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Google Android Shop Pops Up in China Update: Video

Fake Apple stores have been popping up all over China and now it seems that Google’s Android has now received it’s first store front. Sadly it happens to be a fake like the internationally famed Kunming Apple Store. It’s nothing like the Androidland Australia because…

Android 5.0 Jelly Bean Arrives in Q3?

Google has barely shipped Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich and there are already rumors that we’re going to be seeing Android 5.0 or Jelly Bean launch in Q3 of 2012. We’re still waiting on Android 4.0 to resolve some of the fragmentation issues in…

ASUS MeMO 370T Gets ReBranded into the Nexus Tablet?

The ASUS MeMO 370T which was previewed at CES is rumored to no longer see a public release in despite it’s budget brother the ASUS Memo 171  already seeing an Asian release and the fact that it is a highly anticipated 7 inch tablet.  With…

Google Play Not Tablet, But Revamp of Android Market, Other Google Stores

Just a few days ago, it came to light that Google bought up several web domains which caused people to think that Google was working on a 7-inch tablet that would be called the Google Play. But today the Official Google Blog dispelled that rumor.…

‘Key Lime Pie’ to Follow ‘Jelly Bean’ on Android Road Map

The Verge has just received a tip that the next dessert on Google’s road map to follow ‘Jelly Bean’ is ‘Key Lime Pie’.  In case you’re not sure what is going on Google names each of their Android software updates after a dessert, they started…

ASUS Working on the Android Nexus Tablet?

Google will release a 7-inch “Nexus Tablet” in the first half of 2012, but many have doubted that Google would actually enter the hardware business. Several people have rightfully pointed out that Google traditionally partners with an OEM on these “Google Experience Devices”, just like…

NEC Dual Screen Cloud Communicator Tablet Concpt Design at MWC

NEC has been releasing budget tablets for a while now, they have come out with several new concepts in the mobile computing line up. We got to check out out two interesting concept designs and some existing products from NEC. The “Cloud” part of the…

Ubuntu Desktop for Android Smartphones [Video]

Turning your phone into a desktop computer has been an ambition of many handset makers for years,Motorola has their Webdock and ASUS is coming out with the Padfone.

Canonical’s Ubuntu for Android takes a different approach by seamlessly integrate Android with the Linux-based Ubuntu distribution.…

Windows Phone 8 Running Snapdragon S4 Already in the Works

We already heard in the Qualcomm Press briefing that Windows 8 was indeed in the works, now a The Verge has news from Microsoft staff that they are already prototypes in testing. Apparently early versions of a partner’s Windows Phone 8 device running a 1.5GHz…

Google’s Eric Scmidt Jokes That “In Prison There is no Bandwidth”

During the Q&A at the Google Keynote during Mobile World Congress the question was asked if Google would unblock the download of Chrome and Gmail from the Android Marketplace in Iran. When Schmidt was asked whether Google would lift blocks on the company’s services in…

Android 5.0 This Fall Hints Google’s Hiroshi Lockheimer

Rumors of when Android 5.0 or as the rumors go “Jelly Bean” have been flying around for several month now. New news has emerged from Mobile World Congress from Google VP of engineering for mobile, named Hiroshi Lockheimer who has dropped hints that the launch…

Toshiba 7.7 AT270 Prototype Hands On – 7.7″ Tablet with Tegra 3 & ICS

Toshiba showed off the AT270, the 7.7 inch tablet at CES and now we’ve seen it again here at Mobile World Congress, it’s still a prototype but it runs flawlessly. It seems like Toshiba is feeling pretty confident about the design we saw at CES,…

Google Preparing a 7 inch Tablet for April

A Google-branded tablet is slated for production in April, according to Richard Shim, an analyst with DisplaySearch. The 7 inch tablet will have a 1280×800 resolution and will have an initial production run is between 1.5 million to 2 million units, according to Shim.
If…

Google Counting Down to the Best Android Booth Ever!

Last year at Mobile World Congress Google let it be known that Android was everywhere. They had a collection of pins that caused attendees to barter and hoard like kids in a playground. Which incidentally was the theme for the Android booth. It was a…

Acer Tweets Android 4.0 Release Date for the Iconia Tab A100 & A500

Ice Cream Sandwich updates are hitting products on the market in what we wish we could call a flurried pace. The truth is they are trickling in and the latest news is from Acer who has sent out a tweet confirming a mid-April launch for…