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Android Overload: Flickr Pro free for 3 months, ZTE Grand S image, Xperia Z and more

Dec 22nd 2012 at 8:40pm by Edgar Cervantes

Merry Christmas, guys! We hope your holiday weekend is great, but check out the latest news before you start giving, receiving and celebrating. Android Overload is where we bring you all the news that didn’t make it to our home page but are still worth a read. Here is what we have today: Get 3 [...]

Cruzerlite gives us a sneak peek at awesome upcoming Nexus 4 case

Dec 22nd 2012 at 6:39pm by Edgar Cervantes

Cruzerlite has become very known for their Androidified cases, and they are at it again with a much more awesome design! The guys from Cruzerlite have sent us this nifty sneak peek at what is to come and we are already loving it. We don’t have any other details yet, but they should be available [...]

15 Minute Challenge: $20 Demon’s Score from Square Enix

Dec 22nd 2012 at 6:15pm by Chris Chavez

Yesterday we told you guys about 3 games new to Google Play from legendary game publisher Square Enix, one of which was a $20 game — yes, $20 — called Demon’s Score. The game’s pricing puts the title right up there with some of the most expensive the Play Store offers and many of you [...]

Make your screens jolly with Google’s Happy Holiday Cards!

Dec 22nd 2012 at 5:04pm by Edgar Cervantes

Christmas is almost here! The family is getting together and all the kiddos are screaming over their gifts, but what about us Android fans? We deserve a little joy too, right? This is why Google has put together a few Nexus-themed Happy Holiday Cards. They feature our very favorite little green robot, along with all [...]

Weekend Poll: Major carriers vs MVNOs

Dec 22nd 2012 at 4:31pm by Edgar Cervantes

Major carriers have something to worry about – MVNOs. Mobile virtual network operators are those smaller carriers that don’t own networks, but are licensed to use other carriers’ networks to offer cellular services. Such service providers can offer much more affordable prices without contracts, but there are still incentives to sign your life away to [...]

Google said to be building powerful “X” phone with Motorola

Dec 21st 2012 at 5:42pm by Quentyn Kennemer

After securing all its technology patents and selling off its set-top box unit, Google is looking to do even more with Motorola if latest rumors are to be believed. The Wall Street Journal reported that Google and Motorola would look to create the “X” phone, saying the phone would be very powerful and poised to [...]

Here are some of the latest games your MOGA will natively support

Dec 21st 2012 at 4:21pm by Quentyn Kennemer

With the mobile gaming space ramping up, more and more companies are looking to capitalize on the wireless controller market. One of the biggest players has been PowerA and its MOGA Bluetooth controller. The beauty of the controller is its built-in clip that’ll cradle devices of many screen sizes to provide a more traditional handheld-like [...]

Square Enix releases Demon’s Score, Final Fantasy II, and FF Dimensions for Android – Celebrates with holiday sale

Dec 21st 2012 at 4:16pm by Chris Chavez

Great news for Square Enix fans looking to do a little gaming on their Android devices this holiday weekend. The video game publisher has just released 3 new titles into the Google Play Store, one of which has never been seen on US soil until this year. Fresh new titles include classics such as  Final [...]

Android Music: DC’s hottest DJ remixes Nexus audio

Dec 21st 2012 at 3:48pm by Rob Jackson

What happens when you take the stock audio files from the latest Nexus devices, lock them in a room with one of Washington DC’s sickest DJs, and don’t let them out until they’ve got a bad ass beat worthy to be made Phandroid’s video intro music? This: Nacey has long been a staple of the [...]

Dropbox launches Android open beta, preview latest build now

Dec 21st 2012 at 3:19pm by Kevin Krause

While Dropbox will continue to release the latest approved builds of their Android app via Google Play, the popular cloud sharing service has initiated a new open beta to preview and test upcoming software. The latest version of the beta is 2.2.2.8 and is available as a direct download from the Dropbox forums. The latest [...]

