Android

Here are your mobile gaming picks of the week

It’s that time of the week once again, where we scour the various app stores for the latest and greatest mobile videogames. We’ve got…

Surprise! Counter-Strike 1.6 has been ported to Android

We’ve seen all manner of PC titles come to Android, from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic to XCOM: Enemy Within. We can now…

Latest Android N preview brings Vulkan API support, more emojis

Google engineers are quietly beavering away on Android N, the latest version of its all-conquering mobile platform. Last month, the company introduced the first preview for developers, giving us a…

Google sets sights on better accessibility in Android

Smartphones are amazing tools, but there’s no doubting that platform-holders can do a little better when it comes to accessibility. Apple has done a…

Android N: what you need to know about Google’s ‘nutty’ OS

Only this week did nearly two-year-old Android Lollipop become Google‘s most popular mobile OS version, but the company has now released Android N —…

Remix Mini Android-based PC launches in South Africa

The Remix Mini, a micro-computer built by Jide Technology and running Remix OS, is now available in South Africa. Launching today (7 March), the…

LG G5 joins Samsung Galaxy S7 in shirking microSD card app installs

There’s no such thing as a perfect phone, and the Samsung Galaxy S7 is probably the best recent example. After Samsung righted its wrongs…

Beast mode: Asus unveils world’s first quad-mode, Dual-OS laptop [CES2014]

After some 4K TV announcements by LG, Panasonic and Sharp at International CES today, Asus Chairman Jonney Shih jolted us awake with his usual…

Gearburn’s 6 best mobile phones of 2013

This year was a landmark year for mobile phones. We’ve had iPhones, Samsungs and Nokias competing for the top spot but ironically, each device…

UbiSlate 7Ci could be cheapest Android tablet yet

The UbiSlate 7Ci comes from the UK, is made by Datawind, and sells for £30, sorry that’s actually £40 if you add a delivery…

Apparently Nokia’s developing an Android phone set for early next year

So word on the street has it that Nokia’s developing an Android smartphone — a first for the Finnish tech giant. According to the…

LG Smart TVs to use any phone as controller by 2014

Using a smartphone as a TV remote is a nifty idea that has been championed by a few mobile phone makers, like Samsung and…

Google Chrome web apps coming soon to iOS, Android

Love Chrome web apps but wish they could be on your iOS or Android device? Google has you covered. While Google has declined to…

Pebble smartwatch now sold on US Amazon store for $148.99

Pebble, the e-Paper watch compatible with both iOS and Android is now on sale and available on the US Amazon store for a healthy…

CyanogenMod Installer leaves Google Play for ‘violating developer terms’

There was much excitement around the web two weeks ago when it was announced that the popular custom operating system for Android, CyanogenMod, was…

Eric Schmidt posts how-to guide for migrating from iPhone to Android

Android or iOS? Which is your poison? If you’re like Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s “friend” — an iPhone user looking for a change —…

Watch LG’s G Flex magically heal after it’s attacked by keys

The LG G Flex has a neat trick up its sleeve. This YouTube user, Marques Brownlee has posted a video of him scarring the…

Lenovo Yoga review: is this the future of tablet flexibility?

There were tablets before the iPad, but none of them really made anything more than a splash in the market. Since then, Apple has…

CyanogenMod’s one-click installer launches on Google Play

Keen for a cleaner, more unique experience on your Android device but find the manual CyanogenMod install process daunting? Well, the popular modified Android operating…

Moto G unveiled, only $180 for a lot of smartphone

Earlier this week The Wall Street Journal reported that a cheaper phone, known as the Moto G, is on its way and cost in…

Official PS4 PlayStation app now available for iOS and Android

Sony’s PS4 launches two days from now — 15 November in the States (13 December in South Africa) — and we couldn’t be more…

LG G2 review: this is the Android you’re looking for

As a phone, as a video player and as a social media machine, the LG G2 is a success. It’s also the closest most…

‘Smart’ review: a brilliant homescreen replacement for your ageing Android

How many older Android phones (and we’re talking about Froyo, Android 2.2 here) have what we would call a “handsome” start screen? Customising Android…

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