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It was back at Google I/O when the search giant announced that it has passed 900 million Android device activations. Few months later, the 1 billion milestone has been reached and surpassed, with numbers keep growing at a pace of at least 1.5 million activations per day. That’s an impressive figure that further cements Android…
It looks like Google is preparing to launch a new Nexus phone now that the price of Nexus 4 has been slashed by $100. And while we still wait to see what the next Google phone will be all about, we do think it has been leaked in the Google KitKat statue video, where one…
Remember ClamBook, the laptop shell that was never released? Acer seems to think there’s money to be made from something similar, hence it’s showcasing its Extend concept at IFA. Just like the ClamBook, this device doesn’t have its own CPU, relying on your smartphone’s processing power instead. Aside from a built-in keyboard, the Extend also…
Alcatel has a few new smartphones to add to its roster, the One Touch Idol S and the One Touch Idol Mini. The two Android based devices are the next in Alcatel’s Idol line, following the Idol Ultra and the Idol X. While the Idol S and Idol mini vary in size, they both run…
Sony’s new ‘lens camera‘ has yet to be officially announced but a steady stream of leaks have been popping up for the last month or so. The peripheral is expected be unveiled tomorrow (Sept. 4) at IFA in Berlin, along with Sony’s much-anticipated Xperia Z1 Honami. But today an ad for the new camera leaked, showing the…
By now you’ve probably already heard the very bizarre announcement made by Google today concerning the next version of Android. Android 4.4 KitKat signals a new level of weird for Google, but we’re also hoping that we’ll get a follow-up announcement that this is all one big (and bad) joke. After the announcement, Kit Kat’s…
The LG G2 is one of the hottest smartphones that’s set to hit the market in the near future with a ton of new and interesting hardware features, including the power button and volume rocker on the back side of the device. Still, the powerful hardware is just one of many great things about the…
Android chief Sundar Pichai announced on Twitter today that the next version of Android (version 4.4) will be named Kit Kat, not Key Lime Pie as we all expected. Pichai posted up a photo of the Kit Kat robot standing proudly in front of Google’s headquarters, nestled in nicely near the Gingerbread man and the Jelly…
It looks as though the recently released Moto X will be getting a price cut in Q4, according to @evleaks. @evleaks is predicting that the Moto X will drop by $100 in Q4, making the currently $199 handset available for $99. While it is not directly mentioned, we’re assuming the price cut will be applicable…
Way back in May, BlackBerry announced it would be launching its popular BBM service on Android and iOS during the Summer. Since then the Canadian handset maker has run against the clock, as its predicted timeframe of a BBM release nears its end. However, video has surfaced of the messaging service operating in beta for…