The ManDroid Show: Android 4.4.2 is Unleashed to Nexus! Google Play Edition Additions!
Happy Google Play Edition day my Android friends. Yeah, who saw this coming today? Two new Google Play Editions added to the Play Stoer, as well as the white Nexus 7 that I forgot to mention in the show. Let us know if you guys picked up any of the new devices. News Topics Android […]
AT&T CEO: Carriers Can’t Afford Big Subsidies for Devices Any Longer
Wireless carriers like AT&T and Verizon will not be able to continue the smartphone subsidy model that has driven widespread smartphone penetration to this point. AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, speaking at an investor conference today, said the current model is not economically viable,…
SugarSync sends its free cloud storage option out to pasture
Folks looking to squirrel away files in the cloud for free will no longer be able to look towards SugarSync. The outfit’s gratis option has been retired, and existing users with freebie accounts will have until February 8th to access what they’ve …
NASA’s humanoid Valkyrie robot could lead the way to Mars (video)
NASA’s Robonaut is only just getting its legs, but it already has some fresh (and arguably superior) competition. The agency’s Johnson Space Center has given IEEE Spectrum a sneak peek at Valkyrie, a DARPA Robotics Challenge entry built to take o…
ASUS CEO: The PadFone is coming to America
ASUS has big ambitions with its PadFones, a unique phone-to-tablet convertible concept that was first introduced back at Computex 2011. While these devices are barely nibbling on the global mobile market (let alone entering the US), the company st…
ASUS PadFone Mini 7-inch tablet / 4.3-inch phone combo launches in Taiwan
Confirming the rumors and leaks, ASUS has revealed its new PadFone Mini in Taiwan. A smaller alternative to the existing PadFone Infinity — a line which CEO Jerry Shen tells us will reach the US — it combines a 4.3-inch phone with a 7-inch table…
Dell’s first Chromebook is destined for schools
Come tomorrow, Dell will take the wraps off of its very first Chromebook, which has been dubbed the Dell Chromebook 11. Specifics are scant at the moment, but we do know that the laptop (which will likely have an 11-inch display) has been designed…
OPPO N1 can be purchased worldwide Today
As we previously announced, the ginormous OPPO N1 5.9″ phablet aka the CyanogenMod Phone went on sale internationally today. (A full list of specs can be found HERE.) There will be an option to run CyanogenMod natively out of the box as a special edition which isn’t available…
Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 8:30PM ET
It’s Tuesday and time for the Engadget HD Podcast. We hope you’ll join us live when the Engadget HD podcast starts recording at 8:30PM. Tonight we cover the news leading up to CES before we take a break for a few weeks. Consider it the calm before…
Sprint to launch Galaxy S 4 variant with speedy Spark LTE
Sprint already has a few devices that support its extra-fast Spark data service, but one of its hottest smartphones — Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 — has been “stuck” with ordinary LTE. That won’t be a problem for much longer, as the carrier has reveale…
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