Archives for: July 2011 Archives - 5/8 -

Verizon

Verizon 4G LTE coverage map gets massive expansion this week

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Verizon is putting heat on rivals when it comes to 4G coverage. Nobody is happy to see Verizon introduce tiered data packages, but those willing to pay the price are greeted by 4G speeds faster than Sprint (WiMax…

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Android Games

GameTanium: It’s like Netflix for Android games

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When I want paid Android games, I just browse the Android Market and give my $0.99 – $4.99 so I can start racing, shooting, and solving puzzles. Rather than purchase all of those games, a new service aims to…

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Cases

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Bodyguardz skin: Carbon-fiber protection with flair [Reviews]

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has been on my desk and in my hands for two months now, and I’ve enjoyed most of my time with it. Of course, you already knew that if you read my Tab review; and you probably know that…

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Android News

Archos G9 tablets shipping September, priced at $300 and up [Update: Sorry, no pre-installed Netflix app]

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Back in June, we reported that Archos was on the verge of delivering two new Android Honeycomb tablets, which Archos touted as the world’s fastest. The new devices we reported on – 8-inch 80 and the…

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HTC

HTC suffers setback in Apple patent case, but the battle isn’t over

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Apple has secured a preliminary ruling from the ITC that HTC’s Android phones violate 2 of 10 patents that Apple alleges HTC willingly infringes. But before you go into flame war mode and curse Apple for t…

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Android News

Google+ is off to a much stronger start than Wave and Buzz [Data]

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Google+ has been grabbing almost all the headlines since its launch three weeks ago, with most of it coming from lots of positive press. But believe it or not, there are still those who want to remain pessimistic…

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Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #66: “The Week Everything Was Updated” edition

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Android Apps Alert is typically about new apps making their way into the Android Market. But many of the big names in Android must have wanted to grab our attention this week because we saw major updates. In fact,…

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Rogers

Rogers locks-down exclusive for HTC EVO 3D and Optimus 3D

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Rogers Wireless has news for anyone in Canada who has been envious of the 3D hype slowly building in Android mobile devices: jealousy can put be to rest this summer. The Rogers blog has just announced that it will…

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Android Apps

Zinio exports its magazine reading app to Android phones

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It was only a few weeks ago when Zinio debuted its magazine reading app for Android Honeycomb tablets, allowing users to read digital copies of everything from Bazaar to ESPN. Today, Zinio is going from the big s…

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Android Apps

Google Plus has 10 million users & a new Android app update.

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Google CEO Larry Page gave Google Plus a major plus today, confirming some of the speculation about Google’s invite-only social network. On Google’s quarterly earning call, Page revealed that…

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Android OS

Android is out of control! 550k daily activations, 135 million devices, 6 billion app downloads

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Google is in the business of data, and all of the data shared during today’s Q2 earnings call were predictably surprising. Yes, that’s an oxymoron, but there’s a reason for that. CEO Larry P…

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Android News

Google Plus to accelerate the launch of its corporate account program

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Google+ for average consumers has been a breath of fresh air to say the least, but for many businesses out there this hasn’t been the case — which has contributed to some unfair criticism of the ne…

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Android News

Hulu Plus adds four more Android phones to its list

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Hulu Plus has added four more Android phones to its short list of supported devices and according to my count, that would bring the total number of phones up to 10. The four new lucky Android phones on the Hulu list…

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Android App Reviews

Spotify U.S. launches with Android & Sonos support, and big expectations [First impressions]

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Don’t believe the hype. That’s what I thought few weeks ago when it became clear that Spotify‘s oft-rumored U.S. launch was finally going to be real. I wondered if anybody would care consid…

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Android Apps

Art of War 2 Online: An M.M.O Like C&C That’s A.O.K [App Review]

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Do you wish you could take the complexity and fun of Command and Conquer with you on the go? Have you been pining for an Android alternative to desktop real-time strategy games, especially one with heaps of onlin…

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