Category Archives: Android
Samsung Transform Ultra (M930) Review
Samsung is releasing the Transform Ultra (M930) on Sprint. This 3.5″ LCD touch screen runs Android on a 1GHz processor with a full QWERTY keypad; does it have enough stuff to keep up with Willie though? Find out in the full Guru Inspection! Click the details button to watch the full video review.
HTC Rezound with Beats, Coming November 14th on Verizon
Today HTC had an announcement planned, and they finally announced the rumored device code named Vigor. The device was announced under the name Rezound. Verizon has announced several LTE heavy hitter Android devices and this is another to add to the list.
Spec wise the Rezound is very impressive. It is supporting a 4.3 720p display, which seems to be the beginning of the new Android trend on resolutions. Powering the phone is a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 16GB of storage on board with a 16GB SD card, and 1GB of RAM, all running on Sense 3.5.
The not so good news is, the fact that the device will launch with Gingerbread, but of course, HTC says that the phone is capable of running Ice Cream Sandwich. The phone will get the 4.0 update early next year. The camera has been really worked to give great shots with its 8MP optics and instant shutter, panorama assist, action burst, complimenting an f2.2 lens. It is capable of 1080p video recording and has slow motion capture integrated.
If you look on back you will see the red Dr. Dre Beats logo. This is the first phone that comes with a pair of Beats headphones ,and there is an API that will allow developers to take advantage of the hardware and software. This HTC phone is a true Android killer and will no doubt be the device you will want to get if you love, Android, Music, Beats Audio, Verizon and HTC.
(via Android Community)
Gmail User Interface and Features Updated
Google has been doing some serious revamping of their Gmail UI and features. Today, rolled out now is the new Gmail page. When you log-in on your browser, you should see the option at the lower right corner to activate the new look. Some features added are the dynamic window resizing, you can change the display density, profile pictures are now available, and they have High Definition themes.
Also now if you look at the conversation thread in an email, it has been cleaned up and sorted for easy viewing. Google added improved search at the top to get to any content or email you are searching for very quickly. These are all great improvements and we like to see that Google is still innovating on their email service, to better our experience.
(via Gmail Blog)
Barnes & Noble Nook Event Announced, Kindle Fire Competition?
Barnes & Noble has been in the e-reader business for a couple of years now. They usually announce a new product before the holiday season hits hard. They have set the event this year for November 7th and it is defiantly Nook related. We will probably be seeing the Nook 2 or the second iteration of the Nook.
The current Nook price is at $250 and has sold reasonably well. This will be a tough follow up this year, especially since Amazon’s Kindle Fire will be for sale on November 15th for $199. The Fire is a more robust tablet than the current Nook is, and has a lot more content availability. We will see if Barnes & Noble step their game up, or stay right in the segment of the market they are in.
(via Android Community)
GameStop Looks for Other Retail Avenues
GameStop has been a big player in the buying and selling games and game consoles. They have been very lucrative at it and now are looking for ways to branch their business. Everyone knows that gaming is pushing to mobile devices more and more. Now, GameStop is going to start stocking Android Tablets pre-loaded with games.
The first tablets available will be the Acer Iconia Tab 100, Asus Eee Pad Transformer and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which are pretty much the heavy hitters of the Android Tablets. What makes this interesting is that GameStop makes a lot of money on trading games and systems in. Recently, they have started taking iPod Touch, iPhones and more general gadgets in on trade, so surely they will expand to tablets.
Although the tablets will cost around the same as other retailers on the market, we feel that this is a smart move for GameStop. They have to push forward to the future, and lets face it, the future of gaming is buying games with the tap of a button. We will see in the future on what else GameStop adds to their business, who knows maybe they will create an app store to sell games on.
(via Android Community)
