Friday, March 29, 2013

Android Phone Fans

Android Phone Fans

Facebook revealing “New Home on Android” this Thursday, April 4th

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:14 PM PDT

We’ve just received an invite to a Facebook event on April 4th that says “Come See Our New Home on Android”. What exactly does Facebook’s “New Home on Android” mean? We’ve got no clue, but we’ll find out in due time: Could it be a new app? Could it be a Facebook phone? We don’t [...]

Hands-on: PlayJam GameStick, the Android micro gaming console [VIDEO]

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 04:08 PM PDT

Android gaming is about to take off in a big way thanks to the the OUYA and PlayJam GameStick getting ready to enter into the mini-console war. Where as the OUYA is emphasizing a beefy NVIDIA GPU to keep graphics relatively console quality, the GameStick is focusing more on portability and the ability to take [...]

OUYA Exclusive: Yummy Circus puzzler gets demoed before launch [VIDEO]

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 03:26 PM PDT

We have yet to see many beautifully crafted OUYA games, but Yummy Circus by PUZZL is definitely one of OUYA’s shining launch titles. Demoed for the first time at GDC, we went hands on with the multi-player game, and got some juicy details from company CEO Nilsen Filc. Below, you’ll see Yummy Circus running on [...]

Kickstarter’s Whispering Willows brings Mystery Action Puzzler to OUYA [VIDEO]

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 03:16 PM PDT

We’ve been on the hunt for awesome OUYA games (check OUYAboards.com), and although it hasn’t been the easiest task, several gems have popped up. We’re guessing/hoping a load more gems will pop up at tonight’s launch event. Fans of the old-school Mystery/Action Puzzlers will definitely want to check out Whispering Willows, a game that we [...]

Jelly Bean update now available for Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:33 AM PDT

Sprint’s Galaxy S2 variant, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch, is the latest to receive an update to Android 4.1. Only available via Samsung Kies, the new software version has been assigned build number GB27. Sprint’s support page says due to file size the update is “only available over-the-wire.” Users can expect the typical Jelly Bean [...]

Nip slip: Nexus 4 gets subtle design tweaks

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:59 AM PDT

If you have ordered a Nexus 4 recently, chances are you will receive a phone slightly different than the one early adopters hold. No, Google and LG didn’t upgrade the processor, add LTE, or tweak anything immediately noticeable. Instead they added nipples — or that’s what some are calling them. Located near the edges of [...]

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini confirmed in Bloomberg report

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:22 AM PDT

A new report from Bloomberg covering the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 might offer us confirmation of the device’s smaller sibling. Casually slipped into the article is mention that the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini “will go on sale soon after” the launch of the GS4 in late April. The GS4 mini leaked last week sporting a 4.3-inch [...]

Samsung-ception: Store-within-a-store concept to accompany Galaxy S4 launch at Best Buy

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:07 AM PDT

You’ve heard of Inception, but have you heard of Samsung-ception? That’s what we are going to call the subject of a new report from Geek.com that says Samsung will launch their own “stores” to reside within select Best Buy locations accompanying the launch of their highly-anticipated Galaxy S4 flagship. The concept of the store-within-a-store isn’t new [...]

Has Apple beaten Samsung to the punch with patent filing for smartphone with wrap-around display?

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:04 AM PDT

Back at CES, Samsung showcased their YOUM flexible AMOLED display technology. One concept they showed off featured a Note-like smartphone with a display that wrapped around to the edges of the device. Of their flexible phone prototypes, it appeared to the most world-ready. Now a patent filing from Apple has surfaced showcasing a device of [...]

AT&T opens Galaxy S4 pre-orders on April 16th, priced at $250 on contract

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:29 AM PDT

AT&T is the next US carrier to offer a bit of a clearer window on when the Samsung Galaxy S4 will launch for their network. It was announced today that the phone will go up for pre-order on April 16th for a price of $250 when signing up for a new two-year service agreement. Not [...]

Google Play Movies now available in Mexico and India

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:21 AM PDT

As the Nexus 7 becomes available in India, Google is making sure new owners will have plenty of content to pair up with their new tablet. Google Play Movies is now available to Android users in that country, bringing with it a generous library of streamable video. Along with India, Google has also brought the [...]

Your Android phone could help find undiscovered black holes

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 06:42 AM PDT

Today, when someone mentions crowdsourcing we think of sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, but only a few years ago the term was more closely associated with projects like SETI@home. Developed in part by David Anderson, a computer science professor at the University of California at Berkley, the system tasked idle, network-connected PCs with using some [...]

VoIP calling quietly rolls out to Facebook Messenger users in the UK

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 06:08 AM PDT

Add another country to the list of those with access to VoIP calling via Facebook’s Messenger app. The company has not been advertising the feature, which so far is available for users in the US, Canada, and now the UK. A new update being pushed to users enabled the functionality and follows shortly after Facebook [...]

Chrome Beta for Android updated, spruces up embedded video

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:38 AM PDT

There’s a new Chrome Beta releasee available for Android. Marked build number 26.0.1410.49, the latest update to the mobile version of Google’s web browser brings a number of small enhancements, tweaks, and fixes. Most notable are controls that automatically hide for small screen embedded videos. The update also deals with some display issues on YouTube [...]

Google backtracks, takes back Glass Explorers offer from some individuals

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:16 AM PDT

You would think Google had actually read some of the #ifIHadGlass entries before offering people spots in their Glass Explorers program, but, alas, they did not. It has led to the company announcing that some individuals chosen to participate in early testing of Project Glass have been disqualified. The reasoning? Their entries were outside the [...]
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