Browsing Category: "Android"

Instagram for Android is now available

5th April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Instagram on Android (Credit: Jason Cipriani/CNET) Instagram has been around since 2010, available only to iOS devices. Android users have been waiting patiently, with repeated promises of an Android version arriving soon. While we knew the Android version of Instagram was coming sooner rather than later, with the release being teased just last month at [...]

Nokia Lumia 900 vs. Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket: Specs Compared

5th April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Despite a number of PR gaffs and thus far stagnant sales, Microsoft looks to finally make a dent in the mobile market with the Nokia Lumia 900—easily the most anticipated Windows Phone release to date. The striking design, 4G LTE compatibility, and top-of-the-line specs certainly make this the most compelling Windows Phone yet, but will [...]

Instagram logs 2K signups a minute

4th April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Instagram is an instant hit with Android users. The photo-sharing app, which was made available to Android phone users today, was signing up new users at a rate of 2,000 people a minute, Kevin Systrom, Instagram’s chief executive officer, told The New York Times. The free app has been around since 2010, but only for [...]

Instagram for Android is now available

4th April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Instagram on Android (Credit: Jason Cipriani/CNET) Instagram has been around since 2010, available only to iOS devices. Android users have been waiting patiently, with repeated promises of an Android version arriving soon. While we knew the Android version of Instagram was coming sooner rather than later, with the release being teased just last month at [...]

Free-to-Play Mobile Social Game Company Dragonplay Secures $14 Million in Series A Funding from Accel Partners

3rd April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Dragonplay to Build on Its Chart-Topping Catalog of Games and Expand Team TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dragonplay, a free-to-play social games developer for smartphones and social networks, has raised $14M in a Series A funding from leading global venture capital firm Accel Partners. Dragonplay specializes in multi-platform social game experiences in the cards casino and [...]

Google Android 4.0.4 leaked for Nexus S 4G

3rd April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Over the past few weeks, we have been reporting about Google’s negligence to provide a unified, comprehensive rollout of its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates to numerous flagship smartphones including its own Nexus S, Nexus S 4G and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.   Last Thursday, after many months of delay, the company finally released Android 4.0.4 [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich Release Date: Android Update Leaks As Galaxy S2 Waits For Official Launch

2nd April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Like us on Facebook However, it may be worth it to run on Gingerbread for a little longer and install the update when it is officially released. Chances are, if the newest Ice Cream Sandwich hasn’t been launched yet, there’s a good reason. “To be blunt, this method does not inspire confidence,” wrote Android Community’s [...]

Samsung Galaxy S3 Release Date: Is It Coming In April Or May? (Roundup Of Rumored Specs And Features)

2nd April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Like us on Facebook Samsung also reached out to the Verge and informed the website that the device will be revealed in the first half of 2012. They were quoted saying in the verge report, “The successor to the GALAXY S II smartphone will be unveiled in the first half of the year, closer to [...]

Google Rolls Out Android 4.0.4 to Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S GSM Devices

1st April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Tweet Tweet CES 2012 – Samsung Galaxy Nexus. (Image: pop culture geek, via Flickr / CC) Google has announced the rolling out of Android 4.0.4 to GSM models of its Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S smartphones. The Android OS maker attempts to appease frustrations of handset owners who find the platform plagued with fragmentation, despite [...]

Galaxy S3 Vs. One X: Stiff Android Battle Ahead; Will HTC Feel Samsung’s Force?

1st April 2012 Cat: Android with Comments Off

Like us on Facebook It is believed that the One X will hit markets very soon. The phone will feature a polycarbonate unibody shell with a 4.7-inch Gorilla Glass 720p screen, a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and a 12-core NVIDIA graphics processor. It will also be available in a 4G LTE model. Smartphone lovers are [...]