It’s almost Mother’s Day, and so we’ve taken a look through the products we’ve most loved over the past few months and have put together a guide for what’ll work best for you to give your mom this weekend! It’s just that simple, folks, and it’s time to get on board with electronics for moms. We’ll move through a few different categories and, by the end of the guide, you’ll know exactly what Mom will want most – or what’ll be best to get her, at least!
This week we got the opportunity to take an early look at Scalado, and album app made for Android to work on what the developers behind the app thinks is an incomplete photo environment on the whole with the basic build of Android. What you get here is the ability to work with a lot of the features afforded to you on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and more with album separations between everything from dates to locations.
The Nexus S 4G is now officially primed for the latest version of Android, after some trying times left users wondering exactly when the update would happen. Users can check if their phone is eligible for an upgrade by going to the "About Phone" section in the Settings menu. Even if you don't check, though, eventually the update notification will pop up on your screen automatically.
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This morning we've got the Friday you've all been waiting for, starting with Microsoft Flight being released absolutely for free via Steam. Samsung is looking to set out for the Windows Phone world this year with three new devices before the end. Then there's Google's co-founder Sergey Brin taking Project Glass out for a stroll - have a look in high definition!
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Last time we heard about Ice Cream Sandwich adoption on Android devices, less than 1% had the OS installed. Granted, only the Galaxy Nexus was ready to go with ICS, along with a speedy update to the ASUS Transformer Prime, but OEMs in general have been slow to offer updates ever since the code dropped in November. ICS products and updates are slowly but surely starting to appear, and the latest data shows that ICS adoption has jumped.
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Gadget bloggers tend to share a few key traits, and one of those is an inability to resist high-end hardware. Super-fast processors, hi-res screens and next generation features get our blood rising. But we sometimes get blinded by our desire for specs, and all too often we ignore the high price that these features come with. Let’s take a step back and examine the need, or lack thereof, for some of the capabilities of the latest round of smartphones.
A downloadable version of the latest Android operating system has made its way to the Samsung Galaxy S II phone. The revelation came soon after a ROM Of Android 4.0 was made available for owners of the Galaxy S II Skyrocket. It is not believed to be the final version of the new software; it is an unrooted download that anyone who owns a Galaxy S II has the ability to access. No word yet on when the official release will come.
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Today the newest iPad comes out, and we've already been in line, out of line, and are back in the house sitting comfortably to give you all the tech news you crave all day long. You'll want to start off your gadget-loving day by checking out our Mall of America Apple Store experience and start your iPad life off right with 24 must-have iPad Retina Display-worthy apps, all of them winners! Then know the truth: Google picked up Kevin Rose and Milk for real!
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Consumers who have an ASUS netbook, rejoice. Developers have managed to create the latest version of Android so that ASUS Eee PC customers will be able to run the latest Google operating system on their device. The initiative is not endored by ASUS or Google, but it seems to work pretty well. At least, that's the word on the street from the Android-x86 project.
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HTC has just published a blog post that, aside from making a cheesy reference to ice cream sandwiches, confirms a list of devices that are guaranteed to eventually be pushed to Android 4.0. The latest version of Google's mobile operating system has a bad track record when it comes to legacy device upgrades, but manufacturers are nevertheless steaming ahead.
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Those of you out there with a hankering to keep up with the wild basketball action throughout this March Madness season, there's an app for you out there right this second! Not only will you be able to get all manner of statistics, clips, and updates via this free app for both Android and your iPhone, you'll be able to get every single game streamed to your device live as well! The live bit will cost you a little, on the other hand, but the price is completely reasonable: $3.99 once and done, all games streamed to you on time and as they happen!
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Intel were keen to push their Medfield platform at MWC 2012, announcing various partners, and even a product that would make it to retail, the Orange Santa Clara. The Atom Z2460 single-core processor is clocked at 1.6Ghz, with the phone being able to perform such feats as taking ten photos in under a second, as long as 1080p playback and Intel Wireless Display. But how does the performance really stack up against other phones with only a single core?
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