Galaxy S III nears: Samsung announces May 3 event for “next Galaxy”

After months of rumors about the Galaxy S III smartphone, Samsung has finally sent out press invites for a London event on May 3, asking attendees to “Come and meet the next Galaxy.”

There’s a hint of Apple coyness to …

Spacetime Studios ratchets up cross-platform gaming with Dark Legends

Are you longing for the day you can play a game with depth on your phone or tablet, then hop onto your PC when you get home to continue the adventure? That day may be here, if Spacetime Studios has …

Boeing developing a secure Android phone for the U.S. government

Aerospace giant Boeing is hard at work developing a super-secure Android phone that the U.S. government can use for defense and intelligence purposes, the company revealed to National Defense Magazine.

The device, dubbed “the Boeing phone,” will offer a more …

Sony SmartWatch debuts, ugly and late to the party

First seen at the Consumer Electronics Show in early 2012, Sony has launched its SmartWatch, an Android-powered watch with its very own apps.

The watch connects with your Android phone and will vibrate when you get a text message, phone …

Tumblr updates Android app with a radical new look

Hot blog-baker Tumblr has cooked up a zany and colorful update to its Android application.

Five-year-old, New York-based Tumblr is the go-to blogging platform for the young and hip. The company now powers more than 51 million blog sites and …

Amazon enables in-app purchasing on Kindle Fire & Android devices

Amazon is rolling out a new service today within its Android app store that will allow developers to set up a shop inside of an application.

We first learned about Amazon’s in-app purchasing service a few weeks ago when it …

Lenovo shows off its best iPad competitor yet

Lenovo showed off its latest Android tablet, the IdeaPad S2109, in a teaser video today.

According to the video, the tablet will have a 9.7-inch display that uses IPS technology for a wider viewing angle (that’s the same technology Apple …

Why Instagram needed Android to make the Facebook acquisition happen

After spending a few hours talking to Facebookers about the company’s mobile strategy, I can safely say that Instagram’s move to Android probably had a lot to do with the $1 billion price the startup fetched in this morning’s acquisition …