Swype is out with a new version of its popular virtual keyboard app. Perhaps most importantly, this release supports automatic updates directly from within the application, allowing you to break free of the SwypeInstaller, save your dictionary and settings, and get notified when a new update is available. Then there’s support for 11 new languages…
Samsung Galaxy Nexus to launch on Sprint
Color me happy as hell. After watching the Galaxy Nexus announcement and then hearing that there will only be LTE and HSPA+ versions of the handset, Sprint availability seemed unlikely. Even before I saw the handset, I knew I wanted it on Sprint and according to the picture you see above, the possibility is looking…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus announced, which gives you way too many to choose from
What’s better than having choices and options? Even more choices and options, or at least that’s what Samsung seems to think. Today the company announced the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus for the U.S., which officially puts the Galaxy Tab tablet count to just over head-spinning. Complementing the 8.9 and 10.1 versions, the 7.0 Plus is…
Video: LG turns a building into a robot to promote the original Optimus
It’s Friday, the weekend is so close you can taste it, so we thought you’d enjoy this ~ 7 minute video below that depicts a building pulling a Michael Bay stunt by transforming into a robot. It’s over a year old and has over 2 million views, but we don’t remember ever seeing it. The…
Leak: HTC Rezound images surface, you may want to grab a barf bag before looking
HTC is set to introduce a new super-phone next month called the Rezound. From the leaked information that’s been floating around the internet, this bad boy is supposed to ship with a 4.3 inch screen that pushes 1280 x 720 pixels, it’ll have a dual core 1.5 GHz processor, 1 GB of RAM, an 8…
Three, O2 and Vodafone to offer Galaxy Nexus in the UK
When Google and Samsung unveiled the new Galaxy Nexus they mentioned this bad boy will be available all around the world. We’re happy to inform you that three of the leading British operators announced they will be among the carriers offering the first Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone. The “lucky” three carriers are Vodafone, O2…
MindMeister finally launches an Android app
Popular mind mapping service MindMeister is finally launching an Android app, allowing users with smartphones running Google’s OS to join their iOS counterparts (also MindMeister users). This is still version 1.0 so don’t expect support for Honeycomb tablets – that’s something that will be included in the future releases (or they’ll simply go for the…
HTC reviewing Android Ice Cream Sandwich to “determine upgrade plans”
I’m pretty sure all Android device makers are looking into the brand new Android Ice Cream Sandwich as we speak, trying to determine the best way to cram it on their phones and tablets, presuming that’s possible. I don’t expect every device to get the new version of Android, but pretty much all of them…
Motorola RAZR launching in the UK on November 1st
Well what do you know, Motorola will launch its RAZR smartphone in Europe in the very near future. Usually folks from the other end of the pond have to wait for few months before the American handset maker brings its products there, but that won’t be the case with the brand new RAZR. Guess Moto…
Samsung shipped more smartphones than Apple in Q3
Samsung managed to ship over 20 million smartphones in Q3 2011, one report says, and this means it shipped more smartphones in that quarter than any other company, including Nokia and arch-nemesis Apple. The two latter manufacturers cranked out 16.8 million and 17.1 million smartphones last quarter, respectively. Samsung has proven itself to be the…









