Two appealing Android games popped up on the Google Play store today: Electronic Arts’ Real Racing 3 and Fox Digital Entertainment’s AVP: Evolution. The third iteration of the Real Racing series drops the hefty price tag in favor of testing the freemium model whereas Alien vs Predator costs a very pricey $4.99. Check...
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The LG Optimus L Series II, which consists of the Optimus L3 II, L5 II and L7 II Android smartphones, made its debut at Mobile World Congress 2013 this week. The Korean handset-maker has released the first promo video for the new line of low to mid-range devices, focusing on the following design features:...
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The upcoming Tegra 4 quad-core processor will usher in a new generation of gaming on Android smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles like Project Shield later this year. Nvidia’s doing their best to keep consumers informed on what games we should expect to take full advantage of Tegra 4′s performance around launch. Check out details...
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Here’s a look at Assassin’s Creed III streamed from a GeForce GTX-enabled PC to Nvidia’s Project Shield portable Android gaming console. Assassin’s Creed 3 was one of the biggest games during the holiday season, so it’s good to see it running smoothly on the Tegra 4, 72-core GPU powered Shield. Check out some third-person...
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Sprint has revealed release details for the Kyocera Torque, an ultra-rugged Android smartphone which was announced late last month. The water-proof, dirt-proof, drop-proof handset will hit the Now Network on March 8 for $99.99 after $50 mail-in-rebate via reward card. To help promote the device, Sprint has enlisted the help of extreme adventurer Bear...
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HTC announced a hot, new Android smartphone, called the HTC One, in New York and London yesterday, February 19. The Taiwan-based company chose not to live stream the press conference at the time, but now’s your chance to watch a replay video of the whole announcement, featuring HTC CEO Peter Chou and the all...
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We were rather impressed with Canonical’s presentation of Ubuntu for phones at CES 2013 last month, especially since it was demoed on a Galaxy Nexus Android smartphone. Now, the UK-based company is focused on expanding the Ubuntu ecosystem to tablets. As you can see in the video above, the Google Nexus 10 Android tablet...
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The official Weather Channel app for Android received a significant makeover today. Version 4.0.1 of arguably the best weather app delivers convenient features, like ultra-local TruPoint forecasting technology, detailed weather forecasts (hourly forecasts, 36 hour forecasts, and 10 day forecasts), improved performance (faster, more accurate), localized maps with past radar and future radar, severe...
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The NBA All-Star 2013 Weekend has come to a close, however, you can extend the fun to your Android smartphone or tablet through plenty of entertainment from the Google Play store. In this video, we check out the top ten basketball apps, games and live wallpapers for Android, including NBA 2K13 by 2K Games,...
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Despite Tegra 4 shipping later than expected, Nvidia continues to tease us with gameplay videos featuring the Project Shield portable Android gaming system. In this clip, Nvidia shows the power of the quad-core processor and its 72-core GPU by demoing the Tegra 4-optimized version of Dead on Arrival 2, which includes exclusive features like...
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Archos detailed pricing and availability for its Platinum line of Android tablets. We went hands-on with the 8-inch Archos 80 Platinum and 9.7-inch Archos 97 Platinum at CES 2013, however, the French manufacturer introduced a larger, 11.6-inch model, the Archos 116 Platinum, today as well. All three tablets sport sleek aluminum designs with similar...
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Happy Valentine’s Day! Celebrate the holiday with Valentine’s Day HD Live Wallpaper for Android. You may have seen this one labeled as My Date HD on Google Play for most of the past year, but for the first half of February it’s being promoted for Saint Valentine’s Day. We reviewed the wallpaper a year...
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Team NVIDIA is back to demo another quality PC game on the upcoming Project Shield portable Android gaming system. This time, we’re treated to Need for Speed: Most Wanted streamed to the Tegra 4-powered handheld via GeForce GTX-enabled PC. The game can be played with the graphics set to high and there’s little to...
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After a lengthy delay, EA Mobile will finally release Firemonkeys’ Real Racing 3 game worldwide on February 28th for free. That’s right, the third iteration of the popular racing series will be a freemium title on both Android and iOS, unlike the previous games which were priced around $5 upon release. The game, which...
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Vivid Games’ Real Boxing for Android will take full advantage of Nvidia’s Tegra 4 quad-core processor and its 72-core GeForce GPU by implementing enhanced textures, increased poly count and animations, per pixel specular highlights and realistic depth of field. The video above shows how it performs on the Tegra 4-powered Nvidia Project Shield portable...
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