Android

Firefox for Android hits Beta 23, loves sharing

It’s Firefox for Android (Beta 23) and its even cooler than before, because today Mozilla has released a slew of updates for this very…

Snailboy review: visually stunning, but needs to come out of its shell

Snailboy: an epic adventure (beta version), a platform-puzzler from Cape Town-based mobile company Thoopid is mediocre fun. It has issues, like every other game out there…

Koush does Chromecasts… the right way

When Google announced Chromecast, the first thing I read about online was “how few services are supported”, but once again, the custom community is…

SOL is a rugged, solar-powered, Ubuntu-running laptop

Gadget makers like to say that their toys offer technologies that are “world firsts”. In the case of SOL, this is undoubtedly the truth. SOL…

Sony Xperia Z: still a really great phone

The Sony Xperia Z. It’s a really good phone. And there is no higher praise that a smartphone can get. It does what a…

North Korean tablet ‘Samjiyon’ has Angry Birds, won’t play nice with Western internet

North Korea is a black hole of technology, where Android tablets and smartphones don’t exist and the internet is a rumour. Guess what, only…

Nvidia Shield review roundup: great specs but lacking content

Gearburn rounds-up a bunch of reviews from around the web of the NVIDIA Shield– the Tegra-powered gaming tech device that acts as a portable…

Video-less rooted Kindle Fire sorted

Those who purchased the Kindle Fire and the swiftly proceeded to root it to allow the installation of unapproved apps would have swiftly hit…

Video Review: Sony Ericsson ray

This is the future of entry level phones, at least on the upper end of entry level. Small, compact and affordable touchscreen Android devices…

Review: HTC Sensation of a near miss

I have a soft spot for HTC. My trusted Desire was my first Android-powered device, and needless to say, I love it. It’s a…

‘Buffy’ stabs at the heart of Facebook phones

Users have been bombarded with ‘Facebook’ phones this year. Most of them, with the Vodafone 555 blue as a prime example, were pretty standard…

‘Dirty Dozen’ least secure smartphones – all Android

First, get ready with a pinch of salt, as security companies sounding alarms about security can be self-serving. Vested interest, and all. But Bit9,…

40 000 apps and counting for the Windows Phone Marketplace

The Windows App store is inching ever closer to relevance with the landmark availability of over 40 000 applications for its line of smartphones. Earlier…

Mobile phone gaming kills casual gaming handhelds

Is casual gaming, the supposed vampire sucking on the life-blood of the “hard-core” market, heading into a downward spiral? According to a report by…

Amazon maybe making smartphone, speculation rages

Evidence is thin, but it’s enough to have the tech analysts in a tizzy. Decide for yourself: “Based on our supply chain channel checks…

Review: The Xperia Neo, shiny like a Chinese stereo

Looking for a midrange smartphone, want Android, don’t want to shell out iPhone prices? Look no further than the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. Just…

Samsung Galaxy Note review — bigger is better

The Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 makes me feel like an idiot for loving Apple. For years I defended the iPhone, calling it the next…

Google serves up Ice Cream Sandwich, Galaxy Nexus

Google gave its customers two launches in one when it unveiled its highly anticipated Ice Cream sandwich operating system, along with an all new…

Are you ready for some Ice Cream Sandwich?

As you may have heard, Google is on the verge or releasing its blend of Gingerbread (phone OS) and Honeycomb (tablet OS) and will…

Bangladesh releases $130 laptop

First India unveiled a US$45 tablet. Now Bangladesh has unveiled an Android-powered US$130 laptop. This locally made laptop, like the uber-cheap tablet will hopefully…

Review: A little Xperia Ray of sunshine

In a world of increasingly samey Android phones, Sony Ericsson drops the Xperia Ray. It’s pretty hard to make a mobile phone eye-catching or…

Unlocking Android’s true potential

Android allows users full control and customisation of its devices through a process known as “rooting”. There are, however, some risks involved. The big…

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