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Some of us expected to get the BBM from the Google Play Store and/or Apple’s App Store for the weekend. Alas, we’ll have to wait a little longer for that privilege. You see BBM did hit the App Store but its Android counterpart was leaked before “officially” hitting the Play Store. The Canadian company didn’t…
It’s kinda expected that Moto X will be one of the first smartphones to get the Android 4.3 update. After all, the company is now owned by Google and it’s likely that from time to time, engineers from the Android team are hanging out with Moto folks. One Android 4.3 build for the Moto X…
Sega‘s had some great characters over the years. We all know Sonic and his cohort, who’ve graced a gazillion games, shows, comics and tons of merchandising. But there’s a rich history of Sega characters going back to the 80s. Sonic & Sega All Star Racing brings together an impressive roster of Sega’s greatest characters from…
Apparently, people really, really love gold smartphones. HTC does as well, with some leaked photos showing a HTC One Mini emblazoned in gold. The images were sent to GSMArena from an anonymous tipster, and include no details about the possibility of a public release of pricing. We’re pretty sure that this is a custom gold-plated…
Just a few days ago, CyanogenMod revealed that they have gone legit and became a company after receiving a cool $7 million in funding. A new teaser video posted to Oppo’s YouTube account points to a possible team-up with CyanogenMod which could bring about the first CyanogenMod phone, manufactured by Oppo. The video shows CyanogenMod…
Google has made its Quickoffice app free for iOS and Android users, allowing users to edit and produce Microsoft Office documents on their mobile devices. Quickoffice offers seamless Google Drive storage, where users can upload their documents and have them converted to the Google docs format. In addition to being able to edit and create…
Few days ago we’ve told you that while Microsoft was mulling the Surface Phone, Nokia experimented with an Android device. And guess what – that project isn’t cancelled yet, according to this article at Unwired View. The Finnish company’s “Plan B” codenamed “Mountain View” is/was a low-end phone that rocks Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 200 chip. Nokia’s…
Sailfish OS is now compatible with the Android ecosystem, in terms of application and hardware compatibility, Jolla has announced. On one hand this means that Android apps can run directly on Sailfish OS without any modifications; and on the other – Sailfish OS-based devices can use common Android hardware, and this includes both smartphones and…
Recently, the Commerce department formally petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue a ruling on the subject of unlocking mobile phones. The FCC is still in deliberation, but President Obama’s administration has made its opinion clear, issuing a statement in support of consumers’ right to unlocked devices and the ability to move between cellular…
Android surprised us all earlier this month by officially announcing the name of the next version of Android, 4.4 KitKat. Goggle did not disclose when Android 4.4 would be released, but a new Facebook post from Nestle’s German KitKat Facebook page confirms that Android KitKat will be released sometime in October. While this partnership still…