Sony has been friendlier than many of its mobile rivals toward outside code, backing AOSP efforts even when it has had to shoulder most of...
Motorola Droid Bionic starts receiving Jelly Bean update, the love it needs
There's no question that the Droid Bionic has had a rough life between long delays, a more popular cousin and slow updates. Both Motor...
Facebook Home now (unofficially) available for almost any Android device
Despite an early leak on Monday, once again the internet lit-up with chatter about the release of Facebook Home in the Google Play store. ...
ZTE Director arrives at US Cellular, takes charge of entry-level Android
US Cellular has had precious few truly low-cost smartphones running an Android build that wasn't baked in 2010. For those who'd l...
ASUS FonePad ships April 26th in the UK, up for pre-order now
Back when ASUS first introduced that unorthodox FonePad to the masses at MWC, the Taiwanese company said the 7-inch device would be arri...
Facebook Home hits Google Play today, available for select Android devices
Chat heads, a virtual carousel of full screen (Instagram) images and enough status updates to let you keep close stalkerly tabs on your ...
NYPD now has Android smartphone arsenal to pull up records, identify perps
Thanks to an NYPD pilot program, over 400 officers have special Android smartphones that allow them to pull up suspect data on the spot,...
Huawei G510 heads to Vodafone UK, puts Jelly Bean on a budget
Huawei's G510 isn't what you'd call a screamer. In fact, the handset's more of what the Chinese market refers to as a &quo...
Jelly Bean update for AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket now available
We've witnessed AT&T deliver a very fresh Android experience to a number of Samsung's galactic handsets in the past few mont...
Samsung Galaxy Mega is official and comes in 6.3- and 5.8-inch sizes
We knew Samsung was planning more devices, but we didn't expect the arrival of two Galaxy Mega smartphones at the same time. Both ar...
Sony Xperia ZL review: a giant phone in a surprisingly compact frame
Sony took a rather unusual path with its flagship smartphone for 2013: it designed the hardware twice. The Xperia Z is ostensibly the star o...
Microsoft roadmap leak shows Office for iOS and Android to be released in fall of 2014
Despite a recent preoccupation with the web-based Office 365 service, the folks in Redmond haven't stopped working to bring regular MS...
ZTE Geek unveiled with 2GHz Intel Clover Trail+ and a terrible name
Oh ZTE you cheeky monkey. Towards the end of day one at IDF in Beijing, we stumbled upon this awkwardly titled Android Jelly Bean phone tha...
ASUS' 7-inch MeMo Pad now on sale for $150
Cheap tablets are currently on the rise, but not just low-end hardware from manufacturers that you've probably never heard of -- true...
Early-backer GameStick consoles delayed to June, dev units now shipping
Fancied PlayJams' GameStick Android gaming console enough to back it on Kickstarter earlier this year? The good news is that Dev unit...
OUYA promises improved responsiveness, simplified game installs for June retail launch
The OUYA's off to a rough start, with reviewers -- us included -- encountering button sticking and faceplate issues with the control...
Facebook Home official, replaces your app icons with social info
Today Facebook finally took the wraps off Home, a suite of apps and a home screen replacement for Android phones. It's not just a new ...
PSA: HTC One pre-orders start at AT&T today, Sprint tomorrow
You've been eying the HTC One's zero-gap body for well over a month, and now it's your chance to do something about it. AT&...
Sony Xperia ZL reaches Canada through Bell, Rogers and Videotron
While we're still waiting on an American carrier to officially release Sony's Xperia ZL , it turns out that Canadians don't h...
Ergo launches the GoNote Mini, a 7-inch Android tablet / netbook hybrid, we go hands-on
We first encountered Ergo Electronics at last year's Gadget Show Live, and since then the Birmingham-based tablet maker has graduate...