Now that the team behind Flipboard has finished beta testing their new update on iOS device (I call it beta testing when a team puts an app out on iOS before Android) they have decided to let us Android fans have it. The update brings many important changes including personal curated magazines and updated search functionality. This update may make you go back to Flipboard again. The full an... »
Hold on to your hats, T-Mobile customers. If there’s any truth to the rumor TmoNews posted last Friday, there are major changes in store; changes that could possibly alter the face of the mobile industry as we know it. Word has it, the company is making moves to become what they are calling the “Uncarrier”. The new changes are said to go into effect on March 24th, and we may even... »
Over the past few weeks, there have been rumors that the search engine giant is looking to jump into the retail chain and begin opening brick-and-mortar Google Stores to offer its line of Nexus devices. You didn’t see those rumors posted here because we simply weren’t buying them. Despite the “cool” factor, we just don’t think it’s time for such a thing. Apparen... »
If you’ve been following the Canonical mobile news this year then you’d probably already know that they are working on a mobile OS for smartphones. This OS won’t be out on its own full platform until next year, but until then Canonical has released the system images (ie. developer preview) for those of us with Nexus devices to tinker with. Canonical has released Ubuntu touch, the... »
WhatsApp Messenger — a popular instant messaging client across not only Android, but BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Phone and Nokia phones as well — has been available on Google Play for a while now. I’ve never been a fan of the app myself, and one of the biggest reasons for that was I didn’t like the UI. It just feels a bit clunky and too reminiscent of an app I used to love ... »
Today was the day of Android 4.2.2, at least as far as Nexus device owners are concerned. In case you missed the news earlier, we posted links to firmware update downloads for various devices, but we weren’t sure at the time exactly what the new update entailed. Now that we’ve had some time to let the latest build settle in, we’re starting to learn a few things about it. The firs... »
Chrome Beta 25.0.1364.64 out now on Google Play Heads up Chrome Beta users! I just got an update notification on my trusty Galaxy S III of an impending update to version 25.0.1364.64. The most exciting news here is that it looks like scrolling might finally be quicker, which has been one of the biggest complaints we’ve heard when talking about the browser with the community. Keep reading for... »
Google France says Android will not have a booth at MWC 2013 Say it ain’t so! Not our beloved Android booth?! Unfortunately, that seems to be the case, according to the folks over at Android Authority. They stumbled on a report from French publication Test Mobile, who first suggested the news, which was then confirmed by Google France to be sad, but true. “I can confirm that indeed, Sonia, w... »
Thank you again for your support! Earlier this week, we kicked off an exciting giveaway with 7 $10 Google Play Store gift cards up for grabs. The turnout wasn’t nearly what we expected, especially after our original post on Google+ about the giveaway sat atop of the What’s Hot section for a couple of hours on Tuesday. In total, we had just under 400 entries, which is good news for thos... »
iPad’s bark no match for Android’s bite According to a the preliminary findings of the IDC’s “Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker” Q4 2012 saw ‘the rise of Android tablets’. As the overall tablet market exploded, seeing 74.3% growth from the previous quarter , it is Android’s presence within the tablet-sphere that is truly impressive here. Unseating A... »
