LG Optimus G for AT&T gets non Jelly Bean update

If you're the proud owner of the LG Optimus G of the AT&T variety, you might have noticed an update for the handset that probably got you excited. But after you download and install the app, the build...

Galaxy S4 Mini release date set for May/June after next week

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will hit stores in late-April but the device may be too big – it features a 5-inch display – for some potential buyers. Just like last year, the company also has a Galaxy S4 Mini...

Facebook Home to be the OS name of Facebook’s Android phone?

Facebook will reportedly unveil a new Facebook phone later this week, with the device said to be running a new Android user interface / fork which could be called Facebook Home

ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10 Review!

The ASUS MeMO Pad Smart 10 is a bit of an odd duck. With what are essentially the guts of a Nexus 7 and a body similar to the Transformer series (sans dock), it’s a little difficult to figure out who...

Refresh Roundup: week of March 25th 2013

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so man...

From the Editor's Desk: We're going to Facebook-but first a

So we'll be at Facebook HQ on Thursday morning to find out about its "New home in Mobile." I've seen countless headlines (mostly rewrites of what probably are controlled leaks) full of possible answers...

AT&T LG Optimus G getting an Easter update

A quick heads up for you owners of the AT&T LG Optimus G -- there's a software update rolling out today. As reported in our Optimus G Fourms, you'll still be on Android 4.0.4 (build IMM76L), and you'll...

T-Mobile could sell 3.4 million iPhones this year

T-Mobile is the final major carrier to get its hands on the official Apple iPhone, and will begin selling the device in just a couple weeks. T-Mobile announced this a few days ago, and today the analysts...

Google posts Android 4.2 factory images for CDMA Galaxy Nexu

If you're a really big fan of modding your smartphone, then you're in luck, because Google has posted the Android 4.2 factory images for both variants of the CDMA Samsung Galaxy Nexus. This means that...

Android 4.1 for Sony Xperia TX brings special Sony features

If you're the proud owner of a Sony Xperia TX, we have some great news. Just a mere 4 months after receiving Ice Cream Sandwich, the handset is getting updated to Android 4.1. That means that the usual...

Jelly Bean update now available for Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Sprint’s Galaxy S2 variant, the Samsung Epic 4G Touch, is the latest to receive an update to Android 4.1. Only available via Samsung Kies, the new software version has been assigned build number GB27...

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini confirmed in Bloomberg report

A new report from Bloomberg covering the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 might offer us confirmation of the device’s smaller sibling. Casually slipped into the article is mention that the Samsung Galax...

Your Android phone could help find undiscovered black holes

Today, when someone mentions crowdsourcing we think of sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, but only a few years ago the term was more closely associated with projects like SETI@home. Developed in part...

Chrome Beta for Android updated spruces up embedded video

There’s a new Chrome Beta releasee available for Android. Marked build number 26.0.1410.49, the latest update to the mobile version of Google’s web browser brings a number of small enhancements, tweaks...

Samsung Q1 2013 smartphone sales could be out of this galaxy

Samsung is estimated to have another record-breaking quarter thanks to its smartphone sales during the first three months of 2013.

Facebook holding Android event on April 4

Facebook is holding some sort of Android related event next Thursday in Menlo Park and has sent out a slew of press invites. Nobody is sure exactly what they have in store, but speculation runs from a...

Google pledges to only use open-source related patents defen

The new pledge, officially named the "Open Patent Non-Assertion Pledge" (or OPN Pledge for short), indicates that unless otherwise attacked by another creator of open-source software, Google will not use...

Factory images posted for 4.2.2 Verizon Galaxy Nexus

Factory images posted for 4.2.2 Verizon Galaxy Nexus and 4.2.1 Sprint Galaxy Nexus

Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-orders start Thursday from U.K.'s Carp

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available for pre-orders starting Thursday from the U.K.'s Carphone Warehouse. In order to entice buyers to reserve the flagship phone a good month in advance, the first 2...

Android malware now being used to target political activists

As much as we would rather not report on yet another Android malware scare (we think security issues are overblown and that any platform is vulnerable, anyway), this one seems to be a first in the Android...