Andy Rubin, SVP of Mobile at Google, yesterday revealed via Twitter that Google is now activating 900,000 Android devices per day. He also denied rumours that he was about to leave Google: No plans to leave Google. Oh, and just for meme completeness — there are over 900,000 android devices activated each day 🙂 @Scobleizer Rumours that Rubin would leave […]
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Motorola DROID RAZR HD specifications and pictures leaked?
A number of leaks over the past few days have begun to paint a fairly good picture of the next DROID RAZR device. From benchmark results to leaked pictures, quite a bit is now known about the upcoming DROID RAZR HD. Could the DROID Figher than DROID RAZR HD be one and the same device? A number of details seem […]
ASUS confirms Google tablet and Transformer Pad Infinity to launch in late June?
While this is not quite the same as an official company press release, an ASUS representative allegedly told Android Authority during Computex that the long rumoured Google tablet will launch at the end of the month. It just so happens that Google I/O is scheduled for June 27th to the 29th. While the representative shared little else except to promise […]
Motorola ATRIX 3 for AT&T revealed?
The Motorola Dinara appears to have surfaced again. Once rumoured to be a successor to the DROID Bionic, it now appears headed to AT&T possibly as the ATRIX 3. The Verge also obtained an alleged photo of the device. The Dinara is believed to be none other than a variant of the Motorola XT928 which was released in China last […]
Where to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III in Canada
The Canadian launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III is now just over a week and a half away (June 20th). A number of carriers have begun to take pre-orders while others offer pre-registration. Here is a list of who is offering what: Bell Mobility: Pre-orders starting at CA$159.99 Mobilicity: No pre-orders yet Rogers Wireless: Pre-orders TELUS Mobility: Pre-orders starting […]
Facebook launches App Center in U.S.
About a month after unveiling it, Facebook yesterday launched its App Center, its own version of an app store. Some 600 apps are already available, all of which use Facebook in some fashion. It is available through the Facebook iOS and Android apps as well as Facebook.com. Among available apps are Draw Something, Pinterest, Ghosts of Mistwood, and Ghost Recon […]
Apple wants Samsung Galaxy S III banned in U.S.
The Samsung Galaxy S III will never make it to the U.S.if Apple has anything to say about it. It has filed a motion in California district court to add Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone to its request for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Nexus. A ruling in its favour could lead to an import ban on the Galaxy S […]
Google announces offline mode for Google Maps for Android
Google today held an event to introduce “the next dimension of Google Maps” where it revealed that the Android version of its mapping application will soon support an offline mode. Despite the lack of connectivity, Google Maps will still function and support GPS and compass features (assuming these are enabled). The mode will work down to the street level. It […]