Android Device Manager updated with Password prompt
Android Device Manager the Google device security App designed to help you find or wipe a lost Android device has been updated over night to add a new feature which has been a little bit lacking since its introduction...
Lenovo buys Motorola Mobility from Google for US$2.91 billion
Google had closed a deal with Chinese manufacturer, Lenovo, to purchase Motorola Mobility for US$2.91 billion. This will mark the end of Google's foray into the manufacturing side, after originally purchasing Motorola back in 2011 for $12.5 billion.
Of course...
Google convinces Samsung to drop own App suite and tweaks to Android
The Touchwiz or Nature UX designed software on Samsung's line of devices has been getting demonstrably worse as years go by, departing from the look and feel of stock Android by a large margin and the latest Magazine UX...
Blackberry looking to bring BBM to Android Gingerbread users in February
Late last year Blackberry brought BBM for Android, albeit late, to devices running Android 4.0 and later, but with around 20% of Android users still running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) left out of the party, Blackberry has decided to let...
Developers can now bring Chrome apps to Android, easily
Google has been hard at work on a not-very-secret project which would allow developers of Chrome apps (you know, the ones for Chrome OS and in the Chrome browser on other platforms) to readily bring their apps across to...
Twitter app update for Android brings new photo sharing features and more
Twitter have released a new version of their Android app which includes new features for photo editing, tagging friends, and showing content on refreshing your stream.
The new photo editing features are probably the most useful, including options to crop...
LG launches SDK to allow developers to build QSlide Apps
Since the first time we saw LG's QSlide Apps sitting in the notification panel, we've lamented the limited supply of apps which LG has that support the option to float translucently over the other Apps running on your LG...
Android 4.4 rolling out to European HTC One handsets now
The Android 4.4 update has been a very much anticipated release for owners of the current flagship device, and before an updated successor is announced in the next few months, users are very much wanting as many updates as...
Stack Exchange brings an app to Android, and it’s beautiful
Popular repository of knowledge Stack Exchange has released an Android application which allows users to access the question-and-answer site on the go. Stack Exchange runs a number of different sites around different subject areas, including PHP, Android, various other...
Samsung admits issue in Note 3 update with third party accessories; will fix shortly
Just a few brief days ago, we reported on the update to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 which appeared to break some compatibility with third party accessories, like the Spigen Slim Armor View case depicted above. While speculation was...
HTC M8 alleged to have on-screen navigation keys
We're starting to get a few leaks about HTC's upcoming successor to their 2013 flagship, which at this stage is only known by its internal name, the M8. One of the more interesting points is that the M8 would...
Samsung looking to launch multiple 5-to-6 inch devices
Samsung are looking to further build on the market desire for bigger, bolder and certainly larger screen smartphones in 2014, according to Samsung’s Executive Director, Hyunjoon Kim, who revealed during the company’s Result Report Conference Call that Samsung is...
Android 4.3 rolling out to Telstra Samsung Galaxy Note II – other carriers to...
Seems that the Android 4.3 update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has begun rolling out to handsets, at least Telstra branded handsets for the time being, with other carriers promising the update should begin shortly.
At 946.94MB it's not...
Colourful new HTC Desire phones possibly coming this year
It appears that 2014 could be a colourful year for Android, with a possible update to the colour range on Nexus devices coming it seems HTC is also looking at expanded the colour options from their Windows Phone lineup...
Telstra begins testing data sessions on 700MHz spectrum with unreleased advanced HTC smartphone
In May of last year, Telstra - as well as Optus - successfully bid in an auction held by the ACMA for licenses to use bands in the 700MHz spectrum that had previously been used by the now defunct...