Apsalar sheds some light on regional smartphone market share

Apsalar, a mobile analytics company, has just released some pretty interesting information. They took the current U.S. market share of smartphone operating systems and organized it by region. The results...

Opera Mini 7.5 update for Android adds Smart Page for social

Opera Mini for Android has been upgraded to version 7.5, bringing with it a new "Smart Page'" feature that aggregates social media updates and news from your most frequently visited websites. Smart Page...

How would you change the HTC One X?

Flagship phones are tricky customers when it comes to How Would You Change. Often, they're handsets that have every feature thrown against the wall as companies see what sticks with customers. Hovering...

LG's first VoLTE Bluetooth headset revealed Tone + packs aud

LG isn't short of a few Voice over LTE handsets, but this neck-hugging Bluetooth handset promises to offer similarly crisp voice calls, if the feature's available, without the need to fumble around in...

Redbox App For Android Updated to v3

The Redbox movie and video game rental kiosks that seem to be at every McDonald's, Walgreens, Walmart, and umpteen other locations across the country are easily one of the most convenient ways to get ...

Motorola RAZR i review

The Intel-Motorola partnership has been a long time coming. The two officially hooked up at CES 2012, where they committed to a “multi-year, multi-device agreement” to bring Intel-powered Moto phones...

Netflix for Android users seeing new user interface?

Some people are claiming to see new user interfaces in their Netflix for Android applications despite Netflix not having an update in the Google Play Store. That would, of course, be explained by the fact...

The un-official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade list - is you

We have seen plenty of news about all the goodness of Google’s latest mobile operating system effort. Very often, we catch promises from manufacturers about upgrades to legacy hardware. Much of the time...

HTC One X to get Jelly Bean update in October

If you have a non-branded HTC One X, expect an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to be available in October. MoDaCo.com got word that generic One X units will get the update first.

LG Intuition review

LG has forever been known as that "other Android manufacturer", relegated to fourth place behind Samsung, HTC, and Motorola in consumers' minds. With its recent lineup arriving on US shores, though, the...

Samsung's Galaxy Note 2 makes its first stateside public app

Another sign that the US release of the Galaxy Note 2 is now on the radar: the phablet itself, in the flesh for the first time on American soil here tonight in New York. We stopped by Pepcom where Sprint...

HTC's Windows Phone 8X dedicated audio amplifier demoed

HTC mentioned in the press release that the Windows Phone 8X flagship it unveiled yesterday has a dedicated audio amplifier in addition to the Beats Audio shenanigans for the first time, which pushes the...

Amazon Kindle Fire HD gets rooted

Earlier this week, word had it that the newly-announced Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets might be more difficult to hack than their predecessors. The reasons behind that statement were the processor's advance...

What’s up with HTC and Windows Phone? Where’s the Android lo

HTC announced two Windows Phones at an event in New York City yesterday. We didn’t cover those devices on this site for obvious reasons, but everyone at Android Central tuned into the live blogs to hear...

Roku's official iOS and Android remote apps add 'Play on Rok

Along with price and release date details of its new Streaming Stick plus the launch of Vudu, Roku is announcing upgrades for its mobile remote control apps. Hinted at earlier this year when software updat...

Android Collectibles Series 03 Given Official Launch Date 2

Android Collectibles Series 03 has finally gotten a release date, along with some new figures pictured. First off, we have the new aptly named “Clear” and “Red” collectibles. Both designed by Googl...

Matias Duarte on Android’s UI It’s Only About 33% Of Where I

Google’s Matias Duarte is more than just a snappy dresser, he’s also Google’s Senior Director of Android User Experience. Today, the man responsible for taking Android’s design out of the stone...

Google Sign-In Error Causing Mass Panic

Okay, maybe not panic but definitely confusion. If you’re currently the owner of an Android smartphone or tablet (and why wouldn’t you be?), you may have noticed your device prompting you about a ...

Samsung pumping out 128GB NAND chips for smartphones and tab

Smartphones and tablets may be due for a significant memory boost in the not so distant future, as Samsung announces that it has developed a chip that can hold up to 128GB of NAND flash storage.

Opera Mini for Android updated with new Smart Page

Opera Mini 7.5 has been released, which is the first significant update to the browser since it launched over the spring. Opera Mini now has something called a Smart Page, which provides a broad overview...