Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie release date news and rumours

Google's showing no signs of slowing its pace of Android development, with Android 4.0 appearing on the Galaxy Nexus late in 2011, followed in July of 2012 by the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean release that arrive...

Real Performance of Samsung Galaxy S IV

Samsung Galaxy S IV adopts the latest Exynos 5410 processor, i.e., the so-called octa-core CPU. Actually, it is 4+4 structure and only 4 cores can working at the same time. However, is this opinion correct...

iRig Recorder for Android now available from Google Play

IK Multimedia first announced that their iRig Recorder app would be coming to Android back at CES in early January. Back then, we were told to expect it to land by the end of January. All went quiet, Janua...

Performance Review of Qualcomm MSM8960T

Sony Xperia SP, which would release in this month in U.K. would adopt Qualcomm MSM8960T CPU. We already know 8960 before, but how about this new 8960T? Qualcomm MSM8960T adopts 28nm Krait architecture...

Why you shouldn’t use pirated Android apps

Time and again, we hear about Android being the worst platform in terms of security, mostly because it’s rife with malware. Apps that steal personal information and call into expensive premium numbers...

Andy Rubin’s heart lies with entrepreneurship

It was a bit of a stunner for us all to read the news that the “godfather of Android” Andy Rubin would be leaving the Android team to assume other things within the ranks of Google. The shake-up didn...

The future of Android without Andy Rubin points to convergen

You don't have to wait for a puff of white smoke to find out who Google's next Android chief will be. Sundar Pichai, the company's senior vice president of Chrome and Apps, will assume this position, repla...

A mystery Motorola phone leaks that's not the rumored X Phon

An unannounced Motorola phone has leaked out, and it really shows Google's influence over the software. Carrying the XT912A model number, the folks at the Vietnamese site Tinhte are quick to tell us that...

Setting up BlinkFeed on the HTC One

You are so excited because you are going to get the HTC One as soon as it launches. The 4.7 inch FHD screen offers a pixel density of 468ppi and the quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor is...

HTC One:Ten frequently asked questions

We're getting ever closer to the public release of the HTC One, with the all-new Sense 5, and we're putting this guy through its paces. There's quite a lot to go over, and we're getting a lot of the same...

Sprint LG Optimus G gets Jelly Bean upgrade

There’s quite a bit of Jelly Bean news today, folks, and now Sprint’s getting in on the fun. The carrier has announced the upgrade to Android 4.1.2 for its LG Optimus G. It’ll bring obvious goods...

Scope update brings new UI host of new feeds advertising and

The last time we heard from Scope, the all-in-one social aggregator, they were opening up a VIP program for interested beta testers. We've been part of the VIP program since it began, and some interesting...

Sprint Optimus G Jelly Bean update rolling out now

LG Optimus G users on Sprint have something to cheer about today, as the Jelly Bean OTA update has just started its rollout. As newer versions of the Optimus G have started to come out of the box with...

C Spire Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean OTA rolling out now

Hot on the heels of the Jelly Bean update for the Verizon model, the Galaxy SIII (S3) on C Spire Wireless is receiving its own OTA starting today. The update will bring users up to Android 4.1.2 -- build...

Android state Jelly Bean goes up to 16.5% Ice Cream Sandwich

It’s March already, which means we have new stats from Google for the Android ecosystem, where Gingerbread is still king, at least according to new data collected by Google during the 14-day window endin...

Android 4.2.2 for Verizon's Samsung GALAXY Nexus leaks

Just last Saturday, we told you about a version of Android 4.2.2 being tested for the Verizon version of the Samsung GALAXY Nexus. It seems that this update has been pulled out of Google's OTA server from...

Mobiroo offers unlimited paid app downloads for a flat month

Mobiroo is hoping to hop on the popularity of mobile device subscriptions by offering users access to hundreds of top paid apps at a flat monthly rate. At the promotional price of just $2.49 per month...

Android 4.2.2 update for Verizon Galaxy Nexus leaks out

The leaked build of Android 4.2.2 for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus we first saw over the weekend has just hit the internet courtesy of a member at XDA that has pulled the build directly from a Google OTA serve...

Chrome for Android build may tout a proxy-based speed boost

A fast smartphone will only go so far toward improving browser load times if the connection isn't there to back it up. If a discovery within a recent build of Chrome for Android is any hint, Google ma...

2012 Top 20 Best Performance Android Mobile Phones

AnTuTu Benchmark adopts new benchmark criterion-- AnTuTu V3.0. This criterion improved the rationality of score ratio and make the chips perform at their best. Well, which is the best performance mobile...