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There were quite a few rumors lately about the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini, now the smartphone's picture appeared on Samsung's Apps Website(don't mind the photo's specs, it's a concept folks). So, we may assume that it's a done deal, even if Samsung kept quiet until now. Actually, we have no official s...

The first press images for the white Nexus 4 have apparently hit the web, but a launch date is not yet in sight.A tipster sent Android Police these press images, revealing that the white Nexus 4 won’t arrive in a 32GB capacity. Instead the white handset will be available in either 8GB or 16GB vers...

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Many people are now mulling over the idea of purchasing a new smartphone and the three leading candidates are HTC One, Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Z. But which to choose? Next to design and hardware, one thing to take into consideration is the user interface which plays a big role when choosin...
“Don’t cry for me, Argentina!” President Cristina Kirchner’s tough foreign currency policies have resulted in difficulties for Android developers and users in the country (Photo credit: AP).Update: Corrected information regarding Google Play purchases from within the country....

Hisense has just released two new affordable tablet computers with decent specs. The two tablets which will be priced at $99 and $149 will be sold at Walmart stores. The New Line of Cheap Android Tablets From Hisense / ...

Google Drive, the file storage service launched 13 months ago has got a new user interface and a bunch of new features in the mobile app version of the service Google Drive gets a new look on mobile devices / ...

With the animated film, Epic, having hit theaters yesterday, Gameloft has also released a Android game of the same name to go along with the release. The animated film Epic is now available on Google Play / ...

Curiosity is finally coming to a close. Last week when we covered the Curiosity Cube it had around 16 layers, and as of this afternoon we’re down to only 5. Someone should crack the cube in the next few days or possibly sooner depending on how curious people get...The countdown clock is gone altho...

After seeing in a series of images potential changes for Google’s mobile email app, a new screenshot seem to reveal that the Gmail’s web user interface will also be overhauled.The Next Web has an image that indicates a tab-based UI is coming to Gmail at some point in the near future. As you can...

Another Motorola X-Phone variant, model XT1060 has pass through the FCC recently. The model XT1060 version sports CDMA frequencies, LTE Band 4, Band 13 and GSM capabilities. We know that the XT1060 is the Verizon Wireless variant because radio frequencies 850 MHz and 1900 MHz just happen to be us...

Every week at Android brings news of exciting innovations to the table for the enjoyment of our readers. This week, the main stars were the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean firmware Leak, a new Android launcher called Everything.Me, the Galaxy Note 8.0 and the Galaxy Tab 3. ...

This week on Android Authority On Air we covered the latest and great Android ecosystem rumors to hit the web since Google IO last week. Will we see Android 4.3 announced and a few new devices come June 10th? We’re not sure but, a white Nexus 4 has been spotted again and a new, Google branded ...

The Samsung Galaxy S4 seems to be more than just a high-end product name, but a family of products designed to cater for your every need. We’ve already reported heavily on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active and the Galaxy S4 Mini, and now it looks like its time for some more Galaxy S4 Zoom details.As th...

1. Combo Crew The Combo Crew is a new touch-based brawler from the fine folks known as The Gamebakers. You’ll have to beat down hundreds of bad guys as you attempt to climb to the top of the tower, and you can even get a little help from your friends in using the games asynchronous multiplaye...

The Taiwanese company struck gold with the HTC One, just the day before yesterday announcing they sold over 5 million units, now there are rumors all around the place about a bigger, better version of the company flagship. HTC were plagued by various troubles lately, from a migration of its top e...

According to an insider in the industry, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 will be released soon, running on Android OS. But what is very interesting is the CPU chosen by Samsung to power the tablet. Despite the fact that Samsung has a line of in-house made processors, the Exynos,they have chosen Intel's...

Everyone loves getting something for nothing, and if you’re one of those folks Orange Pixel has just the thing for you. Yesterday they released their free summer game, and it goes by the name of Sketchbook Squad. Sketchbook Squad is an endless jumping game in the vein of Doodle Jump, but with O...

''The times they are a changing'': while the guardians of privacy are crying their eyes out, a growing generation of ''public'' young people have other problems on their minds. Facebook and other social networks: thanks a bunch! Privacy? Don't need it!...

Show me your Homescreen, and I'll tell you who you are. As unique as everyone's homescreen is, it's pretty interesting to see how every different type of person has a different way their homescreen is laid out and used. The hoarder, the nitpickers, the aesthetics, the nerd, the minima...

What do you want to get out of a music app? Something that can provide free music to your streamed straight to you smartphone or tablet? How about something that allows you to create custom collections/playlists of relatively new and indie music? If you want any of these options and your current mus...

You know what photos we’re searching for, right? (Image credit: Photographer / Shutterstock)Search is increasingly becoming human. While users from my generation have been used to search operators like “and”, “or” and the plus and minus signs, search queries are becomi...
In a surprising report from the Wall Street Journal, it appears that Google is aggressively moving toward bringing "the next billion" Internet users online - soon. If they succeed, expect the number of Android users around the world to skyrocket.(This is a preview - click here to read the entire ent...

The permissions Hangouts asks forLessons learnedFor mobile, the switch from Google Talk to Hangouts was little more than a facelift. The deeper issues reside in back-end utility, and inside desktop applications. Google Talk inside of GMail will allow for SMS or calls. Hangouts will not, currently.Ma...

After the first images showing Android 4.3 Jelly Bean running on a Nexus 4 at Thailand Mobile Expo surfaced, a first video showing the camera app updated UI has hit the web.As you can see in the following video, only the camera app is shown (unfortunately), with the person recording the video not re...

With the release of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition, it’s clear that Samsung and Google are committed to working together, but that doesn’t mean the relationship is perfect. For Google, Samsung having too much power in the Android world could be potentially worrisome. For Samsung, i...

After the first controversy between the two tech giants regarding Microsoft's YouTube app for Windows Phone, when Google accused Microsoft of unfair practices and ripping them off, things seem to have cooled down and the sun shines again for the two companies. The issue in question was Micr...

The Internet is a powerful tool. Used in the right hands it can oust corrupt governments, allow better collaboration and communication, and inspire us in ways that were impossible just a few decades ago. Those of us that have easy access to the web often take this gift for granted. We forget that ou...