Archives for April 1st, 2014
Xperia M2 hands-on photos; sized up against the Xperia Z2
We have not seen any in-the-wild pictures of the Xperia M2 since it launched on the trade floor of MWC, Barcelona earlier in the year. Just to remind ourselves that this handset is due to launch next month, we’ve attached a number of hands-on pictures showing the Xperia M2 across all angles. There’s even a ...
Boost Mobile Adds International Calling Minute Packs
Boost Mobile customers will now be able to make affordable international calls with Boost Mobile’s new International Minute Packs. The minute packs are a great deal for those who want to keep in touch with friends and family who reside around the globe. Beginning at $10 and maxing out at $20, Boost’s International Minute Packs vary ...
Minor update (15.3.A.1.17) certified for the Xperia L
The Xperia L recently saw a carrier-specific update land in the form of build version 15.3.A.1.16. The last global firmware release was build number 15.3.A.1.14. Now a new firmware version has been certified for the handset with build 15.3.A.1.17. As you can tell from the evolution in build number, this is likely to be a ...
Don’t Wait Until April 11th, Buy a Samsung Galaxy S5 Today!
The Samsung Galaxy S5 isn’t set to release in the U.S. until April 11th, but thanks to on-line retailer GSM Nation, you can grab yourself an unlocked international version of the Galaxy S5 a week before its official street date. It’ll set you back $749, but it’s a small price to pay for a life ...
Samsung Reveals Galaxy Tab4 Series KitKat Powered Tablets
It’s April Fools Day for sure, but Samsung took some time off from the jokes by announcing the next step in the company’s Galaxy Tab series, the Tab4 Series tablets. The Tab4 devices will be available in three different sizes to suit your needs. The All units tout a WXGA display, and come in 10.1 ...
XDA Hack Lets You Stream Music From Your Google Play Music Library With a Third-Party App
Do you love the Google Play Music service but hate using the official Android and web app? A new app from XDA developer bubbleguuum allows you to play your Google Music library from any third-party music app by mounting the play music cloud as a FUSE filesystem, allowing any standard music player to recognize the files ...
Sony rep says Xperia SP not getting KitKat
FrAndroid is one of the biggest Android sites in France, this equally goes for its forum. FrAndroid has a dedicated section within its forums called “Sony answers your questions”. In this forum, users can ask the Sony Mobile team questions every Tuesday between 10.00 and 13.00. Once such thread from 18 February 2014 was asking ...
BBM Adds Stickers, Large File Transfer to Android, iOS and BlackBerry 10 Apps
BBM users will be receiving some sweet new features this afternoon when BlackBerry begins the rollout of an update to BBM for BlackBerry 10, iOS and Android devices. The updates bring stickers to BBM, the ability to send larger files to other BBM users and share pictures while in the middle of a multi-person chat. ...
Xperia Z2 heading to Canada exclusively through Bell
Sony Mobile has announced that the Xperia Z2 will be landing in Canada in May 2014, exclusively through Bell Mobility. All three colours will be available (black, purple and white) across Sony and Bell stores. For further details click here. Pricing details are yet to be confirmed.
Infographic: The Android Story from Cupcake to KitKat
Sure, we all know about Google’s Android mobile operating system today, but back in 2004, almost nobody had heard of the little startup. In 2008, just three years after Google acquired Android Inc., the technology scene remained skeptical. Would Google’s smartphone ambitions succeed? Could the advertising giant beat out Apple’s iPhone? Android may not have beaten ...