Amazon Kindle Fire gets unofficial Android 4.0 update [video]
Amazon’s popular Kindle Fire tablet now has access to an unofficial Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Members of the xda-developers forum recently managed to …
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Acer to stick with tablets despite poor sales
Acer will continue to launch new tablets in 2012 despite slow sales of the company’s current tablet models. Commenting on rumors that Acer might slow its …
LG to start pushing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates during Q2 2012
LG detailed its Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrade plans on Monday, which include several U.S. handsets. The company confirmed that it will commence its …
iPhone and iPad users account for 92% of mobile purchases, study finds
Users of Apple’s iPhone smartphones and its iPad line of tablets accounted for 92% of all mobile purchases made thus far in December, a recent …
Looking back at 2011: ‘The year of the tablet’ falls flat
Apple rocked the consumer electronics industry when it launched the “magical and revolutionary iPad” in April 2010. It wasn’t the first media tablet aimed at …
Google’s rumored Nexus tablet could cannibalize sales of partner tablets
Google’s chairman Eric Schmidt made comments during a press conference in mid-December that suggested his company was working on building its own Android 4.0 Ice …
Hasbro sues Asus for naming its tablet the ‘Transformer Prime’
Toymaker Hasbro recently filed a lawsuit against Asus for naming its new convertible Android tablet the “Transformer Prime.” According to The Verge, Hasbro has a …
Apple unlikely to win German ban on tweaked Samsung tablet
Apple is not likely to succeed in its efforts to ban Samsung’s revised flagship tablet in Germany, the judge presiding over the case said on …
Intel shows off first Medfield-powered Android phone with Blu-ray quality video playback
Intel’s intention to enter the smartphone and tablet space with a bang has been widely reported, but the company recently showed off the first smartphones …
Daily Android activations top 700,000
Google’s Andy Rubin recently boasted that there are now more than 700,000 Android devices activated each day. Just over a month ago, on November 16th, …
Samsung overtakes Apple in Australia despite patent attacks, becomes No.1 phone vendor
As Samsung continues to field repeated patent-related strikes from Apple in Australia and around the world, the Cupertino-based company’s aggressive stance seems to be having …
Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will be updated to Android 4.0 in Q1
Samsung’s popular Galaxy S II smartphone and its supersized Galaxy Note handset are both scheduled to get official Android 4.0 updates in the first quarter …
Millennial: Kindle Fire outpaces iPad adoption but Android sees huge share drop in November
Usage of Amazon’s Kindle Fire has exploded since the tablet launched last month, but its rapid adoption wasn’t enough to keep Android from seeing its …
Galaxy Nexus signal strength bug confirmed by Verizon
Verizon Wireless on Monday confirmed that it is working on a software fix that will address what it refers to as a “signal strength issue” …
HTC Elite flagship phone and 4G LTE Windows Phone to hit AT&T in early 2012
BGR has learned from a trusted source that HTC is preparing to switch up the company’s strategy a bit in 2012. In order to focus …
Adobe updates Flash to 11.1 with support for Ice Cream Sandwich
Adobe announced an update to its Flash Player on Friday that provides support for Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Prior to Friday, Flash was not …
Google begins pushing Android 4.0 update to the Nexus S
Google on Friday announced that it has begun to push out an update that will bring Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to its Nexus S …
Google Wallet hacked to run on Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus
We were able to successfully get Google Wallet running on the HSPA+ version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus without too much trouble, but the big …
Grand Theft Auto III now available on iOS and Android for $4.99
The hit game Grand Theft Auto III is now available for Android and iOS devices. Gamers will take to the streets of Liberty City to …
Microsoft: 3,200 Android malware victims replied to free Windows Phone offer
Microsoft’s senior director of Windows Phone communications Bill Cox said Thursday that more than 3,200 people replied to Microsoft’s request for stories about malware-infected Android …
Home Theater Install
I finally had space for a decent media room, but I quickly realized that throwing up a flat screen on an empty wall would make …
Verizon Galaxy Nexus hands-on
We finally got our hands on Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and… well, it’s almost identical to the HSPA+ version we reviewed last month. It’s thicker, …
The tablet Apple tried to stop
For all the trouble Apple’s aggressive litigation strategy has caused Samsung, the South Korea-based electronics giant has finally found a way to make the pricey …
Smartphone penetration skyrockets in 2011, iPhone becomes No.1 handset
Smartphone penetration over the past two years has exploded, jumping from just 18% in the third quarter of 2009 to 44% during the three-month period …
Verizon Galaxy Nexus available for just $154.99 from LetsTalk
Verizon Wireless finally announced launch details for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Wednesday, revealing that the world’s first 4G LTE-enabled Android 4.0 handset will cost …
Windows usage grows in November as Mac OS, Android, iOS inch down
Microsoft’s desktop Windows operating system was the only major platform to show usage gains in November according to new data released on Tuesday. Using impressions …
Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus to finally launch tomorrow for $299.99
Verizon Wireless on Wednesday finally announced the upcoming launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The world’s first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone with 4G …
Google could take on Siri with ‘Majel’ for Android
Google is reportedly working on a solution that will boost the capabilities of Voice Actions on Android smartphones and compete head-to-head with Apple’s digital assistant, …
More than $1 million stolen from Android users in 2011, mobile threats to increase in 2012
The Carrier IQ scandal has shifted attention from malicious mobile threats to carrier-sourced spyware over the past month, but a new report suggests the threat of …
Leak reveals specs, images of LG Prada 3.0 smartphone
LG’s first Prada phone set a precedent. It won design awards even before it was officially revealed to the public and it was among the …
