Official Super Bowl App Kicks Off in the Android Market

Are you ready for some football!?! As most of you know, Super Bowl XLVI is this weekend and some of you may even be lucky enough to be heading to the Lucas Oil Stadium for some first person action. If so, Verizon has got you covered and has sponsored a Super Bowl XLVI app that will give you plenty of relevant info and even a little social media integration as well.

From 3D maps and guides to where to go for ecxiting nightlife, this app has everything a stadium attendee would need. Actually this can even be usefull for those who are just watching the big game from the comfort of their own couch! The social media within the app will allow you to get updates from NFL huddle and on-scene spectators.

Although this app is sponsored by Verizon it isn’t limited to just Verizon phones, anyone can download the app and it’s free. To get your free download hit the market link below, and for those of you who will be in Indy this weekend, shout out on the comments below!

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Google Wallet gets official for AT&T, semiofficial for Verizon

The road to getting Google Wallet officially supported on Galaxy Nexus phones has been an arduous one. When news came forth that Verizon was to block the app for their variant it was a major letdown. AT&T followed suit. Despite citing incompatibility issues, its widely believed the real issue was simply conflicts of interests, namely the joint effort by carriers for mobile payments called ISIS. Of course when the Galaxy Nexus finally arrived, carrier blocks did nothing to stand in the way of determined modders. An installation of Wallet was soon achieved by way of a modded apk.

Today however, a legitimate, Android Market obtainable Wallet app is showing up in the markets of AT&T Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus owners. Finally. Despite many already having Wallet by other means, this is still a big day. An app like Google Wallet really needs to come from a trusted source and always be updated, so if you have the modded apk installed you should probably remove it and install the latest official version from the Market at your earliest convenience.

So right, what about the Verizon owners?

Well, a clever Nexus owner sent Droid-Life these instructions. It won’t show up by searching your Android Market app, but it IS there.

From your phone, open the browser and head to http://market.android.com.Search for “Google Wallet.”
If your browser prompts you to open the Market, don’t. Just stay in the browser.When the results come back, tap on the Google Wallet icon.The phone will prompt you to leave the browser and go to the Market. Choose the Market this time.You should now be sitting in the Android Market with Google Wallet up.Just tap install

After installing, Google Wallet should now show up in “my apps” within your Android Market as well as the browser version of Android Market.

source: Droid-Life
via: Phandroid 

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Nexus S 4G one step closer to official Android 4.0.4 update

If you own the Sprint Nexus S 4G and are waiting on the official update to Android 4.0, then we have some good news for you. A new internal testing ROM was just spotted on Google’s servers that updates the Nexus S 4G to Android version 4.0.4, build number IMM26.

The file was quickly pulled after it was spotted, but if you are adventurous you can head over to xda-developers and grab a mirrored copy. I’d normally post a guide with instructions for the manual update, but since the official file has been removed from Google’s servers we just suggest the average user wait it out.

Reports suggest that this version was signed with release keys, which likely means it’s we will see the official update in the coming weeks. I’ve been using Android 4.0 on my T-Mobile Nexus S that I gave to a family member and its been running great so far. If you try out this leaked software on your Sprint Nexus S 4G, let us know how it performed in the comments below.

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Android Developers lands official Google+ page

When Google announced the Android Design website aimed at helping developers feel more at home with Holo, the theme used throughout Android 4.0, Matias Duarte made it clear that Android development was headed into the next phase. Google is looking to create a more cohesive experience when it comes to developing for Android for both manufacturers and third-party app developers alike.

One way Google is looking to do that is with a deep, interconnected community where developers can network and lend each other a helping hand. Today, Google announced that they’ll be using their own Google+ to bolster that community, starting with an official profile page for the Android Developers website.

Google will use the Android Developers Google+ page for “development tips, discussing updates to the SDK and developer tools, highlighting new Android training classes, and posting video and pics from Android developer events around the world.”

Google will also use the page for Google+ hangouts, scheduled to take place at 2pm Pacific Time every Wednesday. More hangouts will be scheduled at different times once things progress, but for now you can watch the hangouts after they’ve been uploaded on YouTube if you can’t watch live.

The Android Developers Google+ profile makes a nice addition to Google’s blossoming developer community. Along with the Design guide and Android training program, developers have a number of places to turn for advice on any problems they face.

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Unofficially Official: DROID RAZR MAXX Arriving On January 26th

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