Samsung releases Galaxy S III commercial in Europe
News - May 15, 2012
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, follo...read more
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Native Firefox for Android reaches beta status
News - May 15, 2012
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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.
The native version of Firefox for Android sports faster load times, better performance overall, and a more pleasing interface.
You can pick up the latest version of Firefox for Android in the Google P...read more
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Sprint Galaxy Nexsus having connectivity issues
News - April 28, 2012
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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, but they are trying really hard to get it released early next week. Sorry for your troubles,”
The forum moderator suggests that Sprint is working hard on a fix and will push out a soft...read more
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Sprint rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich this year
News - April 23, 2012
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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 Sandwich, to our customers in 2012. Ice Cream Sandwich will be available via an over-the-air update to a variety of devices including Galaxy™ S II, Epic™ 4G Touch and Nexus S™ and other key products in o...read more
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Google Cloud Print can print PDFs to Android 4.0
News - April 19, 2012
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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 install Chrome for Android Beta and sign in, your Android device will appear as a destination in the Cloud Print dialog. After choosing your Android device, a PDF copy of your document will open in Chrom...read more
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aShell Launcher for Android with Innovate Docbar and 3D Effects
News - April 12, 2012
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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, stability, elegant Android 4 style and an innovative docking bar. The launcher has been designed with the users´ convenience in mind: the docking bar provides quick access to your call log, text...read more
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Samsung offers free extended battery to Galaxy Nexus buyers
News - April 02, 2012
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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, and agree to a two-year contract. You'll pay $300 for the phone but you'll get a free battery. Given the fact that the extended battery costs $134 on Amazon.com, it might not be a bad deal....read more
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Google to enter tablet market with Nexus Tablet
News - March 31, 2012
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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% according to people familiar with the matter. The move is an effort to turn around sluggish sales of tablet computers powered by Google's Android software.
In typical Google style, they...read more
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Evernote for Android gets speech-to-text
News - March 28, 2012
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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 tool bar above the keyboard to launch the feature. As you talk, the app instantly places your spoken words into the body of the note as text. Magic.
When you’re done recording, we also attach the origi...read more
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5 million Samsung Galaxy Notes Sold
News - March 28, 2012
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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 2012.
The Samsung Galaxy Note features a dual-core 1.4GHz Exynos processor, 32GB of internal storage, an 8-megapixel camera, Android 2.3 Gingerbread and a huge 5.2-inch WXGA Super AMOLED display. The...read more
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Angry Birds Space now available for Android
News - March 22, 2012
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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 the free regular version.
Check out your Android store of choice to get in on the latest Angry Birds action.
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Is this the worst time to buy an Android phone?
News - March 22, 2012
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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 an Android phone, in a way. There are so many Android phones there that it’s impossible to know which one to buy. Just when you think you bought the best one, another one with better specs comes out ...read more
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Another Galaxy S III render
News - March 21, 2012
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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, and the date is Tuesday the 22nd. Could that mean the device will be released on May 22 in London? ...read more
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Sony announces Xperia neo L MT25i running Ice Cream Sandwich
News - March 20, 2012
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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, 512MB of RAM, and a five megapixel camera with 720p video recording.
The Xperia neo L is headed for China. There is no word on whether we'll see it released anywhere else....read more
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