Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Android Phone Fans

Android Phone Fans

Google Play Music now available in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Portugal

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 05:43 PM PDT

It’s been a long time coming, but if you’re currently residing in New Zealand, Australia, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, or Portugal — you now finally have access to Google Play Music. Google announced the good news via Twitter and brings the official tally of countries up to 13 ’round the world. Here’s the current running [...]

Microsoft’s Scroogled campaign is back, now attacking the Google Play Store over privacy concerns [VIDEOS]

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 04:50 PM PDT

It was only a few hours ago we told you guys about Microsoft leading the attack on Android after filing a complaint with the European Commission over concerns that Google could be using Android to strong-arm manufacturers into only using Google services. As many of you already figured out, it was a weak argument (Android is [...]

Motopocalypse: bootloader unlock tool now available for several Motorola devices

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Yesterday, we were shocked to learn that Dan Rosenberg, a developer and security researcher, has found an exploit that would allow users to unlock the bootloaders of several Motorola phones. The phones confirmed to be supported were the Motorola Atrix HD, Motorola DROID RAZR HD and MAXX HD, and the Motorola DROID RAZR M. That [...]

ASUS FonePad gets priced and dated

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:16 PM PDT

Wondering when you might be able to get your hands on the 7-inch phoneblet called the ASUS Fonepad? Good news — ASUS finally has those details for us to digest. The price tag should please those of you who are looking for a tablet but not looking to spend much as it will only cost [...]

HTC One Developer Edition and SIM unlocked models are now “out of stock”

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 03:05 PM PDT

Annnnnnnnd… they’re gone. After 4 short days it seems consumer demand for the HTC One Developer Edition (64GB) and SIM unlocked (32GB) was high enough to completely exhaust HTC’s supply of their upcoming flagship from their site. That leaves us with only the Sprint and AT&T version of the One and if you were wondering [...]

AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket gets Jelly Bean

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 02:22 PM PDT

Samsung has had a fun time upgrading everyone’s Samsung Galaxy S2 to Jelly Bean lately, and yet another variant has been added to the mix. AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket is now getting Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, and with it comes the usual round of software enhancements and improvements that’s making everyone happy. Things like [...]

AT&T, Time Warner feel pressure from Google Fiber

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Earlier today, Google confirmed suspicion that it would be bringing its fiber internet and TV service to Austin, TX. This wouldn’t be the first launch of this sort from Google as the company delivered that same goodness to Kansas City a year ago. You had to expect that some of its competitors would be keeping [...]

Google Play Store 4.0: What’s New? [VIDEO]

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:55 AM PDT

By now many of you have grabbed the APK for the new Google Play Store and given it a whirl for yourself. If you haven’t gotten it yet for one reason or another, though, then look no further for a comparison of the old version of the Play Store compared to this brand new redesign. [...]

WhatsApp denies sales talks with Google

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 11:34 AM PDT

Yesterday, rumors began to propagate regarding a possible sale of WhatsApp to Google. The popular messaging service was said to be on the table for a $1 billion deal, a worthy price tag for a service that handles more than a billion transactions (messages sent/received) per day. We imagined Google’s interest for that price tag [...]

Google Fiber expansion to Austin, TX now official [VIDEO]

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:57 AM PDT

A few days ago, Google let slip that it would be bringing Google Fiber, the company’s gigabit internet service, to Austin, TX, but the trigger appeared to have been pulled a bit too early. An empty blog post didn’t give us many details, but we at least knew it was on its way. Welp, it [...]

AT&T, Boingo announce hotspot deal for international data users

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 10:31 AM PDT

There aren’t many people who have the need to pay AT&T upwards of $120 a month for 800MB of international data, and those who do probably don’t enjoy having to. The pot has just been sweetened a bit, though, as AT&T and Boingo have announced an agreement that will give AT&T’s international data customers a [...]

Download the new Google Play Store 4.0

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 09:56 AM PDT

Earlier this morning Google officially unveiled the brand new upgrade to the Google Play Store. There isn’t much different in terms of core functionality, but significant user interface changes make it look akin to Google’s card-style layout featured in apps like Google Keep and Google Now. It also features a whole lot more categories of [...]

Google begins rolling out redesigned Google Play Store

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 08:08 AM PDT

Google has officially announced the rollout of a redesigned Google Play for Android smartphones and tablets. If it looks familiar, it’s because it’s the same UI overhaul we recently saw leak featuring a more Card-like approach, continuing a trend started by Google Now and continued in updates to Google+ and the release of Google Keep. [...]

Microsoft claims Android is being leveraged to strong-arm manufacturers into using Google Services

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 07:44 AM PDT

Microsoft is leading a pack of tech companies filing yet another complaint with the European Commission against Google. This time, they are going after Android. The group known as FairSearch, which also includes Nokia, Oracle, and others, is accusing Google of using its dominance in the mobile market to strong-arm OEMs into using Google services [...]

Best Buy gives April 19th ship date for T-Mobile’s HTC One

Posted: 09 Apr 2013 06:55 AM PDT

Of the three US carriers confirmed to stock the HTC One, T-Mobile is the last to release pricing and availability details. But it looks like Best Buy might have spilled the beans. Sprint and AT&T already have the handset up for pre-order, with both carriers expected to ship the One on April 19th. According to [...]
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