[What's Really New/APK Teardown] Google Maps Update 7.2 Rolling Out: Google...
Earlier today, Google started slowly rolling out an update to Maps with version 7.2. This is a point release, up from 7.1, so I expected more than just minor changes. While not as big as the quiet...
View ArticleGalaxy S4 Google Play Edition Joins The JWR66Y Club With MH5 Over-The-Air Update
Now that the HTC One Google Play Edition is dancing in the club that exclusively admits devices running the latest bleeding-edge version of Android, it's time for Samsung's Galaxy S4 Google Play...
View ArticleDROID DNA Sense 5 And Android 4.2 Update Details Land On Verizon's Site,...
Verizon hasn't explicitly announced an Android 4.2 update for the DROID DNA, but in a way, they have. The company has updated the support page for the nearly one-year-old handset with an in-depth look...
View ArticleThe Verizon G2 Is Configured To Show Root Status In The About Phone Menu,...
Buying a Verizon G2? You might want to think twice about rooting it, because Big Red has specifically configured its version of the device to show whether or not the phone is rooted in the "status"...
View Article[Deal Alert] 2013 Nexus 7 (16GB) On Sale Through eBay Daily Deals For $199...
Update: And it's gone. 650 were sold in about 30 minutes. Hope you got yours. Let's cut to the chase. You know what this tablet is, and you know this is $30 off the official price. The last time this...
View ArticleSony Teases Google TV-Running BRAVIA Smart Stick For September 15th Unveiling
In a post to its blog today, Sony gave a brief look at a new device to be announced this Sunday, the 15th of September. What the company calls the BRAVIA Smart Stick looks like a waffle or small wafer...
View Article[Deal Alert] Sprint's Moto X Is $99 For New Contracts And Upgrades On Amazon...
If you're one of the many who thinks Motorola's X phone is the bee's knees, then Amazon potentially has a deal that may be of interest. Why "potentially," you ask? Because this one's only good for...
View Article[APK/Website Teardown] Next Up For Android Device Manager: Remote Password...
When Google launched the Android Device Manager in early August, I applauded the initiative because we finally got a much-needed security solution that was built into every Android devices that ships...
View ArticleAndroid 4.3 JLS36C Factory Image, Binaries, And AOSP Code (Marked...
The LTE version of the Nexus 7 2013 just started shipping to the US last week. If a week of running on a stock ROM is entirely too long for you, take heart: even while you read these words, modders and...
View ArticleNexus 4 May Be Indefinitely 'Out Of Inventory' On Google Play
With leaks and speculation about the next Nexus phone reaching fever pitch, the Play Store's inventory of Nexus devices is under closer scrutiny than ever. As of this evening, the Nexus 4's 16GB...
View ArticleJSS15R Update Rolling Out To WiFi 2013 Nexus 7, No Changelog In Sight
It is time to begin obsessively checking for updates on your 2013 Nexus 7. We're getting a number of reports of a system update to JSS15R hitting devices. Nevermind that there don't appear to be any...
View Article[Deal Alert] Amazon And Best Buy Offering Verizon HTC One For $49.99 With New...
Verizon may have just gotten the HTC One, but it's hard to call it a "new" phone. Other carriers have been selling the aluminum slab for a few months now. It's getting to the point where that...
View ArticleAsus Reveals Updated PadFone Infinity – Snapdragon 800, 5/10.1-Inch 1080p...
It has only been a few months since Asus announced the original PadFone Infinity, but the new version of the phone-tablet hybrid was just outed in Taiwan. This is a spec bump on the last PadFone, which...
View Article[International Giveaway] Win One Of Two 32GB 2013 Nexus 7s From TabletRocket...
It's pretty safe to assume that most people either have, or want, a tablet. For those who are in the market though, trying to find the perfect slate can be a daunting task. With all of the options,...
View ArticleNexus 7 LTE Goes Live On The Play Store In 10 Countries
After a lonesome stint on the US Play Store (and various random retailers across the world) with only T-Mobile SIMs available, the LTE Nexus 7 is now available on the Play Store in nine countries:...
View ArticleGoogle Starts Selling Devices On Italian Play Store For The First Time,...
Earlier today, Google announced that the new LTE Nexus 7 was now available for purchase from the Play Stores in 9 countries: Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, UK, Japan, Korea and U.S. For...
View ArticleVerizon Won't Activate New LTE SIM Cards For The Nexus 7 LTE: 'Not All LTE...
Update: Verizon has responded to our inquiry about the Nexus 7 LTE registration issues. A company representative said that the Nexus 7 LTE would be certified for the Verizon network at some point. That...
View ArticleVerizon Expects New Nexus 7 To Get Certified For Its LTE Network At Some...
Earlier today we reported that Verizon is currently denying owners of the Nexus 7 2013 LTE model the ability to access new data lines on the company's network. We reached out to a Verizon...
View ArticleNVIDIA Announces The Evolution Of The Kai Platform: Say Hello To 'Tegra Note'
Last year, NVIDIA announced a then-groundbreaking tablet design called Kai. It was essentially a reference – a blueprint, if you will – for manufacturers to design and build extremely affordable...
View ArticleA Year Late And A Dollar Short: AT&T Will Release The Samsung Galaxy S III...
Those of you looking for a cheap, small phone running Android will have one more option on AT&T starting later this month. The company issued a press release this morning finally announcing the...
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