Chrome has finally released its browser for Android and as you would expect, it works very similarly to the desktop version. So far this release is only for Android 4.0 devices, which sadly is around 1% of the market.
Once you get into the details…
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Chrome for Android Beta Test on Tablets
Chrome for Android Sports PC to Mobile Beaming
Chrome has finally arrived on Android, even if it is still in Beta and only available on Ice Cream Sandwich it has some pretty cool features. It’s clear that Chrome attempts to create a unified user linking the desktop to mobile devices, so bookmarks –…
Android Kernel Source Code for HP TouchPad Made Open Source
During the HP TouchPad firesale, some purchased TouchPads were found to be running a test build of Android. At the time, HP didn’t offer much explanation regarding how these TouchPads got out into the wild running Android, and the story eventually faded away.
However, today…
Toshiba AT200, 10-inch Honeycomb Tablet On Sale in UK at Carphone Warehouse
Toshiba’s update to the Thrive tablet, the AT200 or the “Excite X10″ (as it will be known as in the US), has gone on sale in the UK as a Carphone Warehouse exclusive.
It has a 10.1-inch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio, and 1280…
build.prop Editor Makes Mods Easier for Android Tweakers
Android users familiar with rooting and modding their devices know that they’ll likely have to tweak the build.prop file to do things like fool the Android Market into showing apps exclusively available for other devices (or other versions of Android), or change their device’s DPI.…
HTC Flyer Demoed Running Unofficial Android 4.0 Build
With Android 4.0 officially released as open source, random Android devices keep popping up with unofficial custom ROMs based on the latest version of Android. The HTC Flyer joined that club recently.
XDA Developers Forum member AidenM released an initial build of Android 4.0 for…
Swype Update for Android 4.0 Just “Days Away” From Release
While the developers of Swype originally slated their update for Android 4.0 devices to come at the end of January, the date has slipped a bit. But fear not, because via Twitter they promised that the update is just “days away”.
They also said that…
CyanogenMod 7 Makes its Way on to the Barnes & Noble Nook
the ever popular custom ROM of the CyanogenMod 7 has just released a beta version that runs on the NOOK Tablet. This Android 2.3 build gives this budget tablet full access to marketplace with in its stock build. They have actually taken down the links…
Samsung & Android Top of the US Smartphone Food Chain
The numbers are out form ComScore who released the latest figures on the US smartphone market. Unsurprisingly Apple and Android came out on top with some impressive month-over-month gains, with Android accounting for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong…
Bizarre Study Finds Android Users Have More One Night Stands
According to a recent Match.com survey of Canadian smartphone users Android users have more one night stands. A whopping 62 percent of the Android users polled said they ‘got down’ on the first date. Looking at other operating systems 57 percent of iPhone users and…
Is iOS More Stable Than Android?
Have your phone crash on your sucks. No two ways about it. The question that often comes up is which operating system is more stable, iOS or Android? Crittercism, a research startup that analyzes mobile app crashes, has published some data that will end the…
Android Market Place Gets a Bouncer to Keep Out Malware
Google is beefing up security around Android, a new service code named Bouncer will scan of all apps available on the Android Market. It will also take a look at developer’s accounts to search for malware, spyware, or trojans. Bouncer also looks for other cues…
Samsung Galaxy SII Plus Photo Leaked Ahead of MWC?
Speculation is hot and heavy about Samsung’s plans for Mobile World Congress, they have announced that they will not be releasing their flagship Galaxy SIII but news of a Galaxy SII Plus have emerged. Industry insider Eldar Murtazin has published a photo’s of an unknown…
Windows Phone 8 Details Leaked by Internal Nokia Video
An video meant for internal viewing at Nokia featuring senior Windows Phone VP Joe Belfiore, revealed that the next Windows Phone update, nicknamed Apollo, will add multi-core processor support and catch up to Android and iOS. Unfortunately we weren’t able to view the video ourselves…
Bricked-Kernel Helps Your CM9 HP TouchPad Reach 1.9 GHz
If you’ve been following the progress of the CyanogenMod team developing for the HP TouchPad, you know that an alpha version of Android 4.0 is available via a custom CyanogenMod 9 build.
Not only can you run Ice Cream Sandwich goodness on your HP TouchPad,…
