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#Android Studio 1.2 Preview (March 13, 2015) [https://sites.google.com/a/android.com/tools/recent/androidstudio12preview2available] (Albert Kim 3/14/2015: Android Studio 1.2 Preview)
#Android based TV system's are coming back in 2015 using 5.0 Lollipop(March 19, 2015) [http://www.trustedreviews.com/philips-android-tv-system-2015-review] (Norbert Curiciac 3/19/2015: Android TV System 2015)
#Free apps everybody! Amazon’s latest bundle is worth $105 (March 13, 2015) [https://sites.google.com/a/android.com/tools/recent/androidstudio12preview2available] (Tai Nguyen 3/14/2015: Amazon’s latest bundle is worth $105)
== Week 10 (March 15 - 21) ==
#Android version 5.1 has a memory leak. It is fixed, but may take a while for the patch to hit certain devices (March 21, 2015) [http://www.zdnet.com/article/top-android-news-of-the-week-2-in-1-for-39-memory-leak-tag-heuer/] (Elsi Nushaj 3/21/2015: Phones and tablets may need restarts in the mean time to avoid crashes and slow down)
== Week 11 (March 22 - 28) ==
#Google is teaming up with watch makers, like Tag Heuer, to make more luxurious smart watches (March 21, 2015) [http://www.zdnet.com/article/top-android-news-of-the-week-2-in-1-for-39-memory-leak-tag-heuer/] (Elsi Nushaj 3/22/2015: Developing for smart watches may become as popular as other mobile devices)
#Google's Places API launches on Android, will let you share your location using real place names (March 20, 2015) [http://www.androidcentral.com/googles-places-api-launches-android-will-let-you-share-your-location-using-real-place-names] (Kelvin Ng 3/23/2015: Google's Places API allow developers to use detailed place information instead of latitude and longitude)
#Google is rolling out a new automatic "smart lock" function that uses your mobile device's accelerometer to determine when you set the gadget down, to possibly protect your data better if your device is stolen (March 23, 2015) [http://www.cnet.com/news/android-rolls-out-on-body-smart-lock-to-foil-device-thieves/] (Norbert Curiciac 3/23/2015)
== Week 12 (March 29 - April 4) ==
#Android applications will run on windows based phones in the future (March 27, 2015) [http://www.zdnet.com/article/top-android-news-of-the-week-2-in-1-for-39-memory-leak-tag-heuer/] (Elsi Nushaj 3/29/2015: Android applications can be made to utilize the specs of windows phones and integrate with its other applications. Market share will also increase, making android applications likely more competitive)
#Microsoft Releases Beta Of 'Office Lens' Document Scanning App For Android (Apr 2, 2015) [http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/04/02/microsoft-releases-beta-of-office-lens-document-scanning-app-for-android/] (Kelvin Ng 4/2/2015: Office Lens is an app that lets you capture notes, business cards, receipts, and any other scrap of paper as a digital file)
#Android Performance Patterns: Rendering Performance 101 (Jan 6 2015) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXQhu6qfTVU&list=PLWz5rJ2EKKc9CBxr3BVjPTPoDPLdPIFCE] (Albert Kim 04/04/2015: A video explaining rendering performance on Android devices)
== Week 13 (April 11 -18) ==
#Google based phones may get better (longer lasting) batteries in the future (April 10, 2015) [http://www.androidcentral.com/google-reportedly-has-small-team-working-future-battery-tech] (Elsi Nushaj 4/11/2015: Longer lasting batteries allows for more intensive applications to be developed for mobiles)
#Microsoft Office Remote comes to Android, lets you control presentations from your phone (April 13, 2015) [http://www.pcworld.com/article/2909056/microsoft-office-remote-comes-to-android-lets-you-control-presentations-from-your-phone.html] (Kelvin Ng 4/13/2015: Microsoft Office Remote allows smartphone users to conveniently control commonly used Office 2013 features)
#Android Volley vs Retrofit (April 4 2015) [http://www.truiton.com/2015/04/android-volley-vs-retrofit-better-approach/] (Albert Kim 4/17/2015: A comparison between the Volley and Retrofit libraries)
#Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Release Imminent (April 17, 2015) [http://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/04/17/android-5-1-1-lollipop-release-imminent/] (Tai Nguyen 4/17/2015: A new Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update has been confirmed this week by Google)