False alarm; Motorola will not be releasing a new 4G LTE device this friday

 

Earlier today we reported that Motorola posted a teaser on its Facebook site indicating a new device coming Friday. While everyone assumed it would be the Motorola RAZR HD due to the numerous leaked photos, it turns out the post on Facebook was actually just a game. Becki Leonard, a spokesperson for Motorola, released a statement: “We’re sorry for the confusion, but it’s a Facebook game asking people to guess a current smartphone and not meant to come across as a new phone.”

It was an easy mistake to make as the post was quite ambiguous to begin with. It asked people to “guess the smartphone” and that clues would be revealed each day until it would ultimately be unveiled on Friday. When Facebook commenters started throwing out the RAZR HD, Becki Leonard denied the rumors and stated, “It’s a phone already on the market. It’s which current smartphone is this?”

I’m sure this news will sadden some folks as the RAZR HD has been an anticipated device from Motorola. Hopefully news of the RAZR HD’s release will leak out soon, and we’ll be sure to inform you as soon as we know.

Source: talkandroid

Facebook for Android v1.9.1

Current Version: 1.9.1
Requires Android: 1.6 and up
Category: Social

V1.9.1 update:
Improved performance and various bug fixes
More messaging features like creating group messages and adding friends to existing group conversations
Shortcuts to share photos and messages right from your home screen
This version also includes updated shortcut icons and additional bug fixes based on user feedback.

Overview:
Share and stay connected with your friends with the Facebook for Android app.

Facebook for Android helps you connect with your friends and share on the go. Upload a photo, keep up with friends’ photos and status updates, look up a phone number, and more – right from your Android device.

Samsung Outs Galaxy S III Silhouette on Facebook, Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Yet

It is safe to say the anticipation level for Samsung’s May 3rd event in London has reached a boiling point. Not only are we expecting to see the unveiling of the Galaxy S III (or the next Galaxy phone, whatever they decide to name it), but other rumors suggest a new 10-inch tablet and S-cloud, Samsung’s cloud storage solution. Out of these three possibilities I would venture to guess the majority of people (including myself) are more anxious to see what the next Galaxy device will look like. In an effort to taunt us even further, Samsung has just posted a teaser image of this upcoming device on their Danish Facebook page, accompanied by the device’s launch date.

Looking at the blanketed device in the image above, it’s clearly obvious that all attempts to shroud the device in secrecy has ultimately succeeded. The phone really looks nothing like the “leaks” we’ve already seen, and it appears that the reports are true that Samsung has concealed the test devices in a dummy case. Under that blue blanket of mystery you can tell that the device will have a curved screen and corners much like the Galaxy Nexus but that is about all that can be deciphered. It really looks like Samsung may actually successfully keep this thing under “wraps” until the 3rd of next month where we will be live on scene to give you the full low-down. We are most definitely looking forward to it. How about you?

Thanks duel9mm!

Source: Facebook

Facebook for Android v1.9.0

Current Version: 1.9.0
Requires Android: 1.6 and up
Category: Social

V1.9.0 update:
Improved performance and various bug fixes
More messaging features like creating group messages and adding friends to existing group conversations
Shortcuts to share photos and messages right from your home screen

Overview:
Share and stay connected with your friends with the Facebook for Android app.

Facebook for Android helps you connect with your friends and share on the go. Upload a photo, keep up with friends’ photos and status updates, look up a phone number, and more – right from your Android device.

Facebook for Android v1.8.4

Current Version: 1.8.4
Requires Android: 1.6 and up
Category: Social

V1.8.4 update:
Navigate anywhere, fast: Get to your groups, apps, pages, and settings with a single press
Search and you will discover: Look through friends, subscribers, apps, and pages
See your friends tags on pictures and zoom: New photo viewing experience
Faster notifications: Get alerted in real time with new push notifications
Games & Apps: Play games and access your favorite apps on the go
Access to mobile timeline (If you already have a timeline)
Access to friend lists and subscriptions

Overview:
Share and stay connected with your friends with the Facebook for Android app.

Facebook for Android helps you connect with your friends and share on the go. Upload a photo, keep up with friends’ photos and status updates, look up a phone number, and more – right from your Android device.

Facebook Messenger v1.6.004

Current Version: 1.6.004
Requires Android: 2.2 and up
Category: Communication

V1.6.004 update:
1.6.003
Faster way to start conversations
Easier way to start group conversations
Updated visual design
Better support for Ice Cream Sandwich
Bug fixes
Performance and battery life improvements

Overview:
Facebook Messenger — a faster way to message.

Facebook Messenger is a faster way to send mobile messages to friends. With Messenger, you can send and receive messages with any of your friends around the world. Messenger is available on iPhone, Android, and Blackberry.

