After a quiet first half of the year, Motorola came back to life this summer with a new trio of DROID smartphones for Verizon and the much anticipated Moto X just days ago. It may not be done yet either. According to a new Google+ post from Android and Me’s Taylor Wimberly, the Google-owned company will release a Nexus smartphone […]
WIND Mobile launches Google Nexus 4 in white
If only the white version of the Google Nexus 4 will do for you, you’ll be happy to know that it is now available through one more Canadian carrier. WIND Mobile is now offering it alongside the black version. Nexus 4 is the new smartphone from Google. With cutting edge hardware, the latest version of Android, and the best Google […]
Jean-Baptiste Quéru leaves AOSP
Jean-Baptiste Quéru, the voice behind the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) program, today announced his departure from the group. The move appears to be tied to the fact that factory images or driver binaries for the Google Nexus 7 (2013) may never be posted on the Google Developers website due to legal concerns. JBQ as many call him does not […]
Android Device Manager rollout underway
Google announced Android Device Manager less than a week ago and promised that the new service would launch later this month on devices running Android 2.2 or higher. Reports surfaced only days later that the rollout was underway and we can now add ourselves to the list of users who now have the service on their devices. EyeOnMobility‘s Nexus 4 […]
Android Key Lime Pie spotted running on Nexus 4 and Nexus 7?
The last major update to Android was last year’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release. Smaller updates have followed since, including the recent Android 4.3 Jelly Bean release. At the same time, signs that Google is readying the next major Android version keep popping up. One such sign is a set of tests logged in the Chromium bug tracker that show […]
Google granted USPTO patent for Android app launch pattern unlock feature
A new patent granted by the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) may have just given us some hints at some future functionality Google has planned for its Android pattern unlock security feature. Today, the unlock pattern helps protect your device and your data but it also prevents you from quickly accessing an app. Security at the price of […]
Google Nexus 7 (2013) to land on Google Play Canada store on August 13th
Mark the date! CanadianReviewer has learned that the 2013 version of the Google Nexus 7 tablet will make its debut on the Canadian Google Play store on August 13th. As in the U.S., only the Wi-Fi models will initially be available. The 16GB version, already on sale through a number of retailers, will cost CA$229.99 while the 32GB version will […]
Google Play Edition Moto X coming
Google kicked off its new Google Play Edition program earlier this year by announcing a stock Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. It was quickly followed up by a Google Play Edition HTC One. Other manufacturers are also rumoured to be considering such variants of their flagship smartphones. Among them are Huawei with its Ascend P6 and Sony with their […]