The Minuum keyboard is an interesting concept. While most keyboards try to make typing more intuitive, Minuum is trying to rethink typing altogether. They’re not interested in improving swipe functionality on a QWERTY keyboard, or predictive text. Instead, they want to give you more screen to look at.

Huawei’s not a company known for its subtlety, preferring to break world records rather than innovate understatedly.

From a handful of phones a few years ago, Sony Mobile now offers a vast portfolio of Android devices -- and it's quickly exhausting the alphabet with its letter-themed Xperia handsets. We've already covered the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL at the high end, now it's the turn of the Xperia SP, the company's mid-range offering for mid-2013.

Samsung posted a cool video to their YouTube channel this morning, showing off the new Note 8.0. In the video, our tablet toting friend wins at daily life by using his Note 8.0 for just about everything.

The new Samsung Galaxy S4 ad, called “Grad Pool Party” manages to show off some of the smartphone’s new features, while making fun of the iPhone at the same time.

Google Glass is starting to make sense. Having been shrouded in secrecy and non-disclosure agreements, what we’ve been able to find out about Glass is often a glancing blow to the larger issue.

Check out this video that shows the Samsung Galaxy S 4, the first smartphone to feature a Gorilla Glass 3 display, being scratch tested with knives, keys, and coins.

The LG Optimus G Pro was announced just as many were arriving in Barcelona, Spain for Mobile World Congress. And it confirmed all suspicions about the device and LG’s direction in the mobile space. The device looks remarkably similar to Samsung’s flagship phablet.

Facebook on Thursday unveiled its new Home software for Android smartphones, a people-based social-centric user interface that runs on top of Android OS, complete with an application launcher.

Samsung has released an introduction video to the Galaxy S 4 that outlines its new features.

Have you ever wondered what a Meizu-branded tablet with the latest version of the Flyme OS would look like? Well, you’re not the first person.

The Galaxy S IV is yet to be announced officially by Samsung, but given the popularity of Android’s most successful smartphone series, it’s not too surprising to see the blogosphere abuzz with speculation regarding the features of the Galaxy S III’s eventual successor.

The ZTE Nubia Z5 is company's first 1080p smartphone, featuring a 5 inch IPS (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, 13 megapixel main camera, 2 megapixel front-facing camera, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, 2,300mAh battery, it weighs 126 grams, it's 7.6mm tick, will be available in black and white and will run Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean.

Samsung’s ATIV S might be late to the party, but the festivities are still in full swing in the Windows Phone 8 world as we close out the year.

The recently launched HTC Droid DNA stars in a fresh new Verizon commercial entitled “Extra Sensory.”

Are you coming home for the holiday? Do you have a big family? If so, you’re the perfect target audience for the latest Nexus 4 ad, which was released by Google in time for the holiday.

Sony has just announced the new Xperia E smartphone sporting a 3.5-inch HVGA 320 x 480 display and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (though the specs indicate ICS), available with single or "Xperia Edual" mode SIMs.

There's no dearth of Android keyboards on the market, but an entry from new player Slice is bringing the lowly chiclets into a whole 'nother dimension.

Samsung has already begun delivery of Android 4.1 for the Galaxy Note 10.1 in some parts of the world, but in a move that'll no doubt add to the anticipation, the company has now revealed Premium Suite as an accompaniment to the OS upgrade.

While the humble touchscreen has become the standard interface for most smartphones, and capacitive displays make it a painless experience, the folk at start-up Qeexo think things could still be improved.

After being available as an early access beta in Canada and Australia starting last week, Spacetime Studios’ latest MMORPG is now up for grabs for all in Google Play.

Being in the tech industry, it’s all about comparing device A to device B. That’s just how it is and there is no changing that. With that said, let’s make guacamole out of tablets!

Woah. The I knew the 920 would be good (though kinda oversaturated), but I'm really surprised with how good the footage from the Nexus 4 looks. I'd say it's right up there with the best of them. The Xperia T looks good too.

There is a company out there named Spacetime Studios. Many of you should know them fairly well. They are the minds behind Pocket Legends, Star Legends and Dark Legends.

