Android

Last week we shared an app called Phonedeck that let users manage their phone from their desktop computer. The app was well received and made it into our popular list, but several readers pointed out some bugs and suggested there were better alternatives. If you like the concept of controlling your phone from your desktop, [...]

Unconfirmed reports have Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus starting to receive its update to Android 4.0.4, but that’s not the only Ice Cream Sandwich flagship getting some update love today. Sprint is pushing build FD02 to their Galaxy Nexus to correct 3G data connectivity issues. The new software should not only allow the device to actually hop [...]

Sometimes shiny, glitzy, 3D icons just don’t cut it when you’re looking for something a little more… minimal. That’s exactly how Mitch S. felt, and after searching to no avail for something a little less glossy, he decided to take matters into his own hands. creating these amazing flat, minimal looking icons to decorate his [...]

Who has a Google TV? Do you love it and use YouTube? Today Google has just announced another update for GTV, although this is just for the YouTube app. It won’t do anything revolutionary but they are claiming the video playback with be extremely smoooooth, as well as a few other improvements and new features [...]

If you’re rocking an HTC Rezound, Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, or a 3G/4G Motorola Xoom, today is your lucky day. A Verizon software upgrade schedule, shown above, has been leaked, and the juiciest of the information is listed at the top. According to the schedule, the Rezound, Droid Razr, and Razr Maxx are all [...]

Back in March we partied with gdgt Live at SXSW and had a blast, but we know a lot of you were not able to make it out to Texas. That’s ok because the gdgt crew is traveling across the country and they have a bunch more tour dates already lined up. The next gdgt [...]

If you’re rocking any Sony Xperia phone from last year and you’re wondering where your ice cream sandwich love is, Sony would like to ease your concerns. In a recent blog post,  one of the software developers stated that the company is right on schedule for its ICS rollout. While there were no specific dates [...]

Google Map has just received a very interesting update. Firstly, elevation data has been added to the Measure lab. This will allow people to see if an area is hilly or uneven for whatever reason they may need to know. The scale and zoom bars have also been given some love as they move out [...]

The house of Samsung has been busy with ICS, between preparing to release the software for a multitude of devices and actually releasing it for some lucky users. While updates are brewing for some devices that haven’t gotten them, Samsung has released a list reiterating which devices are in fact getting the update, perhaps to [...]

Since its release earlier in the year, Chrome for Android has become my favorite mobile browser.  I simply love the experience on the Galaxy Nexus and would love to see it on some of my other devices.  According to Sundar Pichai, SVP of Chrome and Apps, we may be seeing this happen in short order.  Speaking [...]