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ICS 4.0.4 Leaks For DROID Bionic, Can Be Flashed Through Stock Recovery

Eric June 21, 2012 148

Bionic owners, let me be the first to tell you that your morning just got a whole lot better. Late last night, Android guru P3Droid said on twitter that he came across a leaked build of Ice Cream Sandwich for the DROID Bionic. First impressions are that the...

Samsung Upgrading the Whole Galaxy Tab Line to Android 4.0 Next Month?

Eric June 20, 2012 25

The second version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 may have launched with Ice Cream Sandwich, but many owners of the original are still wondering where their update is. If the rumors are right, Samsung will be sending out updates to most of their old line of tablets...

Samsung Wins 3G Patent Dispute in Holland, Apple May Have to Pay Up

Eric June 20, 2012 17

The patent wars seem never ending at this point, but there is good news for Samsung just before the launch of their Galaxy SIII around the world. In a patent dispute in Holland over European Patent EP1188269 which is an "apparatus for encoding a transport...

Desktop Gmail Getting Custom Themes, Google+ Integration Gets Even Deeper

Eric June 19, 2012 16

One of Google's greatest creations this side of Search, is getting an update in the near future that will allow you to make your Gmail inbox even more personal. It will receive newer themes to go along with the UI that was introduced last year, which will...

Tuesday Poll: Would You Pay Extra For a 41MP Smartphone Camera?

Eric June 19, 2012 126

Cameras and mobile phones have been linked for a long time now, but recently companies have started to put more of a focus (no pun intended) on the cameras built into them. All of this leading up to Nokia blowing the doors off the trend in releasing the 808...

Flipboard Gets Access to Google+ API, Tight Integration on the Way

Eric June 19, 2012 15

Google is playing their social network very close to the company vest, and haven't really opened up the ecosystem to anyone yet. That's why it's big news that Google+ will soon be coming to Flipboard, at some point in the future. At a conference in London ...

CyanogenMod 9 Nightlies Hit the Galaxy SIII, Stock Android Available Right Now

Eric June 18, 2012 46

The Samsung Galaxy SIII is the most anticipated phone of 2012 and is likely to make a huge splash in the States when it launches later this month. It stands to get a few more followers now with the announcement that CM9 for the device is already available for...

Android Other: Moto Qinara Stops by FCC, Galaxy SII On Sale, T-Mobile Not Getting a Galaxy Nexus Yet and CM9 For Everyone

Eric June 15, 2012 20

Motorola Qinara (Atrix 3?) Makes a Stop By the FCC, Doesn't Reveal Much The Qinara made quite the splash when we heard about it and got this leaked image of it last week. It has since made a trip by the FCC to make things all official but unfortunately no new...