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[New Game] Namco Takes Air Combat Intergalactic With Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy
Monday, October 21, 2013 7:47 AM
unnamed (6)Namco-Bandai released Sky Gamblers: Rise Of Glory more than a year ago, and the WWI 3D air combat game was well-received. The sequel takes the setting to the near future with a mix of modern fighter jets and alien invaders. Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy is definitely one of the most graphically-intensive entries in the admittedly small niche, and the loose arcade style is well-suited to touch controls.
The game isn't quite as sci-fi as the trailer on the Play Store suggests: when Air Supremacy launched on iOS 18 months ago (sigh), its primary campaign had you facing off against conventional air and ground targets.
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[New Game] Namco Takes Air Combat Intergalactic With Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
AT&T And Verizon Versions Of The One Max Press Images Leaked, With Annoying Carrier Logos Where HTC's Should Be
Monday, October 21, 2013 6:55 AM
t6attAs if you needed any convincing, EVleaks has once again demonstrated that he's some kind of wizard at finding and disseminating press shots of upcoming phones. This weekend's leaks include HTC's shiny new One max [sic] in both AT&T and Verizon flavors, posted to EVleaks' Google+ account. We'd heard about a Verizon version from HTC at launch, but the AT&T model is new, if not unexpected.
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You'll note a common theme among these plus-sized phones: carrier logos swapped out for HTC's customary logo between the back and home buttons on the One family.
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AT&T And Verizon Versions Of The One Max Press Images Leaked, With Annoying Carrier Logos Where HTC's Should Be was written by the awesome team at Android Police.
[The Android Police Podcast] Episode 82: Foiled By The G Flex
Monday, October 21, 2013 4:58 AM
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Welcome back to another week of the Android Police Podcast. To catch us live on Hangouts On Air every Thursday at 5PM PST (subject to change as per the calendar widget below), just head over to androidpolice.com/podcast. For the unedited video show, click here.
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Matthew Smith: Host
Bob Severns: A/V, editing, and soundboard
Cameron Summerson: Co-host
David Ruddock: Co-host
Liam Spradlin: Co-host
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[Weekend Poll] Nexus 5, White Or Black?
Monday, October 21, 2013 4:51 AM
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Another poll about colors? Yep. Our own Liam Spradlin mocked up what a white Nexus 5 might look like after some pretty likely bogus images of such a device appeared on the web late last week. Here's a more realistic representation of what each will probably look like.
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White phones do tend to get a bit dingy and yellowed / grayed over time, but there's something about the N5 whited-out that really appeals to me.
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[Rumor Smash] This Is Absolutely Not An All-White Nexus 5
Monday, October 21, 2013 2:23 AM
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On the evening of the 18th, Chinese tech site CtechCN began the circulation of an image representing an all-white variant of the Nexus 5, with the accompanying story that, according to a tipster, the white variant could be launched simultaneously with the black version, and presumably the version we've already seen with a white back and black front.
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Tantalizing, right? The first issue with this image is the lighting. The highlights are all toward the bottom.
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Native Screen Recording With Audio, Touch Indicator, Quick Access Headed To CyanogenMod Nightlies Soon
Sunday, October 20, 2013 3:34 AM
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In stock Android, capturing a screenshot from your device is as easy as pressing the Power button and the Volume Down button simultaneously. Recording video from the device's screen however can be a little trickier.
Looking, as always, to enhance the stock Android experience with awesome new touches, the CyanogenMod team (specifically Koushik Dutta) is working on integrating screen recording through an easy Volume Up + Power combination.
With that simple key combination, users will be able to record their device's screen, with audio and touch indicators thrown in for added utility.
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[Quick Tip] Experimental 'Accessibility Tab Switcher' In Chrome Beta Makes Tab Switching Compact, Pressure-Free
Sunday, October 20, 2013 2:56 AM
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If you're a Chrome Beta user who was getting bored with their weekend web browsing, we've got a tip for you - Chrome Beta for Android has an experimental "Accessibility Tab Switcher" flag that'll allow you to switch tabs in a compact, pleasing interface, also enabling you to bring back closed tabs with a handy "undo" button. That should take a little pressure out of your tab management experience.
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To turn the Accessibility Tab Switcher on, just open up Chrome Beta and head to chrome://flags.
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Free VOIP Calls Now Available On The iOS Version Of Google Voice, Android Update Is Up In The Air
Saturday, October 19, 2013 7:49 AM
unnamed (25)Update: Vic Gundotra, Google's SVP of Engineering, had this to say after posting on Google+ about the new Voice update:
Guys, don't worry. We have massive investment in Android. I promise you will be happy soon. Don't get upset because we show some love to Google users who use iOS. There are a lot of them. And they are good people :-)
So chill out: it looks like VOIP for Voice is coming to Android sooner or later.
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[APK Teardown] Play Store 4.4 Suggests Google Is Getting Ready To Release Google Play Newsstand
Saturday, October 19, 2013 4:21 AM
magazinesEarlier this week, we posted the first look at the upcoming Android Play Store app v4.4. As it turns out, besides sporting a new look and a secret message to the teardown team, the updated Play Store is strongly hinting at another new arrival - one we've been waiting for since March. And now we have the updated name for it - Google Play Newsstand.
March 2013: Google Play News
But first, allow me to refresh your memory.
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Lenovo Debuts Its First Android Laptop, The Convertible And Affordable Lenovo A10
Saturday, October 19, 2013 12:45 AM
LenovoA10-2When people think of laptops, Android isn't the first operating system that comes to mind, but the number of options continue to grow. The Asus Transformer series showed that a tablet and a keyboard packaged together nicely could prove to be more appealing than a netbook, and the more recent HP Slatebook x2 managed to feel more like a laptop and less like a tablet. Now Lenovo is ready to do its competitors one better by debuting an Android laptop that is more than a tablet packaged with a nice keyboard dock - the Lenovo A10, a convertible 10.1-inch laptop running Android 4.2.
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Fast-forward to now and Bell has teamed up with Cruzerlite to bring
some of this killer artwork to cases designed for the Nexus 7. I was
able to get my hands on a couple back at the Big Android BBQ and, to put
it simply, these are some of the best-looking cases I've ever seen. Of
course, that's precisely what they're for: looks. They may do a little
to keep your beloved tablet safe in the event of a spill, but don't
expect a lot – these are definitely made to just add a little flare and
style to the N7. 
The real allure here, however, is the back; this is of course where
you'll find Bell's handiwork. The two designs available – Design,
Develop, Deploy and Code for Victory – are subtly different than their
poster-based counterparts, mostly in text placement. The text on both
has been moved to the top, which does look better for a case design.
Otherwise, they're exact likenesses of the posters, which makes for a
really nice aesthetic on on the Nexus 7 – most cases just don't offer
this sort of visual appeal. 
Naturally, the case has cutouts in all the appropriate places: power,
volume rocker, microUSB, speakers, camera, and headphone jack. The
overall design and quality of the case feels really nice, despite the
fact that's incredibly thin. It's worth noting that it's not too
thin – it does have some substance to it. But like I said, it's good
for looks and avoiding scratches, but that's about it. Since I generally
run my devices naked, this case is pretty perfect for me. And man they
look so good – I'm kind of in love with them at this point. 
