It’s a reoccurring theme in today’s economic climate: the rich keep getting richer and well, the poor get poorer. The mobile industry is no exception and can now be visualized thanks to Benedict Evans of Enders Analysis who recently published a chart that starkly illustrates just how converse the mobile phone industry […]
Today just got a little sweeter for owners of the original Samsung Galaxy Note, as AT&T announced that the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update is now available. Jelly Bean includes features like Google Now, better notifications, and a new keyboard. Users can install the update through Samsung’s Kies desktop software
Today in New York City, Acer officially unveiled their Iconia A1 tablet. The 7.9-inch slab claims to be “targeted at modern-day explorers, adventurers, digital freaks and mobile executives requiring an all-day mobile companion.” That was a mouthful… While the Iconia A1 has an IPS display, this device is taking a
If you were waiting for LG to release the Optimus G Pro, then perk up as you can now preorder one through AT&T. The phone is listed for $199.99 with the standard two-year agreement, and that will also get you an LG black folio case. Ma Bell assures us that
Our friends over at @Evleaks have obtained leaked images of a mysterious Motorola device, running on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. The unknown device looks identical to the leaked Motorola prototype that surfaced awhile back, but it’s hard to tell with the ugly black case that’s hiding the device’s design. You can also make out
Say hello to a new feature for Android dubbed “Halo” notifications brought to you by the hard working Paranoid Android team. Similar to Facebook Messenger’s Chat Heads, Halo notifications work across your entire system by forwarding all notifications from the notification bar to the Halo bubble. There, the notification can
Instagram unveiled a new feature in an update to both their Android and iOS apps today called “Photos of You.” Yes you guessed it, this is a new way to tag people or things your photos much like how Facebook works. The “Photos of You” feature provides devout Instagram users
If you thought LG was going to slow down after the Optimus G Pro, then you might be surprised to learn that there’s already an LG Optimus G2 in the pipeline. The LG Optimus G2 is now showing up in AnTuTu Benchmarks while its Bluetooth certification popped up at Bluetooth
With all the hype surrounded HTC’s flagship, the HTC One, it was a buzz kill when the company hit supplier issues and couldn’t get the smartphone on store shelves. HTC is hoping to smooth over consumer’s disappointment by extending its $100 trade-in program, providing you with more time to trade in your
A handful of bold developers are trail blazing the path for awesome and unique apps for Google Glass, and we’re particularly excited for an app called Winky. This particular utility allows you to take photos with Google Glass by simply winking an eye. Before Winky, users would have to say “OK
The Android team has updated their OS distribution numbers for May and shows an ever so slight increase for Jelly Bean at a meager 28.4%. Granted, that’s still an increase from the 25% it was at in April. Meanwhile, Ice Cream Sandwich is decreasing which is mainly the result of
Most Microsoft Surface users consider their device to be the ideal tablet offering, and we tend to agree in the case of the Surface Pro. Sadly, Microsoft hasn’t seen this sentiment reflected in its sales report as only 1.5 million units have been sold of both the Surface Pro and
Security expert and Android fan Dan Rosenberg (@djrbliss) posted a teaser photo today confirming his success at cracking the bootloader on the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. Naturally, everyone was jumping up and down asking about a public release date and hoping for the best. Surprising to some, Dan Rosenberg has
Wouldn’t it be sweet if you could have a Chat Heads-like function for every single app on your Android device? We’re shaking our head yes too, so it pleases us to see that Paranoid Android is working on a ROM that will do just that. There have been several Google+
If you have your heart set on the Samsung Galaxy S4, then this is the news you’ve probably been waiting for. Just a few short days after the world found out that the AT&T Galaxy S4 would have a lock bootloader, the hardworking CyanogenMod team made it their mission to
