Category: Android
Motorola latest to post Q4 2011 profit woes
Motorola have announced that they too (alongside Nintendo and Nokia in the consumer tech world) have seen a loss in profits during Q4 of the 2011 fiscal year. The firm announced they'd experienced an $80 million (£51 million) loss over…
Galaxy S III pops up on official Samsung website
It's coming, and it might be with us sooner than some had thought; the Galaxy S III Android smartphone has seemingly popped up in a listing on an official Samsung website, fuelling speculation that the handset's launch is just over…
HTC Sense 4.0 update will add 50GB of Dropbox cloud storage
HTC's next update to their Sense Android UI re-skinning looks to be a significant one according to a new report from PocketNow. They've got their hands on a "non-final build" of Sense 4.0, which they state now offers 50GB…
Action Bar rings the death knell for Android Menu button
Google are planning a substantial re-jigging of their Android OS's interface, looking in the future to do away completely with the Menu button in favour of the situation-sensitive Action Bar. "Honeycomb removed the reliance on physical buttons, and introduced…
HTC to deliver quality not quantity in 2012
HTC released no less than 19 Android phones in 2011, five of which landed in the final quarter of the year alone. But that rate of output is likely to slow in 2012, as HTC have announced they are to…
APP OF THE DAY: BBC News (Android tablets)
The BBC have updated their BBC News app for Android, adding optimisations that make it easier to use on large screen Android tablets. Following on from the app's initial launch back in May 2011, this version of the app is…
Xbox Live gaming app to land on Apple iOS and Android?
Fancy a bit of Xbox Live gaming on your Android or Apple iOS device? That's the possiblity being speculated upon today after a loose-lipped Microsoft executive teased the expansion of the platform. Speaking to Forbes, an Xbox spokesperson stated that:…
APP OF THE DAY: Met Office Weather Application (Android)
Already available on iOS devices for a good while now, the Met Office (the UK's most veritable source of weather information) have now released an app for Android phones too. The Met Office Weather Application offers up five-day forecasts and…
HTC Primo: Android Beats on a budget?
An exciting new HTC handset has leaked ahead of Mobile World Congress 2012, offering Beats Audio in an Android smartphone, presumably for those on a budget. The HTC Primo is the leaked mobile in question, running Android version 4.0 (Ice…
LG Optimus 3D 2 to debut at MWC 2012?
LG are rumoured to be using next months MWC 2012 show to reveal their second 3D smartphone, the LG Optimus 3D 2. The successor to last year's Optimus 3D, it's currently knocking around the rumour mill with the codename…