This is the Archos GamePad, newly released in Europe. We just covered it and talked about its features. Like I said in the earlier article, it seems like a mid end device with a controller bolted onto it, nothing special and definitely nothing revolutionary. That’s purely first impression, of course. Because if you look a little deeper, Archos may have… Read more
The Archos GamePad looks just like any other tablet with a gaming controller attached, and we all know controllers are a bit of a gimmick. Of all the games I have installed on my Nexus 7, currently only one has full controller support. I know of a few others, but the number is very limited. So you’d think this whole product is a gimmick, no? I did,… Read more
Verizon announced that the Jelly Bean update for the DROID RAZR HD and the DROID RAZR MAXX HD would be rolling out “next week,” but they didn’t mention when. Surprisingly, next week did not mean delayed as long as possible. The update is rolling out today to all DROID RAZR HD and MAXX HD users! The update will be a 276MB download, and will add… Read more
Here’s a surprising story. The 3G version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (model GT-P7300) is now receiving Ice Cream Sandwich around the world. Surprising because it’s so late, of course. The original Tab 8.9 got the update many months ago, and since then, Android 4.2 has been released. Considering how slow Samsung has been to update their tablets (and… Read more
Samsung continues the rollout of Jelly Bean to their Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. First it was in Germany, and now it is spreading to the UK, Spain, and Nordic countries. With Jelly Bean, you of course get Project Butter and Google Now. But you also get a few improvements Samsung made, probably including Samsung’s Premium Suite. This entails enhanced… Read more
The ZTE N880E was one of the first devices to be released with Android 4.1, and only weeks after 4.2 source drops, ZTE is pushing an Android 4.2 update out to the mid range device. Yes, while the Samsung Galaxy S III (one of the first devices to get 4.1 officially) is still getting 4.1 in places, and is even stuck on 4.0.4 in others, a lesser known… Read more
The Samsung Galaxy S III has been rumored to get multi view for a while. If you don’t know, multi view is a feature introduced on the Galaxy Note II that lets you run two apps at the same time split screen. One goes on top of the other and you can see both at once. It’s a really cool feature for multitasking, especially on the Note II’s massive 5.5″… Read more
If you’re the owner of a Nexus 7, get excited, because the Android 4.2 update is rolling out now! While it isn’t a huge update, and technically still Jelly Bean, it still has some pretty fantastic features. If you’re on stock software, go into Settings > About > System Updates and spam that check button. I know I am. While I can’t update just yet,… Read more
After a lengthy delay, it seems that AT&T is once again releasing the update to the Samsung Captivate Glide. The update should be available tomorrow and will update the phone to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Unfortunately, there will not be an OTA and the update will have to be downloaded from Samsung’s website. It’ll be through Kies, and if you don’t… Read more
The first device getting an update today is the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch, which recently had the Epic 4G Touch part of the name torn off. It’s getting a small update to software version S:D710.10S.FI27, which brings a few fixes to email, MMS, and VPN. It’s still Ice Cream Sandwich folks. Next up is the ZTE Fury. It’s also getting… Read more
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