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- Tenqa Remxd bluetooth headphones review
- Halfbrick celebrates two years of Fruit Ninja with impressive stats
- Sprint: EVO 4G LTE in store this Saturday, June 2
- Samsung intros Galaxy R Style for Korea
- ASUS planning to new Transformer tablets for Computex
- AnchorFree brings Hotspot Shield to Android
- Taptu announces HTML5 app as counterpart to mobile clients
- Rumored quad-core ZTE Athena is only 6.2mm thick
- Samsung Galaxy S III for Canada is official, includes 2GB RAM
- ASUS Nexus tablet benchmarks outed, featuring Jelly Bean
| Tenqa Remxd bluetooth headphones review Posted: 31 May 2012 02:10 PM PDT
Like the idea of over-the-ear cans but hate dealing with cords? Check out Tenqa's Remxd bluetooth headphones which provide a wallet-friendly wireless connection to your Android device. We've had a chance to play with a pair of these over the last few weeks and have come to appreciate them for their ease of use and functionality. Priced at $39.99, the Tenqa Remxd headphones should fit into just about anyone's budget. We were not all that familiar with the Tenqa name on the outset of our review, and suspect you might not be either. Nevertheless a quick search told us that this was not their first foray into wireless gadgets and that they had already produced a number of other accessories.
In terms of volume and sound quality we liked what we heard, however we could do with just a little bit more "oomph". While the headphones are designed to fit pretty much any sized head, the cups themselves are a touch too small for our liking. Perhaps that's why we found volume levels low; external noise was able to seep in. The Tenqa Remxd headphones come in two color options, black and white. Initially excited about the clean look and aesthetic, we later found that they can collect dirt and oils pretty easily. If color doesn't matter much to you then go with the black. That is, unless you plan on using these in sterile environments and don't anticipate sweating or getting too active. After a few weeks of regular use during yard work, mowing, jogging, and traveling, we noticed that the synthetic material had developed a bit of off-white look. Had we known going in, we would have used these in a more limited capacity where we might not get our hands literally dirty. We should also point out that when we set our headphones on a bookshelf for a few days it seems to have pulled the reddish oak color into the underside of the headband. It's unclear whether this was related to them being put there immediately after wearing them. Maybe they were a tad sweaty after mowing the grass? As far as build quality goes, these never felt cheap to us in any capacity. The buttons are firm and responsive and the stitching is clean and precise. And where we though the wire hanger-like materials would bend or break, they have held up quite well. All said and done, we were actually impressed with the Tenqa Remxd bluetooth headphones and would consider them a good buy at the price. Whereas it was a bit foreign to move through airports and taxis without being tethered to a phone, this is now the way we like to travel. These also make a good companion for sitting on the back deck, catching up on podcasts and audiobooks. You can order the headphones directly through Tenqa, Amazon, and other online outlets.
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| Halfbrick celebrates two years of Fruit Ninja with impressive stats Posted: 31 May 2012 12:41 PM PDT
Australian developer Halfbrick is celebrating two years of Fruit Ninja today and has some pretty admirable figures to share with everyone. As of today there have been more than 300 million Fruit Ninja players around the world who have logge more than 1.5 trillion (with a 'T") pieces of fruit chopped. When it comes to slicing more than one piece at a time, users have tallied more than 50 billion combinations! If these numbers sound there's a lot of Fruit Ninja action happening every moment, you'd be right. According to Halfbrick, there is more than 100 years worth of time spent playing Fruit Ninja...every single 24 period. How much of this blame falls at your feet? Are you a Fruit Ninja junkie? What!? You've never even tried it? Halfbrick celebrates two years of Fruit Ninja with impressive stats originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Sprint: EVO 4G LTE in store this Saturday, June 2 Posted: 31 May 2012 10:32 AM PDT
Sprint has issued a statement this afternoon which advises the wait is finally over for the EVO 4G LTE. According to the carrier, the Android 4.0 smartphone will be available this coming Saturday, June 2. Here's the official announcement that is hitting the wires right now.
