Quite possibly my favorite Android app in the entire Android ecosystem, SwiftKey just received a bump to version 4.1. Featuring three new themes and plenty of bug fixes and improvements, SwiftKey figured why not throw in a 50% off sale on the app for a limited time. Included in the bug fixes are improved functionality with Opera browser, fixed issue… Read more
With rumors that Google was set to give Google Maps a facelift, it comes as little surprise as a new version leaks in greater detail this morning. The folks at Droid-Life managed to capture some shots of a sign-up page that is expected to go live sometime after this mornings Google I/O keynote. The first highlight of the sign-up page indicates Google… Read more
In a bit of news that has 2008 me excited, BlackBerry just announced that its BBM messenger platform will come to both iOS and Android this summer. BlackBerry says it will support iOS 6 and Android 4.0 devices and above initially. CEO Thorstein Heins announced that his company’s plan is to make BlackBerry Messenger the de facto standard in… Read more
Apple has confirmed it will add Samsung’s newest flagship, the Galaxy S 4 to its ongoing patent-infringement lawsuit. In a statement filed in the US District Court in California yesterday, Apple says it has analyzed the Galaxy S 4 and “concluded that it is an infringing device and accordingly intends to move for leave to add the Galaxy S 4 as an… Read more
Google’s I/O prep is in full swing as the hours slowly tick away to the may 15th opening of the three-day long event. The folks from 9to5Google took a walk by Moscone West in San Francisco and snapped some photos of the prep work in action. There’s a full gallery at the source link, but here’s a brief glimpse at Google I/O “before” the crowds. So now the… Read more
As promised, we’re giving away, thanks to a great partner at AT&T, one HTC One device. This time around we’re doing something a little more unique, as in we aren’t just going to select a comment at random. So here’s what we are asking: Tell us in 20 words or less your favorite feature on the HTC One and what you want to use it for. That’s it, it’s… Read more
Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 is already taking the world by storm in both “Black Mist” and “White Frost,” prepare for “Arctic Blue.” According to a leaked image courtesy of Japanese carrier Docomo, Samsung will launch its flagship smartphone in a third color in the very near future. Different color releases for Samsung’s flagship line will come as no surprise… Read more
While Samsung has yet to drop any hints that a Samsung Galaxy S 4 mini is on the way, the internet is taking care of that with yet another leaked look. Weibo user PunkPanda, who has an established track record of leaking Samsung devices early showed off the device with a set of new pictures. The device itself is once again compared next to its big… Read more
We’re set to see a whole lot more of Sundar Pichai in his new role as the head of Android later this week at Google’s I/O keynote. Before that, Pichai spoke to Wired and talked a little about what we will see later this week, the future of Android, slow Android updates and how Android and Chrome can live together. Admittedly it’s disappointing to hear… Read more
I don’t know if HTC is taking a shot at Apple, Samsung, Nokia or all the above with this new pair of HTC One BlinkFeed-specific commercials but they are certainly poking fun at someone. Regardless, Sense 5 may or may not be your thing and if you don’t want BlinkFeed on your home screen, there’s no rule saying you have to keep it. Still, the idea that… Read more
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