Samsung unwraps game controller for Android phones

Samsung's new GamePad controller.
(Credit: Samsung)
Android smartphone owners can add some gaming savvy to their device via a new controller from Samsung.
Dubbed the GamePad, the steel-framed controller grasps your phone as you work the knobs and buttons to play your favorite games. The… – http://ignitearts.org/samsung-unwraps-game-controller-for-android-phones/

Google rebuilds Android camera foundation for better photos

The Nexus 5 can take a burst of photographs and combine them into a single shot with better tonal range with its HDR+ feature. It also can take several shots a pick the sharpest. Both features use the new burst mode at the heart of Android's new camera-handling software.
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It wasn’t easy, but Camera Awesome for Android is here

Camera Awesome for Android includes a level (the green line across the center) for horizontal shots; a pop-out menu for exposure controls; and the ability to set exposure and focus by tapping on the screen.
(Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) It wasn’t easy, but… – http://ignitearts.org/it-wasnt-easy-but-camera-awesome-for-android-is-here/

Pre-release Android 4.3 firmware leaks for HTC One, available as custom ROM

A leaked pre-release Android 4.3 firmware for the HTC One suggests that the Taiwanese manufacturer might finally be getting serious about delivering quicker software updates. HTC hasn’t exactly been known for delivering software updates on a timely fashion, but a leaked Android 4.3… – http://ignitearts.org/pre-release-android-4-3-firmware-leaks-for-htc-one-available-as-custom-rom/

Google posts new Android 4.3 factory images for Nexus devices

After rolling out minor upgrades to both Nexus phones and tablets over the last few days, Google has now released newer versions of the factory images for each device. Google doesn’t seem to be in the mood to waste any time. Soon after rolling out minor security updates to Nexus devices,… – http://ignitearts.org/google-posts-new-android-4-3-factory-images-for-nexus-devices-2/

BlackBerry Messenger user guides for Android and iOS leaked online

User guides of BlackBerry Messenger for Android and iOS have shown up online, hinting that the cross-platform launch of BlackBerry messaging service could happen pretty soon.  We already know the Android version of BBM went into beta testing phase recently, and considering the user guides look… – http://ignitearts.org/blackberry-messenger-user-guides-for-android-and-ios-leaked-online/

Android 4.3 security update rolling out to Nexus devices, build JWR66Y

A minor security update has begun rolling out to the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 over the air, supposedly to fix the Bitcoin vulnerability that was recently discovered in Google’s mobile OS. If you were hoping this would be the 4.3.1 update that has to inevitably arrive to fix all… – http://ignitearts.org/android-4-3-security-update-rolling-out-to-nexus-devices-build-jwr66y/

Welcome to the past: clamshell Samsung Galaxy Golden goes official with Android 4.2

Flip phones, or handhelds with clamshell designs, might be considered a thing of the (distant) past in America or Europe, but it appears they’re still in demand in parts of Asia. Or at least that’s what Samsung wants to think. We’ve seen not one, but two Samsung-made clamshell Androids… – http://ignitearts.org/welcome-to-the-past-clamshell-samsung-galaxy-golden-goes-official-with-android-4-2/

HTC One Developer Edition to be directly updated to Android 4.3

The HTC One Developer Edition, the SIM-free and bootloader unlocked HTC One sold in the U.S., will be skipping Android 4.2 and going straight to 4.3, according to the company’s Global Sales President Jason Mackenzie.  With the Developer Edition free of any carrier interference, it should… – http://ignitearts.org/htc-one-developer-edition-to-be-directly-updated-to-android-4-3/

Android or Apple? How about agnostic?

(Credit: Apple, Google)
Whether it’s Apple or Android, a Nexus tablet or an iPad, it just isn’t that big a deal anymore.
For me, that is. A couple of years ago the iPhone and iPad were easy choices. Today, Android is, well, Android. It’s everywhere.

Apps: Just… – http://ignitearts.org/android-or-apple-how-about-agnostic/