Seems like the Facebook train just keeps on rolling, with todays news that the Lightbox team will be joining the social network. For Lightbox users, the end is sadly nigh as the service will be closing down completely from June 15. Existing users can …
Samsung-backed Tizen OS running Android apps thanks to OpenMobile, spotted on Galaxy S II [Video]
In the video above, you are seeing the Tizen operating system. It is an open source project backed by Intel and Samsung, which runs Android apps thanks to a little help from OpenMobile. The video above comes from The Handheld Blog (via GigaOM). Tizen, which Samsung now plans to merge with its Bada platform, just launched version 1.0 this [...]
New Baidu Cloud phone unveiled: Changhong H5018 with 100GB of cloud storage
That new Baidu Cloud phone we told you about last week? You’re looking right at it! Following the flagship Dell Streak Pro D43 (which was branded with what was then known as Baidu Yi aka version 1.0 of the platform), this Foxconn-built Changhong H501…
Firefox’s new native Android version now available in beta from Google Play
Late last year Mozilla announced that it'd be moving its Firefox browser to a native Android user interface, instead of using XUL, and it's been pushing nightly builds since November. Today, those builds have reached beta status and are availa…
Chrome Stable release will make tabs, browser preferences accessible everywhere
This morning’s Stable release of Chrome will soon allow access to open tabs across multiple devices in different locations. The feature has been available in Chrome Beta since early April. It enabled users logged into Chrome to open browser tabs on one device while permitting access to them on separate devices from within the “Other devices” menu on the New Tab page. [...]
Sprint Galaxy Nexus review
Welcome to Part 3 of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus story — the one where the latest Google reference phone makes its way to Sprint, ready to put the upcoming LTE network to the test. Sprint was kind enough to loan us a review unit for a while, and I …
A ‘First Look’ at the HTC Desire C [Video]
Smartphone manufacturer HTC unveiled its latest mobile market contribution, the HTC Desire C, along with an official promotion video this morning. The reel, dubbed “First Look,” only gave a brief glimpse of the device’s HTC Sense 4.0 interface, while this morning’s presser and website addressed a few of the informational gaps. The handset highlights Beats Audio technology, [...]
Voyager Mobile endures ‘malicious network attack,’ delays launch to the ‘very near future’
Launch aborted. Wireless newbie Voyager Mobile has opted to delay its unveiling today to a “time and date in the very near future.” A mysterious “malicious network attack” is to blame for the interruption, though that appears to be the extent of the …
China gets the music-friendly Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550
Motorola today announced the Motosmart Mix XT550, a China-bound for for "people who really care about music." The 4-inch Android 2.3 smartphone comes loaded with Dolby Mobile software, SRS WOW HD enhancements and is an exclusivity on the Sin…
Someecards Releases Android App, Can Instantly Makes You Seem 100% Funnier
We’ve all seen the hilarious eCards that pop up on sites like Facebook, Twitter, and reddit (over and over and over…), but you may not know that they come from Someecards. The company has an iOS app, but otherwise the only way to get the hilarious go…
