Amy Eichelberg

It’s no secret that the Moto X will come equipped with a gesture based camera app, but the folks over at  Android Police were actually able to leak an APK of the app. The file downloads on several devices but, as expected, is missing some features. On the Nexus 4 HDR, quick capture and slow-motion video recording are not available. Despite some of the functionality missing the camera UI is remarkably minimalist in nature. Simply swipe right to access the settings, swipe left for the gallery, swipe up/down to zoom, tap to capture, and hold to take multi shots. Currently […]

T-Mobile is committed to their new outrageous outside-of-the-box business attitude and wants you to dump your current carrier and join in on the Un Carrier madness. The magenta company is now, for a limited time, dropping the entry price on a large variety of devices down to zero. That’s right, nothing. This essentially spreads out the payments over 24 months. The promo includes smartphones, tablets and hotspots, and is open to consumers who are “well-qualified”.  The deal starts tomorrow and runs for a “limited time.” Note that the 32GB and 64GB iPhone 5 aren’t included in this deal. Sorry folks.

While we know quite a bit about the unreleased Moto X, we are still unsure which US carriers will pick up this beast of a device. Recent FCC filings have suggested that AT&T, Verizon and Sprint will most likely carry the Moto X, but no word on where T-Mobile sits on this one. A new FCC filing reveals that a Moto X variant, otherwise known as the XT1053 has strolled through the FCC showing off T-Mobile bands: AWS HSPA+ and LTE (along with bands 2 and 17, which could mean this variant is compatible with AT&T also). It looks like

The days leading up to a new device reveal are always saturated with last minute leaks, and this latest leak is thanks to Taylor Wimberly who is the former owner of A&M. Wimberly took to his Google+ page to reveal all of the dirty details that he was made privy to. Considering Wimberly’s track record is pretty accurate with the Moto X leaks we’re willing to bet that his intel is right on the money. Taylor has described three different features of the Moto X, backed up by never before seen press shots. According to Taylor, the Moto X will

Busy day for the Android team, but that certainly didn’t stop them from posting up some factory images today. As expected, shortly after Google officially announced its latest version of Android, it’s now up for grabs through the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10 or Galaxy Nexus (GSM version-only users can now get their download on and have everything they need to initiate the Android 4.3 update. Download links are provided below and don’t forget to tell us what you think of Android 4.3 in the comments below. (Download Factory Images) Source

It’s almost pay day and you know you’re just dying to hand over your hard earned green to Google. If you’re interested in the new Nexus 7 or the new Chromecast, then head over to Google Play and bookmark the Nexus 7 pages for when they go live. Even though the option to order isn’t available yet at least you can watch the pages for when the devices go up for grabs. We all know how Google Play tends to run out of new products rather quickly. Orders aren’t yet available, but it’s a good place to keep an eye on

Google has finally unveiled the new Nexus 7 slab and this version of the wildly popular device is sporting some significant enhancements. In case you missed the announcement today, we’ve got you covered with a spec highlight list below. Users can look forward to a Full HD display, Snapdragon quad-core processor, rear-facing camera and Android 4.3. Who else is really pumped to get their hands on this little lady? Nexus 7 7.02″ 1920×1200 HD display (323 ppi) 1080p HD IPS Corning Glass 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor 2GB of RAM Adreno 320 GPU 16GB and 32GB storage options LTE variant

Google’s big event brought us not only two brand new devices, the Nexus 7 and Chromecast, but a new version of the Android OS. Say hello to Android 4.3. While this iteration of Android is still going under the Jelly Bean name, users can still consider this to be a major update. In case you missed the Mountain View festivities today we’ve broken down the new features for you below. Bluetooth Smart aka Low Energy Select  sensors and devices that rely on Bluetooth Low Energy will now have support from Android. Bluetooth Smart consumes less power to transmit information to

Leaked images suggest that a new Nexus 7 will be hitting shelves next week for $269. While that price is for the 32GB model, it still is a $20 premium over the current model.Thanks to the leak, we now have a better idea of what that extra twenty spot will get you. According to the pic, there’s a quad-core 1.5GHz CPU tagging alongside the unannounced Android 4.3 as the OS of choice. The device is still sporting the same 7-inch display, but we may see an improvement on the resolution this time around. Users can look forward to a 1.2MP up front shooter and 5MP

No more guessing about when we’ll get to officially meet Moto’s next big thing, as the Google owned company has sent out press event invites for their upcoming device launch. So, mark your calendars for August 1st, as Moto plans to reveal the Moto X in New York City. If you look closely at the bottom right corner of the invite you can catch a glimpse of the same phone Google bigwig Eric Schmidt was sporting around town last week.  We’ll be there on August 1st to bring you full coverage of the Moto X launch. Stay tuned…

Thanks to our reliable friend @evleaks, you can feast your hungry eyes on a new leaked image that suggests a Brown Autumn Samsung Galaxy S4 is ready for Verizon’s device portfolio. Just like AT&T has the exclusive Aurora Red Galaxy S4, we knew it was only a matter of time before Big Red had to secure a unique color of their own. The press render doesn’t give us any other details besides a good look at the new color. We’re still in the dark as to when Verizon will ship this GS4 or if the Blue Artic model will be available at the

XDA just got a second leaked Android 4.3 build for the Google Play Edition of the Galaxy S4, which tells s that Samsung and Google are working diligently to guarantee that as soon as the latest version of Android is ready the Google Play Edition devices will be the first to get it. This version of Android 4.3 shows a build date of July 11. This tells us that once Google places their stamp of approval on Android 4.3, the Google Play Edition Galaxy S4 will primed to welcome it in. It wasn’t clear if the HTC One or the Galaxy S4 GPE would be

According to leaked documents, the Moto X from Motorola could be headed to retail shelves on August 26th. Internal documents originating from US Cellular provide the August 26th launch date that coincides with a teaser tweet that Motorola just released. The picture on Motorola’s official Twitter shows off a factory Motorola employee at a workstation working on a small handheld device. While you can see that the device is white in color you can’t see much else. Well played Moto, well played. However, Motorola doesn’t leave much to the imagination by stating: Yep. This guy is building exactly what you

Good news for our loyal UK readers, as several major UK wireless carriers have confirmed that they will carry the HTC One Mini.  O2, EE, Vodafone, Phones4U and Carphone Warehouse have all given the official nod that they will indeed add the little guy to their device portfolio. The only carrier that we don’t know about yet is ThreeUK. No details yet on how much each carrier will price the One Mini, but we do know that  Carphone Warehouse is already accepting sim-free pre-orders for a solid £380. Carphone Warehouse also claims that the device is hitting their retail shelves

We know that picture of your Mila Kunis on your lock screen brings a smirk to your face every time you unlock your Android phone, but is it making you money? Chances are it’s not. What if your lockscreen photo could actually put money in your bank account? Not a bad idea right? Well, now there’s an app that aims at doing just that. Say hello to Locket beta, an app that just launched in the Google Play Store, which places a limited selection of ads on your lock screen and then pays you one cent for each time you unlock. The app