Nov 7, 2012



Though Apple is selling millions of smartphones, it's iPhone adoption rate can’t keep up with Android says well-known Internet analyst Mary Meeker.

Android adoption rate increasing six times faster than iPhone

By: Unknown on: Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Nov 6, 2012


A federal judge on Monday tossed out an Apple lawsuit accusing Google-owned Motorola Mobility of trying to charge the iPhone maker too much for licenses to essential technology for mobile devices.

US judge tosses Apple suit against Motorola

By: Unknown on: Tuesday, November 06, 2012

Nov 3, 2012



Amongst the many other additions that will be part of Android 4.2, it looks like keeping your device secure will be a priority as well. I know we don’t like the idea of malware on our Android devices, but the fact is, it’s out there. Google is looking to combat that in 4.2 by offering the option of scanning an application before it’s fully installed. Once the app is scanned, if it finds something suspicious within the app, it’ll then prompt you and inform you as such and give you the option to continue. Additionally, the scanner will block the installation completely if the fingerprint matches existing malware.

Android 4.2 is all about security

By: Unknown on: Saturday, November 03, 2012

Google has announced the release of Android 4.2, an update to Jelly Bean, that promises to bring a new camera app, typing improvements, and other upgrades to the Jelly Bean experience. 

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean 101

By: Unknown on: Saturday, November 03, 2012

Nov 1, 2012


If you think you own your tablet and can put any software you want on it, think again. The U.S. government just made it officially illegal to "jailbreak" your tablet, while also saying it was ok to jailbreak your smartphone.

It's Officially illegal to Jailbreak Your iPad

By: Unknown on: Thursday, November 01, 2012



The burning platform is still burning.

IDC released its quarterly cellphone shipment estimate, stating that the market grew by only 2.4 percent year over year, from 434.1 million to 444.5 million units. The smartphone market was solely responsible for the growth and compensated for a substantial drop in feature phone shipments. IDC said that smartphone shipments were 179.7 million units in Q3 2012, compared to 123.7 million units in Q3 2011.

Nokia Drops Out of Top 5 Smartphone Companies Rank

By: Unknown on: Thursday, November 01, 2012

It seems like Apple gets a new patent every few days... Just on Tuesday, it won patents for a 3D remote mechanism and for a technology that allows it to detect unauthorized use of your phone, according to Apple Insider.

Apple Stupidest Patents

By: Unknown on: Thursday, November 01, 2012
Samsung is enjoying a pretty fantastic time in the smartphone industry at the moment, thanks to their Galaxy S handsets that have proven to be hugely successful with the Android loving community. The current Galaxy S III model is still flying off the shelves and recent earnings reports have shown that the Korean based electronics giants are certainly going in the right direction with record breaking profits in the last quarter. There’s nothing like a good rumor to raise the stock price of a company and it looks like the Galaxy S 4 / IV speculation is starting to surface.

Samsung Galaxy S4 [RUMORS]

By: Unknown on: Thursday, November 01, 2012

Oct 28, 2012



Samsung is working hard to improve its latest Android flag-ship, Galaxy S III, the device already got the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean rolling-out for more users worldwide everyday. Latest Reports suggest that Samsung is working on a New Android build for the Galaxy S III, this time its a minor update to Jelly bean 4.1.2 but with a Huge New feature.

Android 4.1.2 update for the Galaxy S3 with Multi-Windows [VIDEO]

By: Unknown on: Sunday, October 28, 2012

Oct 21, 2012



Diverting some of the attention away from Apple’s ‘iPad mini’ unveiling on October 23 and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 event on October 29, Google is to unveil a number of new devices and software improvements on the same day as Microsoft - and I have all the details.

Google event schedule for October 29, and here is what's gunna happen

By: Unknown on: Sunday, October 21, 2012

Oct 16, 2012



Google’s Chromebook hasn’t proved to be quite popular amongst the general consumer since first being announced at last year’s I/O, and the Mountain View-based outfit has just announced a new addition to the roster. Sundar Pinchai, Senior VP of Chrome and Apps, has revealed the $249 kit for release next week, while special kiosks will begin popping up over 500 of the most heavily-populated Best Buy stores across the US to give prospective consumers a taster of what’s on offer.

