Monthly Archives: December 2013
HTC loses patents squabble to Nokia in German court
Taking a break from the usual Samsung versus Apple news you hear regularly, we turn our attention to yet another duo dishing it out...
Cyanogen YouTube goes live with OPPO N1 first look video
Cyanogen Inc announced a release date for the OPPO N1 CyanogenMod edition handset a few days earlier. And while that included a date and...
BLU Life Pure unveiled with 5-inch 1080p display and 13MP camera
BLU Products has unveiled their latest smartphone, the Life Pure. This is essentially the latest device in the Life Series and it is one...
CyanogenMod installations top 10 million
We recently saw news of the OPPO N1 CyanogenMod edition. That bit came earlier in the week and included word of certification and a...
BitTorrent Chat may be the secure messaging platform you’ve been looking for
With the ongoing concerns over privacy, messaging has become a point of contention for some. Even services that don’t keep messages on their servers,...
Android Community Weekly Wrap-Up for December 21, 2013
Another week has wrapped and that puts us one step closer to the end of the year. This time a year generally brings a...
Instapaper Daily released, brings popular daily topics to all
In a surprising move, Instapaper has announced a new site, Instapaper Daily. The new offering from the “read it later” service offers a unique...
Sonic the Hedgehog games on special offer through the Play Store
Are you a fan of Sonic? We are, and we hope you enjoy the surprisingly speedy Hedgehog, too. If you’re an Android gamer in...
Samsung, Apple expected to lead the tablet charge in 2014, selling 285 million worldwide
Tablets are an important device for many. They fit a nice niche between a smartphone and computer, offering an experience neither can quite match....
Qualcomm expected to see competition for LTE dominance in 2014
When it comes to LTE, Qualcomm is the chipset maker of choice. Part of that is their cornering of the market; by being first,...
Sony Z Ultra GPe ROM drops for the Xperia Z1
The Google Play edition Sony Z Ultra arrived a bit earlier in the month. That handset joined the GPe lineup along with the LG...
Blackberry down $4.4 billion in Q3 2013, saw 40 million BBM downloads in 60...
Blackberry news never seems to be good these days. CEOs being fired, executives leaving, and a buyout that never was. The canadian company just...