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S IV wireless charging accessory
An image surfaced showing a wireless charging plate for the Galaxy S4.
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Android Launchers
Android personalization apps are more popular than ever, according to a recent report.
While iOS users can only change the most superficial elements of their home screens (unless their device is jailbroken), launcher apps allow Android users to customize the look and feel of their home screen.
Android launcher app use more than doubled between the
Instagram for Android gets leaner and faster with the latest update
Instagram for Android received a major update. Version 5.1 of the popular photo sharing app brings a host of improvements including revamped UI and snappier overall performance.
The new Instagram for Android will now load twice as fast thanks to reduced size and the aforementioned optimized performance. The developers promise that the app “feels native and
Curved ZTE Grand S ext
Two renders uploaded on RedDot21 website reveal ZTE’s upcoming flagship, the Grand S ext. It has a curved body and should be build using Nano Molding Technology.
The NMT basically injects plastic and metal together in the mold and the end product is easy to cut, cheap to build, lightweight and yet with great quality
Clearing Up Confusion: Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 and 801
A couple of weeks ago at MWC, Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 801 which was positioned as a speed bump for the next wave of flagship smartphones. Qualcomm touted a 2.5GHz CPU frequency (up from 2.3GHz with Snapdragon 800), as well as increased GPU, ISP and memory interface speeds. Samsung announced immediate support for the new Snapdragon 801
Carbon is a wearable solar charger that doubles as an analog watch
Instead of giving us fitness tracking or advanced computing functionality, Carbon is nothing more than a bulky analog watch — at least on the surface. What really makes Carbon worthy of your attention is that it also functions as a solar charger designed to add roughly “three hours of extra talk time” to your smartphone.
Cosmos Android app brings glorious
The reboot of science series Cosmos kicked off over the weekend, and there’s already an Android app ready. Nestled within are video clips, supplementary reading, high-resolution images, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, and a neat calendar which condenses the entire lifetime of the universe into 365 days.
The show is hosted by astrophysicist superstar Neil deGrasse Tyson, and though it’s
Google offering 60 days of free Play Music All Access to Chromebook users
Hot on the heels of Samsung’s announcement of its new “Milk” streaming music service, Google has announced that it will be offering 60 days of free access to its Play Music All Access service to certain users, as well as anyone who owns a Chromebook.
Normally, the service runs $9.99 a month for the premium
Find 7 to cost under $500
We know that Oppo is being quite open regarding the Find 7′s specifications and keeps little for the actual announcement of the phone at the end of the month. Earlier Oppo confirmed there will be two versions of the Find 7 and today the Chinese phonemaker detailed the lower-standing full HD model’s key specs.
The lower-resolution version
Fire at one of Samsung’s partner factories might affect production of Galaxy S5
Fire at a factory manufacturing PCBs for the Galaxy S5 might affect the overall volume of the handset. The fire initially started out 7:00 AM on Sunday, and while firefighters were on the scene immediately, it took them over 6 hours to contain the inferno. A total of 287 firefighters and 80 vehicles were on
Nokia X available in India today, X+ and XL coming soon
Nokia just announced the availability of its first Android-powered product, the Nokia X, in India. India used to be a stronghold for Nokia but recently cheap Android-powered devices have been growing fast and eating into its share.
The dual-SIM Nokia X is available today at INR 8,600 ($140 / €100) from Nokia’s official store
Latest Reviews
LG G2 Review
During August last year (2013), LG announced a device that put every Smartphone lover on their toes. After the success of the Optimus G, would LG continue on the path to greatness building quality devices that are able to rival with other companies’ flagships? On September, when it was released and the first units were
Huawei Ascend P2 Review
Huawei has been graceful enough to let us take the Huawei Ascend P2 for a test run, after we have tested the Huawei Ascend Mate and the P6 a while back.
The Ascend P2 was announced by Huawei in February of 2013 and became available in stores in April of that year, having said that,
Huawei Ascend G615 Review
A while back we received the Huawei Ascend G615 and the Mate for testing, and we were excited to be able to test these two devices simultaneously to see what was different between the two, apart from the obvious thing to the naked eye.
Both the Ascend G615 and the Mate where presented by Huawei
World of Cheese Review
Alda Games has launched a new puzzle game for all of you puzzle aficionados out there. This time it is called World of Cheese.
World of Cheese is based on the story of a Mr. Mousey a family mouse who is running out of food to provide to is family so he finds a
Save the Furries Review
As you may know by now, if you read our news daily, Save The Furries is a recent game by HeroCraft in which your goal is to safely guide furry little creatures through hazardous levels in different worlds.
This is a well-known game type, especially recently as we have tested many games that follow this
Gibbets 2 Review
A while back HeroCraft announced the release of the sequel to the very well known Gibbets game. You can still find the original title out there on the web in game sites that will allow you to play it on the spot, but if you have an Android device lying around you can now also
Neon Alarm Clock Review
Neon Alarm Clock is a simple and effective alarm clock application that deserves a spot in our list of reviewed apps.
This application is available at Google Play in two versions, free and paid, and we had access to both versions in order to bring you both sides of the story.
Review by: Sofia
Huawei Ascend Mate Review
This is our first time testing a device from Huawei so we hoped for great things after reading reviews of these devices on other websites. As you may know we received two devices for testing, the Huawei Ascend Mate and the Huawei G615.
First off, the Huawei Ascend Mate was presented in January 2013 and
LG Optimus G Review
Time goes by and Samsung and Apple still dominate the Smartphone market worldwide, and other companies have been struggling to capture the third place in this list. LG is one of the brands that has been in this fight, but it seems that the South Korean giant is still missing something.
Even though they have
Samsung Galaxy Camera Review
The Samsung Galaxy Camera finally arrived for testing, its judgment day and you will all hear what we android lovers though about it today. As far as first impressions go, we got the feeling we were before a weird device: a great looking outside, like a model, with the brains of an engineer. Reality tells
Sony Xperia Tablet Z Review
This is the very first time we have been able to review a Sony device, and hopefully it is just the first of many. We are very proud to have started of with one of the best tablets in the markets at this point in time.
Although we had the Xperia Tablet Z for a
Strategy And Tactics USSR vs USA Review
As you might already know we have reviewed the previous version of Strategy and Tactics. So we thought it would be fitting that we should review its successor: strategy and tactics USSR vs. USA.
Strategy and Tactics USSR vs. USA takes place in an alternate reality where Peking suffered a nuclear attack. In this
Konbo Monsters Review
We had a little time this weekend and decided to take Konbo Monsters for a test drive. As we’ve said here, Konbo Monsters was developed by a Portuguese company, dMutant, and was inspired by the Japanese puzzle games of the 90’s.
Review by: Sofia @ Android Emotions
My Garage and Where Is My Car Reviewed
My Garage
My garage is an Android application that seeks to help you keep track of your car maintenances and repairs. Although not many of us have more than one car to take care of and seem capable enough to remember our maintenance dates the majority of people seem to have such busy lives that
START App Launched Today on Google Play Sneak Preview
Our friends at Celltick gave us a heads up about their new application START, which is available at Google Play as of today, and it is based on their previous application of the same genre, Active Lockscreen that we reviewed some days ago.
Active Lockscreen was a customization tool for your smartphone that allowed you