Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
With it’s earnings report delivered earlier today, Facebook is showing positive progress in its ad revenue since adopting its current monetization model last year. Due to the announcement that Facebook is now pulling in 41% of its ad revenue through mobile advertising, the company’s stock rose more than 17% in afterhours trading today. “”We’ve made…
The pre orders for both the PS4 and Xbox One are going quick, and most retailers exhausted the ones they had available in the last couple weeks. But Amazon’s managed to scrounge up some PS4 pre orders today and units are moving quick. Amazon has the Standard Edition, which contains the console, Dualshock 4, HDMI…
A lot of exciting news was revealed at Google’s “Breakfast with Sundar” event today, including a major announcement from Netflix that gives Android an advantage over iOS in the streaming department. Netflix has released a new version of its Android app, specifically for the just revealed update of Google’s Nexus 7 tablet, which releases in…
Some rumors of a new plastic-covered HTC device have been floating around lately, and thanks to a report from LlabTooFer some more details of the mid-range device have emerged. The HTC Zara is expected to be manufactured in plastic instead of HTC’s signature aluminum, and will tout specs close to those of the HTC One…
While everyone’s patiently waiting for Rockstar’s next Grand Theft Auto to blow our minds once again, 3 of the company’s classic games are available now on Google Play. If you were on the fence about snagging them, today’s price drop might sway you. You can get both Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto:…
We all know Sprint is ridiculously behind the two major carriers in the U.S. in coverage, so the company is hard at work to remedy that problem. The Now Network is getting ready to bring its service to 277 subway stations in New York City. Many of the stations being covered in the first roll…
Google just took the wraps off of the new Nexus 7 and Android 4.3 at an event today in San Francisco. Android 4.3 is definitely a minimal update, but it does bring a few new features that are welcomed to the OS. Here’s a quick look at some of the new features for developers and…
Google served up some piping hot numbers this morning at its “Breakfast with Sundar” event in San Francisco. The menu this morning included Android 4.3, the new Nexus 7 and a host of other services. The big news, however, were the numbers Google had to offer pertaining to tablet activations and Play Store app downloads.…
Earlier today, Google unveiled the new Nexus 7 tablet as well as Android 4.3 and a host of other innovations. Wasting no time, Google has started pushing the Android 4.3 open source code to AOSP. The code is listed under the android-4.3_r2.1 tag, and is expected to be available in full form within a few hours.…
Thanks to Google, denizens of San Francisco will now be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi in 31 parks and public spaces as early as this November. Google has gifted San Francisco with $600,000 to purchase equipment, cover installation and maintenance costs for the free Wi-Fi hotspots. The “Free Wi-Fi In The Parks” program will not…