Monday, October 29, 2012

Android, Windows Phone news Oct 29, 2012

Android

Google cancels Monday's Android event due to hurricane

Google cancels event expected to debut new Nexus smartphones and tablets due to Hurricane Sandy. Event to be rescheduled at a later date. -mobiletechnews


HTC Seeks To Reverse Sliding Smartphone Sales

Taiwan's HTC Corp. enjoyed three golden years as the first company to make smartphones based on Google's Android software. Now, it is struggling to halt a slide in sales and keep its status as a global brand in a market increasingly divided between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.
-mobile-tech-today



TechRadar.com

Microsoft Debuts Windows Phone 8
an Francisco Microsoft debuted Windows Phone 8, highlighting five handsets from Nokia, HTC and Samsung. Boasting a new core OS that's shared with Windows 8, there are now more than 120,000 apps available for Windows Phone. Additionally, Windows Phone is now available in 50 languages with apps available in 191 countries.Live tiles have alway... -techradar



Android 4.2 Jelly Bean brings all-new photography powers

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean brings all-new photography powers
updated it's Android platform to the all new… Jelly Bean, but with a host of new features.The headline offering is the new Photo Sphere functionality, which lets you take 360-degree photos of your surroundings in a manner similar to StreetView.Google's Rob Hamilton told TechRa... -techradar



Google Nexus 4 by LG – a super cheap 'super phone'

Google Nexus 4 by LG – a super cheap 'super phone'
f="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/lg-nexus-4-release-date-news-and-rumours-1105898">Google Nexus 4 by LG has been officially launched, complete with the latest version of Android.Coming with Android 4.2, which will be also known as Jelly Bean, the handset comes with some pretty top-end specs bu... -techradar



LG Nexus 4 turns up in a bar, everyone gets déjà vu

LG Nexus 4 turns up in a bar, everyone gets déjà vu
="http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/lg-nexus-4-release-date-news-and-rumours-1105898">LG Nexus 4 handset was apparently "lost" in a San Francisco bar by a Google employee last month. The handset, which no one came back frantically looking for, was locked and had a &... -techradar



Updated: HTC One X Jelly Bean update starts to rollout

Updated: HTC One X Jelly Bean update starts to rollout
f="http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/software/operating-systems/android-4-1-jelly-bean-1087230/review">Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update has begun to roll out to HTC One X handsets in Europe.According to Android Central the Taiwanese firm has confirmed that owners of the international version of the One X in Europe and... -techradar



Xbox SmartGlass app lands on Android

Xbox SmartGlass app lands on Android
has pushed out the Xbox SmartGlass app for Android, somewhat earlier than expected.The second-screen application, which arrived on Windows RT on Friday, allows users to control features like Internet Explorer and Bing by typing and zooming on the handset, rather than the awkward gamepad.Users can navigate around the user... -techradar



Google Android event cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy

Google Android event cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy
caused to the U.S east coast by Hurricane Sandy has caused Google to postpone Monday's Android launch event.The company was expected to announce its latest line up of Nexus products as well as improvements to Android Jelly Bean in New York at 10am ET (2pm UK time).However, with the megastorm moving its way u... -techradar



Windows Phone

Verizon Wireless introduces Nokia Lumia 822 to Fall portfolio

The Lumia 822 Windows Phone 8 smartphone to be available in the U.S. exclusively through Verizon Wireless. -mobiletechnews


Windows Phone 8 to feature live wallpaper updates on lock screen?

Windows Phone 8 to feature live wallpaper updates on lock screen?
could incorporate a new kind of live wallpaper when it reveals the Windows Phone 8 operating system in full next week.The as-yet-unannounced Live Wallpapers feature would, according to a leaked snap, bring updates from the likes of ESPN and USA today to the handset's lock screen.The Nokia I... -techradar



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