Archives for: November 2010 Archives - 4/11 -

Carriers

Cox launches mobile network with HTC Desire in tow

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Cox Communications has decided to branch out of its cable and telecommunications range to offer mobile phone services. The Atlanta-based cable provider has unveiled a new wireless service that aims to one da…

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Uncategorized

Dual-core processors are the future; brief browser demo shows why.

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2011 is expected to be a major year for new mobile processors, including the dual-core Nvidia Tegra2 chip expected to debut. We’ve been discussing the upcoming promise of dual core with Nvidia and expec…

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Android News

The Possibilities of Near Field Communications

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At the Web 2.0 Summit, Eric Schmidt announced that Gingerbread would include support for Near Field Communications (NFC), which he said could be used for various types of location services, and even eventual…

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Android News

Advent Vega Tegra 2 tablet released in the UK – sold out in hours

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The Advent Vega is a 10-inch Android Internet tablet powered by Froyo and the system-on-a-chip Tegra 2 running at 1GHz. For £249, the Vega offers 512MB of RAM, “four finger” multitouch support on a capaci…

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Firmware updates

Nexus One gets OTA update – no Gingerbread this time

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The good ol’ Nexus One has received a firmware update from FRG83 to FRG83D. The upgrade is available over-the-air, has the size of merely 1.3MB and brings “important bug fixes and security patches.” N…

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Android Games

Angry Birds preparing lighter version for weaker phones

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Though developer Rovio Mobile has taken pains to make Angry Birds compatible with as many phones as possible, people have still reported a great deal of lag and problems on certain devices. Rovio has respond…

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Android News

Apple co-founder says Android will win smartphone race (numbers-wise)

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Apple co-founder and Dancing With the Stars alum Steve Wozniak is a straight shooter. So it’s no surprise that he’s willing to be frank about the future of the smartphone wars and acknowledge that…

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Samsung

Froyo coming to Canadian Vibrant and Captivate December, Fascinate next year

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Samsung Mobile has announced its plans to upgrade the Galaxy S line of phones in Canada soon. On its Facebook page, Samsung confirmed that the Android 2.2 update will be delivered to the Bell Vibrant and Rogers C…

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Android Apps

Google Sky Map updated to v1.6, now includes Time Travel and Multi-Touch

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Sky Map, which you probably already have heard of, is an app from Google that lets you identify, browse and discover stars, planets and constellations. By pointing your phone to space, Sky Map displays a star ma…

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Verizon

Verizon vs. AT&T at it again, this time with 4G

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Will it ever stop? According to Verizon and their new display ad against AT&T it seems that it never will. Verizon and AT&T have been battling it out as the top two wireless carriers in the US, and because…

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T-Mobile

T-Mobile Even More Plus Not Dead, Just Not Online

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One Sunday, word spread around the Interwebs that T-Mobile had removed the non-contract Even More Plus plans from their online store as well as authorized online retailers like Amazon and Best Buy. This cause…

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Android App Reviews

Bonecruncher Soccer creates football legends on Android [Video Game Reviews]

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Soccer may be a team sport, but Bonecruncher Soccer requires that its players become the ultimate athlete and dominate the pitch on their own. This 3D game pits one player against a growing number of defenders,…

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Android News

Edit Google Docs in your browser

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Back in September, Google announced that they were going to bring Docs editing to the browser of your Android device. Well, they’ve finally made true on that promise! Spreadsheet editing has been aro…

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Android Tutorials

How to stream media from Windows 7 to Logitech Revue

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The Logitech Revue set-top box has several apps for Google TV and a browser to consume online video. But there’s one app in particular, the Logitech Media Player, that may be of particular interest to cus…

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Travel

Google Maps Navigation live in Australia and New Zealand

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For the first time, Google Maps Navigation covers an entire continent. Google has announced that Android users in Australia can now navigate their streets with Maps Navigation, the free turn-by-turn naviga…

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