Back at CES in January Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt took part in CNET’s Next Big Thing Panel, where he famously said this when discussing Android fragmentation: “You have to be careful with that word,” he cautioned. He actually prefers to use the term “differentiation” to describe the situation, as his definition of fragmentation is [...]
Last night and most of the day today the blogosphere was all the rage over Google Music and Google’s supposed changes to Google Music’s authorized device policy. The official authorized device limit on Google Music gives you an ample 10 devices. This includes phones, tablets, and computers. Google tracks devices by identifiers such as your computer’s MAC address or [...]
HTC got caught off-guard a few days ago when HTC’s shipments of One X were stalled at customs because of a previous patent fight HTC had with Apple. So now they are checking if HTC infringes one of Apple’s patents or not. But HTC has already built a solution around it, by making a new [...]
Verizon CFO Fran Shammo made some pretty unsettling comments at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom conference. Talking about more people making their way onto 4G LTE devices, Fran said, “As they start to migrate onto 4G, they will have to come off of unlimited and go onto the data share plan. That’s beneficial for [...]
Looking to buy a new Android tablet, or see how your current tablet stacks-up against the competition? Every month we rank the Top 10 Android tablets on the market. We base our rankings on several factors: device age, hardware specifications, OS version, sales, popularity and buzz factor. Tablets that have not been released won’t be [...]
Admittedly, this type of product might not make it to the US or indeed my doorstep in Europe but, it’s nonetheless something worth looking it. With a low-level of buzz rising around Google TV lately, with Sony and LG bringing Google TV products back to shelves later on the year it appears that the world [...]
It seems that with processors reaching quad-core configurations and faster clock speeds becoming the norm manufacturers are finding more ways to push the boundaries. The new wave of one-up-mansship appears to be focuses on graphical prowess. With Apple claiming that the New iPad’s quad-core graphics out perform the Tegra 3 in a big way – [...]
The patent war continues… Last December, Apple won a patent suit against HTC, banning the importation of HTC Android devices. The ITC determined that Android’s messaging application and and web browser infringed upon Apple patent #5,946,647. This patent covers automatically converting phone numbers and email addresses into clickable links that open a menu of options, functions we are [...]
With the incoming rumor that Google will be adding a number of manufacturers to the Nexus program it runs yearly as oppose to just one, I’m sure many people are wondering who will make the cut. Of course, nobody knows who or what will make the cut to be added to the Nexus program if, [...]
This is somewhat of a shake up to the status quo we’re bringing you today. The Wall Street Journal has learned – from sources ‘close’ to the matter, naturally – that Google is planning to partner with multiple OEMs come fall to deliver Pure Google experiences to the masses. It’s said that Google is looking [...]
I have loved the idea of Google Currents from the beginning, but after the last update fixed the slow response issues I’ve been using it every day. We started a project this week to create our own Currents Edition, and you can access it now. We are focusing on the unique content that our [...]
Looking to buy a new Android tablet, or see how your current tablet stacks-up against the competition? Every month we rank the Top 10 Android tablets on the market. We base our rankings on several factors: device age, hardware specifications, OS version, sales, popularity and buzz factor. Tablets that have not been released won’t be [...]
This is somewhat of a shake up to the status quo we’re bringing you today. The Wall Street Journal has learned – from sources ‘close’ to the matter, naturally – that Google is planning to partner with multiple OEMs come fall to deliver Pure Google experiences to the masses. It’s said that Google is looking [...]
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When looking for a deal one never has to go very far. We get the Daily Steals email alerts as soon as the next deals of the day are active. Not always are they ones we will post up here and share, but usually you will find them hitting our G+ page. Todays deal however, [...]
See the chart above? That’s a picture of Android fragmentation diversity as compiled by Open Signal Maps. The company compiled data from 681,900 users of its app over the last 6 months. They counted nearly 4,000 different devices running Android. That’s a lot of gadgets. See the big green box in the chart above? That [...]
After finding out yesterday about the “ridiculousness”of Apple’s patent infringement suit on HTC, delaying the HTC Evo 4G LTE and new HTC One X phones from entering the country; a lot of us stared at our computer screens with rage in our eyes and rage in our hearts. Then after we cooled down we asked [...]
