Orange Quick Tap brings mobile NFC payments to Samsung Galax

Orange UK has just announced its new mobile payment system, Quick Tap, will be available to users of their Samsung Galaxy S3 starting this Wednesday. Quick Tap will utilize the device’s NFC chip to...

Sony release binaries to support JBQ’s Vanilla Android Xperi

As many of you already know, Jean-Baptiste Queru, aka JBQ, Technical Lead for the Android™ Open-Source Project (AOSP) at Google, recently started an open source project to build a vanilla Android version...

Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note 2 review

Now Samsung has given in and called the Note 2 a smartphone, we can dub it the most powerful around.

Samsung Galaxy S3 first Android smartphone with Quick Tap fu

Orange and Barclaycard have revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S3 has been the first Android phone chosen to get QuickTap functionality.

First signs of SIM free pricing emerge for Sony Xperia J

We've already had the first wave of information on when the new Sony devices announced at IFA will be available, but any information on price is still somewhat lacking. At least one British retailer has...

Sony releases binaries to support JBQ AOSP project

Last month Google’s Android Open Source Project lead Jean-Baptiste Queru (JBQ) announced the launch of an “experimental” project to bring the latest open-source Android to the Sony Xperia S (LT26...

Google Nexus 7 with 3G coming in six weeks?

With its quad-core processor and high resolution display, the popular Google Nexus 7 is one impressive piece of kit. Together with its low price, the specs of the Nexus 7 propelled it to tech stardom....

Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note and others included in new Apple vs S

Apple has recently obtained a major victory against Samsung in the first U.S. trial between the two, but that’s not the only legal conflict in the region for the two parties. Riding the wave of its fresh...

Sony Xperia T and V beat the quad-core Galaxy S III and HTC

The new Sony Xperia T flagship, its TX variant, and the Xperia V waterproof handset all sport a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, but what if they get measured up to the current quad-

Best new iPhone, iPad and Android apps for August 2012

August has flown by quickly leaving us in September's slightly chilly embrace, but don't worry - things are just starting to heat up for the mobile industry with tons of new announcements and events schedu...

[Discussion] How do you use your tablet to boost productivit

I must admit, tablets have let me down in one particular area: productivity. Ever since they gained a significant mainstream user base, I have believed that with the right set of apps, the tablet would...

Uniquely Android: Widgetsoid2.x

Uniquely Android is a series we started last month to shine the spotlight on those apps that take advantage of the unique capabilities of the platform and provide an experience that you wouldn’t find...

Hands on: Lenovo Ideatab A2109A review

As well as the 7 and 10-inch Lenovo Ideatab A2107A and S2110A, Lenovo has also launched this, the 9-inch A2109A. It's the best of the three in our opinion, with a 1,280 x 800 resolution (that's the same...

Here are the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE full training mat

We've been looking at bits and pieces of info about the Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE over the weekend, and now thanks to an insider we've got the full set of training materials available -- including...

Rogers now rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the

Although it's coming later than some of its counterparts, Rogers in Canada has started rolling out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Motorola RAZR. Android 4.0.4 is what you'll be getting exactly....

Japan court rules Samsung's Galaxy phones

Samsung may have lost a billion dollar round here in the US, but it appears to have scored a victory in its patent battle against Apple in Japan today. Reuters and Bloomberg report a judge there decided...

Google Play starts recommending content on Android devices

Google would really like you to grab more content from Google Play. Really. Just to drive its point home, the company has subtly introduced a Recommended for You section across the app and media portals...

Lenovo debuts 3 new Android tablets

It’s IFA time again, and everyone wants to introduce their latest and greatest. Lenovo is doubling down on the Android tablet ecosystem, introducing a trio of tablets that come in different sizes and...

ZTE Grand X IN has Android 4.0 and Intel inside

ZTE has announced a Medfield-powered flavor of their recently launched Grand X handset. Dubbed the ZTE Grand X IN, the phone sports an Atom Z2460 and pairs it with Ice Cream Sandwich while retaining a...

Huawei planning monthly Android updates

Huawei is taking the bold step of offering updates to its smartphone customers every month.