Google has released its latest Android distribution figures, and for the first time, Android Jelly Bean is now on more than 40 percent of all Android devices with a 40.5 percent distribution. In second place is Android Gingerbread, which is on 33 percent of devices. This is then followed by Android … [Read more...] about Android Jelly Bean Distribution Hits 40 Percent
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Motorola Moto X Gets Official
Motorola has announced the device we have been hearing so much about over the last few weeks, the Motorola Moto X. The handset comes with some interesting features and will be available in more than 2,000 possible combinations. The Motorola Moto X will feature a 4.7 inch HD AMOLED display with a … [Read more...] about Motorola Moto X Gets Official
New USB 3.1 Standard Brings 10Gbps Speeds To Devices
This week the USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced that they will be launching a new faster connection speed of 10Gbps in a new USB 3.1 standard which is available today for download from the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) website. … [Read more...] about New USB 3.1 Standard Brings 10Gbps Speeds To Devices
Netflix Multiple User Profiles Now Available To Personalise Recommendations
Family and friends that have been using one Netflix account will be pleased to learn that from today a new feature called Netflix multiuser is now available to help keep recommendations more personal to one person. Neil Hunt, Netflix's chief product officer, explained to the Verge website that a … [Read more...] about Netflix Multiple User Profiles Now Available To Personalise Recommendations
BBM For Android Poses For The Camera
BlackBerry announced a while back that they would be bringing BlackBerry Messenger to Apple's iOS platform and Google's Android platform, and now we have a photo of BBM on Android. The photo below shows BBM running on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and it was posted online by the BGR, and it gives us a … [Read more...] about BBM For Android Poses For The Camera
PlayStation 4 And Xbox One Console Launch Dates Leaked By Toys R Us?
The massive toys and games retailer Toys R Us might have inadvertently unveiled the launch for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One next-generation consoles after posting possible launch dates for them on the company's website. Details of launch dates for the Sony PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Xbox One … [Read more...] about PlayStation 4 And Xbox One Console Launch Dates Leaked By Toys R Us?
X-rays Show the Tech inside Historic Spacesuits
If you've ever seen a photograph of an astronaut prepared to leave the surface of the earth and head into space, you're familiar with what spacesuits past and present look like. What most of us haven't been able to see is all of the components and electronics that go inside of the spacesuits to make … [Read more...] about X-rays Show the Tech inside Historic Spacesuits
NEC To Exit The Smartphone Market
The smartphone market is highly competitive, with just a few companies making the majority of smartphone sales. NEC has announced that it is exiting the smartphone market. NEC recently announced a loss of around 9 billion Yen, which is about $92 million, for the period between April and June this … [Read more...] about NEC To Exit The Smartphone Market
Facebook Moves All Users To Secure HTTPS Browsing By Default
Facebook has today finished its transition to secure HTTPS browsing for all its users, which is now the default method enabled by the giant social networking site. Facebook has been rolling out the new secure HTTPS browsing feature since it first announced it two years ago. At that time, a third of … [Read more...] about Facebook Moves All Users To Secure HTTPS Browsing By Default
Motorola Moto X Headed To Verizon August 23rd (Rumor)
The Motorola Moto X will be made official at a Motorola press event in New York later today, and now it looks like the Moto X will and on Verizon Wireless on the 23rd of August. We previously heard that the Motorola Moto X was already shipping to carriers, and the device is expected to launch with … [Read more...] about Motorola Moto X Headed To Verizon August 23rd (Rumor)
Microsoft Xbox One Adapter For Older 360 Headsets Confirmed By Microsoft
Gamers who are considering purchasing the new next-generation Microsoft Xbox One games console might be pleased to learn that Microsoft has today announced that they will be making an adapter for the older Xbox 360 headsets to be used with the new Xbox One games console. When Microsoft officially … [Read more...] about Microsoft Xbox One Adapter For Older 360 Headsets Confirmed By Microsoft
BBC Sport App Arrives On Kindle Fire Tablets
Following on from the launch of the BBC Sport application on both iOS and Android devices, this week the BBC has launched a new version of its BBC Sport application specifically designed to run on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets. The new BBC Sport Kindle Fire application is now available in the UK … [Read more...] about BBC Sport App Arrives On Kindle Fire Tablets
