Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Android Phone Fans

Android Phone Fans

Motorola DROID Bionic Jelly Bean update arriving Q2

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 04:11 PM PDT

The Motorola DROID BIONIC was one of Verizon’s most storied devices. It was on the wrong side of storied, however, as its history is a bit tainted. Even before launch, the device was being juggled about the offices of Motorola and Verizon, undergoing at least one major redesign and experiencing lengthy delays. The fun didn’t [...]

Samsung Galaxy S4 system dump brings wallpapers, ringtones, and S Voice

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 03:37 PM PDT

If you can’t wait to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S4 then why not try transforming your device into one? Well, it wouldn’t be an actual Galaxy S4, but you would at least have some of the bits that make up the device’s personality. A system dump has leaked bringing us a collection [...]

Gameloft teasing Iron Man game announcement for tomorrow?

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 02:43 PM PDT

It’s GDC week, if you haven’t heard, and we know for a fact Gameloft has itself a nice booth setup over at the San Francisco venue. The company has started teasing an announcement for March 27th — which happens to be tomorrow — with a picture of a tablet that has some very familiar eyes [...]

Fieldrunners 2 for Android coming this April, sign-up for the closed beta

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:56 PM PDT

Our friends at Subatomic Studios have just announced that the wildly popular Fieldrunners would finally be getting a sequel. It’s called Fieldrunners 2, natch, and it’s headed straight to Android at some point in April. Some lucky users won’t have to wait that long, though, because Subatomic is accepting applications to participate in a closed [...]

#ifihadglass results are in — check to see if you made the bill for a pair of Google Glass

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:18 PM PDT

A few weeks ago, Google revealed that it would be opening its Glass Explorers program up to everyday individuals. While anyone could apply for a chance to own a pair, not everyone would get first dibs on it. Two different barriers prevented anyone and everyone from participating: You had to apply for the chance by [...]

Six new games available via Humble Bundle

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:45 PM PDT

A new round of games have come to the Humble Bundle for Android. This particular release isn’t being numbered or advertised, oddly enough, but should you choose to plop down the $5.44 or higher donation you’ll be able to get Contre Jour, Anomaly Korea, Plants vs Zombies, Metal Slug 3, The Room, and Bladeslinger for [...]

10 hours left to buy a refurbished ASUS Transformer TF700 for $350 on Groupon

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:07 PM PDT

Groupon has been holding a pretty nice sale for the past day or so, but time is almost up on it. Still, the 10 hours left on the timer should be enough time to get your funds together if you’ve already been saving and waiting for the perfect time to buy ASUS’ Transformer TF700. The [...]

T-Mobile announces Samsung Galaxy S4 for May 1st release

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 09:58 AM PDT

Earlier we covered T-Mobile’s plans for a new lineup of 4G devices to coincide with the launch of their 4G network. Among them was the Samsung Galaxy S4, which now has its first official US launch date thanks to the carrier. Buyers can pick up the Galaxy S4 on T-Mobile’s new Simple Choice plan starting [...]

HTC One sees ‘several hundred thousand’ pre-orders in the US

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 09:38 AM PDT

According to HTC, demand in the US for their latest flagship is higher than any phone the manufacturer has released to date. The company has confirmed that pre-orders in the States have reached “several hundred thousand” as we near the HTC One’s late April release for AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. As for that release, HTC [...]

T-Mobile makes new service plans official, launches 4G LTE network

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 08:48 AM PDT

Today T-Mobile took a bold step forward with their service offerings, making official their Simple Choice service plan while simultaneously launching their 4G LTE network in seven major metropolitan regions. The carrier also unveiled a lineup of new 4G devices and a new ad campaign to spread public awareness of the changes going on at [...]

IDC: Samsung barely edges out Apple in total smartphone, tablet, and PC share

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 08:25 AM PDT

Samsung has been a dominant force in the smartphone industry, but the latest figures from IDC suggest the company has a strong foothold in the tablet and PC markets as well. Samsung barely edged out Apple with a 21.2 percent share of all smartphones, tablets, desktop and laptop computer sales worldwide in Q4 2012, according [...]

Rumor: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will feature ‘unbreakable’ AMOLED display

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 07:49 AM PDT

Samsung has been touting their next big display advancement for quite a while now. It has nothing to do with pixel densities or resolution and everything to do with flexibility. Now a new report out of Korea says the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 could be the first device to feature such a flexible AMOLED display [...]

AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Express gets Android 4.1 update

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 06:56 AM PDT

The latest AT&T device to receive an upgrade to Jelly Bean is the Samsung Galaxy Express, which should see Android 4.1 begin pushing to handsets today. The update comes with such Google standards as actionable, rich notifications, Google Now, and Face Unlock, while Samsung has made additions of their own such as Easy Mode and [...]

After success in Asia, HTC Butterfly to get a followup

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 06:35 AM PDT

So much for HTC’s plan to focus solely on the One this year. While the company has suggested it would be their only major release, yesterday’s news of the upcoming Desire P and Desire Q and now word today that a followup to the HTC Butterfly is in the works shows that the company has [...]

SwiftKey getting update to version 4.0.1, improves predictions and brings numerous fixes

Posted: 26 Mar 2013 05:48 AM PDT

A minor update to predictive keyboard replacement SwiftKey is now available. Bringing the input method to version 4.0.1, the latest software comes with numerous bug fixes as well as improved prediction quality. Minor issues such as misplaced characters, crashes, and device and app-specific bugs have been addressed, notably for the HTC One. SwiftKey 4 was [...]
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