Yesterday marked the roll out of Android 4.0.2 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Well, just a day later, Google has announced that it will be rolling out Android 4.0.3 to phones and tablets in the weeks ahead. When exactly? Google remained mum on the subject. The new software, according to Engadget, will [...]
We’re on Day 2 of Google’s 10 Billion Android Apps celebration. If you didn’t scoop up yesterday’s 10 cent apps, there’s still time as of this posting. And the new batch is already live, though not yet on the landing page (thanks Android Central!). There are several really good apps on this list. I just [...]
Google updated the web version of the Android Market recently to add a couple of features that should prove very useful to Android owners and app developers. Now each review shows extra meta data identifying the phone or tablet the reviewer is using and the version of the app they had when they submitted the [...]
If you’re Google and your Android Market just surpassed 10 billion apps downloaded, how would you celebrate? Well, by offering up $.10 applications of course. That’s right. Google is currently offering up a “10 Days of Offers: Top Premium Apps, 10¢ Per App” sale on the Market that includes a number of applications that probably [...]
Today at the Intel Developer’s Forum conference, Google’s Andy Rubin and Intel CEO Paul Otellini took the stage together and announced something that will surely excite those of you who are big on Intel chips. The companies will be working together to optimize future versions of Android for Intel’s low-powered Atom processor line. Rubin brought [...]
According to CNN, Verizon will re-launch its V CAST Apps Android app store today and will re-brand it as Verizon Apps. It will, like V CAST Apps currently does, be separate from the Android Market and it will, of course, come per-installed on Verizon’s Droid smartphones. And yes, just in case you were wondering, Verizon [...]
We’re still not exactly sure when Apple is going to announce or release the next iPhone, or iPhones, but we have a pretty good feeling that a launch will be taking place in September or October. If true, the iPhone 5 is going to be up against some stiff competition, arguably, the most serious competition [...]
According to a report from ThisIsMyNext, the version of Android that follows the upcoming Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be called Android Jelly Bean. This fits in with Google’s naming its software after delicious treats and doing so in alphabetical order. To recap, we’ve had Eclair, then Froyo, then Gingerbread, then Honeycomb, and shortly, we’ll [...]
If you’re one of those people who think thinner is better when it comes to phones, this news is for you. According to The Nikkei, a Japanese business daily, NEC Casio Mobile is going to bring the Medias N-04C to the U.S. market following great sales in Japan. The Android handset has one big claim [...]
Just in case that September bit in that Motorola Droid Bionic promo video wasn’t enough evidence for you, Verizon has gone ahead and updated the Droid Bionic’s landing page with the word ‘September’ replacing the usual ‘Coming Soon.’ Sorry folks, the Droid Bionic isn’t coming until September which means that the rumored August 26th date [...]
After months of waiting, the Droid Bionic is on the verge of being let loose on Verizon’s 4G LTE network. The first official Droid Bionic commercial is making the rounds and it should please Droid fans. The commercial features an actress dressed in a futuristic Samurai outfit. She walks down a plank and battles a [...]
The HTC Status, AT&T’s so-called Facebook Phone, has been on the market for a grand total of 36 days. It launched on July 17th and AT&T was pretty thrilled about the launch. Turns out, consumers haven’t been too thrilled with the device and that’s what counts. According to TechCrunch, sales have been dismal and Ma [...]
Back in July, Google rolled out a massive Android Market update that overhauled the look and brought a number of new features including new ways to discover applications and the ability to rent movies and purchase books right from your phone. Today, Google is back at it with another big update for the Android Market [...]
Usually, when a new Droid phone is rumored to be headed to shelves, people are beside themselves. Case in point, the Motorola Droid Bionic. Yet, when the Motorola Droid 3 began leaking out, there was far less interest than there had been for previous Droid devices. Why? Well, for one, Verizon completely overshadowed the launch [...]
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It’s that time of the month again and we have thrown together five Android phones, currently on the market, that we think are the best that money can buy. Now, before you go out and buy one of these, keep a couple of things in mind. One, obviously, you may not agree with this list. [...]
While I theorized on a few things that might happen with the Motorola Droid Bionic because of Google’s acquisition of Motorola, you can be sure there will be one process that won’t be changing and that is how Google selects its yearly Nexus phone. Google’s Android guy Andy Rubin has come right out and said [...]
It appears that Nokia, Samsung, HTC, and others might have competition beyond Android at some point in the future as Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has confirmed that his company has interest in developing phones with Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS on board if the right situation presents itself. In comments made today at the Oppenheimer Technology [...]
