Tag: Android
Google to slash 4,000 Motorola jobs, focus on high-end smartphones
Google are preparing to cut 20% of Motorola staff following the finalised buyout of the mobile company back in May. When Google first announced it was to be purchasing Motorola back in August, many assumed it would be to take…
OUYA open-source Android gaming console earns giant $8.6 million Kickstarter pledge
OUYA, the open-source gaming console using the Android OS, has stormed past its Kickstarter crowd-funding goal of $950,000 to secure a mammoth $8,596,475 (£5.5 million) of funding. That's a mind-blowing $7,646,475 more than it needed to bring the new games…
Nikon lining up first Android-based camera with Coolpix S800?
Nikon may be preparing to launch an Android-powered digital camera, with camera blog Nikon Rumors stating that the forthcoming Nikon Coolpix S800 will be running Google's mobile operating system. A filling at the Indonesian Communication agency reveals the Coolpix S800…
HTC Endeavour C2 specs leak, could land as the HTC One X2
A successor to the HTC One X could be on the cards, and could land as soon as October 1st in the UK a new leak suggests. A Taiwanese source has revealed details of a handset codenamed the HTC Endeavour…
Denon Cocoon speakers offer device-agnostic wireless streaming
Denon have today unveiled two new speaker docks that are happy to play your tunes wirelessly, no matter which of the three leading smartphone platforms you're using. Both the Denon Cocoon Home and Cocoon Portable speaker docks are optimised for…
HTC One range fails to hit sales targets
HTC's critically acclaimed One range of Android phones has under-performed, seeing the Taiwanese firm's revenue fall and leading them to predict further revenue drops in the future. Revealing their second quarter earnings, the HTC range did well to push sales…
Ice Cream Sandwich now makes up 16% of all Android devices
Ice Cream Sandwich is now on 15.9% of all Android devices, the latest stats from Google reveal. Up from 10% in July, it also means that older versions of Android are dropping down the list, with Gingerbread (Android 2.3) falling…
APP OF THE DAY: Wisepilot GPS Navigator (Android)
Today's App of the Day feature turns its attention to the Wisepilot GPS Navigator for Android devices, a sat-nav app that offers real-time traffic updates and speed camera information. For those living in the capital, London's expected to be chocka-block…
REVIEW: Huawei Ascend P1 Android smartphone
It's taken a fair few months to hit stores after first being revealed back at the start of the year at the CES 2012 tech tradeshow, but the super-slim Huawei Ascend P1 is finally here. Have the months since we first set eyes on this promising handset been kind to it? Read on to find out!
Huawei Ascend P1: super-slim ICS handset launching in August
Huawei have revealed that their super-slim, Ice Cream Sandwich-packing Ascend P1 handset will hit UK stores in August, available for free on £26 per month contracts from Vodafone. Measuring up at 127.4 x 64.8 x 7.7mm and weighing 110g, the…