by Gary Sims, 3 weeks ago

The head of Samsung Mobile and the co-CEO of Samsung Electronics J. K. Shin has told buyers that it doesn’t matter which processor is running in their new Galaxy S4 and that most people won’t…

by Gary Sims, 3 weeks ago

Last week a purported internal document from RadioShack showed the possibility that the electronics retailer would start selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 with an AT&T contract from April 26th. This has turned out to be almost true….

by Gary Sims, 3 weeks ago

The Raspberry Pi has created a mini-revolution among enthusiasts, hobbyists and those keen on learning programming and hardware design. But the $35 Raspberry Pi is now facing some stiff competition from the BeagleBone Black. The latest revision of the Beagle…

by Gary Sims, 3 weeks ago

Back in February of this year Google came under fire when it was revealed that personal data was sent to developers for every app purchase made, but now Google has started to role out a new version…

by Gary Sims, 3 weeks ago

There are several 1080p full HD smartphones vying for the top spot in the increasingly crowded high end Android handset market. Among them are the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4. But how do they compare? Here…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

A professor of computer science from the University of California, Davis has been doing research into security vulnerabilities in Android apps and has discovered that some apps are exposing interfaces which could be used for malicious purposes. Although the research…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

Buying Android smartphones from China can be advantageous in terms of pricing, however the whole process is not as simple as just walking into your local cellphone shop and buying a new device. Potentially you are buying…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

After two years of investigations and subsequent negotiations, the EU and Google have agreed on a set of terms which will see Google legally obliged to change some of its search results in Europe to ensure that…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

Like in politics  24 hours is a long time in the world of custom Android ROMs. CyanogenMod, the most popular alternative Android firmware, is updated regularly by its many contributors and there is a nightly build…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

Flash memory has come a long way over the last 30 years or so and Samsung’s recent announcement that it has started to mass produce 16GB flash memory chips demonstrates how dependent we are today on this…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

The traditional way to get hold of an Android phone was to sign a 2 year contract with your carrier and pick a phone to match your budget. However that method is changing with companies like Google…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

The standard way to develop apps for Android is to use Google’s software development kit (SDK) together with Java and XML. Although the SDK is free, there is a learning curve for those who aren’t proficient in Java or…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

Those hackers and developers in the USA who are keen to get hold of a less restricted edition of the HTC One don’t have long to wait. During the recent Facebook Home event, a HTC spokesperson revealed…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

New research from security specialists Bitdefender suggests that as many as one third of free Android apps access and upload your private data (including your phone number) to third parties. Issues around privacy and security are constantly with us in…

by Gary Sims, 1 month ago

Google will refresh the Nexus 7 this summer and in doing so it will switch from using NVIDA’s Tegra 3 to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor. According to two different sources, who have spoken to Reuters, Google…