SEGA has finally announced the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II at the Play Store. If you are a fan of the game, you will not be disappointed by the quality of work that was put in in developing its mobile version. Not only it was made to play on Android 2.3 and [...]
Cheezia: Gears of Fur is an engaging and fun platform game with some very cool physics elements thrown in. Your job is to help Manu, a mouse housed within a wall-climbing cogwheel of some kind, save some important recipes from the grip of an Evil Kiwinel bird. So, this adventure is all about food, then: [...]
Sprint has finally addressed the whole HTC EVO 4G LTE delay debacle today on their forum page. it simply confirms that YES it is stuck in US customs. Pre-ordered phones are put on hold, and the author of the post said that the pre-ordered phones will still arrive first. Question is, when? Friday was supposed to be [...]
So, yesterday, we learned that the AT&T HTC One X and Sprint’s upcoming HTC EVO 4G LTE had been delayed in the US due to Apple’s how-the-hell-did-it-get-granted link patent. Patent #5,946,647 deals with the now standard Android method of clicking a link (like in email) and being presented with a menu displaying a list of apps [...]
If you’re one of the many developers that will be heading down to San Francisco this June to attend Google I/O 2012, you better start planning! The official list of sessions and schedule for this year’s Google I/O has been posted, and like previous years, Android sessions tops them all with a whopping 20 sessions [...]
Whenever the comparison of a gaming console is made with the quality of games available on a smartphone, one is bound to hear the name of a racing game. The quality of games has no doubt improved rapidly for smartphones, thanks to the improved processing capability of Android devices. However, when it comes to life [...]
We posted earlier about LG’s new UI 3.0 experience, and we all probably have a differences about it. Lot of us would just love for these OEM’s to leave what Android has created alone, but we know that will never happen. people like options, and options are what you get with Android. LG’s new bad [...]
The Motorola Droid 4 was included in Verizon’s list of devices that will be getting ICS and as you know Big Red didn’t mention when it’ll roll it out. If you don’t feel like waiting and are into flashing ROMs, the folks at DroidForums were able to get their hands on a leaked Android 4.0.4 build. [...]
Japan’s top carrier NTT DoCoMo has released a marketing pamphlet showcasing the Galaxy S III with a “cheesy” tag line claiming that “it understands you.” According to the brochure, it looks like Japan’s variant of the upcoming Samsung handset will sport the S4 Snapdragon dual-core chip and 2GB of RAM, instead of the quad-core chip [...]
It looks like Google is listening to its users and are working on finding a better solution to the 4-per-year device deauthorization limit that was previously set on Google Music. Earlier today, news broke out that Google was limiting the number of devices that could be deauthorized to a maximum of 4 per year, leaving [...]
The iPhone may be Japan’s most popular smartphone, and NTT Docomo may be the nation’s biggest carrier, but what would seem like a match made in heaven is unlikely to come to pass any time soon. That’s the takeaway from comments made by Docomo president Ryuji Yamada yesterday, who expressed preference for Android devices due [...]
Couple weeks ago, I wrote up a post with a download to INVERT your Instagram app and many of you clicked in to see what it was all about. I really liked the more blacked out theme because, to me, the regular Instagram app looks to much like that silly OS that is named after [...]
It’s not every day that I get excited when I look at a UI demo, largely because they tend to end up being vaporware. But it’s hard to ignore a revolutionary UI when one comes along – and that’s exactly what Chameleon is: Still not sold? Check out this demo video from 2 months ago, [...]
For the lucky few developers that were quick enough to get their hands on one of Google’s golden tickets, and will be attending Larry Page’s Chocolate Factory this year — otherwise known as Google I/O — the Sessions calendar is now available for you to scan, and schedule your trip accordingly. Looking through the scheduled [...]
If you’re one of the many people who have been riding the unlimited data train on Verizon’s network, the ride might be coming to an end for some of you. Soon, Verizon Wireless will no longer be allowing customers grandfathered into an unlimited data plan to keep their plan when they upgrade to a 4G [...]
There are many different assortment of launchers to choose from for your phone, what does your tablet get? The options for tablet launchers are few and far, and stock launchers just do not cut the mustard for us die-hard Android users. Luckily Go Launcher HD recently integrated with the tablet UI, but it just does not [...]
