Archive for June 13th, 2012

While hardware is generally the key to a devices success or failure, much of its appeal lies in the software. For instance, the new Samsung Galaxy S III on a hardware standpoint isn’t anything all that spectacular. On the software side of things though is where the device truly stands out against...

While not everyone owns a Kindle Fire, many people do own Android tablets. Having a tablet you can easily install the Kindle app and enjoy a plethora of books on the go no matter what time of day. Amazon recently just pushed out an update to the Kindle app that address numerous bug fixes such as the...

You can be an Android fan boy until the day you die, but if you think that other companies don’t recognize the power of Android and the sheer number of users, you are nuts. People seem to forget that just because Microsoft is technically a competitor in the mobile sphere, they still want their...

The home screen launcher battle is one that will continue until the end of time. While Launcher Pro, ADW EX and GO Launcher dominated the scene for a very log time, it was time for something new to hit our devices. The two most prolific launchers to hit the Android scene lately are Apex and Nova. Both...

ASUS keeps pushing small updates out to its leading Transformer and Transformer Prime devices. The latest update for the Prime is out and about this very minute and brings in the sometime questionable Face Unlock feature. Some people love it, other people, well not so much. While we think it is a pretty...

Apple is always putting their worst foot forward lately. They managed to get a few HTC devices held up in U.S. customs for a brief period of time, but alas, the efforts failed to keep the newest devices from hitting customers hands. They then turned to Samsung and filed another injunction to attempt...

  Amazon’s Appstore has always been limited to the US, but that seems like it is about to change according to AllThings D. According to their sources, Amazon will launch the Appstore in Europe this summer, although a more narrow timeframe was not mentioned. On the other hand, it was said...

Today Verizon announced the “Share Everything” plans we have been hearing about. The “Share Everything” plans are kind of like a build it yourself plan. They all include unlimited voice and text then let you chose what devices you want to add (up to 10) and how much data you want (up...

Last night, the Parson’s School of Design hosted its annual user experience awards. Guess who won for best platform experience? Ice Cream Sandwich! That’s right, the platform we all love and has proven that Android is a mature and beautiful OS for mobiles has taken the Gold Prize. Matias...

Those of you that have already gotten your fingers on a Samsung Galaxy S III, have your first official update heading your way. Now I am sure I am just talking to my international friends here, since us in the states have not been blessed with the nature phone quite yet. This update was pushed through...