Monthly Archives: June 2013
Edit Microsoft Word and Excel files in ChromeOS
The purchase of Quick Office by Google in June last year is finally showing results, in ChromeOS at least; with the newest flag to be enabled allowing users to edit Microsoft Word and Excel...
ChromeOS bits – Recent Tabs, External device notifications, Wallpapers and more
For those of use who like to use the history tab of their browser it has been annoying that Chrome lacked a dedicated history tab/button/shortcut. We have had to make do with a shortcut...
Google Now coming to ChromeOS
Loading up the Chromebook this morning I was pleasantly surprised to see the above notification. I run the Chromebook Pixel on the Developer channel and the CR48 on the Beta channel, so far the...
Motorola RAZR M — Auction
Today we're doing something a little different. We have a Motorola RAZR M, which we've held for the last six months or so following our review of this great little phone last year.
This is...
Asus Fonepad – first impressions
Since the debut of the iPhone in 2007, phones have been steadily larger, with phones like Samsung's Galaxy Note blurring the line between phones and tablets. Asus are a manufacturer who excel in...
Google might be lining up for more of a take from Play Store sales
In South Korea, Google is apparently in negotiation with local carriers to take a larger slice of the revenue pie from the Play Store, according to local analysts.
At present, Google's revenue share in Korea...
Sony Xperia Honami images leaked
Photos of a supposed new Sony device have emerged today, rumoured to be the Sony Xperia Honami. Much of the discussion about this device seems to revolve around the camera, which is rumoured to...
Google Earth 7.1 for Android, now with Street View
Google Earth has been around for about 8 years now, giving us access to satellite images of places most of us can only dream of visiting. Now Google Earth for Android has been updated...
Vine updated to enable front-facing camera
Taking selfies just got significantly easier, thanks to Vine's latest update. Twitter's short video social network added the ability to take videos using the front-facing camera today, along with some 'performance improvements'. Many Android...
Stock Android 4.3 for the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition leaks, can be installed...
As reported earlier today, there was a test build of Android 4.3 for the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition in the US floating around, and now it has finally surfaced. Thanks to the team...
Microsoft clarifies: Age of Empires is coming to Android,no other Xbox titles
Earlier in the week, we heard that Microsoft were bringing a free-to-play version of Age of Empires to Android in the near future. This was expected to be the first of many Xbox titles...
Facebook announces beta programme to help make theirAndroid application better
Facebook is the most popular application in the Play Store, and despite their impressive effort over the past 12 months, it's still pretty horrible. Notifications don't work consistently, content is slow to load, and...
Well, that didn’t take long: Google Play Edition ROM ported to HTC One
In case you're not aware, Google, in partnership with HTC and Samsung, have given the United States what many of us in the tech community have wanted for a very long time -...
New Android based Smartwatch, Games Console and updated Nexus Q incoming?
According to an article from the Wall Street Journal, Google is cooking up some more Android based devices. The article claims that Google is working on a Smartwatch, Games Console as well as a...
Updated Camera App now available to download – Photospheres on non-Nexus devices!
With the ROM dumps for the Google Edition HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 now out in the wild, it was only going to be a matter of time before things were pulled from...