Tag: Android
Samsung could attack the market with its own operating system
We know that Samsung had already sold 20 million Galaxy S III terminals; it seems that the South Korean manufacturer is very well seen on the mobile platforms market. Verizon’s CEO made an interesting statement recently, saying that Samsung’s own mobile operating system would be successful. If you want background, know that Verizon is the [...]
Google Now gets updates
Google Now might be in its infancy, but it’s still a really useful part of Google Search. Now, it’s getting even better with a new update available in the Google Play store. Jelly Bean users will get a few cool new functions added to the Google Now experience. One of these changes has to do [...]
Grooveshark for Android is back
Almost a year and a half ago, the Grooveshark app for Android was removed from the Google Play Store. While Google doesn’t remove apps nearly as much as Apple does – it happens when they have good reasons. So why did they remove the app? Grooveshark’s parent, Escape Media, has been tangled up in a legal [...]
Nikon Coolpix S800c – the first Android compact camera has arrived
Nikon introduced the first details and official photos of the new Nikon Coolpix S800c compact camera that stands out due to its Gingerbread Android 2.3 operating system. The main benefits are the use of Android apps for editing photos and distributing them on social networks. Nikon claims that Android will increase the experience of using [...]
Nokia will launch Arrow and Phi with Windows Phone 8
Nokia has put its hopes in phones with the Windows Phone 8, an operating system more mature than Windows 7 & 7.5. Nokia’s first phone with WP8 is said to be launched on the 5th of September at an event in New York. It also appeared the name under which the smartphones will be sold, [...]
Top 10 security data applications for Android and iPhone
The number of smartphone threats is increasing due to malware that steals passwords and other personal data to viruses that can charge your phone bill. Tornell has compile a Top 10 security data applications for Android and iPhone(iOS): 1. Bitdefender Safebox – Android / iOS (Free) Although being a free application for Android and iPhone [...]
Google introduces incremental updates on the Play Store, Apple follows in autumn
Among the many updates announced by Google this year at the Google I / O conference, it included the implementation of incremental updates to Play Store applications without providing, however, an activation date for these. A new update became active since last evening, Android 2.3 users or newer operating systems which will update their applications, [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II & Galaxy Note will receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
There was a rumor that said Galaxy S II would not receive Android 4.1. Naturally, this rumor aroused many reactions. Samsung has come out to refute, they only said that they are working hard and will announce an official list. A blog known for its relations at Samsung assures us that Jelly Bean 4.1 was [...]
Google patents the phone through which you can talk no matter how you hold it
Offices in charge of registering trademarks and inventions patents have had the honor to experience many strange cases, some of which are approved and being used by manufacturers to impede each other. The latest invention on this list is a patent filed by Google to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the company wanted [...]
The mobile phone market is in decline, the smartphone market rises
The market analyzing company and consultancy, Gartner, has published its quarterly report on the evolution of handset market developments, the data collected and centralized in the second quarter of this year featuring the first decline in sales of handsets from 2009 onward. The unfavorable economic climate, that those from Gartner blamed for this negative trend [...]