Archive for the ‘Android’ Category

Google Maps for Android gets bumped to 6.5, new navigation view and higher resolution map tiles in tow

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Google's has never been shy at continually iterating on its wares, and today it's Maps on Android's turn. Headlining the 6.5 release is the above ICS-only revamp of the Navigation home screen, which we're told makes selecting previous and recent destinations a cinch. Additionally, there's also support for crisper map tiles (if your device ...

Temple Run for Android released

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Temple Run for Android has finally arrived, the much-anticipated smartphone and tablet game making the jump from iPhone and iPad over to Google’s platform. A free release, the game is a top-down 3D scroller where the player must guide a tomb-raider through various temples, dodging evil monkeys among other perils. Temple Run ...

HTC to use LogMeIn to provide support for its Android users

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

  As part of the effort to improve post-sale customer experience, HTC is teaming-up with LogMeIn to use its remote support and customer care solution LogMeIn Rescue to better serve its customers. Set to be incorporate across HTC’s worldwide call centers, it will allow HTC customer care and support staff the ability to ...

HTC Sensation with Ice Cream Sandwich sees massive jump in camera performance

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

The HTC Sensation is said to be on the receiving end of the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update in due time, but for those who cannot wait, there is an unofficial Ice Cream Sandwich ROM already out. Folks who have the intestinal fortitude and have gone ahead with the unofficial ...

Samsung Galaxy S III to support wireless charging from 1-2 meters away?

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Samsung’s 3rd generation Galaxy device, aptly named the Galaxy S III, has caused quite a stir since its predecessor was released last year. That said, this particular handset hasn’t even been announced officially by Sammy but that certainly hasn’t stopped the rumors from flowing. This time around, we’re hearing that the Galaxy ...

Samsung Galaxy Pocket won’t cost you a packet

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Pocket money Android Samsung has announced that it's expanding the Galaxy range with the affordable Samsung Galaxy Pocket. You'll be able to buy it with pocket change and with diminutive dimensions it'll slip easily into your pocket, handy for Pocket-lint.com on the move. Now we've crudely made all the jokes about the ...

GO Launcher comes to Android tabs, frees you from fixed grid tyranny

Monday, March 5th, 2012

  Got an Android tab and don't like its government manufacturer-issue UI? Then why not join the ranks of the launcher rebel alliance. GO Launcher EX for phones has been around for a while, but now it's been upscaled for Honeycomb 3.0+ slates under the GO HD moniker. It's only a beta release, and with that comes ...

Archos Child Pad offers $129 Ice Cream Sandwich

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Archos has revealed its latest tablet, the Archos Child Pad, targeted at kids looking for a tasty slice of Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The $129 slate runs Android 4.0 on an unspecified 1GHz processor, with a 7-inch screen and 1GB of RAM. More important than the hardware, though, is the software, ...

Doro PhoneEasy 740 is an Android phone for the elderly

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

Admit it: at some point or the other, we have experienced frustration when trying to teach our parents how to use today’s technology, or for our older readers out there, you guys have probably seen how frustrated your kids get when trying to explain the use of a smartphone or ...

Is uTorrent Coming to Android?

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

There are plenty of things iOS can do that Android can't—Siri and Facetime, for example. However, Android may soon be getting its own exclusive feature: P2P file sharing courtesy of uTorrent, the most-used torrent client in the Western World. BitTorrent, the parent company of uTorrent, is reportedly developing a mobile P2P ...

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