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Motorola's X Phone could be an entire, user-customizable brand

Motorola
  • Posted March 20, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Motorola’s long-rumored “X Phone” could actually be the codename for a larger project that would allow consumers to order custom handsets and receive them within one week’s time. In addition to basic custom features like color, ringtones, apps and storage…

Sprint begins offering debranded Android phones to prepaid partners

Sprint begins offering debranded Android phones to prepaid partners
  • Posted March 20, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Sprint is hoping to give their prepaid partners a boost with the introduction of their Custom Branded Device Program. The initiative, which in summary will allow MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) partners like Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile to gain…

Samsung to release a high-end Tizen-based smartphone this summer

Samsung to release a high-end Tizen-based smartphone this summer
  • Posted March 15, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Samsung is expected to release a smartphone based on the open-source platform Tizen as early as August according to Lee Young Hee, executive vice president of Samsung’s mobile business. The phone will fit into the high-end category alongside the company’s…

Phil Schiller blasts Android, Samsung ahead of Galaxy S4 reveal

Phil Schiller blasts Android, Samsung ahead of Galaxy S4 reveal
  • Posted March 14, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple is on the attack just hours before Samsung is expected to showcase the Galaxy S4 at a media event in New York City. In two recently published rare interviews, Apple’s Phil Schiller took shots at Google’s Android mobile operating…

Andy Rubin steps down as Android chief

Andy Rubin steps down as Android chief
  • Posted March 13, 2013, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News Breaking News
  • Andy Rubin has decided to step down as the head of Google’s Android division. He will be handing the reins over to Sundar Pichai who will take over Android in addition to his work with Chrome and Apps, according to…

Android set to overtake iOS on tablets this year

Android set to overtake iOS on tablets this year
  • Posted March 12, 2013, 5:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News Breaking News
  • The dominance of iOS will be challenged later this year as Android hurdles toward becoming the most-used mobile operating system on tablets, according to IDC. The researcher has updated its forecast to reflect the surging interest in slates such as…

Google cuts another 1,200 jobs at Motorola Mobility

Google cuts another 1,200 jobs at Motorola Mobility
  • Posted March 8, 2013, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Google is cutting 1,200 jobs from its Motorola Mobility operating unit, or about 10% of its workforce, according to an email obtained by the Wall Street Journal. The move follows another round of layoffs less than a year ago where…

Asus' dual-booting Transformer AiO starts at $1,299 this spring

Asus
  • Posted March 7, 2013, 11:27 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Asus introduced the world to their dual-booting Transformer All-in-One at last year’s Computex trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. Details were soft at the time and we had no idea when the company planned to launch the computer or at what…

Android 4.x installations overtake 2.3 Gingerbread after 17 months

Android 4.x installations overtake 2.3 Gingerbread after 17 months
  • Posted March 7, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • It may have taken nearly a year and a half but Android 4.x (all versions of Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean) has finally overtaken Gingerbread as the most widely used version of Google's mobile operating system according to the…

Latest Humble Bundle supports Android, offers Super Hexagon, more

Latest Humble Bundle supports Android, offers Super Hexagon, more
  • Posted March 6, 2013, 5:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Gaming With Video
  • The Humble Bundle has launched its fifth Android-friendly event offering six popular indie games for a fraction of their individual retail price. In addition to working across Windows, OS X and Linux, the games will run on Google's mobile operating…

Opera releases first beta of new WebKit-powered Android browser

Opera releases first beta of new WebKit-powered Android browser
  • Posted March 6, 2013, 8:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Moving ahead with its plan to drop its own Presto rendering engine in favor of WebKit -- the same used by Apple's Safari and Google's Chrome -- Opera Software has released the first public version of its revamped mobile browser…

Green Throttle launches Android-based gaming system with local multiplayer support

Green Throttle launches Android-based gaming system with local multiplayer support
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Gaming, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Between crowd-funded consoles, gamepads and handhelds it would appear that Android has a bright future in gaming. Today, yet another company is throwing its hat in the ring. Led by Guitar Hero co-creator Charles Huang, Green Throttle aims to turn…

Twitter to close TweetDeck apps for Android, iPhone and AIR desktop

Twitter to close TweetDeck apps for Android, iPhone and AIR desktop
  • Posted March 5, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • Twitter has announced plans to shut down TweetDeck apps for the iPhone and Android handsets in addition to shuttering the Adobe AIR desktop version according to a recent post on the company’s blog. Furthermore, Twitter says they will discontinue support…

Tablets of 2013 Rundown: Nexus vs. Surface vs. iPad

Tablets of 2013 Rundown: Nexus vs. Surface vs. iPad
  • Posted March 4, 2013, 12:10 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing
  • The tablet market doesn’t look very different than it did a year ago from the perspective of who’s doing well and who’s not. Perhaps the most exciting developments came towards the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 from the usual big guys: Google released the Nexus 10 and updated the Nexus 7, Apple launched a smaller and cheaper iPad mini, while Microsoft went all in with the Surface RT and Pro.

