It would appear that someone at Google isn't going to stop mapping things until they have every square inch of this planet and beyond sat on an Android device for our delectation. This latest release of Google Maps, up to version 6 now, illustrates that point perfectly by taking Google Maps one step further than the awesome features we have all become so accustomed to over the years.
Handsets running on the Windows Phone platform have been very popular recently. Helping push sales are their ability to integrate completely with an exchange account, an amazing turn-by-turn navigation app and a beautiful WVGA screen. There are other features aimed at entertainment such as Xbox LIVE compatibility and what they call Live Tiles.
For those of you using the Nexus S by Samsung, you’ll probably have access to the newest Android OS (Ice Cream Sandwich) way one or the other. Thanks to CyanogenMod 9, you’re able to get an early preview on your devices now. The newest alpha is by no means the last, but it runs smoother and faster than its predecessors.
Ever since Siri released on the iPhone 4S about a couple of months, we’ve seen an outpour of Siri-like apps for Android. None of these apps, to be honest, have reached the level of ease-of-use that Siri offers, but this new alternative that has popped up today may just give it some real competition. Details after the jump!
Android is being portrayed as the smartphone operating system for those that like to push boundaries, be their own people and not conform to the usual rules, and there may be some truth to that if a recent report about how they treat security is anything to go by.
While the Samsung Galaxy Nexus isn't yet on sale in the United States, the handset has been available in the UK for a week or so already. Lucky, Brits queued up iPhone-like in order to get their hands on the device, but it hasn't all been plain sailing since then.
According to a report published earlier today, Apple is, unsurprisingly, very much ahead of other smartphone manufacturers when it comes to brand loyalty.
One of the social networking apps to take iOS users by storm is Instagram, but it's not just any normal social network. Allowing users to upload their own photos after editing them using a selection of provided affects, Instagram is a cross between Flickr and Twitter and is currently the must-have app for the technorati of iOS. The problem is, there is currently no Android version and fans of the little green robot are getting tires of waiting.
Today is, as all regular shoppers will know, Black Friday. It’s a one-day shopping event that takes place after Thanksgiving when retailers drastically lower prices of popular products and customers go nuts over said products. Retailers end the day with record-breaking amounts of revenue and shoppers go home with a smaller hole in their pocket, all giddy inside, ready to unwrap their shiny new items (or maybe save them for Christmas). Since we’re a technology blog, we’ve been covering deals and discounts on Black Friday from Microsoft and Apple and, in this post, we’ll be talking about some of the deals on Android smartphones. Check them out after the jump!
Samsung's second Nexus phone, the Galaxy Nexus, is already on sale in the UK, but those in the United States are still waiting to get their hands on the first smartphone to sport Google's Ice Cream Sandwich.
