Samsung announces Galaxy Tab 2 (7-inch) with Ice Cream Sandwich OS
Samsung had a single tablet offering about 2 years back but currently has the highest number of Android tablets in the market. Announced today is a new 7-incher dubbed as Galaxy Tab 2 and the unique thing about this tablet is that it runs Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich OS out-of-the-box.
As for hardware, [...]
HTC Ville comes alive on video, runs HTC Sense 4.0 on Android 4.0
It’s not the first time we’re hearing about HTC Ville but it is the first time we’re looking at this slim offering from HTC in a video. As you can see from the video, the device is really sleek but packs some decent innards.
Running Android 4.0.1 with HTC Sense 4.0 UI overlay, Ville is [...]
Samsung announces Galaxy S Advance
It was hours before we got the first glimpse of Galaxy S Advance but Samsung has decided to make it official. The Korean mobile manufacturer has officially announced the upgraded version of Galaxy S aka Galaxy S Advance.
Running the latest version of Android Gingerbread OS, Galaxy S Advance is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor [...]
London Bus Checker makes a stop on Android, wants to make London travel a bit easier
Anyone who lives in or has ever visited London will be well aware of the often nightmarish transportation around the city. A new app to stop by the Android Market, London Bus Checker, aims to take away some of the pain of using a bus in the Capital.
We'll get the boring bits out of the [...]
Samsung announces Galaxy Ace Plus
Samsung has unraveled an enhanced version of its bestselling mid-range phone – Galaxy Ace. Dubbed as Galaxy Ace Plus the phone is tad different in looks as well as specs from the original version. The new phone adopts a smoother exterior as compared to Galaxy Ace’s textured back and features Android 2.3 OS, 1GHz processor, [...]
HTC Explorer comes to India with Hindi and Tamil Language support
HTC has announced Explorer, an entry-level Android smartphone for the Indian market. Explorer’s claim to fame is the inclusion of full support for Hindi and Tamil languages which allows users to read and write both Indian languages.
HTC reckons India as “one of the fastest growing global smartphone markets with a rich culture and [...]
AQUOS PHONE IS14SH: Sharp Integrates Android 2.3 Into Feature Phone Body
It seems Sharp saw good sales when the company launched the so-called AQUOS PHONE THE HYBRID 007SH on the Japanese market, the world’s first clamshell Android phone. Today, Sharp’s AQUOS PHONE IS14SH [JP] went on sale in Japan, and again they squeezed a ton of smartphone functions into a feature phone body.
The obvious target here [...]
Sony Sells 321,407 PS Vitas In 2 Days, Apologizes For Technical Problems At Japan Launch
Sony has managed to sell a total of 321,407 PlayStation Vitas on December 17 (the day it was launched in Japan) and 18, Japanese video game magazine Famitsu is reporting [JP] today. This pretty solid number means that big S has sold about 46% of its initial shipment of Vitas (which is rumored to be [...]
LG makes PRADA by LG 3.0 smartphone official
LG announced its weirdly named smartphone – PRADA by LG 3.0 at an event yesterday in London. Developed in conjunction with the fashion label PRADA, the phone’s PRADA-ness comes from the glossy touchscreen display on the front, signature Saffiano pattern on the back and Floating Mass Technology that optically enhances the thinness of the phone. [...]
Google Granted Patent For Driverless Car “Landing Strip”
The age of driverless cars may still be years in the future, but to those playing a long game, that just means that work now will pay off even more later. Google is getting into the business of tracking and managing driverless cars, and while the technology actually steering and perceiving the cars’ surroundings will [...]