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
Google’s slogan, “Don’t be evil,” has been a well known and appreciated part of the company. Generally, their company policies and actions have been gracious and likable. But Eric Schmidt, Google’s chairman, has considered it to be “the stupidest rule ever.” That’s some pretty evil words right there. But his explanation makes sense. He says that… Read more
Verizon may have been very late to the party, but now we know they will be just a little less late. Verizon originally announced that their Galaxy S 4 would launch May 30th, but today they have released a statement that it would come out May 23rd. A week is no small period of time, so we’re sure Verizon customers are a little happier, but an entire… Read more
We’ve seen the white Nexus 4 a few times so far, but every time there was nothing to indicate a launch or even if it’s truly a real product. Couldn’t it be a really convincing knockoff, complete with the reflective pattern? We have no idea, but this white device has surfaced once again. Someone by the name of Ervin Sue has posted photos of it on… Read more
Play Store comments on apps are the best way to get feedback on your creations. Yes, there will be many trolls and/or idiots who leave bad reviews for reasons you couldn’t think of even if you tried. But there are genuinely good comments with real feedback on how to better those apps. Before, the only way to get a response was to email the developer…. Read more
Previously, Gmail would give you 10GB of storage for all your emails and such. On top of that, you’d get 5GB for Google Drive storage and Google+ Photos. This would result in a lot of wasted space, if you were a heavy user of only one of those services. This is now a thing of the past, as Google is rolling out a new storage system. Instead of separated… Read more
Google I/O may bring some huge changes to some core Google apps on Android, if rumors are to be believed. Google seems to have a lot in store for us, which is awesome to hear, but what will we really be seeing at the event? Here is what the most recent rumors suggest. The Google smart watch is real, and it’ll be announced at Google i/O. It’ll run… Read more
T-Mobile Galaxy S III owners are in for a big treat. T-Mobile has released an update for the device, bringing it up to Android 4.1.2. This may not sound like a big update, but it has quite a few treats included. The biggest change of all is the inclusion of multi-window, something only Sprint has put on the S III before them. This will allow you to use… Read more
Update: Thank you to everyone who registered and thank you to our winner who has already been contacted! 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… 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
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