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[THEV1LL4N]

Just an update on the Applanet situation:

http://pastebin.com/Wt3qC6Ls

 

[Casey]

Interesting. I had noticed that Applanet wasn't working any more. No big deal, you can simply use Google to find any apps that you aren't willing to buy and then sideload the APK's.

I think more devs need to understand the value of the impulse buy. If an app is 1 or 2 quid, and I really want/need it, I'll usually say fuck it and buy it. But I ain't spending 4 or 5 quid on one, that's ridiculous. Look at Angry Birds - costs money on iOS and is free and ad-funded on Android, and they've said they make more money from the Android version these days.

 

[Flipmo]

Same. I'll buy the apps I really feel are necessary, if they're a reasonable price that is.

 

[Pittsey]

^^

Yep.. I agree. The only app that I bought for a fiver was Caustic. And I didn't actually want it. My son took my phone to play angry birds. 5 minutes later he was buying apps on the android market. Now I make sure I turn all data off before he uses it.

 

[Cooper]

Got it, rooted, and stuck a new ROM on to go to 2.3.4 and get rid of all the Orange shit they insist on putting on every phone.

 

[Cooper]

peep this live wallpaper, it's dope as fuck

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.seb.SLWP

I had this on my Desire. One of my fav's

 

[Casey]

Got it, rooted, and stuck a new ROM on to go to 2.3.4 and get rid of all the Orange shit they insist on putting on every phone.

Nice. Darky's ROM? I had that, but there was some browser lag, so I flashed the clean XXKG1 leaked 2.3.4 firmware from Samsung and then rooted it with Chainfire's method.

 

[Cooper]

VillainROM. Working well enough, just gotta get used to not having Sense. Still not sold on 4.3" screens....looks awesome, but still feels slightly too big for my liking, feels a bit awkward trying to use it one handed....maybe I'm just afraid to drop it.

 

[Pittsey]

I have Darkys on my SGS. Very happy with it.

I hated sense when I played with a HTC phone.

 

[Casey]

Native video chat in Gtalk for the fucking win on 2.3.4.

 

[Flipmo]

I have Darkys on my SGS. Very happy with it.

I hated sense when I played with a HTC phone.

I'm using Apex 8.2. Had Darkys for a while though - great Rom.

 

[Casey]

Whoa, check out the Android Market redesign!

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-android-market-for-phones-with.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: OfficialGoogleMobileBlog (Official Google Mobile Blog)

Recently, we’ve been hard at work improving Android Market to give you new ways to find great applications and games, purchase books, and rent movies. Today, we’re releasing a new version of Android Market which makes all of these available on phones (Android 2.2 and higher).

In the U.S., you’ll be able to rent thousands of movies, starting at $1.99, right from Android Market on your phone. With the Videos app, available in Android Market, there’s no more waiting for downloads, syncing, or worrying about storage space. Simply sign into Android Market with your Google account, and you can rent movies from anywhere – the web, or your Android phone or tablet – and start watching instantly. You can also download movies to your device so they’re available for viewing when you don’t have an internet connection.

Also in the U.S., you can now purchase books from Android Market on your phone. Like movie rentals, books are linked to your Google account, so they’re instantly available across all of your devices – computer, phone, or tablet – without the need for wires or downloads.

You’ll be delighted to find we’ve overhauled Android Market to make it faster, easier, and more fun to discover great apps, movies, and books. We’ve created more space to feature some of the most interesting content of the week on the home page. We’ve added more top charts, with newer, more relevant items, and we’ve made it easy to swipe through these charts as you browse the store. We’ve also introduced new collections of great content, like staff picks and Editors’ Choice apps.

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The new Android Market will be rolling out in the coming weeks to Android 2.2 and higher phones around the world. You don’t need to do anything - the update is automatic on supported phones. If you’re in the U.S., you’ll also be able to download the Videos app, rent movies, and buy books once you receive the new Android Market.

Your phone is about to get a lot more interesting! Enjoy the new Android Market.

Posted by Paul Montoy-Wilson, Product Manager

 

[Casey]

I have the new Market already. It's fucking epic. And even though the movie rentals is supposed to be US-only, I have the section and it appears to work. I may try and rent a movie tomorrow.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

the tiles remind me of Windows Phone UI which i liked. the new version looks much better than the current version of the market.

 

[Flipmo]

Another image surfaces of Sony Ericsson’s dual-core Xperia Duo

By Ian Hardy on July 13, 2011 at 10:21am in Mobile News

Another image has surfaced of what could be Sony Ericsson’s first dual-core device, the Xperia Duo. This time it’s a clear press image that shows off the Android 2.3 device. Rumoured specs have it possibly coming with a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 4.5-inch qHD display that’s powered by the Bravia engine (same that’s in the Xperia arc), a 12 megapixel camera and a massive 2500mAh battery. No word on when Sony Ericsson will make an official announcement of this phones existence.
Source: IT186 (Google Translate)
Via: Phandroid

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Figured I'd post this for those unaware, even though it leaked like a month ago with some fuzzy pictures. While it has great specs, I just don't trust S.E lol

 

[Casey]

Guys, here you go:

http://www.multiupload.com/HBGM27MVF4

Link to the new version of Android Market. You can simply install it on top of the old one.

Enjoy!

 

[Casey]

a 4.5" display, 12MP camera and 2500mAh battery on that Sony? Fuck. That sounds too good to be true, frankly. If it is true that phone will cost a bomb - unless Sony are choosing to not make a profit, or even make a loss - in order to gain market share. Which might be the case.

 

[masta247]

Actually these phones don't cost that much to make. Xperia Arc is selling with a huge profit, despite rather expensive camera module which probably costs at least over a third of the phone's total value but they're made by Sony so again it's good for them in the long run.

But yeah, that Xperia looks almost too awesome but that's what I thought seeing specs of the Galaxy S2 for the first time.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

that's like almost double the battery capacity we currently have.

so twitter for android now has push notifications... am i right in saying that push notifications use less data than pull notifications because they are instructed with a set of rules on which ones should be brought in to the device?

 

[Casey]

Motorola building Ice Cream Sandwich tablet with high-res screen

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Motorola has already built and is testing prototypes of the XOOM’s successor, Fudzilla said on Thursday. The device is reportedly much thinner than the XOOM and packs a 10-inch display with a 4:3 aspect ratio and an impressive 2048 x 1536-pixel resolution. While known specs are currently slim, the new tablet apparently runs Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” and it’s possible that it will be powered by NVIDIA’s brand new quad-core Kal-El processor. Fudzilla said it’s possible Motorola will launch the tablet sometime this year, but it remains unclear if this will be the previously leaked XOOM 2 or possibly another XOOM tablet. Hopefully we hear more on it in the near future.