Instagram update adds 25 languages, “Mayfair” filter and more

Dec 21st 2012 at 2:15pm by Quentyn Kennemer

As much fire as Instagram has been under lately for the changes to its terms of service (which have been reverted for the time being), the company is still working as hard as any to continue to deliver a great experience. A new update has hit the Google Play Store that’ll add some great new [...]

Google’s Android Team spreads the holiday cheer with Nexus devices [VIDEO]

Dec 21st 2012 at 2:08pm by Kevin Krause

We’ve been getting plenty of videos lately showing off Google’s lineup of Nexus devices, but the latest may be our favorite yet. Less of a commercial than a digital greeting card, the short spot tells the story of a lonely Android yearning for a bit of holiday cheer. Thanks to the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, [...]

Atari classic Pitfall! re-imagined for Android devices, available now

Dec 21st 2012 at 1:15pm by Kevin Krause

If you’re a fan of classic gaming, you probably have a fond place in your heart for Pitfall!. The free running game set Pitfall Harry in a maze of a jungle where he had to avoid such dangers as quicksand, snakes, and pits while collecting lost treasures. Now it’s back, re-imagined for Android devices with [...]

USB Audio Recorder Pro brings first USB audio recording capabilities to Android

Dec 21st 2012 at 11:47am by Quentyn Kennemer

Audio professionals who were dying for a USB audio recording on solution on Android can finally rest easy knowing that one has arrived in the Google Play Store. exTream has introduced software that will allow folks to record and playback audio over USB without effort at all. Written from the ground up, USB Audio Recorder [...]

Samsung Galaxy S3 mainboard failure leading to dead devices?

Dec 21st 2012 at 11:33am by Kevin Krause

A bit of a stir has arisen over on Reddit and XDA about a potentially bad situation for Samsung and owners of their Galaxy S3. A small but vocal group of people are reporting that their Galaxy handsets are experiencing a catastrophic mainboard failure that has resulted in several GS3-shaped paperweights. Users are reporting random [...]

SwiftKey 3 updated, only $1.99 for the holidays

Dec 21st 2012 at 10:31am by Kevin Krause

An update to SwiftKey 3 is now available in the Google Play Store. Just in time for the holiday, version 3.1.0.377 brings a new Berry theme, a perfect touch of Christmas red. The update also enables support for more languages, including Armenian, Hindi, Irish, and Latin American Spanish. The full change log, which includes a [...]

ASUS bringing a pair of Nexus-like tablets to CES?

Dec 21st 2012 at 10:29am by Quentyn Kennemer

ASUS has surely enjoyed its relationship with Google to create the official 7 inch Nexus tablet, but the company still has more tricks of its own to show off in the world of Android tablets. Rumors regarding devices from the Transformer line of tablets have been unusually scarce, but perhaps that’s because ASUS has fallen in [...]

Anomaly Korea now available from Google Play for $2.99

Dec 21st 2012 at 9:13am by Kevin Krause

Anomaly Korea, the sequel to the award-winning Anomaly Warzone Earth, is now available for download via Google Play. The game about an all-out invasion of the earth by a race of giant alien machines comes just in time for (supposed) end of the world. Anomaly Korea features 12 new missions, new powerups and tactical units, [...]

Android Overload: Developers can now localize graphics/video in Google Play, Facebook testing $1 messages to strangers, and more

Dec 21st 2012 at 2:56am by Chris Chavez

  Facebook could start charging users $1 to message strangers. [AllThingsD] Apple kills Kickstarter project by refusing to license Lightning chargers with a product that includes micro USB, and 30-pin connectors. [VentureBeat] Apple plans to appeal Judge Lucy Koh’s decision to to not ban Samsung products. (No surprise there). [Reuters] Vizio Co-Start receives U3.5.0 software [...]

Instagram reverts back to old Terms of Service – Quells user complaints but are we really better off?

Dec 20th 2012 at 9:19pm by Chris Chavez

Looks like everyone got what they wanted — Instagram has officially conceded defeat, reverting their new Terms of Service — that wasn’t going into effect until January 16th — back to their old one. The company said in a blog post today: Because of the feedback we have heard from you, we are reverting this [...]