Available Today: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
Just a quick reminder that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is available for purchase today in the US from a number of physical and online retailers, including Best Buy, Amazon, Newegg and more. Pricing for the WiFi-only version of the slate starts at $399. For the price you get an 8-inch display, quad-core processing, and [...]
Sprint begins Jelly Bean rollout for Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE
Today Sprint is announcing the rollout of Android 4.1.2 for the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE. The update includes such Jelly Bean enhancements as Google Now and expandable notifications as well Swype text input and more. Here’s the full list of additional features: Swype® Notifications now display full text of incoming SMS messages, and when [...]
LG Optimus G Pro ‘Value Pack’ update detailed in new video, coming April 12th
LG has posted a video detailing some of the features owners of the LG Optimus G Pro can expect as part of a new “Value Pack” update. The new software includes such new capabilities as Smart Video, Dual Camera snapshots, and Pause & Resume video recording. Smart Video, similar to a feature unveiled by Samsung [...]
Samsung announces Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3
Samsung has announced its latest “best of both worlds” line of devices, introducing us to the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. The two new handsets not only combine the portability of a smartphone with the functionality of a tablet, but they also offer a mix of affordable hardware with Samsung’s full [...]
Sprint HTC One will launch without carrier branding, clean as a newborn baby
Good news for those that don’t want their carrier tagging up their smartphones (I’m looking at you Verizon), the HTC One on Sprint will come completely devoid of any carrier branding. PocketNow discovered this after they received their review unit (our AT&T model will be arriving soon) and believe it or not, this isn’t really [...]
Nexus 10 official flip cover now available in the Google Play Store for $30
Flip covers are all the rage these days and after a few months without any kind of official protection, the Nexus 10 is finally getting up to speed with their own attachable flip covers available right now in the Google Play Store for $30. There’s currently 2 colors available: grey and scarlet (more like orange). [...]
Samsung Galaxy S4 video teardown reveals easily repairable components
It’s not quite an iFixit teardown, but if you were curious to see the Samsung Galaxy S4 ripped apart at the seams, the boys at TechnoBuffalo managed to secure a video of the whole painstaking process but for whatever reason, restricted embedding. (Pfffft!). Heads up: if you’re eating, you might wanna put down your sandwich [...]
The Glass Collective will help fuel Google Glass development, Explorer Edition shipping within a month
Google and the many consumers around the world aren’t the only ones hoping Google Glass will take off. Bill Maris, the vice president of Google Ventures, has announced the Glass Collective, a new initiative headed up by a tight-knit group of investors who will reward developers with startup funds to innovate with Google Glass. It’s [...]
Review: Bit Dungeon, a punishing roguelike dungeon crawler with 16-bit flair [VIDEO]
It’s been a while since we last featured a hands-on with the latest and greatest paid (and free) Android applications n’ games from the Google Play Store, but now that things are finally dwindling down event-wise, we can finally get back into the swing of things. Today we’re bringing you yet another gem, this one [...]
Google Chrome Beta update brings full-screen browsing, omnibox improvements and more
Google has brought some new features to the beta channel of Google Chrome for Android. The update, which brings us to version 27.0.1453.49 (the first version 27 release for Android), will bring some very nice features. For starters, a full-screen browsing mode can be enabled. When you scroll down a webpage the the top bar [...]