The future of Android without Andy Rubin points to convergence

Rubin's robot OS has gone mainstream. Time to move on. You don't have to wait for a puff of white smoke to find out who Google's next Android chief will be. Sundar Pichai, the company's senior vice president of Chrome and Apps, will assume this position, replacing Andy Rubin. The Android shuffle (not yet a YouTube dance craze) was a surprise today and could...

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Google I/O 2013 tickets sell like hot cakes, all sold out now

While not a record-breaking sale (last year's tickets sold out in under 30 minutes), the sale period again shows how hot the developer event is. Regular attendees pay $900, while reduced $300 tickets apply for students and faculty staff. Of course, you have got to remember that all attendees get all sort of high-tech freebies, easily matching the ticket value. Another...

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Record Corrie forever with YouView for iOS update

Series record now available on YouView for iPhone The multi-talented broadcast and on-demand TV platform, YouView continues to boost its mobile offerings with a major update to its iOS app, released on Wednesday. The new version of the app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch now allows users to remotely record an entire TV series from their mobile device. ...

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Andy Rubin steps down as Android chief, will stick around

Andy Rubin steps down as Android chief, and is replaced by Sundar Pichai. The news has been announced by Google's CEO Larry Page on the company's corporate blog. The reason for the leave isn't disclosed, as Page remains mum on the matter. Andy Rubin will undertake a new project at Google, which too isn't yet known. Sundar Pichai, who has been so far overseeing the...

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Facebook rolls out streamlined Timeline with cleaner layout

Facebook gives Timeline a facelift If you're a Facebook user who still hasn't adjusted to Timeline view, the social network is introducing several design changes today in response to feedback from its members. Facebook announced Wednesday that it has started rolling out improvements to Timeline, the profile redesign it first introduced in late 2011. First...

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A new Motorola smartphone leaks, isn't the X Phone

An unknown Motorola smartphone has starred in a hands-on video on the Vietnamese Tinhte blog, which has leaked several high-profile smartphones in the past. According to the report, the yet unannounced Motorola smartphone carriers the XT912A model number, which leads us to believe it might be a replacement for the Droid RAZR (which carries the XT912 label). The...

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Andy Rubin steps down as head of Android, replaced by Chrome expert

What next for droidy? Andy Rubin, the man who developed Android and sold it to Google, is stepping down from his position at the reins of the mobile OS. As announced today in a blog post written by CEO Larry Page, Rubin will be staying at Google to concentrate on "more moonshots" while Sundar Pichai will take over as head of Android. Pichai was one of...

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Purple Sony Xperia Z hits UK in early April

Sony Xperia Z is already available globally in black and white paintjobs, but the purple version is yet to be released. Clove UK has just announced it will receive purple Sony Xperia Z stock in early April and is already taking orders for it. The purple Xperia Z costs the same as the black and white units. Sony has announced the Xperia Z in three colors - black,...

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Samsung Galaxy S4: 10 things we expect to see

Have we called it right? *fingers crossed* There's been a tidal wave of leaks, rumours and reports from those dubious "upstream supply chain sources" surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the final details are still up for debate - luckily we'll find out for sure tomorrow. In the meantime we've analysed all the details from around the world and pulled together...

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HTC One Developer Edition for the US announced, costs $649

HTC has announced a Developer Edition of its upcoming HTC One flagship smartphone. It will be available only stateside and will cost $649. The HTC One for developers is carrier-unlocked and comes with unlocked bootloader and 64GB of internal storage. It supports quad-band GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), tri-band 3G with HSPA (850/1900/2100 MHz) and tri-band LTE (700/850/1900...

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New Moto phone shows up, but it's probably not the Motorola X

Hey Moto, what's your name? (credit: Tinhte) The now Google-owned Motorola factory may be getting back into full swing as a video has popped up online showing a mystery device proudly sporting the firm's emblem. This leak comes courtesy of Vietnamese site Tinhte which claims to have gotten its hands on a currently unknown Motorola smartphone running Google's...

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ARM hints at mind-blowing Samsung Galaxy S4

The phone must be very light... With the Samsung Galaxy S4 announcement looming large, TechRadar took the opportunity to ask ARM's Ian Drew if he was excited by the imminent arrival of the latest flagship handset. Samsung's Unpacked event in Ney York will bring us the first glimpse of the new handset, which will take on the critically acclaimed HTC One...

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Sony to hold a press event in Moscow on March 18

Russian tech site Hi-Tech Mail has learned that Sony will hold a press event on March 18 in Moscow. Boosted by the wild success of its Xperia Z flagship, the company is set to announce its refreshed mid-range lineup in the face of the Xperia SP and Xperia L. Furthermore, the report from the source goes on to list some key specifications for both devices, which are...

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to get wireless charging, HD screen reboot?

S3 - getting tired? We're champing at the bit to see what Samsung's got for us in the shape of the Galaxy S4 but it sounds as though its older brother, the Samsung Galaxy S3, may be in line for a refresh too. Noted phone leaker Eldar Murtazin is the source for this info - and given that he was spot on about the S4 launch details we're inclined to believe...

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EE UK confirms LTE support for Samsung Galaxy S IV

Samsung's upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S IV, is apparently set to feature support for at least one 4G LTE network, namely on the 1800MHz spectrum in the UK. This was confirmed by British carrier EE in a tweet today. .bbpBox{background:url(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tH54HiPaPaR9DU35z8SO2wpMRalp7q4wUIT3RzxxkAfB-P2yWH-47EwF9QGI_Lk7zMqSQQhW01ac-0ULr3UX0qXsmhVvp5j4EOVs4efPsx0SC4DkxsCtQBDr-rdS5d5IBFpiv0PNTH8zk_9qsFAKh_IIJd=s0-d)...

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