Android dominates Facebook mobile user counts

Some crafty sleuthing has revealed that Android users access Facebook more than any other operating system. With 192 million monthly active user accounts, Android has a huge lead over it’s nearest competitor iOS, with 147 million. The Facebook mobile app, messenger, had 56 million, with over half of that being Android users. Those using iPads comprised a very healthy 48 million users. If we consider Android’s 54% marketshare of the mobile industry, those numbers have added credence.

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Tegra 4: the tech specs

The new Tegra 4 System on a Chip was just unveiled in Las Vegas, and we have the full rundown here. Along with the new SoC, Nvidia’s boss Jen-Hsun Huang also touted the Icera i500 baseband chip, a reprogrammable LTE chip that will run Tegra 4 devices run on a multitude of LTE networks, and the Shield, Nvidia’s first gaming handheld.

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Google resumes Nexus 4 shipments in Canada

If you’re one of the lucky few who managed to order to Nexus 4 when it briefly returned to Google Play in Canada on December 3, you may have been told to wait 6-7 weeks for the handset to arrive. Defying all odds, it looks like Google is able to move up the delivery date.

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Screenshots of what’s supposedly HTC Sense 5 hit the internet; looks classy

Different people have different opinions when it comes to Android modifications done by hardware vendors. This writer hates them and will not stop bashing them until they’re banned, but the majority of folks are far less hostile. In fact, most people don’t care since they don’t know any better. They’ve never owned a stock device, so they have no basis for comparison.

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Nvidia introduces Tegra 4, here’s what you should know

Today in Las Vegas, Nvidia lifted the veil on the latest generation of its Tegra line of systems on a chip. Previously codenamed Wayne (as in Bruce Wayne, the superhero), the new Tegra 4 SoC brings a bevy of improvements over its predecessor, and is according to its maker, the “world’s fastest mobile processor”. Chip geeks will have time to analyze this claim once the first benchmarks are out, but till then let’s focus on the new features that Tegra 4 brings to the mobile SoC table. (For the full tech specs, head over here.)

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Sony promises something “extraordinary” for its CES 2013 lineup

Guess who’s planning to bring the house down at CES 2013? It’s none other than Sony Mobile, which has sent a teaser e-mail just before the start of the trade show.
Given the nature of such invitation, it’s to be expected that it doesn’t contain all the gory details to get you truly excited. However, we have a pretty good idea of what the Japanese giant is planning to introduce at the annual tech event.

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Sony Xperia Z spotted on the CES show floor, due to be announced later today

Sony is going to hold a press conference at CES later today, but that’s still not stopping the internet from leaking the company’s devices! According to one of Engadget’s sources who shall remain nameless, what you’re looking at below is the Xperia Z. It’s rumored to have a 5 inch 1080p screen, quad core processor, and all the other goodies you’d come to expect from such a high end device.

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Huawei books a spot for 5-inch Ascend D2 at CES 2013

Ever since the Ascend 2 was unveiled in China last October, there’s hope that Huawei would bring its 5-inch 1080p flagship phone to America. What better way to introduce the phone than to showcase it at one of the world’s biggest tech shows?

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Nvidia drops first bomb of CES 2013 with new handheld gaming system called Project Shield

CES 2013 has been underway for less than a day and there are already products being announced that will change how we look at technology. For a long time Android enthusiasts have been wondering how long it would take for Android devices to catch up to current gaming consoles. Nvidia had a presentation tonight to let us all know that Android devices have finally caught up. Then they announced Project Shield.

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GEARS & GUTS 1.2.7

➤ Bug fixes and other improvements to game performance
Overview:
Zombies have taken over your town! It’s time to put some blood on the highway!
Gears & Guts: The zombies have taken over your town!
Just wait until they hear the roar of your engines!
In Gears & Guts, the city’s hopes rest on you and your collection of nitro-burning, bullet-spitting, four-wheeled engines of destruction. Crush the undead beneath your tires. Tear the undead limb-from-rotten-limb with whatever military gear and experimental weapons you can bolt to your car. Power-slide a path to victory!

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