Apr

2012

Huawei announces it’s slim Ascend P1 availability around the world

by Adam Johnson
tagged Android, ascend p1, huawei

This Huawei device, the Ascent P1 has been said to be launching in Q2 of this year. TalkAndroid has been keeping track of the phone manufacturer and where it’s been headed. Here’s a hand-on video from CES of the P1 S which is even thinner than its counterpart the P1 which is 7.7mm thick. The P1 [...]

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Apr

2012

Google and Reliance team up to offer free data to new Android users in India

by Chris Stewart
tagged 3G, Android, data, Google, india, reliance

Is this a blue android I see before me? It certainly is as it’s the figurehead for the ‘Blue Bot’ campaign launched by Google and Reliance. Both parties have significant interest in the success of this campaign, for Google it looks to drive interest in the Android OS in India and for Reliance it’s all about [...]

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Apr

2012

European Carriers Say Nokia Phones Would Be More Successful Running Android

by Stacy Bruce
tagged Android, windows mobile

If you read about all kinds of mobile tech, not just Android, you may have heard about the rather popular Nokia Lumina 900. While sales have been fairly successful for the Windows device, European carriers feel it could do a heck of a lot better. How, you ask? With Android, that’s how! According to a [...]

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Apr

2012

Apex Launcher For ICS Gets a Sweet Update, Download Link Available

by Joe Sirianni
tagged Android, Apex Launcher, apps

The latest launcher to rock the Android community is making great strides and now you can get your hands on a Beta version of the app to see what the buzz is all about. Apex Launcher for Android is a jam packed feature rich launcher for your ICS smartphone. The beta expires April 20th [...]

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Apr

2012

New Updates Rolling out for the Sprint Branded ZTE Optik, Build V55V1.1.0B09

by Adam Johnson
tagged Android, Honeycomb, Sprint, tablet, updated, V55V1.1.0B09, ZTE Optik

We all jump for joy when we see updates pop up in the status bar on our Android devices, don’t we? Well, that’s what Sprint has brought to all of you ZTE Optik owners out there today. The ZTE Optik 7-inch tablet is Sprint’s very budget friendly Honeycomb sporting device that arrived to the Now [...]

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Apr

2012

New Countries now open to Sell Apps in Google Play

by Adam Johnson
tagged Android, developers, Google Play

Great news for developers that were previously unable to sell their apps in Google Play. The following countries now have the ability to create an Android Developer account, giving the opportunity to price and sell their mobile applications: Czech Republic Israel Poland Mexico All they need to do to get started is visit the Android [...]

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Apr

2012

Sprint now has the LG Viper 4G LTE up for Pre-order

by Adam Johnson
tagged 4G, Android, LG Viper, LTE, Sprint

Let me first clue you in on a few of the specs of the LG Viper. This device may not be at the top of the food chain, but it’s not bad. Let’s start off by mentioning the OS, Android 2.3, which could quite possibly be upgraded to 4.0. The LG Viper sports a 4inch [...]

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Apr

2012

Google Rumored To Be In Talks To Sell Motorola Mobility Handset Division To Huawei

by Roy Alugbue
tagged Android, Google, huawei, Mergers, Motorola Mobility, rumors

When people think of the biggest story for 2011, Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility immediately comes to mind. The initial thought was Google may have had plans to use Motorola to create a new line of Nexus premium devices, but really the more likely theory for Google’s major purchase has to do with MOTO’s vast number of patents— 17,000 to [...]

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Apr

2012

RIM Stopping The Android Market “Cesspool” On The PlayBook

by Roy Alugbue
tagged Android, apps, blackberry playbook, piracy, Play Store, Root

Reasearch In Motion has decided to drop the major bombshell and stop the ability to sideload Android apps on the Blackberry PlayBook. It’s reasoning? RIM highlights 53 percent of surveyed Android developers believe app piracy is either somewhat of a problem or a huge problem. This seems to fall in line with recent findings showing [...]

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Apr

2012

Google CEO Larry Page Gives 2012 Update For Android, Highlights 850,000 Devices Are Being Activated Daily

by Roy Alugbue
tagged Android, cloud, gmail, Google, google docs, Google Play, Larry Page, Motorola Mobility

Google’s head honcho Larry Page took some time recently to give his formal update on all things Google for 2012, including the Android platform. In an unsurprisingly bright outlook, Page expresses his excitement for Android specifically by sharing how the platform is not only on fire, but: “ The pace of mobile innovation has never been [...]

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