By now, it’s pretty evident that 2013 will be the year of 5-inch 1080 displays on all flagship Android phones. HTC kicked off the trend a few months ago with the HTC J Butterfly and Droid DNA, and now ZTE and every other OEM has followed suit. The ZTE Grand S may not have stolen ... Read More »
The Archos GamePad doesn’t have the flash or the breadth of capabilities seen in NVIDIA’s Project SHIELD, but at just $169.99, and available already in the UK with a US launch coming in February, the GamePad could be the answer for Android gamers jonesing for some real controls to use with ... Read More »
CES is full of Android-related devices connected or built into televisions, but the new Archos TV Connect is the very first Google-certified device to deliver the full Android experience on a TV. While Google TV devices may have a version of the OS developed specifically for large screen displays, Archos has chosen to use a ... Read More »
If there’s anyone that can take on the streaming giants like Hulu, Netflix and Amazon, it’s Redbox Instant by Verizon. Announced today, consumers will finally be able sign up for Redbox Instant and download the Android app this March.
Redbox’s answer to subscription based movie streaming has been in beta for several weeks now, with ... Read More »
Now that smartphone manufacturers have mastered multi-core processors capable of handling the most intense of computing tasks, camera sensors that rival $300 point-and-shoots, massive full HD displays that look like vibrant, glowing printed paper and radio technology that provides handhelds with faster data speeds than home connections, what’s next? Samsung is putting their money on ... Read More »
The Pebble team made its first ever CES appearance this morning with a small press event to show off its Pebble smart watch for the first time. Since the Kickstarter project launched, Pebble backers have been kept up-to-date on every little production detail. But don’t worry; we’ll fill you in if you’re not ... Read More »
Our first impression of the Huawei Ascend Mate at its unveiling two days ago was that it was a great big beast of a phone. When we finally got our hands on it yesterday, we were in no way shocked to find that there’s no magic that makes a 6.1-inch phone anything less ... Read More »
While there are a lot of Android-powered devices here at CES, there aren’t many worth writing about. Fortunately for Huawei, the Ascend D2 is impressive enough to impress us. The specs on the Huawei D2 are in line with the latest flagship devices from HTC and Sony, but the design of the device leaves a ... Read More »
One of the biggest CES announcements so far this year has been the Nvidia Project Shield. Our friends at Nvidia are looking to shake up the gaming industry just a little with their very first portable gaming system. We stopped by the Nvidia booth today to get a closer look at the device, but they ... Read More »
Project Shield is easily the best thing to come out of CES 2013. The unique handheld gaming system features top of the line specs, vanilla Android, the ability to stream games from your PC gaming library right to the device and complete access to all Google apps and services. So how much is ... Read More »
