Finally, a second official Cristiano Ronaldo app for Android!
If last year's Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle app wasn't enough for you, you can now download another official Ronaldo app, this time from developer Mobile Roadie. The official Cristiano Ronaldo app for Android gives fans access to up to the minute news and "never before seen" photos of the Real Madrid striker — including pictures of him standing in [...]
SwiftKey apparently makes the leap from Android to BlackBerry PlayBook
So our pals at CrackBerry have been killing it with their BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 coverage. Killing it. But in keeping an eye on it — remember that part of BB's MO now is to just use Android applications — something looked strangely familiar.
See, the third-party Android keyboard I use loves to mock me by suggesting [...]
Qualcom just announced the chip that would be a one-stop shop for Apple’s mobile needs
Chipmaker Qualcomm today took the wraps off a new piece of silicon—a fifth iteration of its Gobi reference platform. It packs comprehensive support for TD-SCDMA, TD-LTE, LTE on FDD and TDD networks worldwide and embedded GPS capability. Of course, it also supports the usual HSPA+ and EV-DO for backwards compatibility. Such a powerful combo in [...]
LG’s Optimus Black Gingerbread upgrade reaches Australia
One of the biggest downsides to owning an LG Android phone is the lack of timely software updates. While many of us are looking towards — or already have — Ice Cream Sandwich, some LG owners are still stuck on Froyo. The Gingerbread update for the Optimus Black hit Europe almost a month ago. Finally [...]
From the Editor’s Desk: Ch-ch-ch-changes, permissions and paranoia, Droid 4 and Galaxy Note thoughts
I am an excited editor. No, really.
Excited because I've seen the roadmap for Android Central. Excited for the way we're going to bring you more Android news than ever before. For the way we're going to continue to be your first, last and best source for all things Android. For all the new devices. For [...]
VLC 2.0 ready for download
Stop what you are doing and go download VLC v 2.0.0. The video player that can view just about any audio or video file finally available after being teased last week.
After 485 million downloads of VLC 1.1.x versions, VideoLAN and the VLC development team present VLC 2.0.0 “Twoflower”, a major new release. With faster decoding on multi-core, [...]
Late-night poll: Do you read app permissions before installing?
OK, folks. You've read Jerry's excellent explanation of Android app permssions, right? It's important. You need to know this stuff.
Back? Good. Now it's time for a little brutal honesty. Do you really read through the app permissions when installing something, or do you just click through? Or are they simply to confusing? There's no shame [...]
Memo to all Android OEM’s, Overclocking questions [From the Forums]
With some interesting obvious Jellybean information floating about and plenty of other news happening, it's safe to say we've been failry busy thus far today. If you missed out on anything, take some time to get yourself caught up or join us in the Android Central forums for more Android discussion. Just make sure you [...]
Android app permissions – How Google gets it right …
And how we, the users, still need to take responsibility
There's been a lot of news lately about a lapse in either security or judgment — both, really — at Apple that allows iOS applications to borrow your contact data and send it off to parts unknown without your consent. Apple has addressed the issue [...]
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