Here’s a little tip you may not have known about — while working inside Google’s applications in Ice Cream Sandwich, you can long press any icon and its name will appear. This can be handy for figuring out what all those fancy new icons mean, and is a heck of a lot better than Jerry’s method of “just press it and see what happens”. For now, this seems limited to Google’s [Read More...]
As CES 2012 draws near, we are due for some loose lips to out a product or two ahead of the actual show. First out of the gate this week is ASUS with what appears to be a 7-inch addition to the Eee Pad line. Unfortunately the image wasn’t accompanied by any additional information, so we’re left to speculate. (Fortunately with just a week to go we won’t be kept in [Read More...]
Carrier IQ has issued a new press release defending its business and reminding us all that it works not unilaterally, but for the operator — the carrier. The nut:
Carrier IQ acts as an agent for the Operators. Each implementation is different and the diagnostic information actually gathered is determined by our customers – the mobile Operators. Carrier IQ does not gather any other data from devices.
Carrier IQ Updates Statement: Operators [Read More...]
Press images of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with Verizon branding have been found in the source of the coming soon page on Verizon’s website. Things look very similar to the current GSM Galaxy Nexus, (check out our review) and chances are without them side by side one would never be able to tell if it weren’t for the Verizon 4G logo [Read More...]
Rumors suggest that Verizon might have a one month exclusive on Android 4.0 and the Galaxy Nexus in the US, but it appears that Google’s next flagship device will soon be available on quite a few carriers across the globe. We just learned the Galaxy Nexus is coming to Canada and now we find out that NTT Docomo tweeted they would be one of the first Japanese carriers to launch the [Read More...]
Remember the LG slider phone we showed you back in June, the one with the interesting dual-display design? The device was once again spotted in the wild, this time with T-Mobile branding on it. This leads us to believe that this device will hit T-Mo soon, which makes sense considering we caught it a few days ago in a T-Mobile leaked roadmap sporting the name Flip II. That [Read More...]
Here’s a pro tip for all you aspiring sports reporters out there: If you use your phone to record postgame audio and leave it sitting at the lectern, be sure to take the ringer off — especially if you’re working any bucs games anytime soon.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris was 6 minutes into his postgame presser when someone’s Android smartphone sounded off. Looks like a Droid X [Read More...]
Amazon is sending out invitations to a press conference on September 28 in New York City. Though details of the press conference are as sparse as they come, it is believed that Amazon will be announcing at least one of their hotly anticipated tablets, which is slated to launch sometime in October or November.
It’s been a long road since we first caught wind that Amazon was working on a slew [Read More...]
After seeing the HTC Ruby in a few less-than-spectacular shots, it looks like we’ve finally found a decent image of the device. The photo above is reportedly a leaked press shot of the HTC Ruby, which is rumored to be launching on T-Mobile as the Amaze 4G, and internationally as well. The Ruby is reportedly packing a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, a 4.3-inch qHD display, an 8MP [Read More...]
HTC has been pumping out handsets left and right and while this next one doesn’t share a musical moniker, it does appeal to the budget conscious. We first gave you a look at this compact budget-friendly device back when it was codenamed the HTC Pico. It’s since adopted the name “HTC Explorer” and has received a proper press shot showing off a black exterior which differs from [Read More...]
