Official CyanogenMod 9 Nightlies Come To Three More Variants Of The Galaxy Tab 10.1: Verizon, WiFi + 3G (Unlocked), And 10.1v

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

Last we heard, CyanogenMod 9's interaction with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 line was limited to the variants shackled either to T-Mobile or to WiFi. However, the CM team has been hard at work, and as of yesterday, the following three editions of the 10-inch tablet have been granted access to the CM nightly kingdom:

Verizon's Galaxy Tab 10.1 (SCH-I905) - Download: p4VZW
Unlocked WiFi + 3G Galaxy Tab 10.1 (GT-P7500) - Download: p4
Galaxy Tab 10.1v (GT-P7100) - Download: p3

Definition: A "nightly" is a cutting-edge release that is built on a daily basis, usually at night after a full day's worth of new code has been committed.

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Total Commander For Android v1.0 And All Its Plugins Finally Enter The Play Store

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

Total Commander, which only graduated to the "final" status yesterday, made it all the way to the Play Store today, along with all three of its plugins: FTP, LAN, and WebDAV. This event concluded the saga that started back in July of last year when the very first preview release was unveiled by Christian Ghisler, the author of the wildly popular application for Windows.

The fate of Total Commander's Play Store listing has been up in the air until only recently, when Christian confirmed he indeed/ decided to go through with it and deal with potential support issues. At the time of the original release, available only via sideloading, Christian stated to us that TC was unlikely to ever show up in the Market.

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HTC says some products have passed US Customs review

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

In a statement to the Taiwan Stock Exchange yesterday, HTC stated that "Some of our products have passed the review and have been delivered to our telecoms operators’ clients in the US". Referring to the import ban set in play by the ITC after an unsuccessful legal battle with Apple, the HTC One X and upcoming HTC EVO 4G LTE were barred from entering the country.

The statement made to the TWSE is certainly vague, and we not sure exactly how to interpret "some". I've shot off an email to HTC for clarification, and I imagine everyone else has as well, so we'll probably see a statement of some sort soon. In the meantime, some of you can rest easy knowing that some of your phones are on the way to the shelves.

Source: Taipei Times; via icebike

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HTC: "Some" Smartphones Have Cleared US Customs Review And Are On Their Way To Carriers

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

According to the Taipei Times, HTC has issued an official statement in its home country of Taiwan regarding the status of "reviews" on some of its smartphones held at ports by US Customs. The import stop has so far affected the One X, EVO 4G LTE, and Amaze 4G (possibly).

"Some of our products have passed the review and have been delivered to our telecoms operators’ clients in the US," HTC said in a statement submitted to the Taiwan Stock Exchange yesterday.

The "review" of the smartphones came after a lawsuit filed by Apple at the ITC resulted in the issuance of an exclusionary order by the court, allowing US Customs to halt entry of all HTC smartphones into the United States.

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[The Android Police Week In Review] The Biggest Android Stories Of The Week (5/13/12-5/20/12)

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

It's time for another Android Police Week In Review, where I put things in lists. You can catch of lot of these things in our weekly podcast, too, because who reads things?

Features

Ron go hands-off, voice-on with Samsung's S-Voice, and it sounds like it's too bad you can't tell it to suck less at understanding you.

Reviews

The EVO 4G LTE: it's like Frida Kahlo, as painted by Pablo Picasso. I really know absolutely nothing about art. It's ugly, is the gist here.
The Toshiba Excite 10 is just the opposite of everything its name would lead you to believe it was if you were highly gullible.

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[Weekend Poll] Voice Control Apps: Future Or Fad?

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week's, see Follow Up: Is Gaming On Android Lackluster?

Though voice control apps have been around for quite some time, it took Apple's release of Siri to bring the functionality to the mainstream. Now, competing manufacturers are trying to push out similar services. Samsung's first to the punch with a Vlingo-based "S Voice" service, though it remains to be seen how well it works. Google, too, is rumored to be working on improved Google Voice Actions, reportedly named Assistant.

Debates over the usefulness of voice control have cropped up around the Android Police offices before, with the team fairly split on the topic.

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From the Editor’s Desk: Recharging

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

From the Editor's Desk: Recharging

No patents. No petitions. No bootloaders. No multitasking. No customs delays. See y'all next week.

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Full Hands-On With Samsung’s S Voice From The Galaxy S III

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

S Voice is Samsung's entry into the fledgling "virtual assistant" market currently occupied by Siri, Evi, Speaktoit Assistant, Vlingo, and a handful of others. The Galaxy S III rom leaked earlier today, and while most of the stuff in it is broken and completely useless without the version of Touchwiz it's meant to run on, S Voice is a perfect combination of being interesting AND working. So we're going to take a look at it on my Galaxy Nexus, which is currently running vanilla (well, AOKP) 4.0.4.

S Voice is only meant to run on the GSIII's Touchwiz build, so I expect lots of force closes.

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Orders For T-Mobile’s HTC Amaze 4G Delayed, Possibly Due to Apple Patent Dispute

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, it seems that at least one customer ordering an HTC Amaze 4G from T-Mobile.com has been alerted that shipments of the device have been delayed "due to an unforeseen issue with receiving the product from the manufacturer." It looks like T-Mobile is sending out emails to customers informing them that they have no "estimate as to when the product will be available," and suggesting that customers explore other options in the meantime.

Of course, with the recent shipment halt of AT&T's One X and Sprint's Evo 4G LTE, one is tempted to speculate that this delay may be due to HTC's current patent spat with Apple, but no one (outside T-Mobile or HTC) knows if that's the case just yet.

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Samsung Galaxy S III S Voice APK leaked online

May20
2012 Written by androidwellness

If you find yourself with nothing better to do this weekend, then you might have a bit of fun playing around with Samsung's soon-to-be-released S Voice application on your rooted Android 4.0 smartphone. The APK has now made its way into the wild, and we couldn't help but take it for a spin on our Nexus S. First off, while we can't vouch for the security of the file, we can confirm that it's indeed functional. Secondly, while some of the S Voice features work just fine -- such as search or contact queries -- other requests such as navigation repeatedly caused the app to crash. In other words, if you're expecting this app to behave as it should on the Galaxy S III, you might be in for a disappointment. If you're merely looking to poke around with the S Voice functionality, however, the download seems quite worthwhile. At this point, we're most curious to know whether non-Samsung owners have similar luck. If you're willing to give 'er a go, let us know your experience in the comments below.

Update: We've also now tested the leaked APK on our Galaxy Nexus, and are happy to report that S Voice works quite flawlessly. As always, your mileage may vary.

Samsung Galaxy S III S Voice APK leaked online originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 19 May 2012 21:52:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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