Thursday, March 28, 2013

Android Phone Fans

Android Phone Fans

Made in America — Google Glass said to be homegrown, initially

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:53 PM PDT

While I’ve never been one to put much stock into the “made in” stamp on so many of the products we use everyday, it does say something about a company wanting to bypass (often cheaper) overseas manufacturing to ensure their products are built to perfection. It seems Google will be doing the same with Google [...]

The Conduit HD on OUYA: why the Android console could soon be packed with awesome games [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:39 PM PDT

If you didn’t already know, the OUYA comes packed with NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 processor for optimal gaming. Our friends at Tegra hooked us up with an .APK of “The Conduit” First Person Shooter game to test on the console. But wait a minute, wait a minute… slow it down. Is this an OUYA optimized version [...]

Hands-on: Gunslugs on the OUYA, one of the console’s first launch titles [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:31 PM PDT

With flashy 3D games like Shadowgun and Real Boxing bringing “console quality” Android gaming to our devices, sometimes you forget that great gameplay can still be found on 8-bit Android classics as well. Developer OrangePixel has been bringing their “old-school console quality” gaming to Android for as long as I can remember, responsible for titles [...]

Samsung Stratosphere 2 Jelly Bean update rolling out

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:57 PM PDT

Someone must have bitten Verizon with the OTA bug as the company has been on a very nice roll as of late. The latest in a long train of devices to get Jelly Bean 4.1 is the Samsung Stratosphere 2. This device may not have been one of Verizon’s top-shelf items, but its hardware QWERTY [...]

AT&T launches and expand 4G LTE in seven markets

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 02:24 PM PDT

AT&T has announced that three new markets should now be enjoying its 4G LTE signal, with expansions in four others. Those living in or near Gloucester County, NJ; Hernando County, FL; Gary, IN; and Princeton, NJ will be enjoying expansions that should give folks a wider range and more reliable signal. In addition to that, [...]

Google Play Movies and TV update brings info cards

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Google has upgraded its Play Movies and TV app to bring info cards for select movies and TV shows. Users can pause the program and get information on actors, songs, directors, related films and more. I’m sure I’m not the only one to whip out my phone in the middle of a movie or TV [...]

Gameloft officially announces Iron Man 3, coming to Android April 25th [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Just as we expected, Gameloft has officially announced Iron Man 3 for mobile. Slated for Android April 25th, this game is being classified as an endless runner, meaning you’ll be flying and shooting your way through levels, collecting energy orbs and taking out baddies in the process. It seems a bit shallow to be the [...]

Google Maps Transit now includes live departure times and service alerts in NYC, Salt Lake City, and D.C.

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Google has added to another great new feature for one of its services today. Google Maps Transit will now give you live departure times for seven subway lines in New York City, as well as buses and trams in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Heading to the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., folks riding the [...]

Google Translate update brings offline mode

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:49 AM PDT

Google Translate is a wonderful that helps knock down language barriers for many people. Let’s face it: not everyone in the world is multilingual. Even bilingual people are a bit of a rarity, and the time and effort it takes to become fluent in a completely new language just isn’t worth it for some. Having [...]

Amazon’s smartphone to have 4.7 inch display?

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:55 AM PDT

Amazon has been rumored to be bringing out a smartphone for a very long time. Nothing has come to fruition yet, but that rumor just won’t die. The latest in the mill comes from DigiTimes, who has reason to believe that Amazon’s smartphone will come with a 4.7 inch display. It isn’t the typical 5-inch+ [...]

OUYA Hands-on: Beast Boxing Turbo [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:49 AM PDT

If you’ve been itching for some boxing fun on Android, the OUYA just might have your covered with Goodhustle Studios’ upcoming title, Beast Boxing Turbo. A first-person arcade boxer, Beast Boxing Turbo will have you traveling to distant world called “Beasthalla,” a land where beasts box for cash and winnings. Players take control of a human [...]

Gameloft releases teaser for Dungeon Hunters 4 [VIDEO]

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:16 AM PDT

Gameloft is doing a little more pre-show teasing this morning as it gets ready for a busy GDC. The game developer has released a teaser trailer for Dungeon Hunters 4, a free-to-play RPG that features tons of dungeon-crawling goodness. And yes, free-to-play does mean you can expect that great new “freemium” model that the world [...]

Sega’s Puzzle Pirates coming to Android tablets

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:45 AM PDT

Sega has announced that one of its “MMO” puzzle games is coming to the big screen, and by big screen I mean Android tablets, of course. It’s Puzzle Pirates, the game that lets you customize your own buccaneer and roam around the high seas for treasure, facing the dangers of the waters and other pirate [...]

OUYA joins forces with MakerBot, lets users make custom 3D-printed consoles

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:18 AM PDT

To go with the open approach to the OUYA console, the company has teamed with MakerBot to offer users the chance to customize the look of their Android-based gaming system using the Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer. Bad ass. MakerBot has created the necessary .stl files to functionally fit the innards of the OUYA, but [...]

Carphone Warehouse offering free tablet with Galaxy S4 pre-order, starts tomorrow

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 08:44 AM PDT

UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has announced it will be begin pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S4 starting tomorrow, March 28th. As a special offer, the first 2,000 to reserve the upcoming flagship smartphone will get a free Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0. All pre-orders will receive an accessory pack featuring a car charger, screen protector, [...]
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