http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Sat, 25 May 2013 08:00:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-future-of-chrome-on-your-phone-is-the-desktop/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-future-of-chrome-on-your-phone-is-the-desktop/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:39 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=168683 Chrome 28 beta for Android has just hit Google Play bringing with it built-in Google Translate among other things. But what it really shows is where Google’s awesome mobile browser is going. Chrome on your phone and Chrome on the desktop are headed for a collision, and it’ll be awesome for all your phones and [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-future-of-chrome-on-your-phone-is-the-desktop/feed/ 31 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-glass-gets-a-custom-recovery-software/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-glass-gets-a-custom-recovery-software/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 12:15:15 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=168615 Since Google Glass is basically just a smartphone taped to your head, it’s no surprise that one of the staples of Android hacking, ClockworkMod Recovery, has been ported to Glass. The recovery# should let aspiring modders mess with their Glass without having to bother with the command line. This is excellent news for everyone who’s [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-glass-gets-a-custom-recovery-software/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/hisense-sero-7-pro-hands-on-a-promising-nexus-7-clone/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/hisense-sero-7-pro-hands-on-a-promising-nexus-7-clone/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 08:00:19 +0000 Eric Limer http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=168504 Contrary to some rumours, Google didn’t announce a refreshed Nexus 7 at I/O a little while back, but up-and-comers HiSense just announced a pretty good alternative. Its new Sero 7 Pro — the companies first foray into the tablet space — is basically a Nexus 7, but at only £100. The Sero 7 Pro has all [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/hisense-sero-7-pro-hands-on-a-promising-nexus-7-clone/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-htc-come-out-with-a-htc-one-that-runs-stock-android/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-htc-come-out-with-a-htc-one-that-runs-stock-android/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 07:45:19 +0000 Casey Chan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=168543 Please be true, please be true, please be true. After Google announced that it would be selling a pure Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 on Google Play, the entire world screamed joys of Hallelujah Halle Berry. An awesome phone running completely stock Android has always been the dream. Now, HTC might be making [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-htc-come-out-with-a-htc-one-that-runs-stock-android/feed/ 12 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/app-millionaire-pt-5/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/app-millionaire-pt-5/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:18 +0000 Colin Polonowski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=167832 So we’ve arrived at the penultimate installment of our App development series — we may have lost some travelling companions along the way but we’re here now and nearly ready to see our App working for the first time. Before we get there we have just a few hurdles left to jump… Last time we’d [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/app-millionaire-pt-5/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-first-jolla-smartphone-quirky-340-and-android-friendly/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-first-jolla-smartphone-quirky-340-and-android-friendly/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:50 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=167149 When a band of engineers fled Nokia in 2012 to develop a MeeGo-derived OS called Sailfish, they needed a vehicle to carry the software. And this is it: the first Jolla phone, which is as quirky as the OS it runs. Featuring a 4.5-inch display, dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, 4G LTE, 16GB of onboard storage, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-first-jolla-smartphone-quirky-340-and-android-friendly/feed/ 8 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-hangouts-kicksend-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-hangouts-kicksend-and-more/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 18:00:02 +0000 Ashley Feinberg http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166890 What with Google I/O being this week, there are naturally some wonderful additions to Android’s app family from the mothership herself. But that doesn’t mean third party developers have just been sitting around twiddling their thumbs—this week’s set of apps has offerings from everyone. Google Hangouts: After taking some major steps forward earlier this week [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-hangouts-kicksend-and-more/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-dummys-guide-to-android-rooting-everything-you-need-to-know/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-dummys-guide-to-android-rooting-everything-you-need-to-know/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:00:31 +0000 Chris Mills http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166668 Although we do our best to write comprehensive guides to rooting various Android phones, there are more handsets out there than we ever thought humanly possible. So, to give you a good starting point, we’ve put together a more general guide and jargon-buster, so that when some dick insults you on a forum, at least [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-dummys-guide-to-android-rooting-everything-you-need-to-know/feed/ 37 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-avoiding-tablets-with-bbm-android-and-ios-launch/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-avoiding-tablets-with-bbm-android-and-ios-launch/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:45:41 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166670 The arrival of BBM on Android and iOS will be a slightly limited affair, with BlackBerry deciding it’s best to focus solely on smartphones — meaning the messaging app won’t work on the iPad, Nexus 7 or any of the other large-screened devices that are currently dominating the tech world. Speaking to Trusted Reviews, Vivek Bhardwaj, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-avoiding-tablets-with-bbm-android-and-ios-launch/feed/ 7 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/rumour-white-knight-nexus-4-ushering-in-android-4-3-on-june-10th/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/rumour-white-knight-nexus-4-ushering-in-android-4-3-on-june-10th/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:45:51 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166663 I’m not sure if it’s actually better looking in white or not, but apparently Android and Me has one physically in hand. The white Nexus 4 is supposedly a carbon-copy of the black version we know and love, just with a white body and Android 4.3 (no LTE mentioned). Take with a pinch of sodium [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/rumour-white-knight-nexus-4-ushering-in-android-4-3-on-june-10th/feed/ 19 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-new-photo-features-hands-on-fun-but-unreliable/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-new-photo-features-hands-on-fun-but-unreliable/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 08:00:37 +0000 Brent Rose http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166626 Amongst the slurry of updates Google announced yesterday at I/O was a new feature set for Google+ designed to make your photos better, prettier, and more fun, without you really having to do anything. It’s ambitious, and it sounds cool. Unfortunately, in its current implementation, it’s hit and miss.   