News

• China's Alibaba aims for big smartphone sales of its mobile OS

  By Michael Kan | 07 May, 2013 14:57

  Alibaba Group hopes to make a dent in Google's dominance of China's smartphone market, and has high hopes that handsets running the company's mobile OS will reach sales of 30 million units.

• NASA smartphone satellites beam clear images of Earth

  By Michael Cooney | 05 May, 2013 06:11

  The trio of Android smartphones NASA blasted into orbit recently have ended their journey by burning up in the atmosphere, but not before snapping shots of Earth -- and the pictures don't look too bad.

• Android Play Studio hires, Google I/O 2013 lineup hint at game-filled future for Android

  By Ian Paul | 03 May, 2013 18:37

  A wide variety of games are already available for Android devices on Google Play, but several hints suggest the status quo may not be good enough for the search giant.

• Virgin Mobile grabs Sony Xperia SP

  By Ross Catanzariti | 03 May, 2013 15:01

  Virgin Mobile has today announced it will sell the Sony Xperia SP Android phone in Australia. The device is available online and at Virgin Mobile stores across the country.

• Apps for summer music festivals

  By Leah Yamshon | 03 May, 2013 14:24

  Summer is upon us, and so is music festival season. Hundreds of thousands of people flock to music fests all around the country, and for some, summer just wouldn't be the same without attending one of these mega events. With beautiful weather (most of the time), comraderie with other attendees, an interesting array of food and art, and of course killer bands, there's a lot to experience.

• App review: Moollaa Commission Calculator

  By Nermin Bajric | 03 May, 2013 12:00

  The Moollaa Commission Calculator app is designed to be a ‘one stop monitoring shop’ for sales professionals looking to track performance, commissions, and income.

• Hope you like Jelly Bean, because you're not getting Key Lime Pie

  By Jon Gold | 02 May, 2013 20:38

  I'll kick off this roundup by eating a little crow -- I pooh-poohed the notion that Google might not be rolling out Key Lime Pie at this year's I/O conference in last week's installment, saying that I'd still be expecting Android 5.0 to show up in San Francisco.

• MediaTek to improve low-cost Android smartphone performance

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 02 May, 2013 10:26

  Semiconductor company MediaTek wants to improve the performance of low-cost Android-based smartphones with its latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), the MT6572.

• AT&T to carry LG Optimus G Pro for $200 and contract May 10

  By Matt Hamblen | 01 May, 2013 20:03

  AT&T will exclusively sell the 5.5-in., quad-core LG Optimus G Pro smartphone starting May 10 for $199.99 with a two-year contract, the two companies announced Wednesday.

• Remind me: Why do we want a Nexus 11 tablet?

  By Matt Hamblen | 30 April, 2013 17:31

  Samsung and Google are reportedly building a Nexus 11 tablet with an 11-in. display that runs Samsung's octa-core processor and will be released this year.

• New Samsung Galaxy S4 proves easier to break than iPhone 5 or Galaxy S III

  By Matt Hamblen | 30 April, 2013 08:48

  If you buy a new Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, try not to drop it before buying a protective case or a warranty. The S4 is more susceptible to damage from average drops and water than its predecessor, the Galaxy S III, or even the iPhone 5, according to tests by SquareTrade.

• Samsung sleeks up Galaxy Tab 3

  By Matt Hamblen | 29 April, 2013 15:36

  Samsung on Monday unveiled a sleek update to its Galaxy Tab product line, the 7-in. Galaxy Tab 3.

• Numbers game: Why analyst says iPhone market share will exceed Android

  By Lex Friedman | 27 April, 2013 17:13

  A report recently published by Yankee Group concludes that, because iPhone customers are considerably more loyal than Android device buyers, Apple will beat its largest competitor in market share by 2015--and that the advantage will benefit the iPad as well.

• Google Glass rooted already – and it's really easy

  By Jon Gold | 26 April, 2013 19:58

  ChromeOS developer and hacker Liam McLoughlin told Twitter yesterday that not only has he figured out how to gain root access on Google Glass, the task is apparently pretty simple.

• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to feature flexible OLED screen

  By Chris Martin | 29 April, 2013 09:07

  Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 could be the first smartphone to feature a flexible OLED screen.