Google Announces New $249 Samsung Chromebook

By: Unknown on: Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Oct 11, 2012


The OS for BlackBerry has always been quite limiting for developers, but now RIM are looking to change that as they bring out their next operating system. The OS in the video (below) shows a much more sleek phone, with simple slides to answer calls and a pretty neat texting tool which lets you swipe up for words (of course, Android will probably get a app out of that).

BlackBerry 10: Android Meets iOS! [VIDEO]

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012




No, I didn't scale the images wrong, it's the new Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini that was just announced in Germany. Brought on by an increasing demand for 4" droids with good specs, the S III mini wants to please people who find the 4.8" screen of its big brother to be just too big.

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini is now official!

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012

In something that should really come as no surprise, Samsung’s fastest selling device ever is now T-Mobile’s fastest selling device ever.

 T-Mobile took some and made this historic announcement on its Twitter page for all the world to see. Coupled with T-Mobile’s extensive 4G and Samsung’s own Next Big Thing campaigns, the Galaxy S III represents itself as T-Mobile’s phone to beat and flagship phone. One has to wonder though how the Galaxy S III will do once the intriguing (and sleek I may add) Galaxy Note II hits shelves in about a month’s time.

source: T-Mobile Twitter

Galaxy S III: Fastest-Selling Device Ever On T-Mobile

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012


Forget Jelly Bean, all the cool kids are talking about Android 4.2 these days and although not yet announced, it has started showing up in website analytics data.

The Next Android Is Already Here!

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012


The AFP news agency reports that Hitachi has discovered a way to store digital information on slivers of quartz glass. This data can seemingly exist forever, enduring extreme temperatures and hostile conditions without degrading... at least until the sun begins to die and expend to consume the earth, that is.

Hitachi has found a way to store data in quartz glass

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012


Yes, there are more than a handful of different smartphone gamepad controllers and accessories out there, but it's hard to deny that PowerA's MOGA Bluetooth Controller looks pretty darn good. With smartphones becoming more and more powerful and mobile gaming become more advanced, it certainly makes sense that accessory makers are rushing to create their own unique gamepad controllers. 

MOGA Bluetooth Controller for Android Arrives October 21

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012

Not too long ago, Sony’s Xperia acro S hit the FCC with it’s 1.5GHz dual-core processor. And now the waterproof Xperia acro S is on sale for in the US as an unlocked device only. So if your on T-Mobile, AT&T, or any of the other GSM (including pre-paid) carriers, you can pick one up for $650 and put it on your account.

The Water resistant Sony Xperia Acro S now on sale in unlocked form for $650

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012


If you find that you’re sick of the Apple iPhone and are interested in grabbing yourself an Android phone instead, HTC has the incentive to entice customers to come on over to the wild side. The manufacturer has presented a solid promotion where customers can trade in their iPhone (in fully functional and good condition, of course) and buy a One X instead, with a side of $99 urBeats headsets thrown in for free. Naturally customers may not expect to get top dollar for the iPhone compared to online listings like Craigslist or eBay, but you gotta admit— the idea of having the awesome One X with a sweet headset may be too good  of a deal to pass up.

HTC Enticing Apple iPhone Owners To Trade Their Phones In For A One X With Free urBeats Headset

By: Unknown on: Thursday, October 11, 2012

Oct 3, 2012


By itself, the 55-inch MultiTaction display created by Finland's MultiTouch Ltd is already great. But combine 24 of them and you have the most ridiculously massive multi-touch display wall the world has ever seen. Created by UK-based Engage Production, the monstrous installation measures in at approximately 32.5 ft x 9.8 ft.

The World's Largest Multi-Touch Screen

By: Unknown on: Wednesday, October 03, 2012
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