Category: Android
HTC profits fall 98%, but CEO Chou sees positives in Q1 performance
HTC have posted their earning for the first quarter of 2013, and they show the company to still be struggling. HTC posted quarterly revenue of NT$42.8 billion (around £930 million), and a gross margin of 20.3%, with the operating margin…
Google's Android takes tablet market share crown from Apple's iPad
Google's Android OS has claimed the biggest slice of the tablet market share for the first quarter of 2013. Analysts over at IDC have seen Android tablet sales account for 56.5% of all tablets sold in the first three months…
Kickstarter project MiiPC revises specs based on backer demands
MiiPC, the Kickstarter-funded, family-orientated Android PC, is to offer a spec bump for backers based on the demands of those who've pledged to support the machine. The mini computer will now also be available with 2GB of RAM and 8GB…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 officially revealed, plays it safe with specs
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 has gone official, with the South Korean tech giant confirming the specs of their upcoming Android tablet. And rather than wowing with top-notch specs, it looks more like a safe approach to compete against cheap…
HTC Desire L looks to boost company's mid-range smartphone line
HTC have revealed the Desire L Android smartphone, a new mid-range blower intended to bolster the company's budget-end line-up. Popping in a 4.3-inch display, HTC have equipped the Desire L with a 5MP camera, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of…
"BadNews" Android malware downloaded 9 million times, says security specialists Lookout
A new malicious string of Android malware called "BadNews" may have been downloaded as many as 9 million times say mobile security experts Lookout. Revealed in a Lookout blog posting over the weekend, the malware has sat hidden in 32…
Google Nexus 4 getting 32GB 4G variant in May
Google's Nexus 4 was one of the best Android phones available last year, putting top-specs in a cut-price handset. According to SIDHTech, it now looks as though Google are looking to give the smartphone a 2013 makeover, updating the storage…
Pantech Vega Iron smartphone squeezes 5-inch HD display between 2.4mm bezel
Pantech's latest smartphone, the hardcore-sounding Vega Iron, looks set to catch your attention with its slinky thin bezel. Packing in a 5-inch 1,280×720 display, the screen sits in a chassis with bezel edges just 2.4mm wide on each side. To…
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 specs leak: Solid mid-range Android in the works
Samsung's galaxy looks set to extend further again following the leaked specs of a new Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 handset hitting the web. Spotted on the GL Benchmarks site by SamMobile under the GT-S7272 codename, it looks like another mid-range…
Facebook in talks with Apple over Facebook Home for iPhone
Facebook have revealed that they are in talks with Apple to see whether their recently launched Facebook Home software could ever makes its way on to iOS devices. Launching last week on a range of Android handsets, Facebook Home acts…
