News tagged ‘android’
Friday, 17 May 2013
Google May Release a White Nexus 4 - Coming in June?
Google may soon release a white Nexus 4. Android and Me says that they managed to snag one at the Google I/O conference and that it will reportedly be available on the Google Play Store on June 10th.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Samsung Announces Galaxy S4 Google Edition at Google I/O 2013
A new version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that runs stock Android has been announced. Priced at US$649, it will be available on the Google Play store on June 26. It's unknown at the moment if this device will be sold in other markets.
Monday, 13 May 2013
Google Games Possible Beefed Up in Upcoming Update
It seems that an updated Google Play service will be available to Android users soon. The update is said to add leaderboards and achievements, among other things.
Friday, 10 May 2013
Apple Regains Fifth Place in Chinese Mobile Market
In the first quarter of 2013, Apple has regained its fifth place position in the Chinese mobile market with an eight percent market share. For the last two quarters in 2012, it was languishing in 6th place, while Samsung remained firmly in the top spot with a 20 percent market share.
Friday, 3 May 2013
3DMark for Android Gets an Update
3DMark for Android has been updated to version 1.0.2-1109. While most of the changes are minor, Ice Storm Extreme's Physics test now runs at 720p to ensure the result is not influenced by the GPU. As a result, devices with low-end GPUs may see an increase in scores.
Friday, 26 Apr 2013
iOS Devices Leads Tablet Market, Windows Garners 7.5% Market Share
According to a Strategy Analytics report, Apple led the tablet market with 19.5 million iPads sold last quarter. Microsoft leapt to a market share of 7.5 percent with three million Windows-based tablets shipped worldwide, up from last quarter's paltry figure of 1.6 percent.
Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013
Rumor: Google Android 5.0 Delayed, HTC One X Gets One Final Update
Come May 15, Google will make plenty of exciting announcements but there are reports that they may not be what all of us want to hear. Also, is it time to bid the HTC One X farewell?
Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013
TweetDeck Mobile Apps Shutting Down on May 7
Twitter has confirmed that it will be closing TweetDeck's mobile apps on May 7. TweetDeck apps for Android, iOS and Adobe AIR will be removed from the respective app stores and will cease to function. TweetDeck for web and Chrome however will still be kept alive, and will be updated weekly.
Friday, 19 Apr 2013
Google Glass Confirmed to be Running on Android
If you've been wondering about the OS that powers the Google Glass, Google CEO Larry Page has just confirmed that the device will be running on Android.
Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013
Motorola Shares New Smartphone Game Plan
After being acquired by Google, Motorola has been pretty quiet in the smartphone scene, but all that is very likely to change in a big way.