In true Nexus fashion, Google has released the system images for a bunch of Nexus devices. If you ever brick your phone, or just want to start over, these images will be there for you. The images are 4.1.2, so they’re actually newer than the software many devices are running. The devices that get the images are the Nexus 7, the Galaxy Nexus (takju… Read more
A leak of a Verizon roadmap has provided a ton of information on new phones. Assuming it’s all accurate, this could be a good quarter for Verizon. The HTC DROID Incredible X was on the roadmap, with a 5″ display and a quad core processor. It’s that rumored HTC phablet we’ve seen a few times before. This competition to the Note II should be coming out… Read more
Apple was trying to take 8 Samsung devices off of the market after the lawsuit, and Samsung has every intention to stop that from happening. They’re working with carriers to update these phones to comply with the patents. Unfortunately that might mean stripping them of their features, but if that’s what it takes, at least the phones will be on the… Read more
After the verdict of the Apple vs. Samsung case, we knew there would be consequences. Well here they are: Apple is trying to ban 8 Samsung devices from being sold in the US. Here are the 8 devices: Galaxy S 4G Galaxy S2 AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket Galaxy S2 T-Mobile Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Galaxy S Showcase Droid Charge Galaxy… Read more
Motorola has officially announced two new phones for U.S. Cellular, the Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 and the DEFY XT. The ELECTRIFY 2 will be their mid/high end phone (the specs are very impressive). It is 8.4mm thick weighing in at 130 grams, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor paired with 1GB of RAM, has a roomy 1780 mAh battery, a 4.3″ qHD ColorBoost… Read more
All the older Xperia phones have been getting the Ice Cream Sandwich treatment, which is very impressive. Sony has shocked us all with its software updates. However, a rep on their UK Facebook page said that there are no plans to bring Jelly Bean to the older phones. This isn’t particularly surprising, even though we know Jelly Bean is nearly the same… Read more
It seems that the Nexus Q app has been updated to work with Android devices with 2.3.3 and up. This is an improvement, since before it wasn’t compatible with most devices. The update also adds improvements to the guest mode feature and other small fixes and improvements. At least you can now control your Nexus Q with more devices than just a select few…. Read more
Sony Xperia devices have been seeing a steady roll out of Ice Cream Sandwich for the most part, and I’m sure customers have been enjoying it quite a bit. But while development has been moving along, AOKP has been missing from Xperia phones. The KangXperiaProject group saw that, and brought AOKP to 16 Xperia phones. That’s a massive amount of phones to… Read more
Following a rumor that Google would release 5 different Nexus devices (possibly both tablets and phones) by a whole slew of different manufacturers, we have a new rumor going around. This one states that all 5 devices will be released on November 5th, which marks the 5th anniversary of Android. Seems a bit crazy, but makes sense. And Google could easily… Read more
I still remember when the first iPhone came out. The base model came with a paltry 4GB of flash storage, which wasn’t enough for two movies off of 4GB DVDs. Of course, flash storage was more expensive back then. Even iPods were short on flash storage. But a year later, the iPhone 3G came out and heroically doubled the flash storage available to 8GB in… Read more
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