Chrome for Android: No flash support, blame divided
By: Alan Ng | Posted: February 9, 2012Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Google Chrome remains one of the most popular web browsers in comparison to Firefox, IE and Safari, and you can imagine the delight amongst Android owners when they found out earlier this week that a mobile version of Chrome was…
Chrome for Android beta live, features and compatibility info
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: February 7, 2012Filed under: Android Apps, Apps
Back in 2008 many were sceptical about Google’s decision to launch a web browser to take on the likes of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera, however now it is many people’s browser of choice and…
Sprint Galaxy Nexus closer as Google page opens
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 29, 2012Filed under: Cell Phones, Handsets
Earlier this month an ad for the CES event in Las Vegas emerged that seemed to indicate the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was inbound to the Sprint network, and then a few days later a sign up page for the device…
Google+ attempts Facebook rivalling following, opens to teens
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: January 27, 2012Filed under: Social Media
From the moment Google+ first launched it has been a fairly exclusive site, enforcing strict policies about who joins and only having limited spaces available to begin with. Since then Google has relaxed certain rules and now has a huge…
Google privacy changes come under fire
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 25, 2012Filed under: Social Media
Search engine giant Google offers users a variety of different services, but now it has come under fire from some for changes it has made to its privacy rules. The company has decided to bring all of its products under…
Android ICS update brings experimental Gmail app features
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: January 25, 2012Filed under: Android Apps, Phone Software
Looks like some Android smartphone owners got a little more than they expected when their devices were updated with Ice Cream Sandwich recently. The update has been rolling out across many Android devices as promised. Reports are suggesting that when…
Special edition Android toys commemorate Chinese New Year
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: January 24, 2012Filed under: Gadgets
The start of the Chinese New Year or the Lunar Year has finally arrived and as a way to commemorate the celebrated occasion, Dead Zebra has launched a range of special edition Android toys complete with traditional oriental style designs….
Google+ real name policy rule relaxed as promised
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: January 24, 2012Filed under: Social Media
Since we first reported the launch of Google+ it has become more and more popular and is now well established despite not even existing for a year yet. To start with many people discovered their accounts were being deleted due…
Millions sign Google petition against SOPA and PIPA
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 19, 2012Filed under: Alternative News
Yesterday saw the shutdown of a variety of websites in protest to the US Government plans for the anti-piracy legislation, which included the likes of Wikipedia taking part. During the protests it has been revealed that millions signed the Google…
Worsening Galaxy Nexus bug reported by numerous users
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 16, 2012Filed under: Cell Phones, Handsets
When the Samsung Galaxy Nexus first released in the UK many owners reported of a strange issue with the sound, and the fact it would lower itself all on its own. This was eventually fixed via a software update ahead…
Rupert Murdoch hits out at Google via Twitter account
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 16, 2012Filed under: Social Media
During the last few months Rupert Murdoch who owns the News Corporation has been hitting the headlines quite a lot. Now he has hit out at Google over piracy via his Twitter account. Murdoch took to Twitter to accuse Google…
Google to take on Apple with Nexus TV?
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 14, 2012Filed under: Electronics, Televisions
Google looks to be making a big push this year with its TV platform, we have already had news that future sets with the service will feature the OnLive gaming experience built-in. They are also expanding into regions such as…
Bing overtakes Yahoo! search, have you switched to Bing?
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: January 12, 2012Filed under: Alternative News
Google search has once again proven that it is the most utilized search engine in the land in recent comScore figures, however looking a bit deeper into the statistics we can reveal that in the U.S. Bing has overtaken Yahoo!…
Polaroid introduces SC1630, call making Android Smart Camera
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: January 11, 2012Filed under: Digital Cameras
Before it began some journalists reported that this year’s Consumer Electronics Show would be predictable and while for some of the event that statement is true, Polaroid is one company that has produced the unpredictable with their SC1630 Smart Camera….
No Android fragmentation says Schmidt, agree?
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 11, 2012Filed under: Cell Phones, Phone Software
As owners of many Android handsets wait to hear if they will receive the latest version of the platforms operating system, a lot of devices are still using much older versions. Now Google’s Eric Schmidt claims that there is no…