So, were you able to sit patiently these last two weeks as you waited for the next EVO smartphone? Was the slight delay enough to convince you to go with another handset or carrier instead?
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| Samsung intros Galaxy R Style for Korea Posted: 31 May 2012 10:23 AM PDT
Apparently dissatisfied with the consumer interest in the Galaxy S III (we kid, we kid), Samsung has announced a new model for Korean carriers. As a successor to 2011's Galaxy R, the Galaxy R Style is an LTE-ready Android 4.0 handset with admirable hardware. Specs include a 4.3-inch 960x540 display, 16GB internal storage, a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 chipset, and 5-megapixel camera. Juiced by a 2000mAh battery, the Galaxy R Style will run 700,000 won (around $590 US) when it arrives on a trio of Korean carriers later this year.
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| ASUS planning to new Transformer tablets for Computex Posted: 31 May 2012 10:07 AM PDT It seems that ViewSonic is not the only one that will be introducing new stuff at the Computex on June 5, as ASUS is also planning to bring some new goodies to the event. ASUS released a teaser video in which they are telling us to get ready to check out the "Next Transformations" at the Computex, though ASUS didn't spill any other "further" information, so we are a little clueless right now, but there's nothing wrong in making some guesses, right? Anyway, check out the video below: Computex is taking place in Taipei, Taiwan - And we all know that Taiwan is home to ASUS, so there are chances that we will be seeing some good stuff. However, there's a possibility that the tablets might be limited to Taiwan or the Asian region, but let's wait for the event and see what ASUS got for us. Anyway, are you interested in any new tablet from ASUS or you are looking forward to PadFone? Tell us about it in the comment box below. Source: Android Community ASUS planning to new Transformer tablets for Computex originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| AnchorFree brings Hotspot Shield to Android Posted: 31 May 2012 09:31 AM PDT
Looking for an added layer of protection or security for those times when you hop on public hotspots? You might be interested in checking out AnchorFree's new Android client which combines VPN web browsing, broadband data compression, a bit of malware protection, and more. Created as a response to the continuing growth of Android malware, AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield is available in both free and a paid (Elite) flavors. The free client gives users VPN browsing, Wi-Fi and 3G encryption, and protection against malware threats, phishing, and spam. Should you need a little extra peace of mind, the Elite service offers expanded malware protection, and broadband data compression. The latter bit is a nice feature to have if you've got a set amount of monthly data and could be well worth the $1.99/month. In cases where you have more than one Android device you only have to pay for the service once. What's more, you can also acquire credits toward the Elite package just so long as you complete some advertising offers. Download AnchorFree's Hotspot Shield from Google Play. ANCHORFREE EXTENDS HOTSPOT SHIELD TO ANDROID USERS Hotspot Shield Mobile Security Solution for Android Stretches Data Plans, Saves Money, Secures Web Browsing and Enables Access to Content MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – (Marketwire – May 31, 2012) – AnchorFree, the global leader in consumer security and internet freedom, today announced the availability of its popular Hotspot Shield security, privacy and open Web access solution for Android devices. Hotspot Shield has more than 60 million total desktop downloads worldwide, and is already the most popular mobile security solution in the Apple App Store. Hotspot Shield for Android allows users to browse the Web free from privacy and security concerns, access all internet content from anywhere in the world and save money on their data plans. Within the last year, nearly every major mobile carrier has increased its rates or put limits on the amount of data users can consume under their current plans. Hotspot Shield for Android functions as a bandwidth compression service, allowing users to more than double the amount of Web content they can use under their mobile data plans. In addition to the skyrocketing costs of mobile data plans, smartphone users face increasing threats to their mobile security. Android malware grew by 400 percent in the first half of 2011, according to a recent study by security company BullGuard, yet smartphone users remain largely unaware of the security software available to protect their mobile devices. Hotspot Shield protects users from over 3.5 million malware, phishing and spam threats. "Hotspot Shield for Android provides an easy way for users to secure their apps and browsing on Android devices, as well as increase their mobile data," said David Gorodyansky, co-founder and CEO of AnchorFree. "We anticipate becoming the default solution for Android users to secure their Internet browsing and communication.Hotspot Shield is already the most popular security app on the iPhone, and we expect even larger growth and popularity on Android." Hotspot Shield is available as a free and Elite premium version for Android. The following features are incorporated in the free and the Elite versions:
