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...

How to take screenshots on Android

There are times when you really need to share to others what’s on your Android device’s screen. At such moments, you’ll need to capture screenshots, which are nothing more than snapshots of whatever...

First Galaxy S4 benchmark for Exynos 5 Octa version

While we have already seen the first Galaxy S4 benchmarks for the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 GT-I9505 version (see our own detailed results here,) we’re yet to spot the Exynos 5 Octa out in the wild and...

Testing the $275, 5.8 inch 720p Mithril Android smartphone

There are a couple of things that appear in the title of this post which you don’t normally see side-by-side. There are plenty of Android smartphones available for $275 (and much less). There are also...

Samsung Stratosphere 2 Jelly Bean update rolling out

Someone must have bitten Verizon with the OTA bug as the company has been on a very nice roll as of late. The latest in a long train of devices to get Jelly Bean 4.1 is the Samsung Stratosphere 2. This...

Sega’s Puzzle Pirates coming to Android tablets

Sega has announced that one of its “MMO” puzzle games is coming to the big screen, and by big screen I mean Android tablets, of course. It’s Puzzle Pirates, the game that lets you customize your...