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As part of its winter collection, Japan’s NTT Docomo unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S III Alpha, which is an improved version of the Sammy’s superphone. Instead of packing the Exynos quad-core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz, this model has a faster processor that ticks at 1.6GHz. Yes that’s the same CPU the Galaxy Note II uses…
Softbank, which will soon become the second largest mobile operator in Japan after acquiring EMOBILE, unveiled a new Disney-themed Android smartphone. I know what you’re thinking – it’s an underpowered device made for kids. Perhaps you’re right about the second part, but bear in mind Japanese kids are savvier than their Western counterparts. That said,…
Madfinger just dropped us the news that Shadowgun: Deadzone is now in the Google Play Store as a public beta. Deadzone is a highly anticipated multiplayer game that’s available for free. If you were a fan of the previous game, then you’ll love the improvements seen in Deadzone. Unfortunately, you can only play this game…
Samsung confirmed the details of the Galaxy S III Mini during an event in Germany on Thursday . On the outside, the S III mini may resemble the flagship Galaxy S III, but on the inside, the mini’s hardware features are decidedly at the mid-range level. Most of the leaked Galaxy S III mini specs were confirmed, including…
Verizon finally made it official – the recently announced Motorola DROID RAZR HD and DROID RAZR MAXX HD will land on retail shelves starting October 18. Both the RAZR HD and the RAZR MAXX HD feature a 4.7-inch display, an 8-megapixel camera, NFC, LTE connectivity and either 16 GB or 32 GB of internal storage.…
CyanogenMod, the wildly popular Android team of developers, announced that new M2 builds of CM10 are ready for download. This is the second monthly build of the Jelly Bean-based CyanogenMod 10 ROM. All of these builds are considered “essentially stable” and “ready to use as your daily driver.” M builds are way more stable when…
Tech site Onliner has purportedly gotten its hands on a prototype LG Nexus device (codenamed Mako), and has posted pictures and specs for all the world to see. The Mako is running the hot-off-the-presses Android 4.1.2 build of Jelly Bean, and carries a quad-core 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4, a 4.7″ 1280 x 768 display, and 2GB…
Next year, NASA will launch mini satellites into space, one powered by the Nexus One and other by Nexus S. The launch comes as part of the PhoneSat program, which wants to create small, low-cost “nano-satellites.” Version 1.0 — powered by the original Nexus device — will first go “online” and if proven successful, Nexus…
HTC Desire X, you know the Android smartphone that sits somewhere in the middle of HTC’s range, is now available in the UK for just 218 GBP (about $350) from Unlocked-Mobiles. That money gets you a decent, SIM-free device that packs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz, 4-inch WVGA screen, HSPA and Wi-Fi…
Samsung has started updating the Galaxy S III with Jelly Bean in its own backyard. Initially, the new software is released for the 3G model but the 4G one (with LTE connectivity support) should follow shortly. Moreover, the Galaxy Note will also be included in the update soon. According to the Korean company, the updated…