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If you are a proud owner of a Galaxy Nexus smartphone and have been waiting with baited breath for the volume fix to land today is your day. Word is that the volume fix is being pushed out OTA today by Samsung. The roll out will be staggered according to Clove in the UK. Staggered [...]
Sonos is said to be bringing an upgraded versions of their remote controller application for Android today. Version 3.6 will reportedly bring support for Android tablets 2.2+, including the Amazon Kindle Fire. We’re not sure if they’ll be creating a tablet-specific interface for Android 3.0/4.0+ but we hope they’ll take advantage of that prime real [...]
Sony Ericsson says they have posted the Box.Net promotion details earlier than they were supposed to. The deal was that all Xperia device owners could get 50GB of storage free for downloading the Android app on a Sony Ericsson Xperia device and signing up for an account. If you have tried but were unable to [...]
Android and security don’t exactly go hand-in-hand with each other. In fact, from my view, the majority of mobile security concerns stem from an Android device, which results it seeming like the bane of mobile security. A recent report from a security company reveals the top twelve most unsecure phones all run Android, including the Samsung [...]
Digitimes is reporting that Acer, Lenovo and Samsung are planning to go thermo nuclear war against eachother in early 2012 with the release of their own quad-core, Nvidia Tegra 3 powered tablets. The rush for quad-core was sparked by ASUS’s upcoming Transformer Prime which will see a release sometime in December. According to sources, competition [...]
Happy Tuesday, everyone. We had a lot of big Android news filling our day and no matter how hard we try, there are always some stories that manage to slip through the cracks – or just plain don’t make the cut. The ones we deem worthy of another look, we place here, in the Android [...]
FedEx recently released an official app for Android, bringing all the power of the shipping giant’s online features to your mobile device. To be a bit more specific, the app allows users to create shipping labels, access their FedEx address book, get rate quotes, receive shipping notifications, find FedEx locations, and provide mobile feedback [...]
Prospects of purchasing a Galaxy Tab 10.1 are looking a bit better for our Australian friends, after a court today overturned the injunction leveraged against Samsung’s super-thin tablet by Apple. While this is great news, the Australian court stated that it would keep the injunction in place until Friday, and Apple has already indicated an [...]
Well, what do we have here? Those sexy, silver chiclets you’re looking at are Samsung’s all new Exynos 5250 system-on-chip mobile processors that will be powering your next-next generation Android device. The Exynos 5250 is a 2GHz, Cortex-A15 dual-core processor that could run circles around last year’s 1.5GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core Exynos. The new 5250 was [...]
We’ve reached a point in the evolution of computing technology where one can’t deny the impact of mobile devices phones, tablets and everything else to come in our personal and work lives. For designers, this domain is typically governed by Apple products, be it the Mac desktops and laptops, or the range of iOS devices [...]
Don't blink. If you do, you might miss your Amazon Kindle Fire updating to software Version 6.2. Amazon's not really saying what's new in the update other than “provides improvements to the operation of your Kindle Fire.” But know that it does break root, so you'll have to jump through that hoop again (which you [...]
Looking to replace one more of your belongings with your Android device, Time Warner Cable has released an official app, aptly named TWC TV, which allows your Android tablet to become a remote control, and manage your DVR. Besides controlling your television from anywhere in the house, TWC’s app can show you an interactive [...]
Owner’s of Verizon’s LTE-enabled Motorola Xoom should be expecting an update soon, bringing system software to version HLK75F. The update is a tiny 7.8MB, and brings with it compatibility for Pay As You Go LTE service. Verizon’s informational document about the update is tacit on the subject, listing the following benefits: Now offers month to [...]
Amazon has made available the 6.2 update for the Kindle Fire today via their site. While no specific changelog was given, users who have already downloaded and applied the update have been reporting more responsive buttons and all around smoother UI. Oh yeah, and if you’re rooted, the update will in fact remove root from [...]
RIM is finally starting to see the light, sort of. They are beginning to realize that Android and iOS are very real threats not only to the Blackberry phone division, which obviously a big part of RIM, but to the entire company and their business. As a way to stop their financials from going downhill [...]
We’ve been dreaming about it, but not quite sure when we would see the first Android device clocked at 2GHz (officially of course). The Samsung Exynos chips running at 1.0GHz, 1.2GHz, and 1.5GHz have functioned amazingly well in their Galaxy S II line, and knowing we should see the 2.0GHz SoC in a future tablet [...]
Seems like every time you turn around you'll see corporations using sneaky tricks to gain a competitive advantage over a different, yet equally sneaky corporation. That's usually how money is made by the people who are best at making lots of it — at the expense of others. The cell phone industry is no different, [...]