Hotspot Shield's VPN technology encrypts a user's entire Web session – turning all HTTP sites into HTTP(S) – so that every website visited and every mobile app is as secure and private as a banking site. To install Hotspot Shield, download the app from Google Play, boot it up on the home screen and select a payment plan. Once installed,Hotspot Shield will run quietly in the background, protecting all applications and Web-browsing, and saving you money by increasing the amount of data you can use under your current cell phone data plan. Hotspot Shield is now available for download in Google Play. Users may use the free version of the app or purchase the Elite version, which is available for $1.99/month or $19.99/year. A unique payment method also allows users to complete advertising offers in exchange for credits to use the premium Hotspot Shield Elite app at no cost. About AnchorFree AnchorFree brings Hotspot Shield to Android originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Taptu announces HTML5 app as counterpart to mobile clients Posted: 31 May 2012 09:07 AM PDT
Taptu, the guys who help you "DJ the news" are back at it again, today announcing a full-on HTML5 experience that complements their mobile apps. Available immediately, users who visit taptu.com will find that they can create and share personalized streams of news directly within the browser, which can then be shared with friends and followers. With this expanded release, Taptu has become the "most widely available reader app". With Android and iOS counterparts, it is possible to create streams on one platform and view or share them on another, all seamlessly.
Taptu Allows You to Share Your Favorite News Streams Via Facebook, Twitter and the Web With New HTML5 App Taptu connects phones, tablets and the Web with the first seamless social news reading experience CAMBRIDGE, England & DENVER-May 31, 2012- Taptu, the social media and mobile search technology company known for "DJ-ing the news," is taking its popular news reader to the Web with a new HTML5 app. The new platform makes Taptu the most widely available reader app, letting users create and share personalized streams of news from their phone, tablet or computer. The company's new HTML5 website makes it the first truly cross-platform news reading experience, allowing anyone to access Taptu's beautiful news and social media streams from any desktop browser, and synching customized streams across the native iOS or Android apps. By building their Web experience in HTML5 Taptu is pushing the envelope of browser based apps, and will soon be releasing a mobile web version of their app capable of bringing the Taptu experience to any WebKit browser. "Taptu's main advantage has always been our powerful search and aggregation technology that allows us to take any topic, source or keyword search and create a beautiful news reading experience around it," said Mitch Lazar, CEO of Taptu. "Today we are taking a huge step towards making Taptu a universal tool for both discovering and sharing all your personal interests." Users have always had the ability to mix and mash news into custom visual streams using Taptu's powerful search technology, and the new Web experience will now make it easy to share these streams with anyone. Once they have aggregated their favorite content into personalized streams, users can share with all their friends via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or email in just two clicks. To create a seamless experience across devices, Taptu utilizes user accounts that synchronize all mixed streams using the Google, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn accounts users already have. Users can create a stream on an iPad and it will automatically appear on their Android or iPhone, as well on the Web version of Taptu. To eliminate redundancy, any content read on one device is instantly marked as read across all platforms. In addition to the new HTML5 destination and user accounts, Taptu has also recently improved their iOS and Android apps by bringing its popular Search Streams to iOS and the Web. Taking advantage of Taptu's search heritage, this feature creates a stream around any keyword, and in beta testing on the Android platform users are already creating twice as many custom streams. Try Taptu HTML5 today: For iOS: http://itunes.apple.com/us/ For Android: https://play.google.com/store/ About Taptu: Founded in 2006, Taptu is an award-winning social media and mobile technology company based in Cambridge, England, and Denver, Colorado. Taptu builds innovative platforms, tools and applications that enable highly personalized creation, curation, recommendation, search, discovery, management, consumption and sharing of content across all personal screen-based devices. Wapedia, Taptu's popular mobile Wikipedia with over 4 million downloads, is also available for download at the Apple App Store and on the Android Market. Taptu announces HTML5 app as counterpart to mobile clients originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Rumored quad-core ZTE Athena is only 6.2mm thick Posted: 31 May 2012 08:50 AM PDT
