Tag Archives: Android

HMV has had a hard time over the last year, the company went bankrupt and almost closed down completely until Hilco came in and took over the retail chain. Since then, HMV has been working on adjusting to the digital age and it has now done so with the launch …

Sega is pushing forward into the mobile gaming space soon with a remastered version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed and Demon Tribe. IOS has had a version of Sonic 2 since 2010 but it doesn't support wide-screen or retina displays, so owners of the older …

A while back the Iconsole TV was announced, and it attracted attention with its rather powerful developer kits that used Ivy-bridge CPU's, 8GB RAM and dual 500GB hybrid drives. These specs make up the most powerful Android device out there and now it will come with Steam OS too. According …

Our smartphone screens seem to be getting bigger every year, from the 4″ Iphone to the nearly 6″ HTC One Max. A bigger screen calls for a higher resolution and most smartphones have started adopting 1080p; now though Vivo wants to push 1440p onto smartphone screens starting with its Vivo …

Earlier this month the supermarket Tesco jumped into the tablet arena with it's budget Android device. At the time I was hopeful that this wouldn't become a trend between UK shops but it seems that Argos is continuing the trend with it's own £99 Android touchscreen device. As far as …

We all know about the Ouya, the first miniature Android console hoping to take on the living room dominance of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, and we know all about the wide array of Android tablets that are taking over the PC purchasing space. Well now the Unu Media Station is …

In recent weeks we've seen a lot of Google Nexus 5 rumours circulating and a bunch of supposed leaks, from the manual coming out to the phone itself being shown off in a bar. We have rough ideas on what it'll look like, the specs we'll be getting and the …

The Nexus series of smartphones and tablets has been prone to leaks prior to its official release and this time is no exception, as we have full details of the Google Phone days before its launch. A service manual for the Nexus 5 has leaked online and reveals most of the …

If you're in the market for an over the top luxury phone, then we've got you covered. British phone maker Vertu have just released its new ‘Constellation' Android phone with a price tag of £4,090. For such a high price you'd expect high end specs and features, maybe even some you …

ChatOn, the IM service provided on Samsung phones, has managed to double its user base in the last four months, hitting the 100 million user milestone. The cross platform messaging service is available on: IOS, Android, Blackberry and Samsung's own mobile OS ‘Bada'. Samsung pre-installs this app on its android …

Have you recently switched over from IOS and found yourself lost without IMessenger? Well there is an app now in the Google Play store that can emulate the experience and connect to your Apple ID. However, there is a compromise: your security and privacy. This app has been a bit …

Leaked images show Google opting for a ‘flat' design for its stock apps in the next iteration of Android. This new design choice has shown up soon after the launch of IOS 7, which has drawn praise for its brand new look. While the leaked images are a bit blurry, …

You know when supermarkets get in on the trend, that a bit of tech is getting way too popular. Today Tesco is expected to announced the launch of its new budget tablet, called the “Hudl,” at a press event later today. The price tag is thought likely to be somewhere …

Japanese game publisher Square Enix is set to release the Android version of the hit game Final Fantasy V, originally released just short of 21 years ago on the Super Famicom/SNES. The wonderful little RPG will re-debut on Android devices next week on the 26th of September, following the release on …

Cyanogenmod, one of the most popular custom roms for Android users looking for a more stock experience, has raised $7 million to release it's own version of the operating system in a bid to become the third most used mobile OS. With 8 million registered users already its off to …

An internal retail listing at PC world, UK, may have outed the big brother of the new Nexus 7, the Asus Nexus 10, well before it was initially intended. It also has potentially let slip the price tag too, listing it at £349.99, making this tablet that bit more expensive …

EVGA and Nvidia have just announced their partnership to bring you the world's first Tegra 4 powered tablet: The Tegra Note 7. It's hurtling on to the shelves in October, with a price tag of £180, just in time for the holiday season. Here's what we know so far about the specs; …

Microsoft's touch screen Surface ambitions might not have ended with the tablet if its most recent deal with Nokia hadn't gone to plan. Had it not been able to snap up the Finnish phone maker, Microsoft may have forged ahead with support, developing its own line of Surface handsets. However, …

LG has officially announced its new flagship smartphone, the G2. The flagship device will run Android 4.2.2 at launch. The South Korean company's flagship device will feature a 5.2″ 1080P screen that provides over 400 pixels-per-inch (PPI) and an IPS panel. Hardware powering the device includes Qualcomm's 2.26GHz, quad-core Snapdragon …

We've mentioned it a few times in recent months, how the current gaming landscape is the most crowded it's ever been, hardware wise. You have the PC as strong as ever and the Xbox 360 and PS3 starting to wind down but still with a big install base and plenty …

Chances are you haven't finished playing even half the games that Humble Bundle has put out in recent months, but it's time for another bundle, this time with Android support – get your smartphones ready. It comes complete with Aquaria, Fractal, Organ Trail: Director's Cut, Stealth Bastard Deluxe and Pulse, …

As if the lacklustre selling Wii U, upcoming next-gen systems from Microsoft and Sony, a very competitive PC market, the Ouya, Nvidia Shield and Gamer Stick consoles weren't enough, Mad Catz is set to debut its own Android console in the coming few days, at the E3 conference. Announced to …

Before Facebook, before Instagram and Twitpic, there was Flickr, a photo sharing site from way back in the pre-Youtube days of 2004. It's easy to forget the site's humble roots in the wake of so many photo sharing services today, but to help remind us that it's there, Flickr just …

We've all done it at some point, got caught up in the atmosphere at a gig or event and decided we'd film a segment to show friends and family. Before you know it though you're watching the whole thing through your phone, making short clips you'll never watch again. Fortunately …

Maybe it's mean to rank the Ouya in terms of its hardware power, as for £99 it was never going to be a real workhorse, but when you're using an Android OS that doesn't have access to the Google Play store, you better have something else to sell the hardware, …

The Ouya looks like it might turn out to be the little android console that could not, as the first reviews of the system – that will apparently receive yearly hardware updates – are not good at all, with one reviewer giving it a 3/10. Complaints range from the controller …

There's been a lot of news about the little console that could over the past 24 hours. Original backers are now receiving their first editions of the Ouya, GAME has announced it's taking pre-orders at £99.99 a pop and Maker Bot has announced a partnership with Ouya to make new, …

The Ouya is set to begin shipping to Kickstarter backers at the end of March (28th to be precise) meaning that gamers will get their first in-the-wild glimpse of the little Android console that could shake up an industry that has been dominated by the big three for the past …

There are a million different ways to get a good understanding of a market. Some are obvious and others less direct. KitGuru has been checking out alternative sources of information to try and get to grips with Apple's situation: Will it continue to be mega strong in the future or …

In a rare turn of events, it looks like high street supermarket giant Asda, part of the mega-Walmart group, has managed a bit of a coup on the tablet front – beating online rival eBuyer on the price of the Iconia B1. KitGuru receives in-store pics and heads off to …