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Archos to unveil three Android smartphones at Mobile World Congress
- Archos, perhaps best known for producing budget-minded music players and tablets, is reportedly preparing to enter the lucrative smartphone market. The French consumer electronics maker will launch three Android handsets in the coming months according to specifications that first appeared…
Google quietly releasing Android 4.2.2, blocks Nexus 4 LTE tweak
- Google has yet to officially announce the arrival of Android 4.2.2 but that doesn’t mean it isn’t already being made available. Reports are coming in that the revised version of Android is now available as an over-the-air update for Nexus…
Android continues to be a key target for mobile malware
- A new report from web security provider Blue Coat Systems reveals that Google’s Android platform is quickly becoming a key target for mobile cyber attacks. These cyber criminals are fine-tuning their abilities to compromise the OS’ wide range of flavors,…
Vertu's latest luxury smartphone will cost you at least $10,000
- If you are fed up with the “boring” appearance of today’s smartphones and just happen to have between $10,000 and $20,000 burning a hole in your pocket, you can kill two birds with one stone thanks to a new luxury…
Wikipad's detachable controller gaming tablet priced at $250
- Razer isn’t the only one working on a gaming tablet with detachable controllers. A Los Angeles-based company has come up with a much more affordable proposition in the form of a 7-inch device powered by an Nvidia Tegra 3 quad-core…
Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman outlines annual console refresh plans
- During a recent interview, Ouya founder and CEO Julie Uhrman revealed the fact that the company plans to release a new console every year to leverage the best-performing chips and take advantage of lower component prices to continually deliver the…
Android-based gaming console Ouya hitting retail in June, preorders start today
- Ouya, the Android-based gaming console that raised over $8.5 million from more than 63,000 backers on Kickstarter, is now officially available for pre-order to anyone who missed out on the campaign and will be available at a wide range of…
Android malware steals data, records audio via PC microphone
- Two newly-discovered Android apps found on Google Play were designed to spy on their users, claim security experts at Kaspersky. The apps, SuperClean and DroidCleaner, posed as innocuous Android clean-up utilities; however, each app could quietly copy photos, contacts and…
Wine developer demos Windows software running on Android
- We’ve already seen applications that let you run Android apps on Windows. But now it looks like the opposite is possible too thanks to an ARM-friendly version of Wine, the popular 'compatibility layer' used to run Windows software on Unix-like…
Google Chrome to get notification center, possibly Google Now
- An interesting find made by astute French developer François Beaufort indicates Google Chrome will be getting a notification center soon. Beaufort discovered the addition while mulling over the source code for the latest build of Chromium -- the open-source project on…
Nvidia's Project Shield went from concept to reality in less than a year
- Nvidia surprised a number of journalists and consumers alike by unveiling a portable gaming device at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month. Codenamed Project Shield, the handheld is powered by the company’s latest Tegra 4 mobile chip that outputs…
WindowsAndroid lets you run Android natively within Windows
- It’s already possible to run Android apps on Windows PCs thanks to a clever little app called BlueStacks. But now a group of Chinese developers are looking to take it a step further by actually allowing you to run the…
First batch of Pebble smartwatches begin shipping today
- It’s been a long time in the making but the Pebble smartwatch is finally ready to go. According to an update posted on the product’s Kickstarter page, the company will start shipping out the first batch of watches to early…
Samsung Galaxy S4 to feature wireless charging, April 15 launch
- We've known for some time that a new Samsung Galaxy S smartphone has been in the works. Past rumors suggested a possible April 2013 launch date for the Galaxy S4; however, a recent scoop by Samsung-enthusiasts Sammobile indicates a far more precise…
Report: iPhone responsible for half of all U.S. smartphone sales
- Last week speculation surfaced suggesting demand for Apple’s popular iPhone may be slowing. That thought process was at least partially based on a report from the Wall Street Journal claiming Apple may have overestimated demand and is in the process…
LG: Google's sales forecast for Nexus 4 were wildly innacurate
- Google made a bold move late last year by announcing its flagship Nexus smartphone for an unsubsidized price starting at $300. That's a big deal when comparable devices are selling for twice as much and the upfront cost for most…
Sony unveils Xperia Tablet Z, the thinnest in the market
- Sony has taken the wraps off its latest tablet flagship, the Xperia Tablet Z. The 10-inch device sports an all-new design that's just 6.9mm thick, making it the thinnest of its class -- by comparison, the previous record holder, Apple's…
Acer confirms "less than $150" 7-inch Jelly Bean tablet
- Remember rumors indicating Acer may release a $99 tablet? Well, those same rumors also linked that fantastic price tag to an unreleased 7-inch Acer tablet named the Iconia B1-A71. The company confirmed yesterday that the B1-A71 is indeed on its way,…
Jelly Bean is now on 10 percent of Android devices
- Google has updated its Android Developer Dashboard site with data about the percentage of active devices running a given version of its mobile operating system. Unsurprisingly, the holiday season marked a few shifts in the version distribution of the platform,…
Google developer shares original Android mascot artwork
- We’ve seen Google’s Android mascot dressed in a number of different outfits over the years to commemorate each new operating system release. Visions of delicious jelly beans, an ice cream sandwich and gingerbread immediately come to mind but odds are…
Ubuntu-based smartphones announced for Q3 2013
- It appears Google's Android and Apple's iOS are about to face some new competition: Ubuntu. Canonical, the primary organization who backs Ubuntu, has announced a mobile-centric version of the OS which aims to debut on two different smartphones. The devices…
OUYA console competitior GameStick launches Kickstarter campaign
- It was only a matter of time before Ouya’s successful Kickstarter campaign sparked other inventors to follow in their footsteps with similar concepts. That time is upon us as a new project known as GameStick aims to offer a competing…
Google outlines their top 12 Android apps of 2012
- A new post in the Google Play store by merchandising manager Tavares Ford outlines the top 12 Android apps for 2012 in the eyes of the search giant. Those of you that picked up a new Android handset or tablet…
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