Messenger lets you:

• Send messages instantly to other friends who have Messenger
• Chat with friends who are on Facebook
• Get free push notifications for incoming messages
• Add location and photos to messages
• Access sent and received messages on both Messenger and Facebook
• Create group conversations for making plans on the go
• Add more friends to group conversations at any time
• Control alert and location settings for each conversation

Go!Chat for Facebook Pro v5.2.1

Requirements: Android OS 1.6+
Overview: Go!Chat for Facebook lets you talk with your friends via Facebook chat

Go!Chat for Facebook lets you talk with your friends via Facebook chat

Rated by users as the best Facebook chat experience for Android.

Pro exclusive features:
•NO ADS!
•Exclusive and improved landscape layout for chat window
•Ignore/mute contacts

Features
•Easy & Secure Facebook chat login
•Smileys
•Facebook groups
•Favorites notifications
•Friend alias
•Share photos & location
•Send video & voice notes over Facebook chat
•Swap conversations with gestures
•Homescreen widget
•Access your contacts’ profile from Facebook website or Facebook official app
•Keep sending messages even if the contact gets offline

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What’s in this version:
5.2.1: Bug fixes
What’s new in 5.2:
User interface improvements in conversation screen, photos now are clipped to your messages!
Integrated photo viewer for pics sent via Go!Chat. (with multitouch zoom for Android 2.2 and above)
Now you can save photos sent or received via Go!Chat
Log in through official facebook app. You can still change your account pressing the “Change user” button in the login screen, so no need to log out from the facebook app.
And a lot more is coming soon!

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Ding Ding Ding, Survey Says – Google Is More Popular Than Facebook, Apple And Twitter As A Tech Brand

 

These are the days when a giant company who’s bread and butter is “search” has enough backing in both monetary and production as a brand to become more popular than tech companies like Apple and social media giants like Facebook and Twitter. It’s anyone’s game these days and it certainly seems like a cutthroat business to stay one step ahead of the competition. But Google, a company most noted for reinventing the wheel and actually making it better takes the polls. In a survey conducted by ABC News and the Washington Post, staggering results revealed that Google beat out Facebook, Apple and the Big Tweet for most popular tech brand. The results show that 82% of Americans held a good and favorable opinion of the search giant with 53% of them holding “strongly” favorable opinions. There were only 9% of individuals who held an unfavorable opinion about the company. Apple came in at a close second with 74% of which 13% had an unfavorable view of the fruity company and only 37% expressed a “strongly” favorable word. Facebook came in at 58% and Twitter came in at a low 34% for favorable opinions. FB had a whopping 28% rating for unfavorable opinions and Twitter had 36% in the unfavorable dept. The survey ran from March 28th through the 1st of April and 1,007 adults took part in the study. What would you’re numbers look like if you were given the opportunity to rate these companies?

Source: Langer Research

Facebook buys Instagram (insert groan here)

There goes the neighborhood. Only a week after finally arriving on Android, Instagram has sold out — to Facebook. The price, according to a press release: $1 billion in cash and Facebook stock.

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, on his time line, says that it’s more than just absorbing Instagram into the Collective. “We believe these are different experiences that complement each other,” he wrote. “But in order to do this well, we need to be mindful about keeping and building on Instagram’s strengths and features rather than just trying to integrate everything into Facebook.

“That’s why we’re committed to building and growing Instagram independently. Millions of people around the world love the Instagram app and the brand associated with it, and our goal is to help spread this app and brand to even more people.”

For its part, Instagram says it’s business as usual. “It’s important to be clear that Instagram is not going away,” CEO Kevin Systrom said. “We’ll be working with Facebook to evolve Instagram and build the network. We’ll continue to add new features to the product and find new ways to create a better mobile photos experience.”

So we’ll have to see exactly what happens. As far as Android’s concerned, it’s more about the service than the app. The app itself isn’t all that great. The filters have been around in other apps for some time. (On the other hand, Facebook’s Android app is notoriously bad, too.)

And until Instagram gets its act together and works on more Android smartphones, it’s going to remain a non-starter for many.

Seesmic Pro (Facebook, Twitter) v1.7.4

Requirements: Android 1.5+
Overview: The best way to manage your social networks in a simple app.

Seesmic is the best way to manage your social networks in one powerful and yet simple app. You can see and update your Facebook and Twitter accounts all at the same time, search and get notifications for new messages! You can share photos, videos and location using the service of your choice like Lockerz, yfrog, TwitPic and even YouTube. We also include a widget so you won’t ever miss a single update, from any service.

Our features include:
- Full integration of Facebook, including management and posting to Facebook pages you are an admin of
- The best Twitter client on Android, with all the features you need in a simple but powerful interface: multiple Twitter accounts support, cross-posting, lists, retweets, Twitlonger integration for longer tweets, conversation thread view for public conversations and a lot more!
- Shortcuts: add shortcuts to accounts, the composer, searches, lists, Facebook pages… directly on your phone home screens, anywhere you want!

What’s in this version:

• Updates to this version include the following added features:
• Viewing from Instagram and Twitter within your timeline
• Ability to upload images directly to Twitter
• Removed support for Chatter
• Implemented ad-support
• Various bugs fixes and minor improvements

Note:
Unlocks premium features and removes the ads

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