The LG Nexus 4 Android smartphone and Samsung Nexus 10 Android tablet were both released on the Google Play Store today. Unfortunately, both the 8GB ($300) and 16GB ($350) versions of the Nexus 4 sold out shortly after its listing on the Web store, though it’s now tagged with “coming soon” and users can...
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- YouTube Direct Link Rovio just released Angry Birds Star Wars for Android, Windows Phone 8 and iOS devices. In the video above, we review the new game on the Google Nexus 7 Android tablet. It’s actually quite fun as it brings new aspects and gameplay mechanics to the series. The game still revolves...
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Tom Dickson, CEO of Blendtec, has put out another promotional video for the “Will it Blend?” series. This time, they’re blending three popular 7-inch tablets – the Android-powered Google Nexus 7, the Apple iPad Mini running iOS 6, and the Amazon Kindle Fire HD. Tom savagely snaps them in half before throwing them into...
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Google has posted a new TV advertisement for the Nexus 7 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet. The ad spot is a bit strange until you realize it’s inspired by the movie “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” – featuring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and Cate Blanchett. In the short video, a group of artists...
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Along with Verizon and AT&T, T-Mobile is planning to release the HTC Windows Phone 8X, though its variant will cost just $149.99 with a two-year agreement. Also, T-Mobile will have a Nokia-branded offering in the form of the Lumia 810 at an even more affordable rate of $99.99, with a two-year contract, of course....
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Today’s product announcements from Google included two new devices, the LG Nexus 4 smartphone and Samsung Nexus 10 tablet; however, two variants of the previously released Nexus 7 tablet were also launched. The Asus-branded Nexus 7 32GB WiFi model is now available to purchase for $249 on the Google Play Store. The 8GB model,...
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Hurricane Sandy’s impending wrath forced Google to cancel its big Android event today, but the company still announced three new devices and an update to the mobile OS as planned. Along with the LG Nexus 4 smartphone and 32GB HSPA+ Nexus 7 tablet, Google also unveiled the Samsung Nexus 10 with Android 4.2 Jelly...
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The Nexus 10 tablet, manufactured by Samsung, is expected to be unveiled alongside the LG Nexus 4 smartphone at Google’s Android event on October 29th in New York. It seems Vic Gundotra, Google Senior Vice President of Engineering, may have accidentally jumped the gun simply by posting vacation photos on his Google+ page. You...
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Today, Apple announced the iPad Mini at a press conference in San Jose, California. The new tablet is essentially a smaller iPad 2 with improved cameras. It features Apple’s A5 dual-core chip, a 7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS display with 1024×768 resolution (sorry, not Retina), 5 megapixel rear iSight camera with 1080p HD video capture, 1.2MP...
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The Google Nexus 7 tablet will soon be available in a 3G model, according to Paul O’Brien of MoDaCo. Asus is currently preparing the device for launch and it’s expected to be released in “around 6 weeks” (mid-October). Aside from the additional form of connectivity, the Nexus 7 3G will feature the same hardware...
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Google’s latest commercial for the Nexus 7 Android Jelly Bean tablet features the device, a mom, her young daughter, grandma, and a Curious George eBook. Check out the video above. - Previous Nexus 7 Camping ad. - Nexus 7 unboxing video.
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean users just received an update for the Google Now Search app that adds support for movie showtimes, public alerts, and manually selecting favorite sports teams. Head to Google Play to get the free download. Google Search 2.0.5.443668 Update for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: -Movies – see movie showtimes and more...
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In this video, we review Ocean HD Live Wallpaper for Android. It’s another fantastic live wallpaper from DualBoot Games, the same team responsible for past hits like My Beach HD, Christmas HD and Haunted House HD, among others. We check out the underwater, deep-ocean scenery of Ocean HD on the Google Nexus 7, HTC...
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The Google Search app for iOS is about to get enhanced with similar features found on the Nexus 7 tablet and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The updated app will not only allow search functionality using voice, but it will speak answers back to the user as well. Like on Jelly Bean, it’s all powered...
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Google updated its Gmail application for Android with better support for 7-inch tablets running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or 4.1 Jelly Bean, like the Nexus 7. The brief changelog lists bug fixes and performance improvements for tablets as well. Google has also implemented a new labels API for third-party app developers and boosted...
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