Article
by Phil Nickinson
Aug 30, 2012
Oh, happy day! After a bit of a false start this afternoon with the first update on Google Play, HBO Go is finally available on Jelly Bean devices -- and more specifically, on the Nexus 7. That'...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Aug 29, 2012
It's been an epic wait for the Sony Xperia TX, first rumored back in January under the codename "Hayabusa." Today we finally saw Sony's late 2012 flagship in the flesh, and it'...
Article
by Richard Devine
Aug 29, 2012
We get our first official look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 live at IFA in Berlin!
So, its official. We're live in Berlin at Samsung Unpacked where the next generation Galaxy Note has just b...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2012
I’ll start the review with what might come as a shocker to those that know me -- I love the Motorola Atrix HD. I love the way it feels, the way it runs, the changes Motorola has done with Ice ...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Aug 21, 2012
As much as we focus on the higher end of the smartphone food chain here at Android Central, there’s been no shortage of innovation among budget phones over the past year. Hardware which just a...
Review
by Alex Dobie
Aug 09, 2012
Oh Optimus Vu, what an odd little device you are. Developed as a less than subtle knee-jerk reaction to Samsung’s Galaxy Note, the Vu went on sale in Korea earlier this year, and it’ll s...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Aug 08, 2012
Oh Optimus Vu, what an odd little device you are. Developed as a less than subtle knee-jerk reaction to Samsung’s Galaxy Note, the Vu went on sale in Korea earlier this year, and it’ll s...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Aug 06, 2012
We told you over the weekend about Football's Sense 4.1-based ROM for the HTC One X. Today, we're taking it for a quick spin. And, as expected, it's still got the look and feel of the HT...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 31, 2012
Our Nexus 7 official travel cases have arrived, and of course we want to share some quick thoughts and impressions with you guys, The gray travel case has so far been pretty difficult to get, as the...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 30, 2012
The timing for the Samsung Galaxy Note on T-Mobile may seem a little odd, but that doesn't necessarily detract from the oversized Android smartphone.
Reviewing a phone like the Samsung Galax...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 16, 2012
We're big fans of folks learning just what they are doing when it comes to hacking at their devices. One click root applications are fine and dandy, but when (not if) something goes wrong one da...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2012
It's been a while since I got a chance to review a Motorola phone, and I think the Atrix HD is going to be a great way to reacquaint myself. The moment you put it in your hands, you remember jus...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jul 12, 2012
Google took its first steps towards redesigning the Android notification tray in Ice Cream Sandwich, and in the latest version, 4.1 Jelly Bean, it's taken things a step further, creating truly i...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jul 09, 2012
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean introduces a couple of new features in the stock camera app, with the aim of making it easier to sort through and prune all those photos you've been shooting with zero shu...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 09, 2012
We go hands-on with the Android 4.0.4 update for the AT&T Galaxy Note, with Samsung Premium Suite
AT&T will soon be pushing out Ice Cream Sandwich for the Samsung Galaxy Note, and we got...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2012
Ever wonder how you get Wifi at 10,000 feet, have it work while falling to earth, then landing under the safety of a parachute? Google co-founder Sergey Brin showed us this morning during the D...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 28, 2012
The inclusion of an NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU (and GPU) in the Nexus 7 tablet indicates that Google's betting on mobile gaming to generate sales of the device. That's only natural considering the s...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 28, 2012
Last year it was an oversized Android-powered labyrinth, and this year the centerpiece of the Google I/O second-floor display was a giant robotic Google Nexus Q. Attached to a robot arm and adorned ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2012
This nearly brought the house down in more than one way Wednesday. Sergey Brin's surprise appearance at the Day 1 keynote at the Google I/O developer conference wasn't merely just to show of...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 28, 2012
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has arrived, in the form of a preview version of the OS on the Galaxy Nexuses given away to Google I/O attendees. As we've already mentioned in our coverage of Jelly Bean,...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 26, 2012
Verizon's finally pushing out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX, bringing Moto's U.S. flagship. This moves the RAZRs up to what ...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 26, 2012
A giant pin stuck smack in Moscone West can mean only one thing.
Google I/O is here! Everybody's favorite search engine/Internet Giant is, of course, having its annual developer conferenc...
Review
by Alex Dobie
Jun 26, 2012
Can build quality and multimedia chops redeem a phone lacking the latest version of Android? Find out as we take a closer look at the Sony Xperia P.
The fact that we’re starting to see dua...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 18, 2012
When I first opened the box for the LG Optimus 4X HD, the words "wow" came out of my mouth. It's 4.7-inches of sexy, iconic LG style, in white, and that's a good way to get me hook...
Article
by James Richardson
Jun 15, 2012
With three new Android devices released in the past few months, HTC have been pretty busy on the 'high end' side of things. Luckily they haven't forgotten about the low end market, as th...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 14, 2012
After several delays, Max Payne has finally made its way to Google Play. Rockstar did a pretty good job with device support, and we got an early look at the enhanced Tegra 3 version. If you're a...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 12, 2012
You've gotta hand it to LG. The Korean manufacturer knows how to package a smartphone, at least when U.S. carriers aren't involved.
Here we have the LG Optimus Vu. It's the crazy ...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Jun 07, 2012
A mid-range phone packing LTE for Sprint's as-of-yet-unlaunched network - is it worth the investment?
The LG Viper 4G LTE is an interesting phone. (For starters, that name is lo...
Article
by Alex Dobie
Jun 04, 2012
As we put the finishing touches to our definitive Samsung Galaxy S III (S3) review, why not take a few minutes to check out our complete video walkthrough of the phone. Samsung's latest flagship...
Review
by Joshua Munoz
Jun 01, 2012
Thin, fast, and light, Huawei is poised to make waves with the Ascend P1 -- but is it enough to gain a foothold in new markets?
Huawei is certainly a bit of an anomaly to me. They&#...
