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Last February, at Mobile World Congress 2011, Samsung announced the much loved and highly successful Galaxy S II. It landed on store shelves in Europe several months later in May, hit Asia in June and July, and America got the short end of the stick with a release in September by Sprint, in October by…
Google has updated three of its Android applications today, which include Maps, Listen, and Goggles. Both Maps and Listen bring small but it Goggles seems to have received most of the attention. In a nutshell, here is what all three updates bring to the table: Google Maps: Google Maps Navigation (Beta) will enter ‘night mode’…
There may be many different Android devices in the world today but there are still only a handful of decent custom user interfaces available. While we prefer stock Android over anything else, HTC’s Sense UI has been a favorite for many people for a while now. However, one thing we’ve never heard before is someone…
AT&T is going to start its new year off with a bang, as the second largest wireless provider plans to release a slew of impressive handsets during its first quarter. Earlier it was speculated that Ma Bell would launch the Nokia Lumia 900 March 18 with a $99 price tag. Well, it turns out the…
Motorola Mobility is suing Apple for infringing on six of its patents. The patents in question are related to wireless antennas, software, messaging, and data management — quite a bit of the entire experience of a smartphone is on the line here. Apple allegedly uses these patents in the iPhone 4S and iCloud. The lawsuit…
Motorola says that moving forward in 2012, it will invest in something it calls “smart actions” for Android. These act as prompts to change your settings based on the different things you do with your smartphone and we liked what we saw when this debuted on the Droid Razr. For instance, if the phone notices…
Samsung got a victory its long legal battle against rival Apple over allegations of patent infringement in the Netherlands. A Dutch court rejected Apple’s appeal to stop Samsung from selling its Galaxy tablet in the country and this is huge because it opens the door for all Dutch subsidiaries to distribute the Tab throughout the…
NimbleBit, who are the developers of the hugely popular freemium title, Tiny Tower, has recently taken notice that Zynga has just released a game that’s deeply inspired by theirs called Dream Heights. So, as any rational person would do when their hard work is being completely ripped off by a much larger and more successful…
Last month, SEGA announced it would be delivering the next episode in the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 episodic game on iOS & Android, but in order for Android gamers to genuinely get excited over the next episode in Sonic 4, they need to experience Episode I. The only way they would be able to do that is…
If you’re a fan of Valve’s Counter-Strike and have confined yourself to your PC in your dungeon-esque basement playing hours upon hours of the game, listen up! You’re days of being confined to your computer are somewhat officially over now that a two man team has ported the game to run on Android devices. The…