One of the key new features of Jelly Bean is Google Now, the voice assistant that learns from you and provides information it thinks will be useful. Many ICS users have been wanting this feature for themselves, but while there have been mods available for some time they have lacked full voice functionality. Now XDA Senior member SilentStormer has combined the ... Read More »
Gameloft (one of the top developers of games for both iOS and Android) has tweeted that going forward they intend to release their games for both platforms at the same time. In the past it has been common practice to release the iOS version first, followed by the Android version a month or two later. Supporting the Android platform is ... Read More »
This time last month the percentage of active Android devices running Ice Cream Sandwich was 7.1%. The latest figures show that this percentage has more than doubled at 15.9%. Jelly Bean has also made it’s first appearance. Below is the full breakdown… Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean): 0.8 percent Android 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich): 15.9 percent Android 3.1-3.2 (Honeycomb): ... Read More »
Although Android still accounts for more than half of US smartphone shipments, Apple gained 10% market share in the June quarter compared to the same quarter last year, with both Android and RIM losing around 4%. With the new iPhone reportedly on the way in September, Apple will undoubtedly see a further surge in demand. Strategy Analytics executive director Neil ... Read More »
Last week we reported that Madfinger games had made Dead Trigger free because of piracy. The logic of making a game free because some people weren’t paying for it escaped me, and I felt the more likely scenario was that they thought they could make more money from in-app purchases when more people played the free game. Chris Pruett (developer ... Read More »
If even after watching the Nexus 7 drop test, you’d still prefer a little extra protection for your tablet then the official Nexus 7 case might interest you. They where initially available for pre-order bundled with your Nexus 7, but quickly went out of stock. Recently people have even been selling them on eBay for as much as $100. However ... Read More »
In their latest drop test video, SquareTrade pits the Nexus 7 against the new iPad to see which can withstand the most abuse. Both get repeatedly dropped on different surfaces, and even into a bathtub of water. I’ll let you see the results for yourself, however I will say that the Nexus 7 may be half the iPad’s price but ... Read More »
One of the most common criticisms of the Nexus 7 tablet is that it’s a little light in the on-board storage department (especially the 8GB model with 5.92GB of available storage). Google are pushing the Nexus 7 as a device for accessing their cloud services, and therefore didn’t include a microSD slot for expandable storage. There may be no expandable ... Read More »
A number of users are reporting significant screen flicker from the Nexus 7 tablet under low light conditions. The issue appears to surface when back-light is dimmed under 30%, a weak WiFi signal and the device is accessing the net. I noticed this flicker myself last night on the device. The screen brightness was low and I was uploading data ... Read More »
Google have released a new video to advertise the Nexus 7 which shows off a lot of the great features. As the device is WiFi only and since they were camping, I watched this thinking they seemed to be highlighting the offline features of the device. [SPOILER] However the twist at the end shows this wasn’t necessarily the case. Anyhow ... Read More »
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