By Jacob Kleinman |
An official Twitter account used by Verizon in the past to announce new DROID handsets, as well as the occasional scavenger hunt, tweeted today for the first time since November 2011, sparking rumors that a new DROID smartphone is about to be announced. The cryptic…
By Jacob Kleinman |
HTC confirmed the rumored Desire 200 handset today on its official website. It’s an entry-level smartphone that will sit in the smartphone family below the Desire 600. The Desire 200 features a similar, if stouter, design to the Taiwanese smartphone maker’s HTC One. We see…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Skype’s video messaging service, which launched in beta form in February, is now live for Android, iOS and PCs. Oddly, Microsoft’s own Windows Phone operating system was left out of the fold, though we imagine that will launch in the near future. The latest addition to…
By Maximum PC |
Low cost tablets are fast becoming a reality. It took some time, but Google’s hardware partners finally got the memo that consumers are interested in affordable Android tablets, and the lower the price the better. That’s not to say Android can’t compete with the iPad…
By Todd Haselton |
Google Play Music is awesome, and we especially love the new All Access feature that allows us to search for and play songs from artists around the globe. The only problem? Apparently there was an issue in the first version of the software that was…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Google’s Senior VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra announced an update to Google+ today that will sync notifications across mobile devices and desktop computers. The company also released an update for its social network‘s mobile app to introduce syncing, sharing stats and allowing users to delete…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T just confirmed that it will sell Samsung’s rugged Galaxy S4 Active beginning on June 21 for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The device will be available in “dive blue” and “urban gray” and is relatively similar to the Galaxy S4 but offers a…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Foursquare released an update for its Android app recently, and the company promises a better mapping and search experience. The upgrades to the popular social media app seem tailored to a new generation of bigger smartphones, making better use of additional screen real estate. For mapping, Foursquare improves…
By Todd Haselton |
We just started testing BlackBerry’s new Q10 smartphone, the one we’ve been holding out for since it’s the full physical QWERTY keyboard we’ve been missing so much. We used the Z10 for a while, but now that we’re revisiting a new BlackBerry we decided to…
By Todd Haselton |
Well, looks like T-Mobile UK made a big error this morning when it announced that BBM was launching on iOS and Android on June 27. As it turns out that’s not the case, and this time the source it BlackBerry. “While there have been reports…
By Ron Duwell |
The Sony Xperia Z will be the next flagship phone to receive a special “Google Edition” loaded with stock Android straight from the box, according to sources at Android Geeks. The phone has yet to officially land on a U.S. carrier, and rumors are already…
By Todd Haselton |
BlackBerry Messenger will land on iOS and Android devices starting on June 27, according to a recent Tweet from T-Mobile UK. BlackBerry originally confirmed the popular chat service would land on the competing platforms during BlackBerry Live in early May. Right now, however, we don’t…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back with an all new show where he rants and raves on various topics in and out of the tech world. On this week’s episode, Jon rants about free-to-play games. App stores have introduced us to so many great games and apps.…
By Brandon Russell |
Google on Wednesday made its stock Android keyboard available in the Play store, giving users oppressed by manufacturer alternatives a separate, free solution. The Android ecosystem has its fair share of third-party keyboards, and Google’s new option gives users yet another choice in the pursuit…
By Todd Haselton |
During BlackBerry Live the company announced that it will deliver the BBM experience to Android and iOS. It said some functions will be available at the launch but that others, probably BBM Video or screen share, will come at a later date. It might even…
By Ashley Esqueda |
We’ve already done an unboxing of the Oppo Find 5, and at a glance, it’s a beautifully designed phone. It popped up in my office for review, so I took a couple days to get to know the device, and now, I have a little hands…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung on Tuesday officially announced the Galaxy S4 Active following several leaks. The smartphone is a version of the popular Galaxy S4 but it’s resistant to dust and water thanks to its fully sealed design. The device can withstand being submerged in 1 meter of…
By Ron Duwell |
If you are in need of a serious portable JRPG fix and don’t have access to a Nintendo 3DS, then Square Enix has your back. Final Fantasy IV is now available on Android 2.3.3 and up for $15.99. The Android version puts it far and…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Apple’s mantle as top smartphone OEM in the U.S. continued for at least three more months according to a recent report from comScore. The company’s latest survey reveals that while both Apple and Samsung gained market share, the Cupertino-based company was able to increase its…
By Brandon Russell |
So Google didn’t introduce a fancy new Nexus device at I/O in May. Blasphemy, right? With no flagship to speak of, and no mention of an Android update, one could argue the company’s recent event was a bit of a clunker on the hardware side.…
By Todd Haselton |
Toshiba recently took the wraps off of a trio of Android tablets, including the Excite Pro (pictured above), Excite Write and the Excite Pure. The Excite Write and Pro are relatively similar, but the Pure comes in as an entry-level and relatively affordable device. The…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! On this episode of Ask the buffalo, Jon predicts whether or not Nokia will ever make smartphones that run Google’s Android OS, explains his career goals after TechnoBuffalo, tells…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Gmail’s desktop UI has gone through some pretty drastic changes in the past few weeks, and now that Google seems to have the new design sorted out it’s time to bring it over to the mobile world where the first stop is the Android app,…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Vine is finally on Android. While the six-second video-making app’s arrival in the Google Play store should be cause for celebration, some smartphone users are complaining that the newly-ported app is glitchy, buggy or just not working at all. Of course, these complaints represent a small…
