Category: Android
Five interesting things about the LG G3 smartphone
Dutch electronics maker LG has unveiled its new flagship smartphone, the G3 – the successor to the popular LG G2 handset. LG says that the G3 "aims to redefine" the smartphone, so what sets this new model apart from the…
Does Microsoft expect Windows Phone to fail?
Contrary to expectations, it has emerged that Microsoft will continue to make Nokia's nascent line of Android handsets now that it has acquired Nokia's phone business. Does this suggest that Microsoft are expecting Windows Phone to fail? Wait, what? Go…
Samsung to shut Music Hub streamng service
Samsung is to close its Music Hub streaming service on July 1, less than three years after setting it up. CNET reports that Samsung has advised its Music Hub users to "take the time to download all purchased content and…
EE unveil own-brand "Eagle" tablet and bird-named 4G hotspot devices
Just weeks after announcing a phone called Kestrel, EE has today announced plans for a tablet called the Eagle – and some other hardware too. Let's start with Eagle – the slightly better, but still weird name given the 8"…
Samsung Galaxy S5 ACTIVE spotted
Samsung's design team must never get bored. This morning, just days after the aluminium-bodied Galaxy S5 Prime was spotted there's now the ruggedised Galaxy S5 Active. YouTuber TK Tech News got his hands on the device, which sports a tougher…
Apple, Google smartphone patent row settled
After years of legal arguments over IP, tech giants Apple and Google have agreed to drop all current patent disputes between them. The BBC reports that in a joint statement, the companies said they would work together in "some areas…
Google Play adds Paypal as a payment option
Google have added Paypal has a payment option to Google Play – meaning the service can be used to pay for everything from apps to videos and books on the service. The service is perhaps most well known for eBay…
Hackers figure out how to run iOS apps on Android
Some clever hackers at Columbia University in the States have managed to run apps designed for iPhone on an Android tablet. Check out the below video to see a demo. They've created software they call "Cider" (because Apples, geddit?), which…
GTA Trilogy comes to Kindle Fire
Amazon have announced this morning that the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy – GTA3, Vice City and San Andreas is now available on the Kindle Fire App Store. Available now, apparently if you download San Andreas first, you'll get 2000 "Amazon…
HTC One Mini 2 revealed – hitting stores next month
HTC have this morning announced the forthcoming release of the HTC One Mini 2 – a smaller variant on the recently released HTC One M8. Read on for all of the details. Essentially things are exactly as we expected. The…
