The Next Web has reported that the Thailand government has inked a deal that would see them carry out the widest educational tablet deployment to date. They will be purchasing 400,000 Android 4.0 tablets from Shenzhen Scope at $81 a pop. They might even purchase another 530,000 tablets, bringing the total spend to $75.7 million.Fortunately, [...]
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Flipboard available exclusively on Samsung Galaxy S3, other Android devices to follow soon
May 8th, 2012 
dantek It wouldn’t be a complete introduction of a flagship device if there wasn’t anything exclusive attached to it. Otherwise, we’d have a ho-hum device to offer you, and frankly, that’s not what we are about here at Android Authority. As for the Samsung Galaxy S3, we’ve learnt that owners of this super phone will get free [...]
Konami’s X-Men arcade game port for Android free on Amazon App Store today [deal]
May 7th, 2012 dantek Last year, Konami brought their classic X-Men arcade game to Android 18 years after its first release. And if you haven’t given it a try already, and are in the US, you got no more excuses: the app is free today on Amazon App Store.Glancing through the reviews, the game clearly has some issues. But [...]
Verizon hard-selling 4G Android phones over iPhone: CNN Report
May 7th, 2012 dantek While the matter of choosing between an Android phone or an iPhone is a case of personal choice, with a significant number of people preferring each platform’s implementation of key features (that’s me at my diplomatic best). However, there is one area where the iPhone just can’t match the flagship Android phones: 4G LTE.And based [...]
Samsung looking to acquire companies for better software – Android or its own?
May 6th, 2012 dantek Samsung has just taken the throne as the top phone manufacturer. While much of this success is due to their strong commitment with the Android OS, that does not mean that Samsung will not try to become a big player in other areas. And what is the main area Samsung is not doing as well [...]
AT&T HTC One X review: The best Android phone hands down
May 3rd, 2012 dantek HTC admittedly had a tough 2011 so they promised that 2012 would be better with fewer models and more focus. In late February they unveiled the One series, which consisted of the One X, One S, and One V. If HTC had it their way, that would be it, but unfortunately it’s impossible to [...]
Latest Android version numbers shows gains for ICS and Gingerbread
May 2nd, 2012 dantek The latest set of Android version numbers has been released by Google, showing details of the spread between various versions of the OS. As always, the stats were collected from devices accessing the Google Play Store during the last two weeks of the month. Here’s a quick breakdown –Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich grew from [...]
Kid-favorite Peppa Pig hits Android
May 2nd, 2012 dantek OK, parents. Here’s another Android app that’ll make you look that much cooler in the eyes of your child. (I know, it gets harder every day.) P2 Games Limited has brought Peppa Ping – Happy Mrs. Chicken to Android. The app has four interactive games and a bonus sticker book. Plus there’s familiar music and [...]
SomNote app for Android: Simplicity, elegance, and efficiency in note-taking
May 2nd, 2012 dantek Jotting down notes for the day is a good practice that helps you keep in touch with important day-to-day activities of your life. If you have been taking notes to track down important events, then you might already have tried the ever-popular Evernote app in helping you organize your notes. If you felt that Evernote [...]
Samsung details Android ICS upgrade for US devices, but fails to reveal any official dates
April 28th, 2012 dantek Although the latest Android OS version, Ice Cream Sandwich, has been released more than five months ago, there are still a bunch of popular gadgets running on either Gingerbread or Honeycomb these days.Samsung, probably the most successful Android device manufacturer of the moment, has failed to provide its customers with ICS updates for more than [...]
