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Nike has officially given Android the cold shoulder when it comes to the development of a FuelBand app. The iconic footwear company’s support team on its Twitter account addressed a frustrated user, telling him that an Android app isn’t in the plans. “Right now, we’re focused on iOS and the web,” says the tweet. “We’re not working…
The ASUS MeMo Pad Smart ME301T has been officially announced at a mobile expo in Thailand. The tablet comes with a 10-WXGA display, a Tegra 3 processor, 1 GB of Ram, 16GB of on-board storage and a microSD slot for additional storage.The tablet runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and has a 5-megapixel rear camera, 1.2-megapixel front camera. Although…
We’ve heard a lot about the upcoming Huawei Ascend P2, which is rumored to be unveiled at MWC in Barcelona later this month. Today we have learned that Huawei’s flagship device will be looking to reclaim the “world’s thinnest” crown, and is rumored to have IP54 certification which would provide some durability to the new…
It might have taken a while, but the Nexus 4 Qi wireless charging orb is now available in the Google Play Store for $60. While the product page doesn’t actually claim that the charging orb is in stock, it does say that it will ship in less than a week, and that should be good…
If you’re into the hacking thing, we have great news for you. T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II now officially has support for the wildly popular CyanogenMod 10.1 builds. The new ROM is only a nightly build, so it isn’t stable. For those of you who don’t know, Magenta’s Samsung Galaxy S II carries a Qualcomm processor instead…
Google aired its latest Nexus 4 commercial during the Grammy’s last night, and the focus of the ad this time is Google Now. The ad, similar to the first Nexus 4 commercial, shows how people from around the world and different walks of life are using Google Now. [Via Mashable and YouTube]
Wikipad announced that its 7-inch gaming tablet will be available this Spring for $249. Leading retailers will selling the device, which is far more powerful than Archos’ GamePad (hence it costs more). Wikipad’s power comes from NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 processor that will make sure games run smoothly. Of course, there’s also a dual-analog stick controller…
Neither Google nor LG have released the Nexus 4 figures, but that doesn’t mean some people can’t make their own estimates. In fact, an XDA-Developers forum member put some time into this task and concluded that the two companies have thus far moved 1 million Nexus 4 smartphones. Relying on a crowd-sourced method of finding…
A team of scientists wants to launch the Nexus One into space and even use the “original Google phone” to control the small satellite. If everything goes according to the plan, the petit Strand-1 satellite will carry the first Nexus 487 miles above the earth’s surface on the back of a rocket. According to the…
Samsung will likely launch the Galaxy Note 8.0 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. We know it will be a premium tablet with a 7.9-inch screen that will compete with Apple’s iPad mini. And while we still don’t have all details — we’ll get ’em in the next two weeks — we know that the…