Old Android - Android news from an old bot.: February 2015

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Huawei's Slick Android Wear Smartwatch Leaked Ahead Of MWC In The Most Pretentious Smartphone Accessory Video Ever

Watch the video below. Watch it several times if you need to. Try to figure out what it's trying to promote. A remote and exclusive European ski resort? An auction house for classic Mercedes cars? Champagne intended only for use in questionably phallic gestures? Nope, it's Huawei's Watch. That's not a typo, it's actually called the Huawei Watch. Let's... um, watch.

The design of the Android Wear device looks more or less like the Moto 360, with its metal housing and thin bezels but without its signature "flat tire" screen cutout.

Huawei's Slick Android Wear Smartwatch Leaked Ahead Of MWC In The Most Pretentious Smartphone Accessory Video Ever was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

from Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets http://ift.tt/1DmHXVc

[APK Download + Teardown] YouTube 10.08 Adds Stats For Nerds, Prepares To Add Music Track Cross-Fade, 4K And Spherical Search Filters, And More

The folks over at YouTube have had a busy week after launching YouTube For Kids, and then turning on video trimming a few days later. To keep the ball rolling, the YouTube team shipped a brand new update to its primary app last night that finally enables stats for nerds. After examining the apk in a teardown, it turns out that there's also a big improvement to the upcoming audio swapping feature, and it seems there may even be some new search filters on the way.

[APK Download + Teardown] YouTube 10.08 Adds Stats For Nerds, Prepares To Add Music Track Cross-Fade, 4K And Spherical Search Filters, And More was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

from Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets http://ift.tt/1AV7czt

Hands-On Video Compares The Unreleased HTC One M9 To The Older M8 And M7

Ah, the leadup to Mobile World Congress, where high-end device leaks flow like milk and honey. After Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have been almost entirely revealed, we've now got a video showing off HTC's next One flagship, the M9. The video below from YouTube user Samia Lou shows off the unreleased M9 next to its One series predecessors, the One M8 and M7 from 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Hands-On Video Compares The Unreleased HTC One M9 To The Older M8 And M7 was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

from Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets http://ift.tt/1C9vV6c

ABC Preschool Games for Kids

FREE Amazon App for Sat, February 28, 2015: Hollywood Escape

Sat, February 28, 2015: Today's free Amazon android app of the day is: Hollywood Escape!

Application Description:

Welcome to Hollywood! As in the other games from the creators of Can You Escape series your goal is to break out from different rooms. As the action is taking place in Hollywood you'll probably meet a lot of celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lawrence and Johnny Depp on your journey through this amazing puzzle game.

Do you think you have what it takes to escape from the Hollywood? Download the game now and try out!

from GeekExile: Free App of the Day from Amazon! http://ift.tt/1LUERON

Friday, February 27, 2015

Mad Catz Announces The SURFR, A Game Controller-Keyboard Combo That's Surprisingly Not Insane

I'm going to be honest, when Mad Catz announced the $300 controller/stand/keyboard/Bat'leth that is the LYNX 9, I thought the company had gone off the deep end. But their latest Bluetooth combo gadget actually looks kinda cool. Say hello to the The S.U.R.F.R (yeah, the names haven't gotten any better), a Bluetooth controller that crams in a thumb-sized keyboard in a pocket-friendly form factor. Mad Catz will be showing it off at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.

Mad Catz Announces The SURFR, A Game Controller-Keyboard Combo That's Surprisingly Not Insane was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

from Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets http://ift.tt/1DjaEST

Firefox Stable Hits v36, Has New Tablet UI, HTTP/2 Support, Unfixed Chromecast Streaming Bug

Firefox's stable release channel for Android has bumped up to version 36.0 after spending about a month in beta. The most notable change in this update is a completely revamped tablet interface, which better uses larger screens and makes the app look more like its desktop counterpart.

There is now a full-screen version of the tab switcher, which might make management of large numbers of pages easier. A developer of the new look says that this page will be receiving several new features in the future that utilize the empty space better.

Firefox Stable Hits v36, Has New Tablet UI, HTTP/2 Support, Unfixed Chromecast Streaming Bug was written by the awesome team at Android Police.