Intel and Nokia seemed to be great friends before the MicroKia marriage took place. They were working together to create MeeGo which was supposed to be their joint mobile and tablet OS. Paul Otellini, the long time Intel CEO, feels that Nokia went with Microsoft for purely financial reasons and not because the platform was the best [...]
Honeycomb was not meant for phones, yet it has been ported. The team at T3HH4XXOR have done a brilliant job by previewing ports for HTC Desire HD, Droid Incredible and Evo 4G. They were kind enough to say, “If you are interested, I would be more than happy to port to your device for you, just [...]
NVIDIA’S dual core line of processors, Tegra 2, seems to be everywhere lately, from Motorola to HTC to… Samsung? Yes, folks. Apparently our friends at AnandTech came across some benchmark results of a GT-i9103 with a Tegra 2 listed as its processor. Pocket-lint noted that Samsung’s Galaxy S II official specs sheet stated that their [...]
With all the the buzz about 3D movies, TV’s and now with that translating over into the smartphones platform, Samsung was quoted basically stating that they have no intentions of releasing a 3D Smartphone. Yet. This was the news from Jim Powell, head of product management for Samsung Mobile UK, that shocked us all. He also [...]
It was just the other day we brought you news about Movie Studio, a new movie editing suite created specifically for Android tablets running Gingerbread OS. Now thanks to some leaked video from MWC 2011, we’re getting a better idea of what the app has to offer. During the Keynote speech by Google’s Eric Schmidt, [...]
Well, if you are living in Canada and have Rogers as your carrier, you are in luck! The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will be at your fingertips for $397.36 CND, just a little under four large. That means you will be able to unleash the pure gaming power with a 4 inch multitouch 854 x [...]
Google is up for the competition with Apple, and part of that is introducing their new service called Google One Pass. This is in direct competition with Apple’s Subscription service for magazines, and newspapers. The best part, Google has undercut Apple by two-thirds, meaning Apple is taking 30% revenue per subscription, whereas Google is asking only [...]
So T-Mobile’s official twitter account came out the woodwork today with a little announcement. T-Mobile will be getting the Samsung Galaxy S II. Not discussed: the release date, and price but a couple of specs on this thing are out there. For starters it will be bringing some dual core goodness, super AMOLED Plus screen, 4G speeds, [...]
Yogurt, yogurt I hate yogurt… Even with Strawberries… But enough of the “Spaceballs” humor and let’s get down to brass tacks here. The Samsung Epic 4G or Sanyo Zio: get ready to have your OS UPDATED! So our good friend over at XDA, BenTiger, blasted out a screen shot coming straight off a Sprint internal announcement, stating [...]
When it comes to options, Android is full of them: weather replacements, home screen replacements and music playing applications just to name a few. Unlike some companies who have a history of not allowing apps that duplicate existing features, Android is all about choices. MapQuest has had their free GPS application on iOS for a while [...]
Google has released an update for their popular RSS reader, Google Reader, bringing it up to version 0.9.2. The update adds a couple of widgets, a “mark as read” button, and Russian translations. The “News Ticker” widget brings information to your homescreen in the same fashion that the stock News and Weather widget does, allowing you [...]
“Let it never be said that your anal-retentive attention to detail never yielded positive results!” is exactly what I would say to the person who found this little piece of information. The HTC homepage spewed out a list of specs (most of which we already knew about) for the upcoming HTC Incredible S and the [...]
Have you ever been interested in how your favorite Android apps are made, have an interesting idea for an app of your own but don’t know where to start, or just an Android fan that wants stay up to date? Well your prayers have been answered in the form of a brand new internet television [...]
Update: 9:30 PM EST. See new item at end. A mobile carrier, a manufacturer, and a smartphone walk into a conference, and… oh wait, you already heard that one? How about this one: The HTC Thunderbolt’s rumored launch date has changed yet again. I know you heard that one, but did you hear the date [...]
It’s time for another round of dessert-themed musical chairs, everyone! Once more, we’ve got an update on an Android release nickname, and once more, maybe it’s correct and maybe it isn’t. As you know, Google gives each release of its Android Operating System a nickname based on a dessert, in alphabetical order of release. The [...]
DivX are known for their specializing in digital video codec and have some news from Barcelona. At MWC, they announced Renesas Mobile Corporation’s SH-Mobile MT1 (SH73704) which is the world’s first DivX Plus HD certified mobile system-on-chip(S0C). As you all know, handsets or smartphones were compared or reviewed on the basis of connectivity, display size [...]
Plex, another popular application running on another platform has landed in the Android Market. If you haven’t heard of Plex then let me run through it with you. This impressive app lets you browse and play video,music and photos straight to you Android phone which is streamed from the Plex media server that you download [...]
