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Google and Samsung recently took the wraps off of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and to say that the search giant has stepped up its game is an understatement. Ice Cream Sandwich covers many of the bases that Android needed tending to, and keeps going. This update shows that the Android operating system is maturing…
We’ve been watching the real-time feedback app Opinionaided on iOS for a while and now you users on Android can download the app and start getting real answers to your questions on the go. At its core, Opinionaided is about getting real-time opinions about nearly anything. Want an honest answer on how those jeans really…
It shouldn’t be a surprise to you after reading my preview that I’m excited about Rockstar Games re-releasing Grand Theft Auto III on iOS & Android this Fall. GTA III had a huge impact on my life, and I’m sure the lives of other gamers as well. To remind us of all the fun times we…
SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog is no stranger to mobile. We’ve seen SEGA release a number of Sonic games on iOS, such as Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 4, and even Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. And it looks as though the Sonic mobile love will continue as SEGA is planning to re-release Sonic CD on iOS,…
As promised, the HTC Wildfire is now available at U.S. Cellular’s website and will be in the carrier’s stores across the country this Friday, October 21. The entry-level smartphone is available for free after a $100 mail-in-rebate and there’s no activation fee as part of U.S. Cellular’s “Switch for Free” promotion that runs through November…
A number of European Motorola device owners are still waiting to get software updates for their smartphones and tablets. Luckily some of them will be released shortly, including updates for the Motorola Xoom, Atrix and Milestone 2. Here’s what the company said about it: Many of you are eagerly awaiting the 2.3 upgrade for Motorola…
Navigation software maker NAVIGON is out with a new version of its application for Android smartphones, touting it as the first such product that allows users to “manage their maps within the app” and select which regions to download to their device. As far as I know, this is something Nokia has been doing for…
Boost Mobile, better known as Sprint’s brand for prepaid customers, has introduced a new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone from ZTE called the Warp. For $250, and you have to remember this is off contract, you’ll get a handset with a 4.3 inch screen, likely with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a 1 GHz…
We’ve been waiting a long time to see an actual product with the quad-core Kal-El Tegra 3 processor and Asus just showed off the sequel to the Transformer at the AllThingsD conference in China. There aren’t many details about the next generation Transformer – to be called the Transformer Prime – although Asus Chairman Johnny…
During a briefing on their involvement with Android on the PlayBook tablet, a RIM exec at DevCon 2011 made a somewhat bold statement: BlackBerry App World would be the first professional market for Android applications. This stemmed from a line of questioning around security – how does RIM propose to stop just about anybody from…