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Google updated its developer agreement earlier this week and included a clause that addresses fragmentation. The new paragraph added to the terms and conditions for Google’s Android SDK says, “You agree that you will not take any actions that may cause or result in the fragmentation of Android, including but not limited to distributing, participating…
If you’re a fan of ShadowGun, then there’s a good chance you’ll like the sequel, ShadowGun : DeadZone. The multiplayer game has officially left the beta stage and is now available in the Google Play Store and App Store for free. We doubt that this will change anytime soon, but if you’re running Android 3.0+…
Facebook updated its mobile apps for iOS and Android today to include a few small new features. The most notable one is the inclusion of a Share button on certain posts. Just like on facebook.com, you can now re-share posts (somewhat similar to Twitter’s retweet functionality) from the smartphone apps to all of your friends. This…
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, interviewed Steve Ballmer at the Churchill Club on Wednesday night. A portion of the talk centered on Windows Phone’s position in the great mobile race. When asked about Microsoft’s strategy, Ballmer pretty accurately says Windows Phone falls in between the two platforms. Android, Ballmer says, is uncontrolled and a little…
With the backorder fiasco still in full swing, many people may be looking to find the brand new Nexus 4 elsewhere. Well, while the auction is about to end, there’s one waiting for you if you’re willing to spend a lot of money. The 16GB version of the handset is available for over $1200 right…
Right as we posted that Nexus 4 units are beginning to ship in the US , it looks like Google is also sending out emails that some confirmed orders have been put on backorder due to high demand and will begin shipping in three weeks time. This is pretty unfortunate, as getting a Nexus 4…
As of today, the Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 are officially shipping in the US. After selling not long after becoming available, Google is finally shipping the units to their final destinations. If you grabbed one of these devices on the 13th, you may soon receive a shipping notification in your email today. If…
Surprise, surprise. It looks like the Nexus 7 tablet that’s touting HSPA+ powers has officially sold out in the Google Play Store. As of right now, you won’t be able to grab one of these bad boys until the search giant restocks. This falls in line with the 16GB and 8GB versions of the Nexus…
Google’s Niantic labs has been hard at work creating the next evolution in augmented reality gaming, a game called Ingress, which is being billed as-wait it’s a mouthful the world’s first MMMMORPG. No, that’s not the name of the final boss; it stands for massively multiplayer map-based mobile online augmented reality game. This new game…
AT&T’s upcoming Pantech Magnus aka Batsu (model number P9090) has been leaked, compliments to EVleaks. It is said that this Android smartphone will run Ice Cream Sandwich while boasting Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 dual-core processor, LTE connectivity support, NFC and other “usual Android goodies” like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, sensors, camera(s) and so on. Release date…