Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Android, Windows Phone news Jun 4, 2013

Android

TechRadar.com

Blip: White Nexus 4 sells out in a flash in the States
ounds familiar: the white Nexus 4 has already sold out in Google Play over in the States - in its 16GB guise at least.You can still get your hands on the 8GB variant if you're not so precious over the amount of internal storage - but remember there's no microSD slot on the white Nexus 4, nor the black orig... -techradar



ARM's new Cortex A-12 processor joins the battle for midrange smartphones

ARM's new Cortex A-12 processor joins the battle for midrange smartphones
nufacturer ARM has unveiled a new Cortex A-12 processor at Computex 2013, aimed at mid-range tablets and smartphones in the region of US$250 (about AU$258, £163) to US$350 (about AU$361, £228). The Cortex-A12 will succeed ARM's Cortex-A9 processor, which was used in the iPhone 4s, Galaxy S3 and a variety of andr... -techradar



Blip: Jelly Bean set to be bigger than Gingerbread in under a month

Blip: Jelly Bean set to be bigger than Gingerbread in under a month
s forever been baited for its slow upgrade cycle and leaving many users stuck on older iterations, but the dominance of Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) is set to come to an end in less than a month.The latest figures are out for Android version market share and Jelly Bean has witnessed a 5.5 per cent in... -techradar



Sony Xperia M rocks up as fully-featured budget blower

Sony Xperia M rocks up as fully-featured budget blower
new smartphone in the Japanese firm's stable and it's arrived in the form of the Sony Xperia M.We've already seen Sony launch the Xperia SP, Xperia L and flagship Xperia Z this year and the triplets have now become quads with the new baby of the range.Sony is keen to point out the Xpera M arrives at "a new pr... -techradar



Intel reckons these are the chips you're looking for

Intel reckons these are the chips you're looking for
launched a handful of new processors at Computex 2013 in Taipei, with a focus on smartphones and tablets.First up, the Intel Atom Merrifield chip has been specifically designed for smartphones. The firm claims they will bring increased performance and prolonged battery life.The 22nm Merrifield processor also i... -techradar



Computex: Mozilla finds another Firefox friend in Foxconn as mystery tablet appears

Computex: Mozilla finds another Firefox friend in Foxconn as mystery tablet appears
ntinued to hype its Firefox OS plans at Computex in Taiwan this week, revealing a deal with manufacturer Foxconn as well as the first Firefox OS tablet.Foxconn and Mozilla will collaborate on numerous devices using the HTML5-based Firefox OS, according to a press release sent out t... -techradar



In Depth: Mega bites: essential foodie apps for the S4 and Note 8.0

In Depth: Mega bites: essential foodie apps for the S4 and Note 8.0
ious food. Can't live without it… no, you really can't. Good food used to be the preserve of chefs and show-offs, but with ever more foodie apps available for your Samsung GALAXY device, there's no excuse for not eating like a king – and we don't mean a Burger King, either.Here are 10 lip-smackin... -techradar



Windows Phone

New Halo game makes Spartan Assault on Windows 8 devices

New Halo game makes Spartan Assault on Windows 8 devices
xperience is about to go rogue for the first time, with brand new title Halo: Spartan Assault heading exclusively to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 devices.With speculation kicking off this week that Spartan Assault would be the name of the next Console-based Halo (following the discovery of some registered domain names), the new title... -techradar



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