If there is one thing we can always be certain of, it’s that as soon as a new fancy tech product comes out, someone is scrambling to create a drop test video.

A few weeks ago we showed you a video comparison between the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S3 in which were revealed 50 reasons why the Android smartphone is better.

Android 4.2 Jelly Bean has been officially announced, and along with this update comes a host of new features and functionalities.

Huawei held a launch event in Beijing this afternoon. And sadly, there isn’t a 6.1-inch giant phone to be found.

Earlier this week, Madfinger Games hinted at a Halloween update for its hit game Dead Trigger. Today, the people behind Dead Trigger have released the update, which is available to download from the Play Store.

Back in June Android Authority reported that Need for Speed: Most Wanted would likely hit Android the same day as all other versions of the game. EA Games has now confirmed that the Android version will in fact launch on Oct. 30th, alongside the console version.

To say that the launch of Isis has felt drawn out would be a mild understatement.

You’ve probably heard that the new Angry Birds Star Wars mash-up is due out on November 8th. For those itching to get their hands on the newest game, it seems that Rovio has decided to bring us yet another teaser that features a clip from the first Star Wars movie.

A launch event invitation has already given us a glimpse of the ASUS PadFone 2, but Bloomberg TV India caught up with the firm's CEO Jerry Shen and snagged a video tour of the device before its October 16th reveal.

MP7 vs Samsung Galaxy S III: Tech Assassin!The glass in this phone is flexible and doesn't shatter like, say, windows in a house when you shoot it.

The indie game world has undergone a metamorphosis over the past few years, transforming from an often overlooked niche into as much a staple of the game industry as once-every-year blockbusters like the Call of Duty series.

If there's one advantage a print magazine still has over an online publication, it's the ability to offer all manner of crazy freebies glued to its pages.

Now that the dust has settled on this promo vid - shown at the Tokyo Games Show - Gameloft has released an extended full HD version of that trailer (embedded below).

Fall must be the season for surprisingly fixable thin smartphones. Repair part supplier DirectFix has posted a currently rare, video-based teardown of the Motorola Droid RAZR M that shows just how well Verizon's mid-range smartphone copes with surgery.

Google just chalked up one of the more important victories for driverless cars. California Governor Jerry Brown has signed bill SB1298 into law, formalizing the legal permissions and safety standards needed to let automated vehicles cruise on state-owned roads.

Qualcomm's Vellamo app has been a part of the furniture in our Android benchmarking suite for a while now, providing a fun little test of browsing and networking speeds on almost any Android device. Version 2.0 adds something extra, however: a section called "Metal" that is all about putting your processor and memory through the wringer.

Opera Mini for Android has been upgraded to version 7.5, bringing with it a new "Smart Page'" feature that aggregates social media updates and news from your most frequently visited websites.

Another sign that the US release of the Galaxy Note 2 is now on the radar: the phablet itself, in the flesh for the first time on American soil here tonight in New York.

After yesterday's huge unveiling of LG's latest flagship in Korea, LG today brought the Optimus G to US shores for a debut here in New York.We'll have much more on both the Optimus G's UI and hardware in the coming weeks. Until then, be sure to check out Phil's hands-on and video walk through of what will almost certainly be one of the most powerful phones on the market this holiday season.

LG continues to try and wow the world ahead of the launch of their latest superphone, with yet another promotional video. This time around, the camera on the forthcoming LG Optimus G is the center of attention, with some bold claims being made by the Korean OEM.

While the world waits for a certain other phone that includes a 5 reference in its teaser, HTPC, media streamer and NAS builder Xtreamer has revealed its plans to get into the mobile space.

Well, well, would you look at that? Staying true to what we'd heard yesterday, it appears that long-awaited Android 4.1 refresh is finally making its way to Sprint's own flavor of the Galaxy Nexus.

Barely minutes have passed since Motorola revealed its new trio of RAZR smartphones, but it's already uploaded the unveiling to YouTube.

You could argue that the real star of the show at Samsung's recent Unpacked event in Berlin was the Galaxy Camera -- an Android 4.1-powered point-and-shoot with one of the largest screens around, backed up by powerful

Glu has launched their sequel to Blood and Glory on Google Play today, offering a remastered experience of one-on-one tactical combat.

