Android News

I came across these absolutely stunning live wallpapers fresh off the Android Market and felt the need to share them with you here. Brought to you by a couple of self-proclaimed indie game developers, Central Core Studios has taken time away from coding games, instead to work on a few more artistic projects. Like these [...]

After a developer recently leaked to Business Insider that Microsoft would soon be bringing their Xbox Live titles to other mobile OS’s outside of WP7 — specifically, iOS and Android — we now have a more fuel to throw on top of that fire and it’s a doozy. When speaking with Forbes, a Microsoft spokesperson has [...]

If there was one “must have” Android app ever since back in the G1 days, it was Google Sky Map. Used more as a way to impress friends or even that special girl as you lay on the hood of your car, Google Sky Map gave everyday Joe Shmoes access to stars and all of [...]

Motorola was showing off much more than smartphones and tablets at their CES booth. Their theme for this year was “do more,” and one way in which they want to help consumers achieve this goal is through their new Televation product. The hardware will come built into Motorola’s line of cable set-top boxes or as [...]

The folks at Garmin have just announced a new service for Android devices that will allow them to bring Garmin’s live services to their 2012 Bluetooth-enabled Nuvi devices. Smartphone Link utilizes your Android device’s existing connection so you won’t have to purchase a separate wireless plan in order to enable the handful of services available [...]

After a glorious 4-day weekend, I am officially back, everyone! You know what that means? Well, besides someone to cover the wee night hours, it also means the return of the world famous Android Overload. These are all the stories that passed by our desks from throughout the day but for one reason or another, [...]

The NFL today announced that the Super Bowl will be streamed live to viewers on the internet and on Verizon Wireless mobile devices that have the NFL Mobile application. The reason it’s exclusive is because Verizon is the official wireless sponsor of the NFL. Alongside the big game, which is set to kick off on [...]

Verizon is continuing its push to blanket the United States in warm, fuzzy 4G LTE coverage. As of tomorrow, Verizon will expand into even more territories and expand its coverage in even more. The latest additions bring Verizon’s LTE market total to 190, providing high-speed 4G access to more than 200 million Americans. The new [...]

The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is sure to be a hot item this holiday season and we happened upon the official overview page, now live, on ASUS.com. While, this isn’t exactly news, I did feel it would be a great place to direct friends and family, possibly on the fence about which tablet to [...]

Watching the Samsung/Google launch event of the Galaxy Nexus I got the feeling there were many features of the Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich that didn’t make it into their (what I felt was) brief announcement. Turns out I was right. Take the real-time, live video effects feature of the Android 4.0/Galaxy Nexus shown off [...]