http://androidapproved.com Android Approved - The latest news in the Android Community. Sat, 26 May 2012 09:20:22 GMT en <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/F6F516"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/android-approved-weekly-overview.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p> Sprint announced the ZTE Optik, coming Feb. 5th for $99.99 HTC announced an “Ice white” HTC Sensation coming March 1st Another render of the Samsung Galaxy S III; Hints to a MWC announcement Samsung will not be unveiling the Samsung Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress HTC Ville makes a video appearance running Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense UI 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0.4) for the Nexus S 4G leaks Samsung announced the mid-level dual-core Samsung Galaxy S Advance A slighted upgraded Galaxy Nexus coming soon? To Sprint maybe? Enjoy your weekend!</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/F6F516">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/ip2fsKLA8Uk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/ip2fsKLA8Uk/F6F516 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:23:16 GMT Android Approved http://androidapproved.com/p/F6F516 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/5947C8"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/zte-optik-official.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>Last week when we were sent a some information about an upcoming Sprint tablet, today Sprint announced the ZTE Optik 7-inch Honeycomb tablet. The Optik will be available from Sprint this coming Sunday, February 5th, for just $99.99 on contract. It&#39;s nice to finally see a tablet with a good price and the specs to compete with the big name tablets. &nbsp; Here&#39;s the run down. Android 3.2 Honeycomb 7-inch display (1280x800) 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 1GB RAM 16GB storage Expandable memory slot, supporting up to a 32GB microSD ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/5947C8">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/cCVbjUcpfbU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/cCVbjUcpfbU/5947C8 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:15:21 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/5947C8 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/689899"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/white-htc-sensation-official.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>Over at HTC Dutch, they released a press release that an &quot;Ice White&quot; HTC Sensation will be released March 1st, shipped out with Gingerbread and will receive Ice Cream Sandwich &quot;early this year,&quot; as well as the other Sensation models. &nbsp; The specs remain the same, the Sensation is still a solid phone and one of the most popular phones of 2011, as a matter of fact, it&#39;s still my main personal device of choice. The good thing about the Sensation is, if you own the international version, you can just purchase the white back cover, besides the little tell at the ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/689899">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/3wy0Rwqv7wo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/3wy0Rwqv7wo/689899 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:25:30 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/689899 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/2558C9"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-mock-2.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>New renders of a phone said to be the Samsung Galaxy S III is getting a lot of attention today but mostly for the wrong reasons. At first glimpse this looks legit, the three Ice Cream Sandwich buttons are hardware instead of software, the calendar widget hints at a Mobile World Congress announcement and the weather widget even says Barcelona. &nbsp; Everything looks well except for one little thing. Not all apps are designed for Ice Cream Sandwich, so all those other apps that still use the menu function instead of the new action bar will not fully function without a menu button. Why ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/2558C9">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/0RZ1yCE9HBU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/0RZ1yCE9HBU/2558C9 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:23:25 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/2558C9 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/9B1456"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/samsung-galaxy-s-iii-mock.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>We&#39;ve been hearing rumors about this but we can now confirm that Samsung will not be bring a Galaxy S III to this years Mobile World Congress. &nbsp; &nbsp; This is a smart move on Samsung&#39;s side, why announce a product then release it 4/5 months later, announce it and release it within a few weeks, but some are saying it&#39;s a tactic to directly compete with the next generation iPhone, that&#39;s rumored to be announced in July.. Just because Samsung is not bring the SGSIII doesn&#39;t mean there wont be any big surprises, don&#39;t forget HTC, Motorola, LG, Sony, e ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/9B1456">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/9WV8CkpuOM0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/9WV8CkpuOM0/9B1456 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:39:50 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/9B1456 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/FBFEC3"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/htc-ville-leak-2.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>If you remember about a couple months ago, renders of the HTC Ville leaked out, now we get the first Mr. Blurry Cam video of the actual device it self. The Ville is running Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense UI 4.0. It&#39;s also crazy thin, rumored to be just about 8mm and HTC is using capacitive buttons instead of the onscreen buttons ICS has, this could be due to the phone having a 4.3-inch display. We should expect an announcement at Mobile World Congress and it&#39;s expected to hit T-Mobile. Check out the rest of the specs and hands on video after the break. 1.5GHz dual-core processor Android ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/FBFEC3">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/Db5dMQocPCA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/Db5dMQocPCA/FBFEC3 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:14:50 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/FBFEC3 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/AB5161"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/samsung-nexus-s-4g-android-4.0.4-leak.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p> Another Ice Cream Sandwich leak leaked out late last night, build number IMM26, this time a more current version 4.0.4 for the Sprint Samsung Nexus S 4G. Along with a new version number, it also has a new modem (software) and bootloader. Reports are coming that this may be the final version and the Nexus S 4G could get an OTA anytime now, since it&#39;s signed with a release key. &nbsp; So you can either wait for the OTA, which could be days, or you can take your brave heart over to XDA and manually flash the ROM your self. </p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/AB5161">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/zEa3N5uW46E" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/zEa3N5uW46E/AB5161 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:39:17 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/AB5161 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/34F469"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/samsung-galaxy-s-advance.