Sprint Says The Nexus 5 Is Getting An Update To KOT49H Today, But What...
Google pushed out Android 4.4.1 last week with the build number KOT49E. We spotted the OTA files for all the Nexus devices shortly thereafter and all was well with the world. Well, until today. Sprint...
View ArticleAndroid 4.4.2 (KOT49H) Is Already Rolling Out To All Nexus Devices - Here Are...
Google only started the Android 4.4.1 update last week, but it looks like a new hotfix is already good to go, as 4.4.2 showed up for Nexus devices in the last hour. So far, we've seen it on the Nexus...
View ArticleVerizon's Galaxy Note 3 Getting A Bloatware-Bringing, Bug-Fixing OTA (Build...
Verizon recently uploaded a new support document for the Galaxy Note 3 to its support site detailing a new OTA update. While there's nothing major about this one, it does fix quite a few bugs. That's...
View ArticleSamsung Says The Galaxy Note 3 Has Sold 10,000,000 Units
It's been just over two years since Samsung introduced the capacious Galaxy Note to an intrigued press corps at IFA in Berlin. Who'd have thought that it would turn out to be nothing less than a...
View ArticleBuild 14651 Rolling Out Now To Chromecast, Brings Beautifully Refreshed Home...
About a week ago, Google announced a new Chromecast update that would bring about some bug fixes and a "refreshed home screen." It wasn't made clear at the time exactly what that meant, but the update...
View ArticleGoogle Play Books Update 3.1.17 Finally Lets You Upload Books Directly From...
Google Play Books update 3.1.17 is slowly rolling out, and I'm glad to report that it finally brings a feature a lot of you have been dying to see - book uploading directly from your devices. As...
View ArticleASUS Formally Announces The Padfone Mini: 4.3" Phone, 7" Tablet, Low Specs...
As we saw late last week, ASUS is looking to bring its unique Padfone concept to different form factors and price points. Enter the Padfone Mini, a new entry in the series that retains the dockable...
View ArticleASUS CEO Jerry Shen Says The Padfone Is Coming To America In 2014
I've been lusting after ASUS' ambitious Padfone devices ever since they were announced way back in 2012. But since ASUS is a company that focuses on its home market first, we haven't seen hide nor hair...
View ArticleGmail 4.7 Is Here With Vacation Responder, KitKat Printing Support, And......
An update to Gmail started rolling out this morning, bringing it from version 4.6.1 to 4.7. We have the APK for you below, as usual, because waiting is for suckers. What's New Vacation responder The...
View ArticleHow To Activate An LTE Nexus 7 On Verizon Wireless
When Google announced the next-generation Nexus 7 back in July, the Android enthusiast community rejoiced at the fact that the LTE model, while working on AT&T and T-Mobile as expected, also...
View ArticleVerizon Galaxy S4 Gets JSS15J.I545VRUEMK2 Update That Improves Data Roaming...
A month after bumping the Galaxy S4 up to Android 4.3, Verizon is rolling out a minor OTA for the flagship that addresses a few rough spots around the edges. Following the update, owners should...
View ArticleLG G Flex Review: An Engineering Concept You Can Actually Buy, Not That You...
LG G Flex is just like a lot of modern, high-end smartphones. It has a fast processor, lots of RAM, a big battery, and a large display. Using it isn't particularly different from any other Android...
View ArticleT-Mobile's Galaxy S III LTE Variant Gets The Android 4.3 And Galaxy Gear OTA...
Remember when T-Mobile didn't have LTE service? You know, just under two years ago? Remember when they released a version of the Galaxy S III without LTE (SGH-T999), then another with LTE (SGH-T999L),...
View ArticleGoogle Releases New Tools For Game Developers: 2D Physics Library And Play...
Today, in a post on the Android Developers Blog, Google announced two new tools that might be of interest to quite a few of the game developers out there. Among the releases is a new open-source 2D...
View ArticleBlack 32 GB Nexus 5 Back In Stock At US Google Play Store, Shipping In 1-2...
Following on the heels of the white 32 GB Nexus 5, the black 32 GB version is now in stock on the US Google Play Store, leaving the warehouse in 1-2 days. If you weren't able to get your hands on a...
View ArticleCyanogenMod 11 Nightlies Now Available For The LG G Pad 8.3, But Don't Try...
Would you look at that. Just one day after the Google Play Edition of LG's G Pad 8.3 went on sale, the CyanogenMod team gets an Android 4.4 build out for the standard retail version. A new CyanogenMod...
View ArticleGoogle+ Expands Sign-In Options And Adds Support For Requesting Permissions...
The presence of Google+ is definitely growing as it continues to become a significant part of how we interact with many of Google's services. Early this year, the social network branched out to become...
View ArticleC Spire's Galaxy S III Gets Android 4.3 And Galaxy Gear Support Via OTA...
Galaxy S4s running on the C Spire Wireless network started receiving OTA updates to Android 4.3 a week ago, bringing the devices up to the latest version of Jelly Bean. Now Samsung's older flagship is...
View ArticleGoogle Maps 7.5 Gains Gmail Integration - See Hotel, Restaurant, And Flight...
Last night, Google started a slow rollout of the new Maps with version 7.5. Since the previous version was 7.4, we knew there had to be some key features that prompted the update - it couldn't just be...
View ArticleSony's Tiny USB 2.0 + MicroUSB Flash Drives Look Sweet, Hit Stores In January...
These aren't the first USB flash drives we've seen that double as detachable storage for Android devices - that honor goes to the Leef Bridge from way back in June. But darn it if Sony's new 2-in-1...
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