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Google's Oct. 29th Android Event Cancelled

Originally scheduled for this Monday at 10:00 AM, Google’s latest Android event has been cancelled. This event was rumored to mark the release of Android 4.2 as well as a variety of new gadgets and gizmos. Google explained that the cancellation was due to unpredictable weather patterns with Hurricane Sandy: “We are canceling our Monday morning event in New York due to Hurricane Sandy,” a note from Google’s Android team explains. “We [...]

Google Releases Android "Jelly Bean" SDK

Google has officially made the announcement that the Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean” SDK is now available to developers. Back in June, during Google I/O, the company had released a little preview version of the SDK kit for developers to start playing with. According to Phandroid, the newest version has been polished and many of the prominent bugs have been addressed. The update is now available through the SDK Manager. This release also included the [...]

Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" Available for All Galaxy Nexus HSPA+ Devices

We got the first taste of the newest iteration of the Android OS software, “Jelly Bean”, at Google I/O a while back. It was announced on the newest Galaxy S III smartphone and Nexus 7 tablet. Just yesterday, Google announced that the 4.1 update will be released to all Galaxy Nexus gadgets in the coming weeks. Of course, we are not given a specific date and time, as it gives [...]

Firefox for Android will announce something big in coming weeks

  In the upcoming week, there would be good news for Android users, who like surprises, Mozilla will let you know the reason why they posted on twitter that there is Something Big Coming in to their Firefox for Android users. The only clue we got is a picture of smartphone with no name with Mozilla Firefox logo in the screen and Android mascot waving at the back of the [...]

Sony Xperia S is upgrading to Ice Cream Sandwich

  The one of the hottest phones in Sony lineup is Sony Xperia S, but when Sony announced their flagship device it was running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.  Today Sony is officially announcing Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich on Sony Xperia S, which comes with exciting new features such as better lock screen, resizable widgets, better control over your mobile data usage, most recent app button to clear the running [...]

Verizon's RAZR and RAZR Maxx to get ICS Update "soon"

Verizon has announced that the Droid RAZR and Droid RAZT Maxx will be receiving their Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 updates within the next couple of weeks. Current owners of these devices are reportedly getting a friendly reminder-message of the upcoming software update. Motorola’s update schedule claims that the update will rollout at the end of Q2 2012 and this appears to be rolling out as planned. Additionally, users of Verizon’s [...]

Spell Tower. The all-in-one spelling bee app

Spell Tower is a fun, spelling game made by Zach Gage. So far it is only available in the apple store, but it is soon to be announced to Android due to its popularity. It has reached #3 as the top paid app on the iPad and is available for £1.49. It is a combination of Bejewelled, Tetris, Boggle and Scrabble all-in-one. There are 4 different single player modes to [...]

Discrepancy Between iOS and Android Decreases in States, comScore

  Apple is really making its move. comScore released date based on smartphone users aged 13 years and above in United States and looks like Android is gradually starting to lose its market share. According to three months report, ended in April, Android has declined its share from 51 percent to 50.8 percent. During the same time period iOS augmented its share by 0.7 percent, from 30.7 percent to 31.4 [...]

Take to the Top with 100 Floors

Tobi Apps Limited has created an uplifting experience with their app, 100 floors. As predicted there are 100 floors, each with a lift that you have to open to get to the next level. You will have to shout, swipe, slide, sequence and shake if you’re going to make it to the very top. This app is now available on android, after achieving #1 spot on the apple app store. [...]

Project Glass – Sergey Brin expects to see it sometime next year

  So we looked at the Google’s Project Glass and although it was pretty staggering in the ad but in real Google is nowhere near it. Recently we saw Sergey Brin giving demonstration of the Project Glass. Sergey Brin, the founder of the search engine, says that Project Glass is Google’s main priorities and he believes that this gadget will be out somewhere in next year. In a hour long [...]