    As usual, we've compiled a comparative table with what we consider are the best options either currently available or announced so far, complete with metascores from our Product Finder engine and review links.

Ouya shipping on March 28, hires developer Kellee Santiago

Ouya shipping on March 28, hires developer Kellee Santiago
  • Posted February 28, 2013, 4:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
  • Ouya announced plans to ship their Android-based gaming console to backers on March 28. A post on the company’s website said parts are already in the factory and the assembly line is buzzing away as they gradually ramp up production.…

Adobe Photoshop Touch arrives on iPhone, Android phones for $4.99

Adobe Photoshop Touch arrives on iPhone, Android phones for $4.99
  • Posted February 27, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • Adobe has released a version of Photoshop Touch for the iPhone and Android smartphones. The robust photo editing application shares an almost identical set of features with the tablet app although the overall experience has been designed specifically for smaller…

Pebble Review: Kickstarter's E-Paper Smartwatch

Pebble Review: Kickstarter
  • Posted February 26, 2013, 2:47 AM by Andrew Kameka | Filed in TechSpot, Mobile Computing With Video
  • The Pebble smartwatch for iPhone and Android is a prime example of the bizarre times in which we live. In an era of people increasingly telling time by looking at the corner of their computer's screen or their smartphone lock screens, Pebble wants to make the wristwatch everyone's preferred timepiece.

    A humble Kickstarter project embraced by nearly 70,000 backers, Pebble is the most buzzed-about smartwatch yet. Have those early believers been vindicated by the release of a phenomenal product or are they just another cautionary tale of what happens when reality doesn't meet the hype?

Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box

Samsung announces HomeSync, dual-core Android-powered TV box
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 5:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Samsung introduced a new Android-powered set-top box during Mobile World Congress this week. It’s an unlikely event to showcase a television box but that didn’t stop the Korean electronics giant from unveiling the HomeSync box.

Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets

Firefox OS unveiled with 18 partners, heading to emerging markets
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
  • Mozilla will soon be joining the likes of Apple, Google and Microsoft with Firefox OS, the foundation’s first mobile operating system. The announcement came just ahead of Mobile World Congress where 18 operators from around the world have pledged support…

HP re-enters the tablet race with $170 Android-powered Slate 7

HP re-enters the tablet race with $170 Android-powered Slate 7
  • Posted February 25, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • HP re-entered the tablet race over the weekend with the announcement of the Slate 7. The company’s first tablet since the short-lived TouchPad will run Google’s Android operating system and sell for just $169.99.

Weekend tech reading: Firefox OS backed by phone makers, carriers

Weekend tech reading: Firefox OS backed by phone makers, carriers
  • Posted February 24, 2013, 11:46 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • Laying the groundwork for its nascent Firefox OS, Mozilla has won over a sizeable list of allies including LG Electronics and China Unicom, and the first phones with the browser-based operating system should arrive in the second quarter of the year. Mozilla announced today...

Google Glass to arrive by the end of the year for less than $1,500

Google Glass to arrive by the end of the year for less than $1,500
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware With Video
  • Google’s augmented reality visor will reportedly be available to the general public to purchase before the end of this year. What’s more, the headset will debut for less than the $1,500 that developers and lucky contest winners are currently being…

Nikon signs agreement with Microsoft for Android-powered cameras

Nikon signs agreement with Microsoft for Android-powered cameras
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Nokia has signed a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft that will give them access to the company’s broad patent portfolio for use with certain Nikon cameras utilizing the Android platform. A press release noted the contents of the agreement would…

McAfee says malware is getting more sophisticated

McAfee says malware is getting more sophisticated
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in IT Security
  • McAfee’s fourth quarter 2012 threats report highlights the fact that malware attacks are not only growing in frequency but sophistication. The security firm said the number of trojans built to steal passwords was up 72 percent during the last three…

Survey: Microsoft is now cooler than it was just a few years ago

Survey: Microsoft is now cooler than it was just a few years ago
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Microsoft’s efforts to revamp their image appear to be paying dividends. A recent poll from Reuters / Ipsos shows that nearly half of all participants think Redmond is cooler now that it was just a couple of years ago. In…

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