Archive for July 27th, 2012

Word Lens is probably one of the cooler and more functional augmented reality apps I have personally seen. In a quick nut shell, it allows you to use your devices camera to translate written text from one language to the next. While it isn’t perfect and can sometime be a little dizzying, once...

Our developer community does a pretty darn good job building things up to make our devices not only faster, but get some of the latest Android goodness ahead of the company’s schedules. That doesn’t mean that a kernel source won’t make life a little bit easier for them to work with...

Hello once again my Android friends, thank you as always for clicking in to another episode of The ManDroid Show. This show is full of all kinds of sexiness, so I know you will enjoy it. Make sure you vote in the comments on which “Hot Nerdy Girl of the Week” you thought was the hottest...

HTC originally announced that the Desire HD would be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich, but has recently retracted its statement citing user experience issues.  Today, HTC has released an official explanation on their decision to not upgrade the Desire HD. HTC talks about how after installing the update,...

  Well that certainly didn’t take too long. A month after announcing Jelly Bean at their annual I/O conference, Google has released stock Jelly Bean Factory Images for the Nexus S, Nexus 7, and GSM (maguro) Galaxy Nexus. Unfortunately, the Sprint Nexus S, and the Verizon & Sprint Galaxy Nexus’...

As Android users we spend very little time focusing on what is available now. Sure, we will spend hours with our device hacking it, rooting it, installing mods and trying new things. Once a device is out, it tends to get lost by the wayside to what is coming next. What are most people thinking about...

Sorry to burst all your bubbles, but during Facebook’s recent earnings call mister Mark Zuckerberg denied it. His said, “Building out a whole phone really wouldn’t make much sense for us to do.” We would have to agree with him on that. Facebook is not like Amazon where they could...

Yesterday we let you wonderful overseas users know that the removal of the universal search on your Galaxy S III was just an accident. Samsung never meant to remove the feature from the International device at all. While the legal battles between Apple and Samsung ensue, the universal search is only...

Looks like another device will finally get some official Ice Cream Sandwich love finally. AT&T has recently announced that the LG Nitro HD will be receiving an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update on July 31st. Along with the jump to ICS users are also going to see the new LG Optimus 3.0 UI. The...

The Samsung Vibrant, T-Mobile’s original Galaxy S devices, is an oldy but a goody. I personally still use mine today as we speak. I have put it through its paces, flashed more ROM’s to it than anyone ever thought possible and, in my opinion, has had one heck of a group of developers working...

The creators of the Final Fantasy series, SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd., have brought yet another official app to us Android gamers. First it was Final Fantasy III back in early July, and now it is the original game that started the franchise. Now you can go back to where it all began and drain that battery...

Some of us may laugh at the guys that don’t snag the latest and greatest device on launch day. We actually praise them. Not only were they smart enough to make sure they worked well, could be rooted and had developer support, but they also will save a grip of cash by holding out just a little while....

Just like that, one of the last true bastions of logic in choosing an iPhone over an Android phone, with regard to feature support has come to a close. AirPlay is no longer the only player in the wireless display game and dependent on the way this new technology works, it may in fact be out classed. Introducing...

That certainly took less time than we thought. Just 2 days ago the Jelly Bean soak test went out to willing testers for the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi edition tablet. Obviously everything went well and they are pushing the update to Android 4.1.1 to all Wi-Fi XOOM owners. Some of you might see the update notification...