Sunday, May 5, 2013

Android and Me

Android and Me

Is this the LG Optimus G2 aka the “Nexus 5?”

Posted: 04 May 2013 03:55 PM PDT

Our favorite tipster @evleaks just posted a picture of a new unannounced LG device, and we belive this is the upcoming LG Optimus G2. Hardcore Android fans should take note, because we believe the “Nexus 5“, which Korea Times reports is being made by LG, will be based on the Optimus G2. Inside sources at LG claim the Optimus G2 will arrive around October, so we still have a couple months of waiting to do.

The rumored specs of the LG Optimus G2 include Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 800 chip, which records 4k Ultra HD video, and possibly a flexible OLED display. The folks at LG seem pretty confident that the Optimus G2 will “knock our socks off”, so we can’t wait to see what they have in store.

What do you make of this LG device?

    

One Phone, One Weekend, One Premium Upgrade

Posted: 04 May 2013 12:58 PM PDT

Starting today, for One weekend only, customers who purchase a new HTC One and trade in a qualified smartphone can get at least $100 and as much as $375 for their old device. Thanks to HTC’s transfer tools, it’s easy to switch from another Android device or pretty much any other smartphone including iPhone, Blackberry, and Windows Phone.

The HTC One is currently available for AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile, as well as an unlocked version. The HTC One is my current daily driver (and one of my favorite Android phones of all time), so this is a sweet opportunity to dump your aging device and save a cool Benjamin.

    

HTC leaks new features of Android 4.3

Posted: 04 May 2013 09:41 AM PDT

Google is expected to debut Android 4.3 this month at their Google IO developers conference, but we don’t know exactly what will be included in the new update. Thanks to a meetup posting by HTC, we now have an idea of two new features that should be included in Android 4.3. At an event on Thursday, May 16th, in San Francisco, HTC will provide an overview of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Open GL ES 3.0, new features they describe as having “arrived” on Android (in the future tense).

Bluetooth Low Energy (or Bluetooth Smart) is aimed at always-on devices like heart rate monitors, key finders, and multi-sensor kits (temperature, pressure, humidity, accelerometer). A couple Android devices have supported it through their own Bluetooth stack, but it has not been an official part of Android til now.

OpenGL ES 3.0 is the latest mobile graphics specification and it’s currently supported by new chips from Qualcomm. The Snapdragon 600, found in the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S 4, is the latest chip to support OpenGL ES 3.0, and we can’t wait to see what new games will be created to take full advantage of the new APIs.

We expect Google to unveil a ton of other mobile-related news (Ron Amadeo of Android Police has a nice list), so be sure to tune into Google IO from May 15-17th.

    
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