April 24, 2013
It’s crunch time for HTC. After a disastrous 2011 in which they released a boatload of devices that were pretty much the same phone but a bit less dodgy, they decided to focus on one ‘hero device’ that would carry their brand. That device was the HTC One X, and to HTC’s credit it was [...]
March 15, 2013
Samsung has wasted no time in preparing accessories for their new pride and joy. The Galaxy S 4 microsite reveals a wide range of companions for their new flagship device, from a variety of covers to a gamepad and health-related accessories. The canned response that PC World received upon contacting Samsung for more information was [...]
March 6, 2013
Android’s lack of USB audio support (#5) and high audio latency (#11) have been a couple of the platform’s most griped-about and longest-standing issues, starred by 4482 and 2329 users respectively at the time of writing. USB Audio Recorder Pro is an app that represents a significant step toward addressing these issues, as the developers [...]
February 27, 2013
We previously reported that Google may be planning to open its own retail stores, but just as we were starting to get excited about testing out Chromebooks and Project Glass in the flesh, Andy Rubin (Senior VP of mobile and digital content at Google) effectively put those rumours to bed during a roundtable with journalists [...]
February 22, 2013
Among those in the know, you’ll hear stories about how HTC puts on some of the best launch parties around. Tonight they put on a bit of a party on Level 6 of the Museum of Contemporary Art to launch their new flagship One device – not just for Sydney, but the whole of Australia [...]
February 22, 2013
In what seems like a case of someone at Google getting too trigger-happy with the ‘publish’ button, a new ad for the Nexus 7 was uploaded to the Google Nexus Youtube channel, with the cryptic title “130220 WomensTower TypeFix”. The video was immediately pulled, but not before eager fans were able to download and re-host [...]
February 21, 2013
Google has just uploaded a new video showing off the capabilities of Google Glass, from taking pictures and videos with voice commands to finding out how to say things in Thai. The video also shows that it’s completely indestructible and will never fall off. Ever. We’re all looking forward to seeing what Google can achieve with [...]
February 20, 2013
A countdown displayed earlier today on the Ubuntu website happened to coincide with an identical countdown from HTC, leading some to speculate that the companies would announce an Ubuntu-based HTC tablet. As it turned out though, the end of HTC’s countdown marked the announcement of the HTC One, and ubuntu.com had their own big announcement. [...]
February 20, 2013
The HTC M7/One events in New York and London are about to kick off, and I’ll be doing my best to stay up to date with all of the details as they emerge. If you happen to be awake, please follow along with me and leave a comment so I know I’m not all alone! [...]
February 19, 2013
With just under 4 hours to go till the HTC event in New York kicks off which will supposedly launch the HTC M7 (or HTC One as the many leaks surrounding the device would suggest its name is), full press shots have been leaked by French site Nowhereelse. The shots confirm the authenticity of earlier [...]
February 16, 2013
Canonical have announced that a developer preview for the mobile version of Ubuntu will be available to download and test next week, as well as the source code and development tools required to flash the images to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4. Ubuntu for mobiles is set to be officially released in October with [...]
February 15, 2013
The biggest news in the past couple of days has been the release of Android 4.2.2, which brings Quick Settings toggles, app download countdown timers, some new sounds and a number of bug fixes. The update has been rolling out to various Nexus devices, and Google have now posted the 4.2.2 factory images. If you [...]
February 14, 2013
The latest update to the official Android documentation leads us to think that we could soon be seeing an OTA update to Android 4.2.2 for the Nexus 4. Aside from a typo in the build number which reads ‘JDP39′ should read ‘JDQ39′, the interesting part is that the build number is followed by android-4.2.2_r1 for [...]
