The IdeaTab successor is encased in a 8.9mm-thick gunmetal unibody case wrapped around a 9.7-inch 1024×768 IPS screen — resolution fanatics will be disappointed at the low PPI of this 9.7″ screen, especially when compared to the new iPad’s retina display. The IdeaTab S2109 sports a standard combo of micro-HDMI port, micro-SD expandable memory card [...]
Just a few days after the release of Instagram’s Android application, Facebook has announced that it has agreed to buy the service (the app for both iOS and Android and it’s photo-sharing service in it’s entirety) for $1 billion in cash and stocks. This is great news for the company’s 13 or so employees (unless [...]
Android’s emulator for the x86 platform has always been a hit or miss thing – either buggy or slow or at worse both. Developers mostly made do by purchasing low-end to mid-range Android devices for testing. Now, thanks to a new build of the Android emulator with better GPU support, things are looking up. Here [...]
DoCoMo is about to unleash a new Android-based phone that’s sure to get otaku around the world dying in envy. Built by Sharp and powered by NTT DoCoMo’s mobile network, the SH-O6D sports all the bells and whistles of Gainax’s classic. The SH-O6D features a 4.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720 x 1280 [...]
Android users awaiting the release of the popular iOS photo manipulation and sharing app can now download the Android version on the Google Play Store. Instagram says their Android app will work on any “camera phone” with Android 2.2 or later but for some reason, not Android Tablets. The company adds that the filters, community [...]
Staying true to their promise of ICS for their current Xperia smartphone line, Sony will be releasing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the following phones over a four-to-six week period: Xperia Arc S Xperia Neo V Xperia Ray Thereafter, the mid-range and the former top-end line gets their share of ICS goodness: Xperia Arc Xperia [...]
One of the major gripes of Android development was the slow as molasses emulator. Google has since released revision 17 of it’s software development kit (SDK), bring a few new features and plenty of bug fixes. The best part is that x86 is now supported natively in the emulator on Windows and OS X thanks [...]
Android users waiting on a stable release for CyanogenMod-7.2 can rest easy now as the first Release Candidate for CyanogenMod-7.2.0 is now available for 69 devices. CyanogenMod 7.2.0 is built around the latest version based on Android 2.3(.7). The full list of supported devices is listed below: ace – HTC Desire HD / Inspire 4G [...]
Patient Samsung Galaxy S II owners can now rejoice as the official Android 4.0 update is now rolling out to several regions via Kies. The update is currently available in Samsung’s home country, South Korea and several european regions like Poland, Sweden, and Hungary — more countries are also expected to get the update soon. [...]
Samsung has upsized the 5.3″ Galaxy Note N7000, into a full-blown 10.1″ tablet with Android 4.0. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is equipped with a 1.4GHz dual-core Exynos, a Super PLS display with 1280 x 800 resolution, and a somewhat skimped pair of 3 megapixel rear and 2 megapixel front camera.