Lookout’s App Genome Project released a report which shows that the number of applications available at Android Market have increased by over 125%. This means it is on pace to overcome iTunes applications with three to one . Although Apple has a good lead with applications provided through iTunes compared to Android Market, there is still hope [...]
Usually when you think of a manual most of us, like me, sigh because I’d rather tinker with it and learn by doing. When a manual comes out before you’re able to use the product, I like to read through it to see if it mentions things testers haven’t leaked yet. Our friends over at [...]
During an event at MWC, Chief Executive Officer for Motrola Mobility Sanjay Jha let some information slip. Google is preparing for an all-out war against Apple’s iTunes music service by launching their own Google Music service, starting with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb). There have been rumors for some time that Google has been preparing to take [...]
For those that have rooted their phones, you have had to decide which of the many custom ROMs you’d like to run. In the world of custom ROMs, there are few that are of the elite, and Cyanogen and his team have got to be at the top of that list. Some may even call [...]
Thanks to a source of site WPCentral, we’re now getting a look at manufacturer Dell’s 2011 roadmaps for both Android smartphones, and Tablets. The info gathered from the maps can’t be verified but we’ll roll with it for now and see how accurate they turn out to be. Sometime between Q4 and Q1 2012 we’ll [...]
Everyone has been clamoring about the performance of the NVIDIA Tegra 2 and the just-released Samsung dual core processor, the Exynos 4210. However there is a sleeper product in the TI OMAP 4430 and its a beast. TI had the fastest chip last generation, powering the updated Droid line and the previous title holder the [...]
The tablet market seems to be some kind of battlefield with release of new ones. Sony being one of the major manufacturer for consumer electronics has not stepped into this arena yet. According to our friends over at Endgadget, this might change and the claims from them are that this information is from “two highly [...]
It’s the release date and pre-sale shuffle for two of Motorola’s hottest new Android devices. The Motorola Xoom tablet was initially set for pre-sale at retailer Best Buy starting on February 17th. Now thanks to some leaked documents, it looks like the date has officially been moved back a whole three days to February 20th. [...]
A credible source has given more details about Android 2.4 still being called Gingerbread. The main difference between the two versions (2.3 and 2.4) will be thorough support for multicore processors and how the OS can best take advantage of the new horsepower. Additionally Google Talk video calling will be integrated and match the support level in [...]
It appears as though American Airlines has started something by releasing their Android App last week. Now in the game is Delta Air Lines with their official Android App. It’s currently available in the Android Market, or just scan the QR code below with your device. The Delta Air Lines app, much like the AA [...]
Waze is an Android app that uses information from drivers to determine traffic volume on all highways and streets in your area. A new Waze widget was displayed at Google’s Android booth at the Mobile World Congress, and attracted quite a crowd. One users comment from the Android Market that I particularly liked was brought to [...]
The HTC Flyer that was shown off at the Mobile World Congress is already showing up on Amazon.de for EUR 699. Now convert that and you have USD 730 or if you’re in the UK that’s GBP 589 ish, which is stark raving mad. It has to be said though that it comes in cheaper [...]
The official Weather Channel app got updated to version 3.0.0. adding numerous new features to most popular free weather app in the Android Market. The new features described in the update are… Voice search now allows consumers to obtain weather forecasts by speaking a location, whether by address, city, ZIP code or well-known landmark. The [...]
Kyocera was on the spotlight for its dual-touchscreen handset which looks like a hand-held gaming device. But now, there is a new handset on the block from Fujitsu. They have created a dual-touchscreen device similar to Kyocera which is in portrait mode instead of landscape and has many options. The device was showcased at the Fujitsu’s stall [...]
“Competing with Apple you have to deliver premium products,” Jha said, adding Xoom software was also upgradable. (Reuters) This is a very interesting statement from Jha, Motorola’s CEO for two main reasons. First being, “competing with Apple.” This is interesting because the forthcoming Xoom tablet (that has yet to see a definite release date) has [...]
I shall call it… Mini-me… What do you mean that’s copyrighted?… Okay, okay let’s call it The Samsung Galaxy Mini! Why would someone want to buy this bite-sized morsel of Android goodness? Well, because it looks so gosh darn cute next to my tea-cup Chihuahua… Lame, but in all seriousness this phone is going to [...]
Sony Ericsson kicked off the Mobile World congress in Barcelona on Sunday with a jaw dropping selection of new Android phones and two are heading to Rogers. One of these is the much talked about Xperia Play which is going to transform the way in which we play games on our phones. You may ask [...]
T-Mobile is once again bringing the fun and unique Sidekick back to the mobile phone arena with a couple huge and great differences. One of them, of course, is that this year’s Sidekick will be boasting the Android operating system. Also of course it will be speeding along using T-Mobiles HSPA+. Danger is no longer [...]
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