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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ZTE has joined the super-sized smartphone club with today’s announcement of the 5.7-inch Grand Memo at MWC 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. The Grand Memo seems to be the first Android handset powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, at least the first to be officially announced. A rundown of the specs, beyond the...
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Today, in Barcelona, Spain, Asus announced the PadFone Infinity at Mobile World Congress 2013. The PadFone Infinity isn’t just an Android smartphone, it’s a package which also includes a tablet shell that allows the phone to dock into it as the central brain of the device. It’s a concept we’ve seen before from the...
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Samsung has confirmed plans to announce its 2013 flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, on March 14th in New York City. That’s actually just one day earlier than the rumored date we reported a few weeks ago. “We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year and this time we changed the...
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Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 Android tablet at MWC 2013 today. As expected, the mid-sized device, which fits nicely between the larger Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and smaller Galaxy Note II smartphone, houses an 8-inch WXGA (1280×800, 189 ppi) display, Exynos 1.6GHz A9 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of...
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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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We knew they were coming, so it’s not too surprising that LG announced the Optimus F7 and Optimus F5 Android smartphones today. The pair of Jelly Bean-equipped devices will debut with a strong focus on 4G LTE connectivity at Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona, Spain on February 25th. The higher-end F7 sports a...
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The new HTC One Android smartphone has officially been announced and unveiled for the world to drool over. The feature-packed handset rocks a 4.7-inch 1080p FHD Super LCD 3 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 32 or 64GB of internal storage, a 4 megapixel UltraPixel rear camera, 2.1 megapixel front-facing...
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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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Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia’s co-founder, president and CEO, confirmed that the Tegra 4 quad-core processor, which was announced in January at CES 2013, will not begin shipping to manufacturers until late summer – more specifically, July. Unfortunately, that means Tegra 4-powered smartphones and tablets will likely be delayed till Fall 2013, around August or September....
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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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LG is known to jump the gun prior to major wireless conventions and they just did it again ahead of Mobile World Congress 2013. In Seoul, South Korea, LG introduced the new Optimus L Series II, which includes three new Android smartphones created under the following design principles: Seamless Layout, Laser Cut Contour, Radiant...
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Gameloft has posted the first gameplay trailer for its incoming team-based first-person shooter, called Blitz Brigade, for Android and iOS. Gameloft still hasn’t mentioned a release date for the free online multiplayer-enabled title, however, it’s currently listed as coming soon. That usually translates to a release within a week, so we’ll keep you posted...
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The $99 OUYA Android gaming console is an attractive alternative to traditional systems due to its affordable price-point and flexibility. The downside of such a product is that it’s not as powerful as current dedicated units, like Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3, which are seven years older than the OUYA. That’s why...
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The 7-inch Wikipad Android gaming tablet will be released for $249 at retail stores starting in Spring 2013, the company announced this morning. What makes the Wikipad stand out from other 7″ Android devices is its ability to convert from a standard tablet into a portable gaming system via an attachable controller with dual...
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