Archive for the ‘Platforms: AndroidOS’ Category

CyanogenMod Reaches 2 Million Installs

May 29th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

CyanogenMod might be one of the most popular custom ROM’s for Android devices. At the start of this year, a million Android phones had been running on CyanogenMod. By now, that amount has doubled.

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iPhone 5 Screen to Stretch Universal Build Proposition

May 22nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

According to rumours, Apple is ready to yet again introduce a new screen to the iPhone/iPod Touch family. This time, the company is set on introducing a 4.6 inch screen and it is unlikely to lower pixel density.

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Myndplay Controlling iOS and Android with the Brain

May 16th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Neurosky has released a new device for PC, Mac, iOS and Android called MyndPlay. Myndplay allows developers access to raw brainwave data, giving them the power to alter the experience depending on how the gamers experiences the game itself.

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Baidu Launches it’s H5018 Cloud Phone

May 16th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

This week, Chinese search giant Baido has released it’s long awaited cloud phone. The Changhong H5018. This new device comes with a massive 300GB of online storage, beating pretty much every phone on the market as Sony is offering only 50GB through DropBox, HTC is offering 25GB through DropBox and all others are stuck at 5GB.

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Google Removes YouTube-Like Apps from Marketplace

May 6th, 2012 by Roelof Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Platforms: Windows Phone | No Comments »

On behalf of Google, Microsoft has removed several apps from the Windows Phone marketplace. The apps removed have been violating Google’s trademarks.

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Lidl Starts Selling Smartphones

May 2nd, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Following in Aldi’s Shoes, German discounter Lidl is also starting to sell off cheap Android-based smartphones. While Aldi launched the Wolfgang brand to promote their line-up of mobile devices, Lidle isn’t taking that route. Instead, the company is offering the smartphones under the name of their manufacturer. Huawei.

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Playstation Suite SDK Enters Beta

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Following a closed beta late last year, Sony has made available the Playstation Suite SDK to the global audience. The suite allows developers to build apps for Playstation Suite certified devices like Playstation Vita, Xperia smartphones and tablets.

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First Intel Smartphone Ready for Launch

April 19th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Intel-ceo Paul Otellini announced that the first smartphone running on an Intel based SoC is ready to launch next week. The device is probably coming from India based vendor Lava.

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Amazon Drops $20 In-App Purchasing Limits

April 17th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

Amazon only recently launched in-app purchases and, to avoid issues with the system, limited item pricing to $20. Amazon has now announced the end of that limitation.

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TelyHD Brings Android Alternative to Google TV

April 17th, 2012 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: AndroidOS | No Comments »

TelyHD is an Xbox Kinect like webcam that can be mounted on top of TV’s to provide consumers with Skype functionality. Next to the interesting hardware, the device runs on Android.