News

• Nexus 4 in stock and out of stock yet again.
•  Mozilla wants to bring Open SWF to Android.
• Oracle drops patent claims against Google.
• HTC releases Droid DNA kernel source.
• Google Maps goes live in Mexico
• You can now pre-order books on The Play Store
• Android 4.2.1 Build JOP40D live in AOSP
• Google looking to align releases of Chrome across all devices by early next year.
• Google+ integration in Play Store now live.
• Facebook pushing employees to switch to Android if they haven’t already.

Device Releases

•  Samsung Galaxy Note II (Verizon) $300
  • 5.5” Super AMOLED display at 720 x 1280
  • Quad-Core Cortex A9 processor at 1.6GHz
  • 2GB of RAM
  • 16GB of storage
  • Micro SD slot
  • 8MP Rear Cam, 1.9MP front
  • WiFi
  • 3100mAh
• Samsung Galaxy Axiom (US Cellular) $80
  • 4” Display
  • 1.5GHz processor
  • 4GB internal storage
  • Android 4.0

App Updates

•  Total Commander

• Drag & Drop
• Streaming Media Player
• Better Root Support
• Chrome 
  • Stability and performance improvements.
• Google Drive
  • Edit Google spreadsheets in new native editor
  • Edit contents of tables in Google Docs editor
  • Formatting is maintained when copy/pasting within Google Docs
  • Single tap to enter edit mode in Google Docs editor
  • Add a shortcut to Drive files/folders to your homescreen for quick access
  • Send Link now supports copying link to clipboard
• Adobe Photoshop Touch 
  • Optimized user interface for 7-inch devices (minimum screen resolution 1024×600)
  • Smoother brush strokes
  • Two new Effects: Lens Flare (under “&” menu) and Stamp Pattern
  • Improved grid layout for projects, tutorials, and images
  • New support for sharing to Facebook, Twitter, and other registered apps
  • Quick access to last 5 colors with new shortcut (drag down on Color)
  • Various bug fixes
• Netflix 
  • Large volume button
  • Easy scrubbing with new screen stills
  • Added support for Android v4.2
  • Improved stability and playback bug fixes
• AnTuTu Benchmark 
  •  Full support multi-user feature on Android 4.2.
  • Display CPU core number in benchmark information.
  • Lock screen orientation on benchmarking to avoid some error.
  • Fixed submit page display twice on first time submit scores.
  • Fixed crash on some device.

New Apps and Games

• NeroKwik – Simple, social photo sharing.
• Falcon Pro – Beautiful Twitter client.
• Foodster – Best assistant in the kitchen.
• Clay Jam – Save the land of Clay Jam!
• Freeze! – Dare to escape the prison worlds.
• Zenonia 5 – Wheel of destiny
• Jet Set Radio – Tag, grind and trick to the beat.
• BattleFriends at Sea – Challenge your friends at Battle Ship.
• Sailboat Championship – Racing experience like never before!
• Outlook.com – Microsofts poor excuse for a mail client.
• Adblock Plus – Block those pesky ads.
• Personal Capital Investing – Personal Capital Banking and Investing.
• Walking Text – Text while walking safely.