RIM Took a Hard Look at Android Before Forging Ahead with BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) CEO Thorsten Heins has his work cut out for him. Faced with growing skepticism regarding RIM's future, he has to make sure his company delivers the goods and is able to convince business clients and consumers that the BlackBerry platform is still relevant. One has to wonder, wouldn't it have been easier to go all-in with Android instead? That was something Heins said his company looked at, but ultimately decided against.

iStorage Multi Functional Backup Battery

We have introduced many nice backup batteries for mobile devices. But if you also want to access your files in USB drive or memory card on your iPhone, iStorage backup battery should be more suitable for you.

The iStorage is a multi functional portable charger that measures approx 72 x 72 x 17mm and weights 92g. As we can see from the images, the backup battery features an ultra portable design, and comes a built-in

HTC Sense 4.1 Leaked For International HTC One X, Based On Android 4.0.4

When HTC announced the One series of phones last February, Sense 4.0 was being hailed as a huge step toward a lighter, less laggy manufacturer skin that was closer to vanilla Android with some UI improvements.

RENOVATE Gaming Boost app improves gaming performance on HTC One X

Owners of the HTC One X, one of the top smartphones on the market, have discovered that game apps may not perform up to their expectations. The hackers at XDA pinpointed several issues that affect the

RIM CEO Reveals A Switch to Android Was Seriously Considered

Thorsten Heins, the CEO of RIM, made some controversial and stunning headlines during an interview conducted on Thursday. According to Telegraph, Heins openly admitted that RIM will not be able to keep

Samsung Galaxy S Lightray 4G Now Available from MetroPCS

If you’ve been asking for a Samsung Droid Charge, but for whatever reason don’t like Verizon, today is your day. MetroPCS has announced the renamed but otherwise unchanged Droid Charge as the Galaxy S

Getting Your App Ready for Jelly Bean and Nexus 7

We are pleased to announce that the full SDK for Android 4.1 is now available to developers and can be downloaded through your SDK Manager. You can now develop and publish applications against API level 16 using new Jelly Bean APIs. We are also releasing SDK Tools revision 20.0.1 and NDK revision 8b containing bug fixes only.

For many people, their first taste of Jelly Bean will be on the beautiful Nexus 7. While most applications will run just fine on Nexus 7, who wants their app to be just fine? Here are some tips for optimizing your application to make the most of this device.

Screen

Giving Nexus 7 its name, is the glorious 7” screen. As developers we see this as around 600 * 960 density independent pixels and a density of tvdpi. As

The Android Mini PC and TV Box

Apparently this kind of Android powered TV box is getting popular now. If you also want to enjoy your favorite HD videos, exciting mobile games with a large screen, the Android mini PC should be able to meet your requirements.

This is an ultra portable Android mini PC and TV box that measures approx 81 x 26 x 14mm and weights 26g. As we can see from the images, the TV adapter features USB drive-like design, and has a HDMI

Droid RAZR HD Photos Leak

It’s Motorola’s turn to have some pictures of an upcoming device leaked onto the internet. Today it’s the Droid RAZR HD, which is expected on Verizon sometime in the near future. The phone sports a much