Friday, May 17, 2013

Android, Windows Phone news May 17, 2013

Android

A Tale of Two New HP Hybrid Tablets: 1 Android, 1 Win 8

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday unveiled two hybrid tablet-notebooks: the Android-powered HP SlateBook x2 and the Windows 8-based HP Split x2. Both are detachable PCs that offer the full functionality of a notebook with a removable screen that also is a tablet.
-mobile-tech-today



HP Launches Split x2 Win 8 Laptop-Tablet

HP on Wednesday announced the Split x2 Windows 8 hybrid laptop-tablet, the second such device in its lineup after the Envy x2, which debuted last year. The Split x2 is a detachable PC, meaning that the screen can be removed and used separately as a tablet. HP also announced the Android-based SlateBook x2 on Wednesday. -technewsworld


TechRadar.com

Updated: 68 best free Android games 2013
Android games 1 - 20As Android phones and tablets have increased in popularity, the number of apps available for the platform has rocketed.And that means more free Android games. There's a lot of junk out there but, fortunately, there are gems among the junk.We've worked our way through a whole load of Android games to reveal th... -techradar



Top 10 sport result apps for Android

Top 10 sport result apps for Android
here was a whole episode of Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads dedicated to not finding out the football score before seeing the TV highlights. These days there really is no hiding place from a big result, but there's also no need to wait for the TV highlights either, with an ever increasing range of apps offering live coverage of all your favourite sports... -techradar



Roundup: 10 best Galaxy Note 2 apps: great apps for your new Note

Roundup: 10 best Galaxy Note 2 apps: great apps for your new Note
Galaxy Note 2 is literally heaving with apps from the off, thanks to Samsung loading it up with its TouchWiz user interface, a whole separate collection of tools to make use of its S Pen stylus, and plenty of other third-party apps to help you hit the ground running and more than a little bewildered by the choice. Th... -techradar



Best apps for the Sony Xperia Z

Best apps for the Sony Xperia Z
Z is Sony's finest smartphone to date, combining a stunning 5-inch display running at the full HD 1080p resolution with an impossibly slimline and stylish case. A case that also manages to be water resistant. It does everything and, being plumbed into Google's well stocked app store means that should you find a hole in its armour and s... -techradar



Roundup: 10 top how-to apps for Android

Roundup: 10 top how-to apps for Android
c! Whether you need to wire a plug or style a pug, there are how-to guides galore to turn your Android device into a veritable Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. If you've got the question, these apps will tell you the answer to life, the universe and everything...1. wikiHowThe sheer quantity of articles contributed to wikiHow ... -techradar



Week in Tech: Google tools up against Spotify, Facebook and WhatsApp

Week in Tech: Google tools up against Spotify, Facebook and WhatsApp
one thing Google CEO Larry Page hates, it's stories talking about Google versus other companies. Unfortunately he said that after Google introduced a whole bunch of things to take on Spotify, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and WhatsApp. That can only mean one thing: it's Google IO time! Google IO i... -techradar



iPad and Android tablets not invited to BBM's big coming-out party

iPad and Android tablets not invited to BBM's big coming-out party
will primarily target smartphones with the momentous expansion of its BBM messaging service for iOS and Android devices.The company announced at its BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando, Florida on Wednesday that the celebrated instant messaging app would be leaving the sanctuary of its own ecosystem for the first time.... -techradar



Google IO: Did a white Nexus 4 with Android 4.3 hide out at Google IO?

Google IO: Did a white Nexus 4 with Android 4.3 hide out at Google IO?
pening day the IO keynote was heavy on the dev news and upgrades yet light on major announcements, and pushed hardware to the back burner in a rather intriguing fashion. Yet there may be a bit of kit hiding in the Moscone Center's halls, an alternately hued handset we could see launch as soon as next m... -techradar



Samsung Galaxy Note 3 said to share same body as Galaxy S4

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 said to share same body as Galaxy S4
ns may still be elated that an unlocked version of the Galaxy S4 will be sold by Google in the U.S. in June, but those still waiting out a new and improved Galaxy Note 3 may want to have a seat.While rumors of a major redesign for the phablet have run t... -techradar



Windows Phone

Microsoft Plans Meek Summer Update to WP8

It appears that Microsoft won't be rocking the Windows Phone 8 boat very much until 2014.
Microsoft spread some crumbs Tuesday about an update to its mobile operating system coming this summer, and the offering is pretty mild. Another scheduled update for the fall is expected to deliver more of the same. The summer update is just a -technewsworld



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