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With so many games out there for Android, I still find myself playing games from gaming’s good ol’ days, a time when animated sprites moved around in side scrolling adventures, when gore in video games was hard to find, and the word polygon was only something you heard about in math class. Here are 5…
It looks like Google may be looking to make some more job cuts at Motorola. When the acquisition of Motorola Mobility was officially a done deal, it was announced that quite a few job cuts were impeding. The decision ended with more than 20 percent of Motorola employees being laid off. According to the Wall…
Sony has started rolling out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for its entry-level Xperia J (model number ST26i). The device will get a new firmware (version 11.2.A.0.21) along with an updated kernel (version 3.4). As usual, this is one of those staged updates that won’t affect all users immediately. In other words, if your Xperia…
While most of us wait for the Samsung Galaxy S IV, Canada’s TELUS is preparing to add Sapphire Black version of the Galaxy S3 to its offering. Such a device has been spotted on the leaked price cards that have started arriving to the carrier’s stores. We don’t know when TELUS will launch the black…
Last time we’ve talked about Inq, they were releasing a personalized news app called MATERIAL. This time they’re out with an Android launcher that wants to bring popular social networks closer to your homescreen. In fact, the newly unveiled SO.HO is a launcher app that will allow you to interact with Facebook buddies and Twitter…
Verizon and LG are preparing to launch a maintenance update for the LG Intuition, which is known as Optimus Vu outside of the US. While this isn’t the full-blown Jelly Bean update, it does bring many useful changes, updating some of the apps while at the same time squashing the known bugs. Among the things…
In-flight wireless provider GoGo put together an infographic that details device usage at 36,000 feet. According to its metrics, travelers are more likely to use tablets (35 percent) than laptops (33 percent) or smartphones (32 percent) while flying. A whopping 84 percent of devices used on their service run iOS, while only 16 percent are…
What’s possibly the sleekest Android tablet today is set to get the LTE treatment in Japan on March 22nd. That tablet would be the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, if you were unaware. Sony announced its new flagship tablet for Japan in late January, and more recently announced global availability for the rest of the world…
With the official release of the Android-based Ouya console on the horizon, the official game store has now gone live, claiming that any app uploaded through the developer portal will be available when the device starts shipping to its Kickstarter backers. Developers who have previously uploaded apps are in for a bit of a headache,…
AT&T has confirmed that its HTC One X will be getting an update that will include Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The update will be rolling out OTA today, and will bring with it several updates and some new features to play with. Included in the update are some new apps from AT&T, including AT&T Locker,…