Facebook has announced a new extension to Facebook chat for mobile devices called Facebook Messenger that is a stand-alone app that will be available today for both the iPhone and Android. The roots of Facebook’s new application come from its purchase of the messaging app, Beluga, earlier this year. Again, this is a separate app [...]
At Google I/O, Google told the world that its next major release of Android, Android Ice Cream Sandwich, would be touching down at some point during Q4 of 2011. When Google said that, I, like many of you, assumed that we’d probably see it in November or December with a launch of a new Nexus [...]
It looks like we’re probably just going to find out everything about Sony’s upcoming S1 and S2 tablets as another major leak has taken place today which of course comes only a few short days after we were presented with a bunch of details regarding both models.Today’s leak centers around some screenshots that the folks [...]
The long-anticipated TouchWix UI has finally come to the 10-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab. Yesterday the press (and some lucky New Yorkers) got the update early, but tomorrow over-the-air updates will start to roll out for everyone else. The question of the day: will TouchWiz make the galaxy Tab better, or will it make users wish [...]
For those of you out there with an Android device using Google+, you’ll be happy to know that Google has released an update for its mobile application that works out a lot of the complaints that people had with the initial offering. It’s still a work in progress to be sure, but a few of [...]
Trojan viruses aren’t new to Android. Malware has popped up in the past and nefarious individuals will continue to plague Google’s mobile software with them. However, the latest one, discovered by security firm CA, is up there with the worst of them. Previous Trojan’s have been able to log phone call details but this new [...]
Sad that the HP Pre 3 isn’t coming to Sprint ? Not intrigued by the BlackBerry Bold 9930? Still want to get your hands on a Sprint-branded portrait QWERTY Android phone? Well, behold the mystery device we saw leak out back at the end of June, a device that has leaked out today with a [...]
For those of you that aren’t satisfied with AT&T’s current crop of Android phones and have no interest in the upcoming LG Thrill 4G, you’ll be delighted to know that Ma Bell has another interesting little Android number that is supposedly going to be out in the coming months. BGR has snapped up an image [...]
Last we heard from the HTC ThunderBolt Gingerbread update, it had missed its rumored June 30th release date. Things have been pretty much dead in terms of news for the update and it appears that there is a good reason for that. An HTC rep has confirmed to a ThunderBolt owner that the update has [...]
If you’ve been licking your chops wanting to get a hold of the smartphone with one of the best cameras available, you’re in luck because Walmart is offering pre-orders on T-Mobile’s myTouch 4G Slide for an extremely cheap price. While most places are either offering it for $200 or a little less, Wallymart has taken [...]
Alright. so I realize many of you out there are sick of the rumors regarding the Motorola Droid Bionic. I get it, I really do. But the fact is, I’m about as anxious as all of you to see this phone come out and thankfully, it looks like the rumors and speculation are going to [...]
A rumor out of Korean website ETNews claims that Samsung is working on a 3D smartphone, possibly called the Galaxy 3D, that is set to be launched sometime in Q4 of this year, just in time for the holiday season. If true, it means that Samsung is likely preparing to do battle with devices like [...]
T-Mobile G2 owners have been waiting for quite some time for their upgrade to Gingerbread and it appears that one guy waited long enough as he has released an official version of T-Mobile’s Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update, the same update that has been apparently shipping out with refurbished G2 devices. Now, before you get too [...]
In some very good news for LG G2x owners on T-Mobile, the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update is now live and ready to be installed using LG’s Mobile Software Update which is an updater tool that is unfortunately only available for Windows. So, here’s the deal. The update is 178MB in size and updates to GRI40. [...]
The day has finally come for those that have been patiently waiting for the Motorola Triumph to arrive on Virgin Mobile. Today is launch day, folks and the Triumph is now available to order for the cool, off-contract price of $300. And while today is launch day for most of you, it’s activation day for [...]
Netflix support on Android Honeycomb has been a long time coming and, finally, we have our first consumer-grade Android tablet that brings the service on board right out of the box. Today, Lenovo introduced its IdeaPad K1 Honeycomb tablet, which joins its brother the ThinkPad Tablet as the first Android Honeycomb tablets certified for use [...]
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The middle of summer is upon us dear GBM readers and you know what that means? We have a plethora of new Android phones out on the market, enough to make your head swivel around and your hair turn gray. Well, it’s our job to make buying a new smartphone as easy as possible and [...]
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12 iPhone Photography Accessories – Lenses, Stands, Filters and More To Enhance Your Photos
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These days whenever someone mentions the word “Tablet” visions of the iPad or something similar dance in their heads. Not that long ago a tablet was something quite different: a Windows-based slate computer. Since the rise of the new idea of the tablet there have been a few Tablet PCs trying for relevance in an [...]
