Happy Saturday my Android friends. Show is up a day late , which I apologize for. Not much to talk about, since I already went over a lot of the Google I/O information on the ManDroid quickie video. What was your favorite part of the first Google I/O keynote? Enjoy the show! News Topics White Nexus...

One of my primary gripes with Google Glass at its launch was the fact that it did not cater to individuals that already wear prescription glasses; as someone who has to constantly wear glasses, I already have enough trouble trying to watch 3D movies. There have been murmurs and reports that Google has...

Samsung’s second generation of TecTiles went on sale today. Samsung Mobile describes them best: Samsung TecTiles™ 2 are the next generation and evolution of TecTiles, programmable NFC sticker tags that allow users to automate everyday functions of a smartphone through a single tap. TecTiles...

Rovio’s latest take on Angry Birds Seasons includes 30 new levels centered around magic and circus themes, right in time for World Circus Day. The Angry Birds Seasons edition takes place around the world’s celebrations. With over 300 levels, the birds celebrate seasons like Christmas, Halloween,...

Two days have already passed at Google I/O, and the white Nexus 4 is nowhere to be found. Fortunately, our friends over at AndroidAndMe have gotten their hands on the device, and has heard from their sources that the white version of the Nexus 4 will be released on June 10th, alongside a new version...

Some Sprint HTC One users (including myself) have noticed that the capacitive back and home buttons have issues. Every once in a while, they won’t register a tap no matter how hard you try. This has been frustrating at times. Sprint released a minor OTA update today to fix that. It increases...

Only a few short days after their announcement of the ChefPad, Archos has announced another entry-level tablet, the Archos 80 Xenon. The 80 Xenon is an 8″ tablet with a 1024×768 IPS screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm quad-core Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM. It will be running Android...

There is one game from my childhood that I got so frustrated with I almost threw away my GameBoy. That game was Karateka. Many of you will remember Karateka from even further back than that and will reminisce about it very fondly. Although there has been a remake released this year for consoles, the...

I have had the honor of being a Technology Author for about 3 years now and it has been a blast. I have reviewed app, products, and even done a few editorials. After these 3 years I have learned a few things and have made my share of mistakes along the way. From what I have learned I have decided to...

  Well, that was fast. Google has just pushed out an update to the Google Hangouts app. They don’t list anything special in the What’s New section though. It moves the app from version 1.0.0.675749 to version 1.0.1.678536. That is a pretty good size jump in versions. It definitely doesn’t...

I have seen some comments and topics springing up that people are having video calling issues with the new Hangouts app. I took some time last night to make a few calls and play around with the settings and the various features while in a call. There were a number of things that I was very pleased to...

In the new Google Hangouts app permissions there is a section that requests the ability to interface with your SMS in various ways. When you first launch the app you are asked to confirm your number as well. That means that SMS integration should be available. Meaning you can keep your text messages...

LG has recently announced that their line of Google TV integrated TVs will soon be gaining a new software update that moves the smart TVs to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean in the 3rd quarter of this year. That is still a long ways off to be making a promise and announcement to me. However, it is nice to...

Upgrades to Google’s AdMob will be rolling out today. Google will be working on bringing AdMob up to speed with their other ad platforms, like AdWords and AdSense. Starting out, AdMob will be receiving Conversion Optimizer, a feature of AdWords. Conversion Optimizer works by  having advertisers...

SEGA has just announced that they are launching Sonic the Hedgehog to the Play Store sometime today. It follows in the footsteps of Sonic 4 Episode I and II, along with Sonic CD and Sonic Jump. Being a long time fan of the side scrolling platformer, I am pretty excited for the original game to finally...