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Sep 25, 2013

Gmail for Android getting a new look today

Stefan Constantinescu

Google has just announced that beginning today they're going to push out an update to Gmail for Android that introduces a new user interface based on the card UI model you're probably already

CARRIERS

Sep 25, 2013

Verizon teaser points to Droid tablet, but will it be manufactured by Motorola or someone else?

Stefan Constantinescu

Verizon just uploaded a four minute video to YouTube that can best be described as an over the top teaser. It features a spy picking up a package from a club in a banged up

GOOGLE

Sep 24, 2013

Google pulls shady iMessage Chat app from the Play Store

Kelly Hodgkins

Good on Google for being proactive and pulling a shady iMessages app from the Google Play Store. The iMessage Chat app spoofed Apple's servers and let Android users use their Apple ID to exchange

GOOGLE

Sep 24, 2013

Android Device Manager now lets you lock your phone and put a password on it remotely

Stefan Constantinescu

For years, Apple iPhone owners had this awesome feature called "Find my iPhone" that let you locate your lost phone on a map, make it ring, lock it, or even wipe it, all from a

ANDROID PHONES

Sep 23, 2013

Software update turns the Moto X camera from zero to hero, but it’s T-Mobile only for now

Stefan Constantinescu

Every review I've read of the Moto X has pretty much said the same three things: This phone is fast. This phone feels amazing in the hand. This phone has the worst camera on

GOOGLE

Sep 23, 2013

As expected, Vevo says no to offline YouTube

Stefan Constantinescu

Last week, Google semi-announced that offline support would be coming to the company's YouTube apps. They didn't detail how exactly offline support would work, but that information leaked courtesy of AllThingsD. Here'

ANDROID KITKAT 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3

Sep 22, 2013

Android 4.4 KitKat to bring re-designed icons and stock apps?

Rajesh Pandey

The folks over at 9to5Google have got their hands on some leaked screenshots of Android 4.4 KitKat running on a Nexus 4, showing off the updated UI of the stock apps. Not much is

GOOGLE

Sep 20, 2013

PSA: Google Now’s “Make me a sandwich” easter egg

Rajesh Pandey

Google is known to include some funny easter eggs in Android and all their other services. Today, thanks to avid Redditor - znupl - we have come across another funny easter egg included in Google Now/Voice

GOOGLE

Sep 20, 2013

Google releases a revamped Quickoffice app; Offers it for free along with 10GB of free Drive storage

Rajesh Pandey

Last year in June, Google acquired Quickoffice, a very popular office suite available for a wide array of platforms. Now, more than 1.5 years later, we are finally seeing fruits of that acquisition. The

GOOGLE

Sep 19, 2013

Nokia going full steam ahead on Android until Microsoft’s shareholders approve the purchase

Stefan Constantinescu

When Microsoft announced that they were going to buy Nokia's handset division, the internet started crying. It didn't exactly help that a few days after the deal was announced, information started leaking out

ANDROID TABLETS

Sep 19, 2013

Hey Verizon, what’s up with the LTE Nexus 7?

Stefan Constantinescu

In the rest of the free world, when you buy a device that can connect to a cellular network, you simply shove a SIM card inside that device and you're golden. America on the

GOOGLE

Sep 19, 2013

Some random thoughts on the Cyanogen news

Stefan Constantinescu

Late last night, at least in my time zone, the team behind the custom Android ROM CyanogenMod announced that they raised $7 million. With that money, they intend on releasing one-click installers for their

ANDROID TABLETS

Sep 19, 2013

Inventory system “confirms” ASUS is making the next Nexus 10, said to cost around £350

Stefan Constantinescu

Last year in late October, Google announced a $399 10 inch Nexus tablet that was manufactured by Samsung with an eye popping resolution of 2560 by 1600 pixels. The device was powered by a dual

GOOGLE

Sep 18, 2013

Remember JBQ? He’s now at Yahoo!

Stefan Constantinescu

People like (and some people even love) Android for different reasons. Some like the flexibility it offers in terms of swapping in and out your favorite keyboard, image gallery, movie play, what have you. Others

ANDROID TABLETS

Sep 18, 2013

Google brings the LTE enabled Nexus 7 to Europe, starts selling Nexus devices in Italy

Stefan Constantinescu

Europe is a funny place. We have this so called "European Union", but countries operate quite autonomously for the most part. The only reason I bring this up is because I live in Finland, which

GOOGLE

Sep 18, 2013

Finally: Offline support coming to YouTube

Stefan Constantinescu

If you live somewhere where connectivity is cheap, fast, and ubiquitous, then you're not going to care about today's monumental news: YouTube will finally bring offline support to their mobile app. Now there

GOOGLE

Sep 18, 2013

Google Wallet no longer needs NFC, now works on practically every Android phone in the USA

Stefan Constantinescu

Google did something bold last night. They unveiled a new version of the failed Google Wallet application that no longer needs NFC to work. It's also compatible with every Android phone running 2.3

ANDROID TABLETS

Sep 17, 2013

WiFi Nexus 7 starting to receive JSS15R update

Stefan Constantinescu

Have a Nexus 7? You may want to pick it up right now and tap the "software update" over and over again until your finger falls off. According to Android Police, there's a new