Write for Android Analyse

Android Analyse

Filter Search

Only this category...

Android Analyse

What Android gained from Google IO 2013

Now that Google’s 2013 keynote has finished, it’s safe to say the Android ecosystem got way more than any of us could have anticipated. Aside from the statistical announcements about device activations and what not, we got plenty of app updates, a new ‘unified’ chat app, stock Android on Samsung’s latest hardware, and a new software application…

Read More 0

Android Analyse

Touchwiz be gone: The Galaxy S4 gets a stock experience thanks to Google

I’m not sure of the motivation behind this, perhaps Samsung have been listening to all those people who loathe their bloated ugly Touchwiz interface, but whatever the reason it appears that on stage at Google I/O stage the big G just announced the Samsung Galaxy S4 with a Nexus experience. The “Google Edition” as it’s called…

Read More 1

Android Analyse

Samsung testing 5G phones with 1gbps download speed

So you’re still trying to decide whether or not to go to LTE /4G on your next handset or, worse yet, your area doesn’t even offer you the choice and you’re stuck on 3G for the foreseeable future? Well, I have some good news for you – 5G is now being tested by Samsung; so you can…

Read More 3

Android Analyse

Kogan Agora 5″ dual-core smartphone review

When reviewing a phone at the bargain basement end of the technology curve, you find yourself constantly defending any limitations with “Ah, that’s right, but it only costs this much”. Such is the case with Kogan’s most recent smartphone offering, the dual-core Agora which sports a 5″ screen, 5mp camera,  512mb of RAM and runs…

Read More 0

Android Analyse

Latest Samsung S4 ad shows off new features

Samsung has releases their latest “the Next Big Thing Is Already Here” TV commercial (US based), designed to show off some of the new features available on the Galaxy S4. This one focuses on a group of college (University) graduates, celebrating their big day – of course with their smartphones by their sides. Following on…

Read More 3

Android Analyse

Adventures in breathing new life into an old Android device

This article is provided as a “what to expect” reference to anyone who want’s to try the Android custom ROM scene. It is not a “how-to” guide. If you’re lucky, things will go reasonably smooth. If you’re like the other 99%, expect a world of pain and suffering unlike you’ve never encountered. Okay so that’s…

Read More 2

Android Analyse

Google and LG to produce another Nexus smartphone

Google is teaming up with LG again to make another Nexus branded smartphone, which is likely to be the rumoured Nexus 5. Google CEO Larry Page went to Korea last week for discussions with LG CEO Koo Bon-Joon on ways they can improve their business relationship. According to sources familiar with the meeting: “LG needs help…

Read More 3

Android Analyse

HTC have a design story video for the One

It seems that producing these ‘design story’ videos is becoming a trend (Sammy did one too, and I’ll bet it won’t be the last we see), and HTC have seen fit to release their own based on the design of the One. The video features core team members talking about how they bought the HTC One to life…

Read More 2

Android Analyse

Google I/O just 2 weeks away

It’s just 2 weeks until Google I/O kicks off, brining a couple of days of full on Google madness, showcasing what we can expect from the boys from Mountain View over the next 12 months. With last year’s I/O event involving people skydiving, abseiling and BMXing into the convention centre, it’s anyone’s guess what they’ve got planned…

Read More 0

Android Analyse

Apple gets another ludicrous patent granted

So you know how Apple doesn’t have a gaming console, doesn’t make games and generally, is well known for being a crappy platform for gaming, who no serious gamer uses? Well that hasn’t stopped the good old US Patent Office from granting Apple another ridiculous patent, covering a well and truly established market that Apple has no…

Read More 0