The following is a preliminary list of Samsung smartphones and tablets to be updated to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. The update path includes Galaxy devices released over the past two years. According to the source, numerous devices will be updated to Android 4.2.2, including the Galaxy S2 and...
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Vivid Games has released Real Boxing for Android. The aesthetically-stunning game powered by Unreal Engine 3 is currently a Tegra exclusive, so device support is severely limited at this time. For those of you with access, you can hook, jab and uppercut your way to the Google Play store to purchase the new fighting...
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If you missed Asus’ Mobile World Congress 2013 live stream earlier today, you can now catch up and watch the on-demand replay video of the entire webcast. Asus announced two unique Android Jelly Bean devices at the event: the PadFone Infinity and Fonepad. The former is a package that includes a 5-inch smartphone powered...
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Along with the PadFone Infinity, Asus also announced the Fonepad. It’s basically a mid-sized tablet with cellular capabilities for making voice calls. Asus is trying to sell it as an all-in-one that could substitute the need for carrying multiple devices, but we think it’s more suitable for those who rarely make phone calls and want a...
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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 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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Asus is planning to bring Pad and Phone together at MWC 2013 in Spain on February 25th. The first “Ultimate Craftsmanship” teaser for the imminent announcement looked more like a scene out of a Sci-Fi flick than anything else, but this new clip steers us back into the mobile space. The video, titled “A...
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Google posted a new advertisement on YouTube for its popular Nexus 7 Android tablet. After the video went public recently, Google quickly removed it or set it to private, presumably because it wasn’t meant to go live in the first place. Fortunately, YouTube user spangler736 made a copy and uploaded it for our viewing...
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Asus posted a new promo video for the MeMO Pad Smart 10 on YouTube today. The 10.1-inch Android tablet was announced earlier this month and will hit U.S. shores soon at a price-point of $299, making it one of the most affordable devices in its class. MeMO Pad Smart features Nvidia’s Tegra 3 quad-core...
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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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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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The choice in processor has often determined the success level of new Android smartphones and tablets in recent years, so it’s fairly big news to learn that Google may actually switch from Nvidia to Qualcomm for the second-generation Nexus 7 by Asus. According to Michael McConnell, Pacific Crest analyst, Google has specifically selected Qualcomm’s...
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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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Today, Asus launched its 7-inch MeMO Pad Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet, which appears to resemble the Google Nexus 7 at first glance. While the two devices look similar, the MeMO Pad isn’t as feature-packed as the Nexus-branded tablet. The MeMO Pad sports a 7″ LED Backlight 1024×600 display, 1GHz VIA WM8950 processor, 1GB...
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The Big Pitch is here! Samsung just posted its 2-minute Super Bowl XLVII TV advertisement on YouTube, which can be viewed above, prior to the big game between the Ravens vs 49ers; or maybe I should say before the “Big Plate” featuring the San Francisco “50-Minus-1-ers” v.s. the Baltimore “Black Birds.” Like the much shorter teaser,...
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