has released a pretty major update for its Drive app for Android today. The update brings plethora of improvements and new features to the app. Dubbed as version 1.2; the new update is now live and can be downloaded from Play Store client or updated on your Android device. Talking about the specifics, Google Drive for Android v1.2 brings new cards style user interface, ability to preview documents without opening them and download a copy option. “To help you find the content you care about, Drive files will now be displayed in a clean, simple card-style. You can swipe between files to see large previews that let you quickly review and discover the information you’re looking for,” Google noted in a blog post. The updated Drive app also allows users to scan paper documents like receipts and bills etc. and save them as PDFs in their account. As Google Drive uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR technology, you can even search in Google Drive for these scanned documents. You can check out the full change-log below: New grid view makes it easier to find your files New quick preview lets you view photos and other files from within the app Scan documents, receipts and letters for safe keeping in Drive; then search by contents once uploaded Download a copy of files to your local device (Honeycomb+) Spreadsheet editor now supports changing fonts, colors and cell alignment View properties of files from within the editors Bug fixes and visual improvements Google Play

You may be aware that Samsung has been spending more on marketing lately than they have on research and development. Their latest video released to YouTube is another example of how that strategy is playing out. The 5-minute video titled “Hi Hey Hello” is based on a song by the same name from The Chicharones and follows the budding romance of a young couple. Director Joseph Kahn clearly had a directive from Samsung in producing the video – highlight the Samsung Galaxy S 4. He does this by putting the device in the hands of male lead who uses many of Samsung’s latest features like Dual Shot, Smart Pause, Drama Shot, Sound & Shot, Air Gesture, and Group Play/Share Music to attract his female lead’s attention. You can check out the video, which includes astronauts, after the break. Click here to view the embedded video. Come comment on this article: Hi Hey Hello musical short film from Samsung released Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

I got the feeling that this is the same issue that happened to the Google Hangout upgrade from Google Talk, where many users stated that it was unavailable on tablets for them, and Google fixed that. Now I want to know what it was that they fixed so I can fix it for my apps as well. // Fredrik

I published a completely new app at the same time I published the updates, and it shows up on Google Play for all devices. Only difference I can see between them is that the new app has the * android:targetSdkVersion* included within the *uses-sdk *tag while the others only have the *android:minSdkVersion. *