Post Tagged with: "Android"

Android activations reach 1.5 million per day

April 16, 2013 10:53 AM
Android activations reach 1.5 million per day

Google chairman Eric Schmidt has announced that Android activations have now reached 1.5 million per day, up from 1.4 million last month.  This means that Google is on track to have 1 billion Android devices by the end of this year. Larry Page previously said that they would have 750 [...]

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Facebook Home receives bad ratings on Google Play

April 13, 2013 12:26 PM
Facebook Home receives bad ratings on Google Play

Facebook Home has only been available on Google Play since yesterday but it is already receiving absolutely horrible ratings.  More than twice as many people gave Facebook Home 1 star than people who gave it 5 stars.  Some of the main interface features such as the home screen are being [...]

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Asus Releases MeMo Pad 7 for $149

April 9, 2013 1:04 AM
Asus Releases MeMo Pad 7 for $149

If you’re searching for a cheap Android tablet and the Nexus 7 is a bit too expensive for your budget, Asus’s MeMoPad 7 hit shelves today for the low price of $149. A teaser video of the tablet was released back in February, and while it doesn’t offer quite the [...]

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Facebook Home and HTC First unveiled

April 4, 2013 6:27 PM
Facebook Home and HTC First unveiled

While many people were only expecting a Facebook Phone (the HTC First) to be unveiled during Facebook’s media event earlier today, we ended up seeing even more than we thought we would.  During today’s event, Facebook unveiled Facebook Home alongside the HTC First. Facebook Home For the most part, Facebook [...]

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Instagram keeps growing; close to half of users are on Android

April 3, 2013 9:48 PM
Instagram keeps growing; close to half of users are on Android

To celebrate its one-year anniversary of porting over to Android, Instagram has released some interesting user statistics.  According to the report from earlier today, close to half of all Instagram users are now on Android and that number continues to climb each month.  When the Android app launched last year, [...]

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Apple’s Legal Reward From Samsung Slashed to $598 Million

March 2, 2013 10:55 PM
Apple’s Legal Reward From Samsung Slashed to $598 Million

  The battle between Apple and Samsung continues. Today, Cupertino (where Apple is based) judge Lucy Koh cut damages awarded from last year’s nasty Apple vs. Samsung legal battle to just $598 million. The original award of $1049 billion, handed down in August of last year, was cut due to the [...]

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OUYA Sending Out Consoles to Backers in March

March 1, 2013 9:32 PM
OUYA Sending Out Consoles to Backers in March

The open-sourced Android gaming console the OUYA, will begin shipping out its consoles to the backers of the Kickstarter on March 28th. Emails are being created with tracking numbers and are almost ready to be sent out to the backers.  Consumers can expect to purchase their own OUYA console in June [...]

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What is the Harlem Shake, and how to make one the easy way

February 28, 2013 11:01 PM
What is the Harlem Shake, and how to make one the easy way

An Android application named Harlem Shake Video Creator is now out and comes in both a free or Pro version for $1.  The application allows you to shoot the video, automatically add the Harlem Shake music and then upload directly to YouTube.  If you get the free version there will [...]

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Lenovo announces three new tablets

February 25, 2013 12:32 AM
Lenovo announces three new tablets

Lenovo has announced three new Android tablets, the A1000, A3000 and S6000.  The A1000 and A3000 are both 7-inch models and the S6000 is a 10-inch model. All of the tablets will be running Android Jelly Bean upon release but other than that they are quite different. The current specs [...]

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LG will not have Windows Phone 8 devices

February 24, 2013 4:28 PM
LG will not have Windows Phone 8 devices

LG does not currently have plans to include Windows Phone 8 handsets in their line of devices according to CNET’s discussion with a representative for the company.  The main reason that LG is not making Windows Phone 8 devices right now is simply due to a lack of interest from [...]

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Vertu Ti: The latest luxury (pointless) smartphone

February 12, 2013 11:14 AM
Vertu Ti: The latest luxury (pointless) smartphone

Vertu has been around for a while after being formed in 1998 by Nokia and then sold last year, but throughout their life they have focused specifically on overpriced “luxury” phones.  Sure, these phones are not meant to be any more useful than a regular consumer phone, but Vertu is trying to [...]

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Get the OUYA Android Game Console Delivered in April

February 1, 2013 9:04 PM
Get the OUYA Android Game Console Delivered in April

According to a recent post on the OUYA Facebook page, The highly anticipated android based game console called the OUYA will be delivered to your door if you purchase the product before February 4th.  The system will cost you $99.00 for the console itself and one controller plus an additional $30.00 for each [...]

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