Oh, happy day! After a bit of a false start this afternoon with the first update on Google Play, HBO Go is finally available on Jelly Bean devices -- and more specifically, on the Nexus 7. That's the 7-inch tablet with thie high-resolution display Google released this summer, and we've been dying to give HBO's on-demand streaming a go.

Perhaps you caught our coverage of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or the Samsung Galaxy Camera, or our liveblog of the Unpacked straight from the source in Berlin.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2.The Note 2 has a 5.5 inch HD SuperAMOLED 16:9 display at 1280x720, a 1.6GHz Exynos quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16, 32 or 64GB of storage.

We're live in Berlin at the Samsung Unpacked event where the Samsung Galaxy Camera has just been unveiled.

It's here: Nikon's first Android-powered camera, and it's one that you'd actually consider buying.

Ever wished you had another option aside from using Instagram's mobile apps and permalinks for viewing your retrofied photos? The folks at D2M certainly did, resulting in what it likes to call Instacube.

We're just over two weeks away from Samsung unpacking its latest phone, with the company already pointing to a Galaxy Note successor.

At last, no more secrets. Announced in Beijing just now is the Xiaomi Phone 2, and with the exception of the appearance, most of the specs match the many leaks we've come across: 4.3-inch 720p IPS display by Sharp, Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core chip, 2GB RAM and 16GB memory.

We’ve seen the drop tests, we’ve shrieked at seeing iPads doused in molten lava, but those intent on destroying their beloved gadgets never cease to discover new ways of bringing scratches, dents, and general harm to the most sought-after mobile devices on the market.

We've got a good few updates rolling in on the Galaxy Note 10.1 front today. For starters, Samsung has announced that the S Pen equipped slate will available globally from August in WiFi and 3G varieties, with an LTE version coming later in the year.

Just when you thought the guys at Rovio maybe just maybe are running out of ideas on how to get those Angry Birds to smash those pigs here comes another one. It seems that there is a "Red Planet update coming this fall."

Not eager to hunt and peck on a keyboard? Google Handwrite is here: the search engine's mobile pages will now let you draw letters on the page to conduct searches with the writing method you learned before this whole computer fad took hold.

Last time, Google wanted to give you the basics about using your Nexus 7 tablet, and now, just in case you didn't realize that the Nexus 7 tablet that you just bought is a Google product,

Can we establish a KIRF award for Most Likely to Invite Multiple Lawsuits? If so, Long Xun Software would have to claim the statuette for its Droid X360, at least if it dared set foot in the US.

Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet has already proved to be extremely popular gadget amongst technology fans.

There's more than a small amount of fervor swirling around the Nexus 7, so it only makes sense that Google wants to seize the moment and pitch its first Nexus tablet to the world.

We're live in London, where ZTE has just announced its new mid to high-end smartphone for Europe, the Grand X.

Honda's getting serious about connecting your smartphone with your car, and it'll be launching its new HondaLink system this fall in the 2013 Honda Accord.

Better than Android? Maybe we will get another choice, we have heard some rumors on Firefox OS, and now this secret OS is running on SAMSUNG I9100.

MEIZU, one of China’s premium handset manufacturers announced its first quad-core Android smartphone, the MX 4-Core. Check the specs and unboxing video after the break.

An amazing Super AMOLED screen by Samsung and also an amazing built-in DLP Pico Projector in this amazing Android smartphone to be released now. Awesome.

Don’t know who is Huawei? Then, get to know them by challenging yourself how to pronunce the company’s name “Huawei”, see if you have made the same mistake as those interviewed in the video.

Jelly Bean(s) for everyone -- essentially, that's just what Google's done for the tech savvy underground with 4.1.1's release in AOSP.

The ASUS Nexus tablet, Google’s first tablet in the Nexus family is finally here and it’s called the Google Nexus 7.

You're likely familiar with many of the heavyweights in the Android launcher world such as Apex, GO and Nova, but if you've yet to delve into the world of Claystone, you're really missing out.

Although many of the large consumer electronics companies outsource their work to China, the number of legitimate products produced within the world’s most populous country is eclipsed by the number of fakes lurking about.