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>The regin of dual-core mid-grade phone is now upon us. The first was the leaked HTC Primo, this time a more official phone from Samsung, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance. Looking at the specs, the phone is exactly that, a Galaxy S advanced but this Galaxy S taking some design tips from the Nexus line of phones with it&#39;s slightly contoured screen. &nbsp; Here are some of the specs: 1GHz dual core processor Android 2.3 Gingerbread 4-inch Super AMOLED display 5MP rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3MP front camera 8 or 16B internal memory with 768MB of RAM View ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/34F469">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/oJ6EYXQSPUE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/oJ6EYXQSPUE/34F469 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:05:19 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/34F469 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/12F122"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/galaxy-nexus-nenemark2.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>According to the NenaMark benchmark screen shot above, Google and Samsung may be bring a new, higher-spec Galaxy Nexus, they wouldn&#39;t do that to us would they? &nbsp; The Galaxy Nexus is already an impressive device, packing a TI OMAP4460 CPU with a SGX540 GPU. The one new Nexus benchmarked is packing a TI OMAP4470 CPU and a SGX544 GPU, and it looks to be running circles around the one in the current Nexus, at least on paper. &nbsp; Maybe someone tweaked the results a little, or maybe this is the Sprint Galaxy Nexus this coming soon, and we don&#39;t have anything specs ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/12F122">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/3yz7BFJvxDI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/3yz7BFJvxDI/12F122 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:05:10 GMT Shawn Scoot http://androidapproved.com/p/12F122 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/54F5FF"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/android-approved-weekly-overview.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p> Koush giving us a quick preview of a touch-enabled Clockwork Recovery ZTE Optik coming to Sprint February 5th for $99 on contract The Logitech Revue is the latest member of the Android Hall of Fame HTC Evo 4G and HTC Evo View 4G are both now end-of-life status Ice Cream Sandwich leaked for the Motorola Droid RAZR HTC Primo will bring Ice Cream Sandwich, dual-core and Beats Audio at a low cost LG CX2 “Optimus 3D 2” coming to Mobile World Congress Enjoy your weekend!</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/54F5FF">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/ylwUa3-HXsE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/ylwUa3-HXsE/54F5FF Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:57:40 GMT Android Approved http://androidapproved.com/p/54F5FF <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/648Z8F"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/clockwork-recovery-touch-preview.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p> Koush is giving us an early preview on the official touch-based recovery, meaning no longer will we need to use the volume and power buttons. Koush posted a teaser video on his Google+ account and the feedback seems to be overwhelming positive in anticipation. And this is just the start, a revamped UI to accommodate the feature is also coming.</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/648Z8F">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/88sgx4hAMx8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/88sgx4hAMx8/648Z8F Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:36:52 GMT Felix Akinyemi http://androidapproved.com/p/648Z8F <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/985ZA2"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/zte-optik-leak.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p> We were sent some info about a new tablet from ZTE coming to Sprint, the ZTE Optik. The Optik will be available February 5th online and will hit stores about March 11th, and will be just $99 on contract and $349 without. While it&#39;s expected to be a mid-grade tablet, it&#39;s still packing some nice specs. Android 3.2 Honeycomb 1.2GHz dual-core processor 7-inch display 1GB of RAM with 16GB internal storage MicroSD card slot 5MP camera with a 2MP front-facing camera Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity 4000mAh battery </p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/985ZA2">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/SJHhGZiqJ08" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/SJHhGZiqJ08/985ZA2 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:58:11 GMT Felix Akinyemi http://androidapproved.com/p/985ZA2 <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/7246AA"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/logitech-revue-official.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p> If you were lucky enough to get a Logitech Revue before or after the price drop count your self as one of the lucky ones since Logitech has decided to end production of the Revue. &nbsp; &nbsp; So lets take a moment of silent for the original Google TV set top box. &nbsp; This doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s the end of Google TV, in fact Google has big plans for Google TV and recently announced a number of new partners, so there&#39;s still more Google TV to come. </p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/7246AA">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/LcAQC8WPNP0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/LcAQC8WPNP0/7246AA Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:13:07 GMT Felix Akinyemi http://androidapproved.com/p/7246AA <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/916BEA"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/sprint-logo.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>One of the most impactful Android device can now take it&#39;s rightful place in history as a true landmark Android phone, the HTC Evo 4G. An internal memo was sent to Sprint employees that the HTC Evo 4G and the HTC Evo View 4G is now at end-of-life status. While the Evo View wasn&#39;t a big success that they thought it would be, it brought something different to the market.</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/916BEA">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/lSsqnh592bc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/lSsqnh592bc/916BEA Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:38:50 GMT Felix Akinyemi http://androidapproved.com/p/916BEA <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/B3ZCZF"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="400" src="http://androidapproved.com/GetImage.aspx?img=uploads/motorola-droid-razr-ics-leak.jpg&w=400" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p>We know that Motorola was planing on bring Ice Cream Sandwich to the Droid RAZR, well it looks like they are still working on it as an early version of the Blur filled Ice Cream Sandwich ROM leaked out today. It&#39;s Android 4.0.3 so it&#39;s the latest version but this is for the GSM RAZR. You can see Icons from Blur, and as you can see not all icons has been changed, the browser still has the stock icons and the home screen is still stock, which means this is a very early build. The lock screen looks different from what we have now and the camera looks to have been re-skinned a little. While ...</p><a href="http://androidapproved.com/p/B3ZCZF">Read More...</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~4/L420OTE8dNo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AndroidApproved/~3/L420OTE8dNo/B3ZCZF Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:47:50 GMT Felix Akinyemi http://androidapproved.com/p/B3ZCZF