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Android is the mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license. You can follow Ubergizmo on Android with Google Currents.
BLU Products To Rely On Stock Android From Now On
04/15/2013, If you are out in the market looking for a new Android-powered smartphone, you would most probably fall back on the tried and tested such as the likes of Samsung, Sony, LG, and HTC of course, but would you want [...]
Next Google Nexus 7 Expected To Ship 8 Million Units This Year
04/15/2013, There have been a number of rumors floating around in regards to the next Nexus 7 as we heard it could be equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU and could be released in July for possibly $149. A new report is estimating just [...]
Ouya Underperforms Current Generation Of Android Phones In Benchmark Tests
04/15/2013, The gaming community seems to be exceptionally excited about the upcoming released of the Android-powered video game console, Ouya. We recently heard the Ouya will be supporting older console emulators and is excepted to be made available on June 4, but we [...]
Motorola DROID Bionic Begins Receiving Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update
04/15/2013, Earlier this month, Motorola DROID Bionic owners were reporting they started to receive invitations to test the device’s upcoming Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, and here we are a few weeks later as Motorola is announcing the device has just [...]
How To Get Facebook Home Onto Any Android Device In Four Steps
04/15/2013, Facebook Home was recently released on the HTC First exclusively for about two or so hours, and then was released onto a select few of Android phones leaving many without an HTC One X, HTC One X+, Samsung Galaxy S3 [...]
ASUS Transformer AiO Goes On Sale For $1,299
04/14/2013, Back at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, ASUS revealed the Transformer AiO, a device which is actually a tablet/desktop hybrid. The Transformer AiO runs dual operating systems, Windows 8 when its a desktop and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean when [...]
Facebook Timeline Designer Nicholas Felton Leaves The Company
04/14/2013, It was back in December of 2011 that Facebook started implementing the Timeline interface for all of its users. The designer of Timeline interface, Nicholas Felton, whose startup Daytum was acquired by Facebook in 2011, is now leaving the world’s [...]
FAA Dismisses Claims An Android App’s Ability To Takeover A Plane
04/12/2013, We reported on a story where a hacker claimed to have created an Android application that would be able to completely take over an aircraft. Hugo Teso, who is a security consultant and ex-commercial pilot, says his application would be able [...]
Facebook Home Now Available On Select Android Phones
04/12/2013, If you went out and purchased the HTC First because you thought you’d be the first and only person to have Facebook Home for a couple of weeks or months, we hate to burst your bubble but it looks as [...]
Japanese Cow-Milking Game Featuring Teen Idol Appears On Android
04/12/2013, If you thought playing a dating simulation game where you fall in love with a T-Rex was weird, then you’re going to be raising every eyebrow you have at this next Android game. SEEC Inc’s Meichan no Chichi Shibori Taiken [...]
Facebook Messenger On Android Receives Chat Heads Update
04/12/2013, The HTC First may have been released on AT&T today, which will be the first Android device to launch with Facebook Home right out of the box, but you can enjoy one of the cooler features from the app right now [...]
New York Police Get Help From Android Smartphones
04/12/2013, All right, so New York’s finest might not have a Lamborghini to drive around and catch baddies in, but they do have some tools to help them in the eternal battle against crime. One of the latest tools in the [...]
HTC First Launches Facebook Home Today On AT&T For $99
04/12/2013, Facebook invited the media to not only learn about Facebook Home, but to also announce it has partnered with HTC for the HTC First, which is the first smartphone to feature Facebook Home straight out of the box. Well – as [...]
