By Jacob Kleinman |
Motorola’s XT1058 “XFON” smartphone is expected to hit the market for AT&T in the near future, but until recently Verizon subscribers had little reason to believe that Google’s new smartphone would land on their network of choice. However, according to a new leak found on…
By Todd Haselton |
iFixit recently published a list of the most (and least) repairable tablets. Several of them are older devices that may already be collecting dust on shelves, but it’s a reminder of all of the teardowns the company has done recently. The Dell XPS 10 Windows…
By Todd Haselton |
Is your Motorola phone going to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean? Motorola Mobility answered that question, at least for several devices, on Friday. The RAZR i, the Canadian Atrix HD and RAZR HD and the 3G/LTE Xoom will receive the update during the first quarter…
By Joey Davidson |
Nearly a month ago, Rockstar announced that they would celebrate the 10th anniversary of the over-the-top, 80s themed entry in the Grand Theft Auto line by releasing it on two mobile platforms. Today, the release date has been made official. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th…
By Killian Bell |
Following its debut on the Google Nexus 7 last week, the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update started arriving on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Monday. And now it’s hitting the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Nexus S, too. The update is arriving over-the-air to these…
By Todd Haselton |
My name is Todd Haselton, but you’re more likely going to want to call me captain obvious here. First, let me explain my headline. I decided to write this piece because there were thousands of arguments in our comments before today suggesting that Apple would…
By Brandon Russell |
The device you purchase is yours, so why not have the freedom to do as you please with it? In the Android world, freedom is expected, reveled, enjoyed. Unless you own a Motorola device, which are among the most difficult to unlock. But Motorola is…
By Killian Bell |
We had suspected that the Android Jelly Bean upgrade was just around the corner for the Motorola Xoom, but we’re still surprised to hear that some users are already receiving it so soon. Motorola — now owned by Google — is now pushing out the…
By Mark Hearn |
An import ban against 18 of Motorola Mobility’s Android devices is scheduled to take effect tomorrow. The ban follows an International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling in May that found Motorola Mobility guilty of infringing on a Microsoft patent. The patent in question is related to Exchange and…
By Todd Haselton |
Motorola Mobility has reached out to owners of the Wi-Fi-only XOOM tablet asking them to participate in a voluntary software test, which suggests that the company is working on deploying a build of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean soon. The invitation was recently sent out to…
By Todd Haselton |
Well that’s it folks, Google has officially unveiled its latest Android operating system, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. There are a ton of new features in it, some are targeted at developers and others will be immediately noticeable to consumers. Let’s go over the top five…
By Todd Haselton |
Google just announced that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will be available in mid-July for the Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus and the Motorola XOOM in mid-July. The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software development kit will be available to Android developers today. Hopefully we hear more about…
By Mark Hearn |
While Max Payne’s guns have been blazing on iOS for about a month now, Android fans haven’t been forgotten. Rockstar Games announced on Monday that Max Payne Mobile will finally be available on Android smartphones and tablets on June 14 for $2.99. Now, we’re pretty…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s been nearly 8 months since Ice Cream Sandwich was released, yet the OS must be setting some kind of record as the slowest rollout in the history of tech. Alas, it continues to make its painfully slow ascent up the Android mountain and, according…
By Mark Hearn |
Verizon’s Motorola XOOM 4G LTE Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will begin rolling out on June 4. Verizon said that, in addition to standard Android 4.0 upgrades, users can expect enhancements to the device’s functionality as well as a “built-in photo editor allowing customers…
By Mark Hearn |
Motorola Mobility has made several updates to its Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule, specifically concerning the DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX, DROID 4, DROID BIONIC, DROID XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1, and MOTOROLA XOOM WiFI + 3G. In the next month and a half, U.S. owners of…
By Brandon Russell |
An alleged Verizon roadmap suggests May is shaping up to be quite the month for Ice Cream Sandwich updates. Up first, the HTC Rezound, which is set to be updated on May 9. The Motorola Razr and Razr Maxx are scheduled to receive ICS not…
By Todd Haselton |
You can buy Android tablets in a variety of prices and sizes, but according to a new report from comScore, it appears Amazon’s 7-inch Kindle Fire has won the hearts and minds of consumers. The tablet, likely propelled by Amazon’s expansive ecosystem of applications, music,…
By Killian Bell |
If you didn’t blow all of your saving on a new HTC One smartphone yesterday, then you may like to know that Motorola’s second-generation XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition tablets are now available to purchase in the U.K. from Carphone Warehouse. First announced…
By Sean P. Aune |
Hulu announced today that it has released a brand new Hulu Plus app for seven Android tablets. For those of you with Android tablets out there, Hulu is hard at work making sure you get the best experience you can while using their streaming service.…
By Todd Haselton |
A court in Mannheim, Germany has decided to suspend Apple’s lawsuit against Samsung in which it alleges that the South Korea-based company has infringed on a utility model related to slide-to-unlock technology. The court is awaiting the outcome of a similar suit in Munich, Reuters said…
By Killian Bell |
I’ll bet that if you’re heading out to purchase a new tablet today, it’ll be Apple’s new iPad. But in case you’re not into iOS, how about picking up Sony’s latest Tablet S instead? A number of British retailers are slashing the price of the…
By Todd Haselton |
Motorola has already told us which devices will receive the much anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. Nine devices are already scheduled, although the phone maker hasn’t yet announced exactly when the updates would land. Motorola said Monday that the Razr — currently sold…
By Brandon Russell |
I hope you’re sitting down, Verizon customers, because this news is about to make your knees weak. Verizon on Tuesday announced a full list of devices slated to received the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment, and it is sure to please quite a few Android owners.…
