Archive for February, 2012

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Can Panasonic Be a Comeback Kid with the Eluga & Eluga Power?

It was just a few days ago when Panasonic announced its intention to stage a major comeback in the mobile market with the introduction of the Eluga smartphone, a water-proof and dust-proof 4.3-inch smartphone that will be headed for Europe next month. Just to feed our passion for something new here at the Android Authority [...]

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Game Developers, Please Don’t Ignore the Other Mobile Chips

First of all, I think Nvidia has done us a great favor, and we should be thankful to them. I wouldn’t say they’ve brought all the 3D games to Android. That  isn’t true or close to being true, but they’ve certainly done their part, and have tried to bring high quality games not just in [...]

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Would You Buy an Intel Powered Android Device?

We’ve had the privilege of being able to speak with Intel on several occasions, as well as with manufacturers that are planning on putting their fresh hot tech in upcoming generations of Android devices. Really though, to be honest, I just don’t know. In the tech world, everyone with half a brain  knows that absolutely everything [...]

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Undelete App for Recovering Deleted Files on Android

Accidentally deleting important files from your phone’s SD card is really disappointing, particularly if the accidental deletion involves important files, application databases, and multimedia content. Luckily, an application called Undelete for Root Users (developed by Fahrbot Mobile) is here to save the day. Restoring deleted files will never be the same again, as the application [...]

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Hands-on with the Panasonic Eluga

A long-standing player in the Japanese smartphone world, Panasonic has recently announced its first smartphone for Western markets, dubbed the “Eluga”. With a thin and light frame, a qHD OLED display and dual-core 1GHz CPU, the Eluga looks like a solid contender in the mid-range Android space. Panasonic’s also brought over a couple of features [...]

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Hands-on with the Panasonic Eluga Power

Following on from the Eluga, Panasonic will bring launch its first high-end smartphone for Western comsumers, the Eluga Power. This device takes the design language of the original Eluga, and builds on it with a 5-inch HD buttonless display, a faster 1.5GHz dual-core CPU and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. We got to play with [...]

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Sony Tablet P hitting AT&T shelves on March 4

network. Should you choose to commit to a contract, you’ll have two plans to choose from: 3GB per month for $35, and 5GB for $50. Without a contract, you’ll have the option to purchase 250MB data for $15, along with the 3GB and 5GB options as well. It’s been a while since we first met [...]

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Trapster for Android updated to v3.1.0 – Now featuring intelligent alerting, new sounds and a revamped UI

Trapster has been hard at work on a new version for Android users and has now taken the wraps off v3.1.0. This latest release packs in some new features for everyone to make use of including a new UI, NAVTEQ real-time traffic incidents and new notification alert sounds not present in any other version of [...]

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Archos launches latest Honeycomb effort, the 70b Internet Tablet

The world outside Barcelona goes on as normal it seems, and Archos have today launched their latest tablet, the 70b. The name won’t impress you, but the price of this latest Honeycomb effort might. The 7-inch 70b is on sale at just $199.99. While being aimed towards the lower end of the tablet market, it [...]

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ChatON via the Web is Now Available for Everyone

Back in October we told you about the Samsung mobile messaging service ChatON being available in the Android Market months after its initial announcement. Looking to take on Blackberry Messenger and the iOS Messages this app allowed you to send messages to anyone regardless of device. Today that functionality has increased even further as Samsung [...]

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