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HTC J Butterfly to Receive Sense 5 based Update this Month

Andrei Prescura — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:57:07 +0000

While everyone might think that HTC is only focusing on providing the One, the company also announced that new updates will be released for several devices during the following weeks. So, according to Jack Tong, president of HTC North Asia, the first to receive an official OTA firmware is the HTC J Butterfly. The upcoming [...]

US Sony Xperia L Pre-orders Available; Release Date set for May 23

Andrei Prescura — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:44:52 +0000

The mid-range Sony Xperia L has been leaked and also announced for a while now, so what we found out today didn’t surprise us at all. The device is available for pre-orders through the official Sony Store in US while the official Xperia L release date is set for May 23. Therefore, if you are [...]

Google Glass to Get Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter, and Tumblr Apps

Liviu Anca — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:18 +0000

The Google Glass augmented reality smart glasses are on the verge of making a major jump in terms of functionality by receiving client apps that allow the users to post and interact within the social networking apps. In the first instance Facebook, Google Plus, Twitter and Tumblr will be the first social networks to receive [...]

Sony Xperia UL Photos Leaked, Packs Snapdragon 600 CPU

Liviu Anca — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:57 +0000

After Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL, the Japan based company is getting ready to launch the Xperia UL, codenamed Gaga. Next to some unofficial pictures that leaked online, the rumor mill also unveil some the technical specifications of the Sony Xperia UL model. After a couple of terminals powered by a Snapdragon S4 Pro [...]

New Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Update Might Come to Remove Some of the Bloatware

Liviu Anca — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:57:50 +0000

It seems that Samsung has some problems in Untied Kingdom, because of a BBC TV show called Watchdog. The reporters have started an investigation regarding the freshly launched Samsung Galaxy S4, in an attempt to find out why the flagship smartphone only comes with 8 GB of internal storage from its 16 GB. As you [...]

Panasonic P51 Announced in India, Sports 5-inch Display and MediaTek CPU

Liviu Anca — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:51 +0000

Panasonic has announced a new Android powered smartphone in India. It is called Panasonic P51 and it was designed for the users who want a large display smartphone, specifications that bring it in the mid-range class and an affordable price. The Panasonic P51 has a price of $571. Panasonic is not one of the big [...]

HTC Isn’t Planning a HTC One Nexus Edition, the Company Dismisses the Rumors

Liviu Anca — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:26:29 +0000

As you probably know at the Google I/O 2013 event Samsung and Google have announced a Galaxy S4 Google Edtion. Well, it seems that Taiwanese company is not planning to launch a HTC One Nexus, dismissing the rumors. that made the headlines ahead of the Google I/O keynote. After the highly appreciated Samsung Galaxy S4 [...]

ZTE Grand X2 In Announced, Brings Intel Clover Trail+ CPU and Android Jelly Bean

Liviu Anca — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:08:07 +0000

One of the first smartphone manufacturers that experimented with the Medfield platform from Intel, the China-based phone maker ZTE has announced a new mobile phone, dubbed ZTE Grand X2 In that is using Android on an x86 architecture, bringing impressive technical specifications. Compared to the first ZTE Grand X In model, which is already available [...]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition Release Date Is June 26th

Liviu Anca — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:53:22 +0000

At the Google I/O 2013 conference that debuted on May 15th, the Mountain View-based company made an announcement that will please the fans of the Vanilla Android experience. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition release date will be June 26th, a variant of the popular flagship of the South Korea-based company that is running stock [...]

Google Plus Has New Looks, Automatic Hashtags, and Photo Editing Options

Liviu Anca — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:08:28 +0000

Google is still trying to find the recipe of success for the Google Plus social network, but until the Mountain View-based giant discovers how to attack the Facebook or Twitter domination, the company is bringing technical and ergonomic improvements. At Google I/O 2013, the company announced 41 new features for Google Plus, the most important being related [...]