Sony have just begun rolling out the latest Android update, which is of course Android 4.4(KitKat) for the Xperia Z Ultra, Z1, and Z1 Compact. This brings their latest three high-end devices to the latest iteration of Android, along with some added features/tweaks by Sony. We have included the specifics regarding the update below, but […]
Google have announced Android Wear, a new Android SDK for your wrist
Google have just shared details on Android Wear, which as you can probably guess, is Android on a watch. The new project looks to bring Android to wearable devices with emphasis on Google Now integration, including OK Google Voice command. Google have also shared that LG, HTC, Samsung, Asus and, Motorola are already on […]
XBMC team release version 13.0 Gotham Beta, brings hardware decoding to Android devices and more
The XBMC team have just pushed the latest Beta of XBMC with the development team reaching version 13.0 dubbed Gotham. The new version which has just entered beta brings a great deal of new improvements aimed at Android devices including the much sought after support for hardware decoding with both ARM and X86 architectures. […]
Samsung announce the Galaxy S5, features a 5.1-inch 1080p display, 2.5GHz quad-core CPU and 2GB of RAM
Samsung’s press conference has just kicked off and straight away we have their brand new flagship device. The Galaxy S5 is official. The specs include a 5.1-inch AMOLED display with 1920 x 1080 resolution. Inside we have the Qualcomms Snapdragon 800 chipset with 2.5GHz quad core CPU and 2GB of RAM. The rear facing camera […]
HTC unveil the Desire 610: 4.7-inch display, 1.2GHz quad-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8MP camera, LTE
HTC are putting more focus on their mid-range selection of smartphones, and we have already seen the HTC Desire 816 smartphone, but the DEsire 816 has a little brother dubbed the Desire 610. It’s specs include a 4.7-inch display with 960 x 540 resolution. A Snapdragon 400 chipset with quad-core CPU running at 1.2GHz and […]
HTC announce Desire 816 mid range smartphone: 5/5-inch 720p display, Snapdragon 400 chipset and LTE
HTC promised more mid-tier devices and they have come through today at MWC. The HTC Desire 816 includes a pretty big 5.5-inch display with 720p resolution. A Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with a 1.6GHz quad-core CPU and 1.5GB of RAM. 8GB internal storage with MicroSD slot for expansion. HTC have included a rather large 13MP […]
Nokia announce the Nokia X, X+ and XL, the first Android based Nokia smartphones
It’s finally official, Nokia are releasing an Android smartphone, three actually!. Today at MWC during Nokia’s press event, everyone expected Nokia to announce an Android smartphone, but alas we didn’t just get one but instead Nokia announced Three. The new smartphones dubbed Nokia X, X+, and Xl have different releases, but all share the same […]
Sony announce Xperia M2 with 4.8-inch display, Snapdragon 400 chipset, 8MP camera, and LTE
Another announcement from Sony’s press conference at MWC today is Xperia M2. The mid-range smartphone with Xperia Z looks and water proof features includes a 4.8-inch display with 960 x 540 resolution, an 8MP camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording. Inside we have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with Cortex-A7 quad-core processor clocked […]
All new HTC flagship devices will continue to receive all major Android updates for 2 years after device release
A lot of tech news comes from Reddit in the way of mass media, but sometimes we get decent AMA’s where by certain people or groups can answer pretty much any question those on Reddit have. The HTC USA Product Team are currently underway with their AMA and within it they have announced plans to […]
Lenovo to acquire Motorola Mobility business from Google for $2.91 Billion
It’s official. Google is selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo for just under $3 Billion. While Google will still hang onto most of the patents it got from purchasing Motorola in the first and as some will say the real reason why they bought Motorola, However they will be licensing them to Lenovo with the purchase. […]