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Samsung Galaxy Nexus On Verizon Receiving New OTA Update

By Joey Lehto May 23, 2012 - 8:51pm EST Comments

Verizon's Galaxy Nexus has proved to be not too much of a Nexus at all, receiving different updates at different times from the GSM version. Now we're hearing word that it's receiving a new over-the-air package, being pushed out to devices now. What the update does isn't known at this time, but it's most likely bringing some bug fixes. Keep an eye out for it, and... Read more »

Men In Black 3 Game Hits The Google Play Store, Makes Us Even More Excited

By Joey Lehto May 23, 2012 - 8:15pm EST Comments

Friday is the day that Men In Black fans (this writer included) will finally get to see the much anticipated third film in the series, 10 years after the last one. Gameloft previously announced they would be making a game alongside the movie, and it has finally been released. Available for free from the Google Play store, the game takes players back to 1969, in... Read more »

Google Maps Car Gets In Accident, More Than A Few Scratches

By Joey Lehto May 23, 2012 - 7:37pm EST Comments

Google Maps has always been the magical service that allows people to stalk find specific addresses and proceed to see them in street view. Seeing one of Google's photo-taking Street View cars isn't exactly a rarity these days, but how dangerous is driving one of the vehicles? The car above was spotted, and it's not in too good of shape. We just hope no one was... Read more »

LG LS860 Leaked, Brings Dual-Core And Full Keyboard Together

By Joey Lehto May 23, 2012 - 7:21pm EST Comments

Phones sporting physical QWERTY keyboards are becoming a rarity in today's market, with most smartphones opting to use onscreen touch keyboards. LG hasn't given up quite yet, or so their latest leak claims. Above is the LG LS860, codenamed "Cayenne", one of the first decent looking physical keyboard-equipped phones we've seen in awhile. Sporting specs very similar to... Read more »

GameFly Creating Own Android Market, Developing Games For Android

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 4:57pm EST Comments

Popular game distribution company GameFly is entering the Android game, and their offerings look to be really tempting. They are creating their own market to compete with the Play Store and TegraZone and similar markets. It will contain Android games, including games they will develop in house. They will also set aside money to fund small developers looking... Read more »

Jury Decides Android Does Not Infringe On Oracle’s Patents

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 4:28pm EST Comments

Today, the jury unanimously decided that Android does not infringe on two of Oracle's patents. This is great news for Android, as Google wouldn't have to pay royalty fees just because Oracle unfairly sued them. Android, though a free OS, already comes with a ton of royalty fees for manufacturers. It saddens me to see manufacturers have to pay other companies to use... Read more »

Google Purchases Mike and Maaike; The Design Company Behind the Infamous G1

By Macky Evangelista May 23, 2012 - 4:26pm EST Comments

With all of the attention and eyes on Google finally acquiring Motorola, this acquisition has been over-looked and swept under the rug, but rightfully so as this is just a smaller and minor acquisition compared to the behemoth that was the Motorola purchase. Not too many of us are familiar with Mike and Maaike, but they are a small group of designers that were... Read more »

Rumor: Google Releasing 5 Nexus Devices On November 5th In Celebration Of 5th Anniversary Of Android

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 4:11pm EST Comments

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 pull it... Read more »

‘Mass Effect: Infiltrator’ Now Available for Android 2.2+

By Macky Evangelista May 23, 2012 - 3:51pm EST Comments

The once exclusive iOS game Mass Effect: Infiltrator is now available for the Android platform via Google Play for smart-phones and tablets that are running firmware 2.2 and up. The game is made by Iron Monkey Studios and is the same creator that brought us Dead Space. Mass Effect is widely popular for iOS and in the console industry and will certainly be... Read more »

AT&T Starts Refarming Spectrum In New York City, Only 2G Affected

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 3:49pm EST Comments

AT&T has started refarming its current 2G 1900MHz spectrum in New York City, and using it for 3G and 4G. This is great news. This will hopefully alleviate stress on their networks when bandwidth isn't exactly easy to come by. And since 2G is essentially useless, it's a good place to start refarming. 2G won't be gone because of this, but it will have a little less... Read more »

HTC One XL Will Be Sold In Europe With LTE And Dual Core

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 2:59pm EST Comments

The HTC One XL debuted on AT&T, challenging the international One X with its dual core Snapdragon S4 (compared to the international's quad core Tegra 3) and superior LTE connectivity. Now you may have your opinions on which processor is better, but in real world usage, they're about equal. The S4 has the advantage of being ever so slightly smoother, while the... Read more »

LG Nitro HD Gets ICS Leak Thanks To DesignGears

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 2:48pm EST Comments

The LG Nitro HD has gotten its first Ice Cream Sandwich leak! If that isn't surprising enough, LG has not only decided to upgrade this phone to ICS, but also to upgrade LG UI to their new 3.0 version. This is very unique, as both HTC and Samsung upgrade their phones but keep the version of Sense or TouchWiz the same, saving the new versions for new phones. LG... Read more »

Samsung Released Ice Cream Sandwich Source Code For International Galaxy Note GT-N7000

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 2:13pm EST Comments

Samsung has released the source code for the Galaxy Note ICS! It's a little late for Samsung (they're usually very fast with releasing source), but it is still a lot quicker than most other companies. This is great, because now ROM chefs can start modifying the kernels with features such as overclocking, undervolting, custom governors, and incredibly effective... Read more »

Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX Only $150 For New Verizon Customers

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 1:57pm EST Comments

If you're a new customer to Verizon, you can currently get the DROID RAZR MAXX for a reasonable fee of $150. Considering it's not a high end phone anymore, but still a great phone, this is a good price. To make the deal sweeter, you can also take advantage of Verizon giving $40 bill credit for LTE phone purchases. Unfortunately, this doesn't apply to returning... Read more »

Microsoft Planning To Release Office For iOS And Android Tablets In November

By Dima Aryeh May 23, 2012 - 1:32pm EST Comments

BGR's sources have said that Microsoft is making Office suites for both the iPad and Android tablets. The source has even seen it run on an iPad, and it looks a lot like previous leaks have shown it. It has a very Metro-inspired start screen, which really doesn't match either iOS or Android. However, the actual UI has not been shown off. Also, Microsoft denied... Read more »