We just wrapped up a launch event for the LG Optimus LTE 2 here in Korea, and there’s little doubt that it’s LG’s flagship play. The center of attention is definitely the screen: the phone boasts a 720p, 4.7-inch IPS display that looks pretty great to our eyes. Beyond the screen, the most notable spec [...]
I’ve always been a sucker for a good UI, and despite the bad press surrounding the Grid 10 tablet, I must say, I kinda had a “thing” for their unconventional homescreen. As it stands, Android’s tablet UI isn’t very much to look at. Essentially, you have a larger smartphone home screen which, I understand, is [...]
Remember the LG revolution? Verizon Wireless has just published details about an upcoming bug-fixing OTA update for the handset. Once you install it, it will add Android security patches, improvement to the phone app and more. Here is the full changelog: Device Features Android Security patches have been added. Picture messages will send properly when [...]
NTT Docomo has confirmed to us that its variant of the Samsung Galaxy S III will have 2GB of RAM. The number one Japanese carrier’s model, named the SC-06D, will also feature a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor instead of Samsung’s quad-core Exynos, presumably because of its compatibility with Docomo’s Xi LTE network. We’ve already [...]
Check out this unboxing video of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III. As you probably know by now, the upcoming Galaxy S III is getting ready to be released in Europe at the end of the month; it was only a matter of time before unboxing videos started to creep on Youtube. The latest video [...]
Back at CES in January Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt took part in CNET’s Next Big Thing Panel, where he famously said this when discussing Android fragmentation: “You have to be careful with that word,” he cautioned. He actually prefers to use the term “differentiation” to describe the situation, as his definition of fragmentation is [...]
If you’re a Sprint customer, you can now pay for all of your Google Play store purchases with carrier billing. Previously, this option was only available for apps, but today, Google announced that carrier billing for Sprint customers was now available for books, movies, music, and apps. While some might not think carrier billing is [...]
If you’re a Google Music user who likes to flash custom ROMS on your Android device, you might want to be careful the next time you deauthorize a device from your Google Music account. According to new reports, Google now only allows a maximum of 4 devices to be deauthorized each year. Some users on [...]
T-Mobile Sensation 4G users, there’s some good news for you. 2 days after announcing that Android 4.0 was finally coming to the Sensation 4G, HTC and T-Mobile have gone ahead and released the update for the device, as promised. In addition to rolling out ICS for the Sensation 4G, T-Mobile has gone ahead and provided [...]
The Android world was somewhat up in arms today after discovering new limitations on Google Play Music, namely that you could only de-authorize up to four devices every year. This put those who often flash new phone or tablet ROMs in a bind, since an active flasher could run through his or her quota in [...]
Yesterday, we told you guys about the Samsung Galaxy S3 (and 19 other devices) slated to arrive in the land of the rising sun via Japanese carrier NT Docomo. Normally that wouldn’t be considered very important news to you guys, but get this – NT Docomo is listing their GS3 with the same dual-core S4 [...]
Let’s get this right out of the way: Verizon’s latest release for the LG Revolution is not, repeat not, Ice Cream Sandwich. There, we’re done. That being said, there’s quite a bit of new stuff in the latest update, and Revolution owners who are still on the stock software will want to upgrade immediately. Build [...]
Last night and most of the day today the blogosphere was all the rage over Google Music and Google’s supposed changes to Google Music’s authorized device policy. The official authorized device limit on Google Music gives you an ample 10 devices. This includes phones, tablets, and computers. Google tracks devices by identifiers such as your computer’s MAC address or [...]
Mobile marketing continues to grow in importance for advertisers, and as such Nielsen’s made mobile usage statistics a major part of its data reporting. Its latest report focuses on how consumers use apps on their smartphones, and amid some relatively unsurprising statistics (the number of iOS and Android users in the US more than doubled [...]
There’s a ton of launchers available at the moment, but depressingly few are for Android tablets (with Go Launcher HD being the best among them). Chameleon is a new tablet launcher that uses an impressive methodology: its layout changes depending upon the time of day, connection, or even GPS location, catering itself to which apps [...]
Starting on Friday, T-Mobile will be throwing another one of their “Magenta Deal Days” BOGO promotions. New or existing T-Mobile customers with an available upgrade can take advantage of T-Mobile’s buy-one-get-one deal on some of the hottest 4G phones T-Mo has available. Simply buy two phones – yup, you’re going to have to fork out [...]
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