Cory Gunther

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 getting update to 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

Samsung has been paying more attention to their smartphone updates than Tabs, but we have good news. Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 is their first and only tablet to use their Super AMOLED technology, and is still one of our favorite Samsung slates. Sadly it launched with Gingerbread, then back in the summer of last year was updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Today according to SamMobile the Tab 7.7 will be able to enjoy the latest and greatest.

Xiaomi Red Rice with 4.7-inch HD display leaks

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

Xiaomi might not be exactly what we'd call a household name in the U.S. smartphone market, but over in China the company has quite the following, and releases some pretty stellar hardware at great prices. We've seen plenty in the past, but their latest device that was leaked today is aiming bigger than most, and comes in ridiculously affordable at just $130 according to reports.

LG Optimus G2 image leaks with edge-to-edge display

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

Last weekend we received our first glance at this mystery handset from the folks at LG, which many believe to be the LG Optimus G2, and today we're getting another up close view at what could even be the next Nexus smartphone. The popular Twitter account @evleaks has once again delivered and posted another photo of this unannounced device, and we're still left wondering what exactly LG has planned.

HTC One goes vanilla Android with CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightly

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

All you proud owners of the HTC One will be happy to learn that one of the most popular custom ROMs for Android is now available for your device. Well, all unlocked models of the HTC One at least. The popular developers behind CyanogenMod have finally released a nightly build of CM10.1 for the handset. Say goodbye to Sense, and Blinkfeed.

Ubuntu Touch stable builds coming by the end of May

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

Ubuntu Touch on Android has been a slow but steady mystery. Canonical currently offers plenty of pre-release beta or even alpha builds of their software for Android devices like the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, and others. However, today Canonical's own Rick Spencer promises to have stable "daily-driver" builds of Ubuntu Touch for smartphones by the end of the month.

HTC One TV ads trash the competition, touts Blinkfeed features

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

If you've seen or used the HTC One you'd probably agree with us that the smartphone is pretty impressive. Today HTC has just released a new TV ad spot that trashes on the competition, and throws dirt all over their weak features. With HTC touting their Blinkfeed news front and center, these ads show why their smartphone is better than the rest.

Google axes the Motorola X-Phone in latest Analyst report

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

With only a few days left before Google's annual developer event Google I/O kicks off, we're starting to hear some bad news regarding the Motorola X-Phone. While most of the reports have only been rumors, last night some analyst reports suggested Google has actually axed the X-Phone. Claiming that Google is distancing themselves from the phone simply because it isn't up to their standards.

Facebook Home arrives for the GALAXY S 4 and HTC One

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

If you're the proud owner of the HTC One or Samsung's new GALAXY S 4, and have been looking to cover that beautiful 1080p display with some Facebook, we have good news. Facebook received an update last night enabling their "home on Android" launcher to support and work wonderfully with both devices.

ASUS Tranformer tablet teased in latest Computex video

By Cory Gunther
on 9 May, 2013

With Computex quickly approaching it's about time we start seeing teaser videos and hints at what companies might be bringing to the show, and today ASUS has done just that. The folks from ASUS released a quick Computex 2013 teaser trailer, and mention the word "Transform" about 4 times and it has our interest piqued.

Robird for Twitter updated with timeline streaming and lower price

By Cory Gunther
on 9 May, 2013

Last month while searching for a suitable replacement to TweetDeck since Twitter decided to shut it down, we stumbled across and then reviewed an awesome new Twitter client called Robird. It offers nearly as many features as we've seen from most, has an awesome flat Holo-inspired UI, and today just got updated with even more neat features.