Articles Tagged Android
HTC One X Review (Global Version)
The HTC One X is HTC’s new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) flagship device. Not only that, but the One X was the world’s first widely-released quad-core smartphone. As such it represents the next generation of the smartphone market and is an exciting indicator of things to come. For the meantime we got our hands on one to find out if it’s all that it’s cracked up to be and if the One X has a chance of taking some of the Android game back off of Samsung and delivering it to the waiting hands of HTC.
Samsung Planning iCloud Competitor
We’ve been hearing talk that Samsung is looking to release its own cloud service, currently known as ‘S-Cloud’, in order to compete with Apple’s popular iCloud. If the rumor turns out to be true and if Samsung is able to provide a solid cloud-based product then this is certainly good news for Samsung owners.
Galaxy S III Rumour Run-Down
There have been a multitude of rumors flying about regarding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone. Screen size, network support, processing power, casing material and more have all been speculated over excessively in the lead-up to its expected release. So which rumors are true and which are false? Of course it’s really impossible to say for sure, but we’ve collected some of the more popular bits of gossip and paired them with some explanations as to why or why not they’re plausible possibilities.
Instagram for Android Finally Here
Instagram is finally available from the Google Play store for Android devices. Instagram is currently one of the more popular photo editing and sharing apps in the smartphone market right now. It allows users to not only share their photos with friends instantly over their Instagram account, but also over social media platforms.
Androids to Outnumber Windows PCs
Here’s an interesting development. IDC, the International Data Corporation, has used its impressive market tracking skills for both tablets and handsets to project some intriguing figures. Apparently if Android devices continue to enjoy the kind of increasing adoption we’ve seen over the past couple of years they’ll outnumber Windows PCs by 2016.
Toshiba Unveils Tablet With TV Tuner
We’ve been talking a bit recently on the influx of new manufacturers entering the mobile market via tablets and how this could be exactly what was needed to shake things up a bit. While it’s true that Toshiba has released a couple of its own tablets in previous generations, we’d still consider them one of the less-traditional OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) when it comes to mobile devices.
ASUS Nexus Tablet Looking Likely
Windows 8 isn’t the only tablet operating system (OS) that’s attracting interest from non-smartphone manufacturers. The rumor that ASUS would be the first manufacturer to provide a Google Nexus tablet for the Android tablet ecosystem is looking far more likely, with AndroidAndMe reporting claims from an anonymous source from within ASUS that the ASUS/Google Nexus is a “done deal”.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus Review
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has the honour of being the first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) device available on the market. As a collaboration between Google and Samsung, the Galaxy Nexus both looks and functions a bit differently than other Samsung-manufactured smartphones we've seen in the past. We took it for a spin to check out its new operating system (OS), as well as wether or not the Galaxy Nexus is worthy of the Android flagship throne.
TAG Heuer Goes Android
TAG Heuer has recently revealed a pretty intriguing product it’s been working on: an Android smartphone. The TAG Heuer Racer is a high-end and sleekly crafted piece of designer hardware. Obviously modelled after the sharp angles and streamlined frame of many modern racing cars, the TAG Heuer Racer is definitely a unique vision of aesthetic smartphone construction.
ICS Headed to Galaxy S II March 10
It’s about time. Beginning on March 10, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) will be rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S II devices around the world. This rollout is for the global version of the GS2 and thus won’t help out most US owners, but there should hopefully be an update for the current 3 different Galaxy S II variants on the US market soon.
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