While we've already stared down the specifications, AT&T's announced that it will bring Motorola's big and skinny slab to the US later this month, while Bell will do the honors in Canada "this summer."

Interior navigation is only just coming into its own, but IndoorAtlas has developed a technology that could make it just as natural as breathing -- or at least, firing up a smartphone's mapping software. Developed by a team at Finland's University of Oulu, the method relies on identifying the unique geomagnetic field of every location on Earth to get positioning through a mobile device.

Although the mobile market has taken some time to adapt to a touch-based interface, there’s no dispute that apps implementing a certain amount of touch-gestures are infinitely enhanced.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean introduces a couple of new features in the stock camera app, with the aim of making it easier to sort through and prune all those photos you've been shooting with zero shutter lag.

When Google unveiled the Nexus Q, they said they welcomed hacking on the social streamer and some in the development community took that as an open challenge to see what all they could make it do.

Unlike some of Samsung’s previous commercials. Samsung has released three new TV ads for the Galaxy S III that showcase the smartphone’s wireless sharing capabilities. Specially, each one focuses on sharing files and photographs instantly with colleagues and friends using the handset’s unique AllShare and Share Shot features. All three clips are humorous and clever, and best of all, they don’t shamelessly make fun of the iPhone.

For all of Google's emphasis on integrating its own services across Android, playing YouTube videos outside of the official YouTube app has usually required losing some piece of the experience, whether it's backwards compatibility, mobile optimization or just keeping viewers in the same app where they started.

The day before Google I/O kicked off, Steve "Cyanogen" Kondik of CyanogenMod fame visited the San Francisco Android User Group, were he gave a complete rundown of everything relating to the popular custom firmware.

Rovio's next eagerly awaited title, Amazing Alex, will be with us on Android sometime in July. The above trailer has been created by Rovio confirming such, that we'll be seeing it this month.

Google recently announced the next version of Android, 4.1 Jelly Bean, at their I/O 2012 conference in San Francisco.

If for whatever reason you happened to miss out on the Google I/O 2012 Day 1 Keynote, you can now sit back, relax and take it all in.

In case you didn't get enough Google I/O news today, the Chrome team has just let loose a video teasing the launch of Web Lab beta.

In Gingerbread, those tapping repeatedly on the version number with Android's "Settings" menu were greeted with a picture of "zombie art" by Jack Larson.

LG's Optimus Vu still has yet to debut in the US, but Korean fans of the extra-wide 5-inch phablet can soon enjoy a new "Value Pack" upgrade.

We won't talk. You can watch the video below in peace.

Verizon's finally pushing out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Motorola Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX, bringing Moto's U.S. flagship. This moves the RAZRs up to what is for the next day or so, the latest version of the OS.

After a brief stretch in beta followed by some vague teasing, Firefox's native Android app update is finally set to hit Google Play.

With soak tests for the DROID RAZR and RAZR MAXX live, it should be only a matter of days before the update gets pushed to the public.

Huawei Ascend P1 has gone on sale for quite a while. The company did not revealed too much information of how many units did they sell so far. Huawei recently unveiled an ad for its smartphone and it looks shocking.

Nick over at PhoneArena compares two quad core Android smarthphones, the Samsung Galaxy S III and the LG Optimus 4X HD.

Gameloft released a teaser trailer for an upcoming Dark Knight Rises game that is to launch on Android and iOS this summer.

he NFL just took a wacky turn for the crazier this year. Teams have fallen apart, come together with trades and draft picks have been flying everywhere. Now that we’re into the training camp stage of the off-season, teams are looking to sure up their rosters for the year ahead and the Philadelphia Eagles have just made an unprecedented move, signing 5 undrafted free agents.

he switch from the Android Market to Google Play was received with mixed reviews, but the one thing it did do, is give Google a place to sell multimedia under one unified brand.

Sharp is attempting to achieve an experience that is centered around multimedia, but want it to also be simplistic and easy on the eye. They have replaced icons with huge matte boxes and their stock icons that seem to take up half the display while leaving little room for much else.

Attention future Galaxy SIII owners, do not attempt this at home. We have seen these “drop test” videos in the past and they’re always sort of fun to watch.