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Lenovo rolls out IdeaPhone K900 Intel-Inside smartphone in China

Brittany Hillen, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back in January at CES, we got our hands on Lenovo's IdeaPhone K900 Intel-Inside smartphone, a sleek unibody handset with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and a 5.5-inch 1080p display. It has been a long time coming, but the smartphone has finally hit shelves, with Lenovo launching the phone in China earlier this week. The K900 is slated to roll out internationally over the summer. Read The Full Story

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Google I/O 2013 on-site Wrap-up: Glass, Developers, and Services on tap

Chris Burns, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's a return to form here at Google I/O 2013, with none other than Google’s own Vice President of Android Product Management Hugo Barra letting us know that he'd personally fought hard for a more developer-focused single keynote address. As past years had been notably more consumer and product-focused than 2013, it's not a flash-bang the company has gone for here, it's a return to form: Google I/O in its purest form. Read The Full Story

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Mary Lou Jepsen encourages Google X attitude in hardware engineering

Chris Burns, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week at a fireside chat during Google I/O 2013, Mary Lou Jepsen - currently the head of the Display Division at Google X - let it be known that "there's no more silicon in Silicon Valley - it's all iPhone apps." She quickly added - "or Android apps, I should say." An overarching theme from her set of words in the extended chat made it clear: she's not satisfied with the current atmosphere for hardware innovation, particularly when it comes to startup funding. Read The Full Story

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Google I/O and the year of the Context Ecosystem

Chris Davies, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

We went into Google I/O hoping for hardware and gadgetry; instead, we got three and a half hours of software and services - gaming, messaging, Larry Page wistfully envisaging a geeky utopia. You can perhaps excuse us for getting carried away in our expectations. I/O 2012 was a huge spectacle, with lashings of shiny new hardware only overshadowed by skydiving Glass daredevils and Sergey Brin looking moody on a rooftop. In contrast, 2013's event brought things a whole lot closer back to the developer-centric gathering that the show had originally been established as. Glass was conspicuous by its on-stage absence, and the new Nexus tablets that had been rumored were also no-shows; the emphasis was firmly on how the components of Google's software portfolio were being refined as the mobile and desktop battles waged on. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S 4 to top 10 million in sales next week

Craig Lloyd, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Samsung's newest baby is said to soon be crossing the 10 million mark in sales next week, according to co-CEO JK Shin. The Galaxy S 4 has only been on the market for less than a month, which means that the flagship handset would become the company's fastest-selling device ever if things go as planned next week. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA SHIELD pre-orders up today: partners rally for early bump

Chris Burns, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Due to an apparent collaborative request from NVIDIA's retail partners aiming to carry their new SHIELD device, it would appear that the device's pre-order date has been bumped. But where situations such as these generally have delays in mind, this change in the minds of the market rulers is in favor of an earlier time for consumers to join in on the purchase of this device. In other words: where the pre-order date for SHEILD for the public was the 20th of this month, it's now today, May 17th. Read The Full Story

Fitbit update brings support for Samsung Galaxy S 4

Shane McGlaun, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Getting in shape is a high priority for a huge number of people all around the world. Many of these people that want to get fit also happen to be into technology gadgets such as smartphones and other devices. That means there is a significant demand for electronics and gadgets devices to help people get in shape. Read The Full Story

Here’s big gaming’s problem: iOS and Android are eating its lunch

Chris Davies, May 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

Sales of iOS games have already eclipsed those of traditional portables like PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS, new research suggests, with Google Play sales looking likely to do the same within the next few months. Spending on titles for Sony and Nintendo's hardware fell markedly from Q4 2012 to the first quarter of 2013, App Annie's portable gaming stats indicate, a marked contrast to the surge in sales on both iOS and Android, and one which is likely giving industry stalwarts sleepless nights. Read The Full Story