Android

Rumour: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean coming to ASUS Eee Pad Transformer (TF101)

While Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades are now available for the Transformer Prime (TF201), Transformer Pad TF300, and Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700), owners of the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer (TF101), the original Transformer tablet, are still in the dark as to whether they will also receive the upgrade. There have been a few signs in the past that it might […]

Google Android 4.x now on 25% of all devices but Android 2.3 still rules

The latest Android distribution numbers are out and Android 2.3 Gingerbread remains the king of all Android versions. Gingerbread still accounts for 55.8% of all devices that accessed Google Play over the 14 day period that ended on October 1st. That’s down ever so slightly from 57.5% the previous period. Android 4.0.x Ice Cream grew to 23.7% from 20.8% and […]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban lifted in U.S.

Samsung is free to once again sell its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the U.S. after judge Lucy Koh lifted the ban yesterday. According to a company statement, “We are pleased with the court’s action today, which vindicates our position that there was no infringement of Apple’s design patent and that an injunction was not called for.” Samsung’s request to […]

HTC announces HTC One X+

HTC today announced the HTC One X+, billed as a “refreshed version of its award winning HTC One X smartphone.” It improves upon its predecessor with an improved processor, more internal storage, longer battery life, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. “We are taking the HTC One X to a new level with the introduction of the new HTC One X+,” […]

Rumour: Google to announce next Nexus device in “next 30 days”

While there have been a number of recent rumours about Google’s next Nexus device or perhaps even devices, they have been quite scattered For example, there’s a US$99 Nexus tablet, a 3G Nexus 7 tablet, and a 5-inch Google Nexus 5 smartphone by HTC. Things could be about to get clearer though. Citing “three different industry sources,” Android And Me […]

Sony Tablet S update adds Xperia Tablet S features

Sony yesterday announced that it has begun to push out a new upgrade for the Sony Tablet S. Rather than an OS upgrade, this update brings to Sony’s original Android tablet features introduced with the new Sony Xperia Tablet S. Among these are: Guest Mode: A separate user account for guests or children with its own application access rights, wallpapers, […]

Google Play app sale: Day 3

The celebrations marking 25 billion Google Play downloads continue today. Unlike the first couple of days, not everything is on sale for CA$0.25. Prices go up to CA$0.99. Here are the apps on sale today: Amazing Alex HD Widgets Flick Golf! Rebuild Mass Effect Infiltrator TuneIn Radio Pro PicSay Pro – Photo Editor ezPDF Reader PDF Annotate Form Zombie Smash […]