Many of us point to custom UI skins as one of the main reasons Android updates take so long to reach certain phones. But according a Motorola exec, that’s not really the case. It’s the hardware itself. More »
Apple’s AirPlay lets people watch movies, looking at photos, and of course listening to music wirelessly, zapping the content from their iPhones, iPod touches or iPads to their televisions and home speaker systems with a variety of popular iOS music apps. More »
I’m sure Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t know about this, but he’s funding a seemingly ultra-Christian search engine that is anti-abortion and anti-evolution. It’s called ChaCha, and it powers Android’s most popular Siri competitor, Iris. More »
Google’s Chrome browser has been chewing up market share on desktops and laptops for a while now, and now it’s going mobile. If you’ve got an Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) phone or tablet you can download it now. If you don’t — and that should be most of you — time to get jealous. More »
With all the competition in the Android tablet space, we’re seeing more Wi-Fi only models — the Asus Transformer Prime comes immediately to mind. Tablet makers argue it helps keep costs down and it’s easy to tether from our smartphones, but it’s always nice to have the option. So I’m glad to see Sony bringing the 3G version of its 9.4-inch Tablet S slate to Australia, alongside a single 3G version of the folding, twin 5.5-inch screen Tablet P. Both hit stores mid-next week. More »
Android apps such as Jetpack Joyride, Madden NFL 12, Pinterest and Batman Arkham City Lockdown are rife with malware. But these aren’t the official apps. No, they’re merely impostor apps that have snuck past the security gates of the Android Market. More »
OK, so a media release just landed in my inbox, spruiking Prada’s new smartphone. But all I can think about is how much the promotional shot makes Ukrainian-Canadian model Daria Werbowy look like an alien. More »
In a war zone, a standard mobile phone, with its countless possible security flaws, is no use — which is why the military doesn’t rely on them. But now that’s changing, as the US military is investing in secure Android handsets. More »
