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Chameleon For Android Tablets Isn’t New, But You Can Back It on Kickstarter and Get It Early

Kellen May 17, 2012 25

A newish tablet UI called Chameleon, that we first reported back in mid-March, is now seeking backers via Kickstarter. The tablet UI was once just a side project, but after receiving enough feedback during their initial preview, they decided to make it come to...

OpenSignalMaps Reports on the Best Part of Android – How Many Choices in Devices You Have

Kellen May 16, 2012 57

See what I did there? While the rest of the world is spouting off in their best Honey Badger voice, "Oh my gosh, the Android is just sooo fragmented," I took the other route. OpenSignalMaps posted this report that shows off the thousands of different devices...

Evernote Receives Major Makeover, ICS Theming and Lots of Awesome Included

Kellen May 15, 2012 16

Evernote has always been one of the top Android apps, but today's update took it over the top. A new UI with panel swiping and easier navigation made this not just a "must have" but a "if you don't have this, you are completely silly" type of app for...

Some Thoughts on Google Selling Multiple Lead Devices to Avoid Carriers

Kellen May 15, 2012 158

The big news of the day (other than Tim now joining me at Google I/O), is the WSJ report that talks of Google including multiple partners in their "Nexus" or lead device program. Their goal is to sell unsubsidized phones (full retail) directly through the...

WSJ: Google to Open Nexus Program to Multiple Manufacturers at a Time, Sell Directly Through Google Play Store

Kellen May 15, 2012 188

The Wall Street Journal reported this afternoon that Google may give multiple (5 to be exact) smartphone and tablet manufacturers early access to the latest builds of Android for lead devices, and then sell those directly to consumers through the Play Store....

Brand New Firefox Beta Released on Android, Say Hello to a New UI and Flash Support

Kellen May 15, 2012 32

Every time Mozilla announces that a new Firefox beta has been released (this time to the Play Store), a part of me hopes that it is nothing short of awesome. And not that I'm all that willing to give up on Chrome, but competition is good and having used...

Chrome With Tab Sync for Desktops Leaves Beta, Why Would You Use Another Browser?

Kellen May 15, 2012 60

Back in early April, Chrome beta for desktops received the ability to sync tabs throughout all of your other Chrome experiences. It was essentially the same sync feature that the Android version of the browser had at launch, but this would complete the syncing...

Samsung Exynos 5250 Spotted in Google Git Repository, Are They Collaborating Again on the Next Nexus?

Kellen May 14, 2012 71

Developers who follow Google's back-end work religiously noticed within the last few days, that edits were made to their Git repository which included references to Samsung's Exynos 5250 dual-core chipset. That would be the Cortex A15 based processor with the...