The trend of smartphones getting slimmer isn't likely going anywhere any time soon. Over time we've seen them cut down by half, more famously and notably with models like the Motorola Droid RAZR. Yes, there have been a couple of handsets that come in even thinner, but all of those are about to get beaten. According to the leaked shot above, it seems that ZTE will be launching the slimmest Android powered device to-date, even more so than the Huawei Ascend P1 S. Engadget spotted some shots of this rumored ZTE Athena, which is said to be only 6.2mm thick. About the specs, word is that it will feature a 720p display, Cortex-A15 chip, and up to 64GB of internal storage. The processor will be multi-core, according to Engadget source. Also the device will feature MiFlavor UI - which was showcased at MWC running on the ZTE Era. After their first ever superphone the ZTE Era, there are chances that this device might be its next flagship, as the specs are really spectacular. I think its time we stop thinking about ZTE as yet another Chinese brand, and consider them a dark horse in the Android race. Tell us what you think about the Athena, and ZTE in general, in the comments below. Source: Engadget Rumored quad-core ZTE Athena is only 6.2mm thick originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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| Samsung Galaxy S III for Canada is official, includes 2GB RAM Posted: 31 May 2012 08:24 AM PDT
Well, it's finally time for our Canadian readers to know that when the Samsung Galaxy S III will finally land in the Great North. Samsung Canada officially announced that the "New Galaxy" is coming to Canada on June 20. Canadian carriers Telus and Videotron officially confirmed that they will carry it on the mentioned date, and Telus further told the world that LTE models will feature Snapdragon S4 processor instead of Quad-core Exynos and also the good thing here is that it will come with 2GB RAM. You can expect a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 on a LTE device, which is actually not bad either. Telus also outed the pricing of it; $159.99 for a 16GB version on a 3-yr contract and $209.99 for a 32GB one. Keep in mind that SGH-i747 variation of the GALAXY S III will be available from Bell Mobility, Virgin Mobile, SaskTel, TELUS and Rogers Wireless and SGH-iT999 model will be available from Videotron, Wind and Mobilicity. Have a look on the press release after the break, and don't forget to share your thoughts with us in the comment box below.
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| ASUS Nexus tablet benchmarks outed, featuring Jelly Bean Posted: 31 May 2012 08:14 AM PDT Google I/O is less than a month away and things are getting pretty hot around here. Google will be introducing a lot of stuff related to Android, one of them is expected to be the new Android OS, and another might be the first tablet to run that OS. We know that Google and ASUS are planning to bring this long-rumored tablet out, and word on the street is that around 600,000 Google Nexus tablets will be shipped in June. Now things are getting more realistic as RightWare Benchmark spilled some beans. They outed the test of a 7-inch tablet listed as Google Asus Nexus 7, and according to Android Police, it's running on Android 4.1, or what's is presumably Jelly Bean. Google and ASUS, both are aiming to launch an affordable tablet with specs that will make you go "wow". It's reported so far that it will come with 7-Inch display with 786x1280 resolution, a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, and Android 4.1/Jelly Bean, though both names for the OS are not finalized yet. As I said affordable, there are chances that this tablet will cost around $250, which will be good enough for Google to take down the Apple iPad, which is actually its biggest rival. ASUS is right now one of the leading and fastest growing tech brands, and their recent launches are loved by a lot of critics, so I am pretty sure that the tablet ASUS and Google are cooking will be a true rocker. Anyway, if Google launches this tablet with an affordable price tag, would you be the first one to grab it? Tell us in the comment box below. Source: VB ASUS Nexus tablet benchmarks outed, featuring Jelly Bean originally appeared on AndroidGuys. Get more AndroidGuys on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube! Listen to our newest podcast and download the official app. Shop for Android accessories, apps, and more!
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