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Samsung releases Galaxy S III commercial in Europe

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:11:18 EST

Samsung has released a television commercial in Europe for the Galaxy S III. The commercial has very little speech, but shows off the features of the phone. The commercial states, the Galaxy S III understands you, shares what's in your heart, keeps track of loved ones, recognises who you are, follows your every move, sees your best side, connects...

Native Firefox for Android reaches beta status

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:04:41 EST

Firefox for #android has reached beta status. The latest versions is different from previous versions because its built with the native #android UI. Previously Firefox was available via nightly builds, but now that its reached beta status you can pick it up from Google Play. This means that you'll get more stable versions and easier updating. T...

Sprint Galaxy Nexsus having connectivity issues

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 14:40:51 EST

Some Sprint customers have been complaining of connectivity issues with the Sprint Galaxy Nexus. The complaints have been flooding the forums and Sprint has confirmed there is an issue, and they're working on a fix. Sprint/Samsung is aware of this problem and will be releasing a software update to resolve the issue. Can't commit to a date yet, bu...

Sprint rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich this year

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:03:01 EST

Sprint has announced they will roll out Ice Cream Sandwich to their #android phones this year. The announcement came via the company's community forums. Handsets that will get the latest version of #android include the Sprint Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch, and Nexus S. Sprint will begin to roll out Google's latest version of #android, Ice Cream San...

Google Cloud Print can print PDFs to Android 4.0

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:31:21 EST

Google has introduced a neat little feature of their Cloud Printing service. They've made it possible to print PDF files to your #android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich device. From the Chrome Blog:"Finally, we've made it possible to send documents to your phone or tablet running #android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich through Google Cloud Print. Once you insta...

aShell Launcher for Android with Innovate Docbar and 3D Effects

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:26:39 EST

Mobilityflow, developer of popular #android apps such as aTorrent and Animated Weather, announces the release of aShell Launcher, a new #android launcher developed in collaboration with Digital Mind Development Ltd (DMD).aShell Launcher is a beautiful and convenient alternative to default home screen of #android phones. Its key advantages are speed...

Samsung offers free extended battery to Galaxy Nexus buyers

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:30:42 EST

Samsung is giving away an extended battery pack to new customers who purchase a Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Verizon. The company probably realizes that if you use your phone on Verizon's LTE network you'll likely eat through your battery time pretty quickly. To get the free extended battery you'll have to purchase the phone through Samsung Direct, a...

Google to enter tablet market with Nexus Tablet

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:13:24 EST

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is about to enter the tablet with its very own Nexus tablet. Just like they did in the #smartphone space, Google's tablet will be a co branded effort.The Internet search company will sell co branded tablets directly to consumers through an online store like rivals #Apple and Amazon.com Inc., AMZN 1.03%...

Evernote for Android gets speech-to-text

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:50:18 EST

Evernote has updated their #android app to include speech to text for note taking. Using Google's speech recognition, users now have the option to transcribe voice input into text notes. Audio notes have been a core feature of the app since day one. Today, we're giving you a new option: speech recognition. Tap the new speech bubble icon in the too...

5 million Samsung Galaxy Notes Sold

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:46:00 EST

According to Samsung, the company has sold 5 million Galaxy Note Phablets. 5 million units is a huge number for a phone that was once considered too big. The company reported 2 million units sold at the end of February, and now the company says they have now sold 5 million units. Samsung says their goal is to sell 10 million units by the end of ...

Angry Birds Space now available for Android

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:01:19 EST

Angry Birds Space is now available for #android devices. Angry Birds is Angry Birds right? This version has you slinging your Angry Birds in outer space trying to kill those pigs once and for all.There is a free version and .99 version. It also comes in an HD version for 2.99. Interestingly, Amazon has the paid versions and Google Play only has ...

Is this the worst time to buy an Android phone?

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:18:52 EST

Is this the time to buy a new #android phone or not? BGR has a post out today claiming it's the worst time to buy an #android phone. BGR believes some game changing phones are just around the corner and now is not the time to get stuck in a 2 year contract on your phone. I would take this a step further. It's always been the worst time to buy a...

Another Galaxy S III render

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:22:24 EST

Another day, another purported Samsung Galaxy S III photo. Dutch site GSM Helpdesk published this photo that they claim is an official press photo. We have no way to verify the photo and frankly it could definitely be fake. It could also be an early mock up of the S III. If you're really into conspiracy theories, the weather widget says London,...

Sony announces Xperia neo L MT25i running Ice Cream Sandwich

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:41:10 EST

Sony announced the Xperia neo L MT25i today for the Chinese market. Designed to be a successor to the neo and neo V, the L MT25i has relatively average specs in today's market, but it will run the latest version of #android Ice Cream Sandwich. The Xperia neo L MT25i will sport a 4 inch 854�480 display, 1Ghz single core Qualcomm MSM8255 processor, ...

Official TED app for Android released

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 19:14:20 EST

TED announced its official #android app today. The app allows users to browse and watch the full library of 1,100+ TEDTalks � all categorized, searchable and tagged. Ranging from 3 minutes to 18 minutes in length, TEDTalks share ideas from the world's most fascinating people on everything from technology and design to global issues and entertainmen...