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27/01/2012
Wikipedia App for Android Goes Official
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Wikipedia App for Android Goes Official

In the midst of its ”Stop Online Piracy Act”/”E-PARASITE Act” (SOPA) and “The PROTECT IP Act” (PIPA) protest, WIkipedia, the most popular online encyclopedia released the Official WIkipedia App for Android. As everybody know, WIkipedia offers free online encyclopedia reference with over 20 million articles in its repository and covers around 280 different languages. Now, after … Read more

19/01/2012
ASUS Transformer Prime Revs Up
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ASUS Transformer Prime Revs Up

Taiwanese Electronics Manufacturer, ASUS has once more won the nod of approval from Android fans with its latest tablet, the ASUS Transformer Prime TF201 and the soon to launch TF700. The slate is one of the most awaited devices for this year after it made a buzz among techies towards the end of 2011. In … Read more

04/01/2012
Google to Require Holo as Standard Android Theme
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Google to Require Holo as Standard Android Theme

That is according to Adam Powell, an Android Framework engineer as posted by Tim Bray over Android Developers’ blog. On that note, we can say that Google, as the creator of Android, has finally stepped-in to clearly set a new interface standard for all Android devices and make Ice Cream Sandwich look more consistent on each … Read more

03/01/2012
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Coming to Android this 2012
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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II Coming to Android this 2012

2011 have been such an exciting year for Android gamers, at this early Android fans are anticipating that this year will most likely going have the same level of excitement. And we can say that it looks like it is. One of the biggest news for the gaming community is the announcement of Sega Corporation … Read more

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

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

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
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