Archive : Off Topic

Apple and Google are naturally competitors in the wireless industry. As competitors they will do everything they can to offer something different and prevent their users from using other services by their competitor. Siri works as hard as possible to shift results away from using Google, Apple has...

OK, so this one might seem a little bit off topic, but since our wondrous devices can stream Netflix, it still fits. CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings teased that Netflix could partner with HBO during the company’s earning reports earlier. That definitely made a few people smile because of the amazing...

OK, so this is not on par with anything Android related, but still something pretty spectacular when it comes to data speeds and data usage. A team of researches from the University of Southern California have developed a way to transmit the equivalent data of 70 DVD’s in one second. Improving...

Ha, well here is one I didn’t see coming. According to a report form Reuters, a judge in Mannheim ruled against Microsoft in the on going patent disputes with Motorola Mobility. The judge ordered Microsoft to remove its Xbox 360 and Windows 7 products from German retailers. This isn’t...

Earlier this afternoon, I stepped outside on my front porch to satisfy my pesky nicotine habit and I was greeted by a nice surprise in the form of an unexpected FedEx package laying just inside my porch door. I’m always on the lookout for the delivery truck, so I was quite surprised to see that...

Ok, so I am sitting here trying to get a little bit of work done for you guys. It is only 9:17pm, but it has been a long day. Kids can take it out of you. Then I get this awesome little email alert that I have set up for Daily Steals. You guys know the site. They offer some new great and amazing product...

Roku is not a name some of you may have ever heard of before. Essentially it is a multimedia set-top box company that has a few products on the market at great prices. They get good reviews and work as well as any other box in the market, in my opinion. The die-hard Roku users will go to town on how...

By the time you read this post, there will only be a few more hours left in 2011 — man, that went by quick, didn’t it? It seems like the older you get, the faster they go. At any rate, 2011 was a great year for us as a team and for myself as well. My son turned one, I got my associates degree...

One of the most amazing things about my position here at AndroidSPIN (other than all of you wonderful folks, of course) is trolling the Internet in search of news that I feel should be shared with our readers. Sometimes, when things get a little slow on the Android front, we like to take a few minutes...

We are fast approaching one of our favorite events, the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES. Many of your favorite blog and news sources will be in attendance doing what we can to provide you as much coverage as a person can do on the floor. To give the average individual an idea of what we are up against....

Since the whole of Android is a bit slow today, I went digging for a few articles about more pressing matters than a new phone by HTC. That is when I came to learn that the Saunder School of Business at the University of British Columbia decided to run a study. They wanted to compare the levels of deceit...

T-Mobile and Nokia held an event here in New York City tonight “announcing” the Nokia Lumia 710, a $49 Windows Phone 7.5 device.  Due to launch on January 11, 2012 (the second day of CES 2012). This is phone comes with a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor, 512 MB RAM, and 8 GB of internal storage,...

So here I am trying to bring you guys some useful news, games, apps and all that is Android that I can. I get a few new emails in my personal account and ignore them since I know they are either junk or nothing pertaining to work. I just so happened to glance over to the little pop up on my computer...

This is most definitely going to be some what of a rant with many questions that are more poised for my personal understanding. I know I am not the only one out there that sees what is going on around the world and thinking “WTF is going on!” This isn’t aimed at any of the current political...

If you are looking for a gift to give the Android junkie that has everything, you might want to consider something you can afford. Rather than spend hundreds of dollars on a new tablet of phone, pick the Android lover in your life up a Cookie jar! Everyone loves cookies and with the holidays fast approaching,...