Android Community Weekly: January 22, 2012
It’s been a surprisingly busy week for Android as 2012 gets started in earnest. Much of the news from Monday and Tuesday came as the tech industry caught its collective breath, after the gadget smorgasbord that was the Consumer Electronics Show. For the best and brightest, be sure to check out or Android CES wrap up. You can see all our coverage of CES 2012, from this week and last, by visiting our CES portal. As for the rest – and that encompasses quite a lot this...
Read More...WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Liquipel
– January 23, 2012Posted in: NewsFeed Make your smartphone weatherproof Your average smartphone is a clever little gadget (hence the name). They've become our music players, our cameras, our organisers. They even make phone calls! It doesn't matter which brand you go for, they all make our lives more fun, faster and generally just a bit easier to manage. But they all have one common enemy – the elements. Yes, you can clad your prize possession in a chunky rubber case...
Read More...Sony Xperia Ion vs Sony Xperia S
CES 2012 was a huge event for many mobile manufacturers showcasing their new products for this year. Many of them proved to be quite heavy contenders with their awesome line-up of smartphones, tablets, and accessories for the coming months. CES 2012 also marked the end of Sony Ericsson and the birth of Sony Mobile Communications. At the same CES 2012, the previously rumored Sony Xperia Nozomi finally made its first official appearance, with Sony’s introducing the device...
Read More...Heyzap Is A Social Discovery App For Mobile Gamers – Signs 12 New Mobile Gaming Partners
Having 500,000+ applications in the Android Market sure sounds amazing but do you ever get the feeling that you’re missing out on a hidden gem? The best way to discover something new is to simply ask your friends what they’re playing but pinging them on Twitter/Facebook every day could prove bothersome. Well, Heyzap looks to make that process a little easier by introducing a mobile gaming community. While this may sound much like the many “app discovery”...
Read More...How To Open HTC Flyer Back Cover, Insert SIM, Memory Card
HTC Flyer has a tough battery cover on the back. Here is THE simple technique you need to learn to open the back cover of the HTC Flyer tablet. Keep up with us – Subscribe here: youtube.com Visit us on the web: onlygizmos.com http catch us on Facebook twitter.com Talk to us on Twitter This video is IP of OnlyGizmos.com. Republishing outside our YouTube channel (youtube.com/onlygeek) or editing this is not permitted. Though please feel free to embed it on your site ...
Read More...How to Install Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich on Samsung Galaxy S2
Proud owners of the Samsung Galaxy S2 will have more reasons to smile as an all-new unofficial Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy S2 is heading its way to consumers. The recent update follows in a timely fashion after the official announcement made by Samsung Electronics of staying true to its promise of giving its Galaxy devices a taste of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Sporting a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor and 1 GB of RAM, the Galaxy S2 is certainly a worthy...
Read More...Android Central weekly photo contest winner: Sunset or sunrise
The winner of this week's Android Central photo contest is Travis Detweiler with his picture of sunrise over Tampa Bay. Taken with his HTC EVO 3D while heading out into the gulf to catch a few Amberjack and Grouper. Travis says he didn't use any particular camera app or effects, just the camera as-is on his 3VO. He captured the theme and framed the perfect shot. Congrats, Travis! We had well over a thousand entries, and while it took a while to look through them all...
Read More...High Resolution Images in iBooks 2 Point Towards Retina Display New iPad
– January 21, 2012Posted in: Apple, iPad 3, NewsFeed iBooks 2 has been dissected by specialists over the last day, as they searched for hints regarding the next iPad. Obviously, they found something, as you might have already figured out from the title of this article. I’m talking about high resolution images, that point towards a new tablet with Retina Display resolution. Back in 2010 these “@2x” images were uncovered and indicated that the iPad 2 could have been...
Read More...Google Sky Map Is Dead – Long Live Open Sourced Google Sky Map
If there was one “must have” Android app ever since back in the G1 days, it was Google Sky Map. Used more as a way to impress friends or even that special girl as you lay on the hood of your car, Google Sky Map gave everyday Joe Shmoes access to stars and all of its wonders. With that being said — Google Sky Map is dead. Okay, I should clarify a bit. Google has officially stepped down as head of the Sky Map project instead, open sourcing the app so that other...
Read More...Android 4.0 Update Coming to the Original ASUS Transformer Tablet in Mid-February, According to ASUS
If you had questions about the real update time frame of the ASUS Eee Transformer tablet, know that the slate will receive its portion of Android Ice Cream Sandwich in mid-February according to ASUS North America, that issued this statement in a comment on Facebook. It has been a good start of the year, with the ASUS Transformer Prime receiving the update in January 10th, instead of the 12th, as promised. Then, over the past weekend the Motorola Xoom WiFi edition got it...
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