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Sony Xperia A announced in Japan
Sony has officially announced the Xperia A in Japan where it will be sold by NTT DoCoMo, the country’s leading mobile operator. The device we’ve already seen at the FCC is a high-end Android 4.1 smartphone with specs that include a 4.6-inch 720p HD screen, LTE connectivity support, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 13-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing one and a 2,300mAh battery. Of course, we would appreciate an even faster (newer) processor like Snapdragon 600, but I guess the lack of it will push the price down. In any … Read more
Dusan Belic
New Google Maps web page goes live for a few moments, leaks information
Google is ready to overhaul its desktop version of Google Maps and will likely show off its updated web app at I/O later today. A sign-up page for the new Google Maps went live last night for a few moments, and Droid-Life scoured all that they could find before Google took the page down. According to Droid Life, the new Google Maps will generate a “tailored map for every search and click you make.” This could be a custom or intelligent map generator that shows relevant information based on your … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google I/O Keynote will be Livestreamed on Youtube. Watch it here!
That magic spring event is upon us yet again. Google I/O draws near and as the flowers blossom and the warming spring breeze blows outside, the nerds of the world are glued to their screens waiting on any tidbit of news. Google’s big day out is coming tomorrow and the whole shindig will be kicked off with the Keynote at 9am Pacific. The whole presentation is going to be streamed live (the spot is currently held by a ticking countdown clock). On the stream’s Youtube page, there were 268 fangirls … Read more
Wade Keye
A White Nexus 4 Video Appears
A sparkly, white Nexus 4 model was spotted in the wild again. Yesterday’s sighting in the Philippines definitely got us excited. Now the elusive white device has shown up at a conference in Dubai and it was caught on video this time! It’s got a sort of opalescent, reflecting white back, but the front is still black (which is probably disappointing for some folks, but it still looks quite nice). Otherwise it appears to be the same as the current Nexus 4 specs wise, and it was running an older version of Android … Read more
Wade Keye
Google I/O 2013 Preview – What We’re Expecting This Year
Google I/O 2013 is just a day away and the search giant will soon be filling us in on what it’s been cooking up since this time last year. As you could expect, Android will most definitely showcased, along with Chrome, but Google will also likely have a few tricks up its sleeve that we weren’t expecting. We’re going to break down some of the things we’re expecting to see at Google I/O, and be sure to sound off in the comments section below about what you’d like to see … Read more
Blake Stimac
NVIDIA Shield Pricing, Pre-Order, and Availability Announced – Coming in June for $349
One of the most anticipated Android devices of the year has to be the NVIDIA Project Shield. Not only is it mobile gaming device, but one of the most powerful Android devices in all of king’s landing the land. NVIDIA has now dropped the “project”, left the Shield, and announced most of the details that we’ve been wanting to hear from the get go. The NVIDIA Shield will be available for $349 and start shipping in June. If you decided to sign up for the news letter at Shield.NVIDIA.com, you can … Read more
Blake Stimac
BlackBerry expanding BlackBerry Messenger to iOS and Android this summer
BlackBerry announced today that it is opening up its BlackBerry messenger platform and expanding it to iOS and Android. The expanded service will debut sometime this summer. It’ll launch first with messaging and then will gradually expand its features to include groups, screen sharing and the newly announced channels. Andrew Bocking, Executive Vice President, Software Product Management and Ecosystem, at BlackBerry said “For BlackBerry, messaging and collaboration are inseparable from the mobile experience, and the time is definitely right for BBM to become a multi-platform mobile service. BBM has always been one … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Sharp AQUOS 206SH announced in Japan; Probably not hitting the West
Japan’s SoftBank has announced the Sharp AQUOS 206SH, a fancy-lookin’ Android 4.2 smartphone with features that include a 5-inch full HD screen, Qualcomm’s quad-core processor and 13.1-megapixel camera. All this comes as standard in similar products sold elsewhere (i.e. Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, etc); what doesn’t is an enormous 3,080mAh battery, which is usually found in phablets with 5.3-inch or larger screens. Sharp used the super-thin CG Silicon TFT LCD to make room for such big battery. The mentioned display also offers improved performance while consuming less power. … Read more
Dusan Belic
iOS vs Android: Revenue wars
If you’re a developer looking to enter the mobile app market, you’re probably thinking to develop for iOS and Android first, and only later follow-up with an app for some other platform. But which of the two most popular mobile platforms to start with? While iOS is still a leading mobile OS, Android is quickly catching up, attracting user segments Apple isn’t capable of getting. Then again, that particular group of users (emerging markets) may not be the best bet for the app you’re making. Or is it? Few of … Read more
Dusan Belic
Google not refreshing the Nexus Q at I/O this week
According to a report in AllThingsD, the Nexus Q won’t be mentioned in this week’s I/O developers conference. The Q was a media device that tied into Google Play and let users control playback with their Android smartphones. The black sphere had an attractive black matte design, but its $300 price tag and limited support for third-party services was its downfall. The device was unveiled at last year’s I/O conference and discontinued shortly after its introduction. When Google halted the consumer launch of the media device, it said it was … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Google Play Games Leaked Before Google I/O
Droid centric site, Android Police dropped a major leak this past weekend. They’d gotten their hands on an .apk of a completely revamped “Google Play Games” that Google was keeping close to the vest in advance of its reveal at I/O. While the leak might steal a little of Google’s thunder for the I/O Games presentation, the new game center app looks great and has a lot of console quality features. The Droid Cops dug into the code of the app and uncovered some pretty exciting stuff. Among other exciting features, bits of … Read more