Category: Android
Is this HTC’s new flagship phone?
Yesterday we reported rumours of HTC's new flagship phone - today we have a photo! Known as the "HTC Hima", we assume that it is a codename, and it will actually be known as the HTC One M9 or similar. The image above was posted by Chinese website Zol - so we can't verify its…
Is the Palm brand about the make a comeback?
Could we be about to see the biggest come back since the Wii revived Nintendo's fortunes? It appears that Palm isn't dead yet. Palm was the major smartphone brand before there were smartphones. Devices like the PalmPilot and Trio pioneered many of the technologies that we take for granted in our phones today - but…
The Digest: Zuckerberg’s resolutions… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Mark Zuckerberg asks Facebook users to suggest his personal challenge for 2015 | The Guardian "Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg sets himself a personal challenge every year, from wearing a tie every day in 2009 and learning to speak Mandarin in 2010 to only eating meat in 2011 if he killed the animal…
The LG G4 might have a stylus
It's an open secret that LG is working on a follow up to its widely acclaimed LG G3 phabet. We've seen leaked spec sheets - and now we're hearing rumours that the phone will come with a stylus, just like the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The murmurs come courtesy of GSM Dome, which also reports…
Spec rumours for HTC One (M9) and Samsung Galaxy A7 emerge
Now Christmas is over, expect the major manufacturers to start talking more about future plans - which is perhaps why this week we're seeing rumours about future HTC and Samsung phones. BGR reports the rumoured spec for the HTC One (M9) - the follow up to the M8, and a phone that is rumoured to…
The Digest: Gmail blocked in China… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Google’s Gmail blocked in China | The Guardian "Google’s Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world’s biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the country’s 'great firewall' was to blame. Large numbers of Gmail web addresses were cut off in China on Friday, according to GreatFire.org, a…
Is Samsung killing the Galaxy Alpha in favour of the A5?
Samsung is tightening the purse strings - with reports suggesting that the company won't be manufacturing any more Galaxy Alpha handsets after it sells the already produced stock out. The reason for the change appears to be money: According to The Verge, the company will be replacing the handset in its home market of South…
Kodak apparently working on Android devices
Could Kodak be working on a line of cameras that run Android? The company has been raising expectations ahead of January's CES show. According to Slashgear, the company will announce mobile devices that offer "best in class image management software and features". Whilst this doesn't spell out exactly what we can expect, perhaps it will…
Samsung closes flagship UK store
It couldn't even wait until Christmas - Samsung has closed its flagship store in the Stratford Westfield shopping centre in London. The news of the end of the "Experience Store" came as a tweet from Najeeb Khan - who posted photos showing that the store had already been partially dismantled. (It'd be cruel to joke…
Is Google working on an in-car version of Android?
Google is planning a version of Android that will run on cars on-board computers, according to reports. According to Reuters the new system would be different from the previously announced Android Auto, because rather than simply acting as an in-car display for your phone (with the phone doing all of the clever stuff), it would…
