Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas launches on Android, endless fun ensues

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas may be the most popular GTA ever made, aside from the new GTA V of course. But its fame is nearly unparalleled in the gaming universe. It was a great game, especially for its time, and is still a lot of fun today. Now, it has been released on Android so you can play it on the go!

The game features remastered graphics that don’t look much different from the originals, so you won’t feel like this game is pulling away from the original. There’s also full controller support, so you can play this game properly with a Bluetooth controller. And with somewhat complicated controls, we do recommend a controller (although Rockstar does well with on-screen controls).

The game seems to be giving some people a bit of trouble. There are reports that it isn’t starting after download. It’s probably a launch issue and will get worked out soon, but you might want to wait until the positive reviews start pouring in. But tell us, do you have any memories of playing the original? If so, will you be buying this port? Leave a comment!

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Google’s Open Automotive Alliance to make Android a safer, better-integrated passenger

Android has already appeared on a pretty wide variety of hardware, including phones, tablets, game consoles and headgear. Now it looks like the little Bugdroid will soon try to conquer another major piece of gear: the car.Google today launched the Open Automotive Alliance, an initiative that it has formed in cooperation with Audi, GM, Honda, Hyundai and Nvidia in order to make using Android and its apps in the car easier and safer. The company explains that it’s working to find new ways to integrate Android hardware into cars and also to improve the operating system itself to make driving with the green robot as your passenger a better all-around experience. Details on the project are pretty light so far, but Google does talk about being able to “bring your favorite apps and music with you” and use them with the controls and display that are already built into your car.As consumer adoption of smartphones and tablets continues to grow, people are increasingly relying on those devices to entertain them and to help them find their way. Many folks use their mobile devices to play music, watch videos and navigate to destinations while in the car, but doing so isn’t always a super-safe experience. That’s where better in-car integration comes in, making it safer to access apps and navigation while behind the wheel. It’ll  be interesting to see how Google and its partners tweak Android for the automobile and how developers take advantage of this improved in-car support, and the good news is that we don’t have to wait long to see that happen; the Big G expects the first cars with Android integration to appear by the end of 2014.

T2 Ultra and Xperia™

Press Release

Introducing Xperia™ T2 Ultra and Xperia™ T2

Ultra dual - the large screen smartphone for

entertainment on-the-go!

• Intense entertainment on a large HD display with integrated

movies and music out-of-the-box

• The world’s most portable large-screen smartphone1: 6” HD

display in a smartphone with slim, lightweight and easy to

use design with one-handed operation features

• Snap great pictures with the best camera in its class2 and

enhanced “selfie” apps like Portrait retouch

• Speed and stamina with super-fast data, a lightning quick

processor and great battery performance to keep your

movies playing all day.

14th January 2014, London, UK – Sony Mobile Communications (“Sony Mobile”)

today introduces Xperia T2 Ultra, the next evolution in large-screen smartphone

design. Designed specifically with customers from emerging markets in China, the

Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific rim in mind, Xperia T2 Ultra brings together

the best of Sony’s imaging and display technologies with ground-breaking design

efficiency to produce a stunning LTE3 Android smartphone at a mid-range price point.

“Xperia T2 Ultra will lead the category through its combination of advanced display

and camera technologies, it will bring large-screen entertainment in an amazingly

portable form factor and it will do it all whilst providing incredible value for money,”

said Calum MacDougall, Director of Xperia Marketing at Sony Mobile

Communications. “Its large HD display will deliver big screen entertainment on the

go whilst the efficiency of the design will allow it to remain the worlds most portable

large screen smartphone.”

Incredible entertainment with you all the time

Sony’s entertainment divisions have been delivering some of the world’s greatest

entertainment content for decades and with Xperia T2 Ultra these experiences will

be more integrated than ever before. Sony’s latest Album, WalkmanTM and Movies

apps will integrate out-of-the-box with cloud services to provide easy access to

fantastic entertainment. For users in most Asia Pacific markets this will mean

out-of-the-box integration with the Sony Entertainment Network as well as Sony’s

PlayMemories Online storage service, whilst in China users will have access to an

exclusive Sony movies channel via Sohu and the Sony Zone, a 320Kbps high

quality streaming MP3 service.

To make the most of the movies and songs, whilst ensuring that users need never

be parted from them, Xperia T2 Ultra combines a number of key design features to

perfectly balance the need for a large screen with portability and battery

endurance.

Xperia T2 Ultra’s stunning 6” HD TRILUMINOS display extends to within 2.5 mm of

the phone’s edges. This means that it has a screen to phone size ratio of 73.6%,

both making the most of the space available and ensuring that the phone is no

wider than a standard credit card. It is also both slim (7.6 mm) and light (weighing

only 173 ± 1g depending on variant differences), fitting easily in a jacket pocket.

Big, bright screens can often use a lot of power, but that’s not a problem with

Xperia T2 Ultra, Sony has ensured that it is ready to go the distance by

incorporating a battery-efficient processor and massive 3000 mAh battery,

coupled with Sony’s unique Battery STAMINA Mode that automatically turns off

functions to save power when you don’t need them and restarts them when you

do.

Sony’s innovative smart social camera

Xperia T2 Ultra features a 13 megapixel camera, the best in it’s class2, that brings

together the best of Sony’s digital imaging technology to allow users to capture

incredible images, and, coupled with Sony’s new smart social camera ecosystem,

smartphone photography can go far beyond the traditional snapshot.

