Monthly Archives: December 2011

28/12/2011
3.7 Million Android Devices Activated Over Christmas Weekend
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3.7 Million Android Devices Activated Over Christmas Weekend

Google’s VP, Andy Rubin once again played the role as the bearer of good news when he Tweeted that there were around 3.7 million of activations on Android devices over last Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. In a holiday mood, Rubin (@Arubin), made the awesome statement via Twitter, “UPDATE: There were 3.7M Android devices activated … Read more

23/12/2011
Android’s Happy Holidays Video
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Android’s Happy Holidays Video

Hey, it’s almost Christmas and we can feel that the holiday spirit in the air. Even at Android’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Check out this video posted on YouTube from Google, greeting y’all in the Android Community a Happy Holidays!

21/12/2011
Google Now Activating 700,000 Androids A Day
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Google Now Activating 700,000 Androids A Day

Google once again surpassed its own record in terms of device activation. This was revealed by no other than Andy Rubin, Vice President at Google. Rubin made the announcement over Google+ as well as on Twitter. The post says: “There are now over 700,000 Android devices activated every day.” He later on explained how they account … Read more

20/12/2011
WordPress for Android Gets Better
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WordPress for Android Gets Better

An all new and improved WordPress for Android App is now updated to version 2.0 giving bloggers and site owners a markedly refreshing user interface with its revamped dashboard. The update now makes blogging more instantaneous and pretty quick to do. Focussing greatly on UI and post editor features, the re-designed look and feel of … Read more

19/12/2011
Adobe Flash Player for Android Now Supports ICS
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Adobe Flash Player for Android Now Supports ICS

Adobe announced via its official blog post that the update for the mobile version of Flash is now available. The Flash Player for Android devices is finally upgraded to the latest version which is 11.1 and works well with the latest Android Operating System, Android 4.0 or ICS. This latest update comes as a great … Read more

17/12/2011
Android Gets Facebook Timeline Ahead of Other Mobile OS
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Android Gets Facebook Timeline Ahead of Other Mobile OS

Wow! After winning in the smartphone market share a few days ago, Google’s Android Operating System just scored another victory now that Facebook has made the mobile Timeline available for Android handsets owners first, ahead of other smartphone users. The mobile application Facebook for Android is now on version 1.8.1. Aside from Android, Facebook’s Timeline … Read more

15/12/2011
Majel: Siri’s Android Counterpart?
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Majel: Siri’s Android Counterpart?

It started as a Personal Assistant that turned into a smartphone user’s best friend, and now that the year is about to end, Android followers have been wondering if Google will ever come up with an app that is similar to iPhone’s Siri. If the rumors are true, then the year 2012 has a lot … Read more

13/12/2011
Coby to Launch 5 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablets at CES in January
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Coby to Launch 5 Ice Cream Sandwich Tablets at CES in January

Following the official release of the source code for the latest Android Operating System version, there has been an onslaught of Android devices in all shapes and sizes. So far, there are a lot of impressive models being talked about around the rumor mill. Some of which are still in the drawing board and some … Read more

13/12/2011
Huawei Rolls-Out Update to Ice Cream Sandwich for Huawei Honor
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Huawei Rolls-Out Update to Ice Cream Sandwich for Huawei Honor

So much for the rush to get the Ice Cream Sandwich update, well, the tenacious Chinese manufacturer has done it again! Android fans were definitely caught unaware about the unforeseen release of the Android 4.0 update from Huawei. The upgrade to the latest Android Operating System more popularly known as the Ice Cream Sandwich was … Read more

08/12/2011
Rockstar Brings Grand Theft Auto III to Android
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Rockstar Brings Grand Theft Auto III to Android

In commemoration of Grand Theft Auto III’s 10th anniversary, Rockstar Games, will be coming out with a special edition of the popular RPG game for Android devices. Grand Theft Auto is considered one of the classic computer and console games which lorded the video gaming scene during the late 90′s. Now, its famous developer, Rockstar … Read more