Amazon has begun pushing a software update to Kindle Fire owners, updating the tablet’s software to version 6.2. The online shopping giant kept quiet about just what the update included however. Given this (lack of) information, the real story here is that the update breaks root. Additionally, the Fire is configured to update automatically over [...]
According to a leaked snapshot from Gamestop’s internal systems, The Asus Transformer Prime will launch on December 19, 2011. Pre-orders have already started on their site and they actually have two different SKUs for the quad-core equipped tablet with two different release dates, December 9 and 19. On the other hand, Newegg has currently the [...]
What a great feat for Samsung today! As you may have heard, Samsung has been in quite the legal battle with Apple Inc. in recent months over whether their Galaxy Tab 10.1 could rest on Australian shelves. Court rulings had prohibited sale of the device with a temporary ban until now. Australians rejoice, for you’ll [...]
If you haven’t heard, Germany has pretty much become the hotspot for smartphone and tablet patent litigation. Most recently, HTC has been hitting headlines in its ongoing battle against IPCom, an intellectual property firm. IPCom claims that HTC’s smartphones violate a number of its patents in the realm of 3G GSM technology. HTC says that [...]
Hey night owls: It’s another late night “Happy Holidroid” Contest and we’ve got three prizes up for grabs. We’re going to start mixing it up a bit the rest of the week with entry methods and time of posting… so keep your eye on Phandroid during the day… and for Galaxy Nexus or Nexii or [...]
Earlier today we told you about Lenovo’s new line of Android powered smartphones and tablets and now we’ve learned that the Chinese company is planning on getting into the smart TV business with a new line of “ideaTV’s” that will launch early next year. Although Google TV was never specifically mentioned, Lenovo did make it [...]
Motorola has started a ‘private’ project where some Verizon Xoom tablet users were able to test out a new update. We started to wonder if Moto was planning to bring Android 4.0 or at least get the tablet ready for the OS upgrade. Matt, a Motorola Forums manager, announced that this upcoming update should be [...]
With all the patent wars going on all over the world, Apple was lucky enough to score a ban on the Galaxy tab 10.1 in countries like Australia where Judge Annabelle Bennett granted the injunction against Samsung back in October. Thankfully, the Korean phone manufacturer appealed that decision and came out victorious. Justice Lindsay Foster [...]
HyperDevBox, the publisher of Spectral Souls, which previously wowed us with both the price sticker () and the size of the game (1GB) has topped its own record today with the release of a new game. Generation Of Chaos, which the company dubbed the first massive strategy RPG for Android, nearly doubles the space requirements [...]
While we sit and wait patiently for the US release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus our friends across the pond have been enjoying it for almost a week now. As it goes for most beta testers – er, I mean early adopters – a nasty bug was found by way of an issue where the [...]
Time Warner Cable just released TWC TV for Android tablets, which gives customers the ability to program their DVR, add favorite channels, and use their tablet as a remote control. Its available to all customers who have a set-top box or DVR running the “Navigator” interactive program guide. Key features include: Interactive Program Guide (IPG) [...]
In case you haven’t heard, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has had a few volume bugs; very unfortunate for such an anticipated device. On the bright side, updates for the Galaxy Nexus come straight from the team at Google. They’ve always been punctual at releasing proper fixes soon after an obvious issue arises. It turns out [...]
If you recall, we told you a few days ago about a new soak-test for the Motorola Xoom, and today new details about what is being updated have come forth. To start with, it's not Ice Cream Sandwich, and no amount of wishing will likely change that one. The Verizon LTE model is getting an [...]
If you drive a car that’s equipped with Ford SYNC Applink, you now have an extra entertainment option when traveling in your cool vehicle. As of today, Slacker Radio for Android (and Blackberry, and soon to be iOS) is now compatible with all Ford SYNC Applink Vehicles. With Ford SYNC Applink and Slacker Radio, Ford [...]
A huge win for Samsung today coming out of “the land down undah” with an Australian court reversing a ban on the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1′s across the country. You may remember last month, Apple was actually granted an injunction against Samsung that put a temporary ban on the sale of Galaxy Tab [...]
Just in time for the holidays, a newly leaked Acer video is making the rounds around the net showing off the upcoming 10-inch Iconia Tab A200. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen their new Android tablet with the device making its way past the FCC and receiving Bluetooth certification a few weeks ago. The [...]
China’s getting a lot of Android attention these days, and among its home-grown manufacturers no one’s treating them better than Lenovo. Engadget spotted the latest entry in latest entry in le smartphone line, the LePhone S760, a mid-range Gingerbread device with at least one distinguishing feature. The 3.7-inch screen uses an AMOLED panel, still relatively [...]
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