The smart social camera system allows developers to create camera add-ons that

extend functionality and re-define the role of the camera. Apps available at launch

will include:

• Portrait Retouch: Turn Xperia T2 Ultra into a virtual mirror and

experiment with make-up effects before snapping the perfect self-portrait

• Collage: Allows you to drop images directly into creative photo collages by

changing formats, layouts and backgrounds

• Background defocus: Create stunning images full of depth by separating

foreground elements and burring the background

• Timeshift burst: Ensures you get the perfect photo every time by taking

31 photos within two seconds, both before and after you press the shutter.

You can then scroll through them afterwards to select the perfect shot.

• Sweep Panorama: Snap amazing and seamless panoramas easily. Take a

snap then sweep the phone in a direction you set to capture wide-angle

panoramas.

These will feature alongside a growing number of third party applications available

through the Sony Select app store and accessible directly from the camera app on

Xperia T2 Ultra. Already the smart social camera includes apps for services like

Evernote and Sphere with many more launching in the coming months.

Xperia T2 Ultra at the heart of a connected ecosystem

With one-touch functions users can instantly and easily share music, photos and

videos and movies from Xperia T2 Ultra with a wide range of NFC-enabled Sony

devices, including speakers, SmartWatch, wireless headsets and TVs.

The SBH52 is a dynamic Smart Bluetooth™ Handset that provides easy

hands-free call handling with a single press, while leaving your smartphone

conveniently in your bag. It also provides you with stereo sound while enjoying

movies on the Xperia T2 Ultra. The OLED display conveniently lets you browse

your call log, view text messages, and see who’s calling you. And with a sleek,

minimal and splash-proof design you can now use it anywhere, in any weather.

Use it as a quality stereo music headset to listen to music or to the built-in

standalone FM radio with RDS. Pairing and connecting is achieved simply by

touching it to the back of Xperia T2 Ultra or other NFC-enabled device. The smart

flip case – SCR14 doesn’t only protect your screen from scratching but can also

serve as a holding stand for when you’re watching movies or using video chat.

Moreover, its smart sensors will automatically wake up your Xperia T2 Ultra as

soon as you open the cover!

Dual SIM, no compromise

Xperia T2 Ultra dual variant offers a new experience through the incorporation of

Sony’s latest generation of dual SIM mobile technology. Users can set up both SIM

cards independently with custom ring tones and one-touch switching between

SIMs before making calls or sending texts. Sony’s dual SIM management

technology means that users can keep both SIMs active, never missing a call, even

whilst talking on one of them.

Key specs for Xperia T2 Ultra and Xperia T2 Ultradual

• 6” HD display (720p) with TRILUMINOSTM and Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 for

mobile

• 13 MP camera with Exmor RS for mobile

• 1.1 Mp front facing camera with Exmor R

• Access to Sony’s “one-touch” ecosystem of 132 NFC connected accessories

• Snapdragon Quad-core 1.4 GHz processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of on

board storage (Micro SD slot expandable up to 32GB)

• Large 3000 mAh embedded battery with Battery STAMINA Mode

LG Optimus F3Q with sliding QWERTY press image leaks out

A press image of an upcoming LG smartphone with sliding hardware QWERTY got posted on Twitter by @evleaks. The entry-level Android handset is headed to T-Mobile US as LG Optimus F3Q.

Alleged specs of the Optimus F3Q include a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU (likely a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 as in the non-QWERTY LG Optimus F3), 4” WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) display, 5MP camera unit, LTE connectivity, and 2,460mAh battery. The smartphone is said to boot Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.

There is no word on pricing and availability of the LG Optimus F3Q just yet. We doubt it will be a long wait before an official announcement comes out from the Big Magenta.

Android 4.3 now available on AT&T's Galaxy S4 Active

Samsung is now seeding the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for the AT&T's Galaxy S4 Active. The update is available both via Kies and over the air and weighs about 770MB.

The Android 4.3 firmware update brings Galaxy Gear support, Knox security, TRIM support and better RAM management and Daydream. There's also the usual batch of performance tweaks and bugfixes.

There is still no official information on when the international I9295 Galaxy S4 Active will get the Android 4.3 update, nor are there details on the Android 4.4 KitKat availability. We hope Samsung sheds some light on those soon enough

Apple reaches settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission

Apple employees received a note from the man in charge, Tim Cook, that the company has settled with the US Federal Trade Commission over the issue with in-app purchases. The dispute came about when parents complained that it was too easy for children to click on in-app purchases and unknowingly spend money.

In the email, Cook stressed that one of Apple's primary concerns is the security and privacy of customers who use the app store. He also pointed that Apple has gone out of its way to assist customers who have suffered from unintentional in-app purchases. Check out a snippet of his staff email below:

Sony will release Android 4.3 for the SP, T, TX and V this month

Owners of the Sony Xperia SP, Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V have grown impatient waiting for their Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update and have pressured Sony to release more information. As a result, Sony has announced on one of its Twitter accounts, that its currently undergoing final preparations and will start rolling the update from the end of January through early February.

The update will commence at different times for all regions and carriers. The Sony Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Tablet Z were already graced by Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, but the waiting of their lower standing siblings is now almost over too. The update brings various changes and additional features, which you can check out here.

As for those awaiting for Sony to move on to Android 4.4 KitKat - we have no new information. Back in November, the company said that the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z Ultra and the Xperia Tablet Z will be in the queue to get the latest 4.4 KitKat update. The Sony Xperia ZR and Xperia SP have also been revealed to be under consideration for an update to KitKat, but we don't know if they've made the cut just yet.