Auto-Backup Auto-backup is an option [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-new-photo-features-hands-on-fun-but-unreliable/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/whoa-googles-selling-a-pure-android-samsung-galaxy-s-4-on-google-play/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/whoa-googles-selling-a-pure-android-samsung-galaxy-s-4-on-google-play/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12:25 +0000 Kyle Wagner http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166214 YOU GUYS! Google just announced at I/O that it’s going to be selling a Samsung Galaxy S4, unlocked, with stock Android, on Google Play starting June 26. Just to pick out the important words for you: “STOCK” “ANDROID” “GALAXY S 4.” The phone will be unlocked GSM, so it’ll run on pretty much any network, [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/whoa-googles-selling-a-pure-android-samsung-galaxy-s-4-on-google-play/feed/ 11 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-play-games-just-made-android-gaming-awesomer/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-play-games-just-made-android-gaming-awesomer/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:27:04 +0000 Eric Limer http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166182 Gaming on Android just got a way more legit. Google’s just announced its new “Play Games” app and service which comes with a whole bunch of features from achievements to leaderboards, and even cloud saves. Any serious gaming platform nowadays has its own social network to build on, and Google’s not to be left out. [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-play-games-just-made-android-gaming-awesomer/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-updates-play-store-app-again-adding-app-data-sync-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-updates-play-store-app-again-adding-app-data-sync-and-more/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:42 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165987 A new version of Google’s Android app store and its associated services plugin is out there for your fiddling, adding an “App Data” sync option presumably in preparation for Google’s anticipated Play Games service, further tweaking the design and some of the buttons and generally tidying up its appearance ahead of its starring role at [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-updates-play-store-app-again-adding-app-data-sync-and-more/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/14-android-fixes-we-want-to-see-this-week/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/14-android-fixes-we-want-to-see-this-week/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:30:37 +0000 Brent Rose http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165896 Google I/O is almost upon us, and that means, presumably, some updates to Android. We might not see a full-on update to a new version (5.0) announced at tonight’s keynote, but we do expect some changes. And while the wishlist might not be as long as it has been in years past, there’s still plenty [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/14-android-fixes-we-want-to-see-this-week/feed/ 40 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-you-buy-nvidias-awesome-looking-shield-portable-android-console/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-you-buy-nvidias-awesome-looking-shield-portable-android-console/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 10:00:49 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165977 We’ve got Ouya for the home, but what about serious gaming on the go? Nvidia wants to beat Sony and Nintendo at their own game with the Android-powered Tegra 4-packing Shield. But will you really buy it for about £240ish, or the price of a Nexus 4? Nvidia’s put up Shield for pre-order in the [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/will-you-buy-nvidias-awesome-looking-shield-portable-android-console/feed/ 18 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/bloat-free-google-edition-samsung-galaxy-s4-planned-for-google-io/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/bloat-free-google-edition-samsung-galaxy-s4-planned-for-google-io/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 09:45:34 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165968 Samsung might be about to make its Galaxy S4 even more appealing to the Android hardcore, with a rumour suggesting a version of the phone running unskinned Android may be one of the announcements to come out of today’s Google I/O developer event. The news, which comes from tech site Geek, claims Google and Samsung [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/bloat-free-google-edition-samsung-galaxy-s4-planned-for-google-io/feed/ 14 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/hp-slatebook-x2-an-android-notebook-with-sweet-tegra-4-guts/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/hp-slatebook-x2-an-android-notebook-with-sweet-tegra-4-guts/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 08:00:21 +0000 Eric Limer http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165936 On the heels of its very first Android tablet after a long affair with webOS, HP’s just announced its second device running the Google operating system, and it’s ushering in that Android notebook fad we’ve all heard whispers about. Enter the SlateBook x2, the first Tegra 4-powered, 10-inch Android convertible. We only got to spend [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/hp-slatebook-x2-an-android-notebook-with-sweet-tegra-4-guts/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-is-bringing-bbm-to-ios-and-android-this-summer/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-is-bringing-bbm-to-ios-and-android-this-summer/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:04:46 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165804 Today, at the BlackBerry Live Keynote, the company announced that it will be launching BBM on iOS and Android this Summer. This is a big move for the company that has found itself increasingly trapped in a prison of its own making. Now, BlackBerry will make one of its most popular features available to users [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/blackberry-is-bringing-bbm-to-ios-and-android-this-summer/feed/ 31 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-io-rumors-whats-next-for-android-chrome-nexus-and-more/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-io-rumors-whats-next-for-android-chrome-nexus-and-more/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:00:44 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165481 Google I/O, the company’s mammoth annual developer hoopla, goes down this week. Here’s what you can expect to hear from Google during Wednesday’s three-hour keynote extravaganza.   Not Much New Hardware? While last year’s I/O was a parade of Nexus devices, Chrome/Android chief Sundar Pichai told Wired that this year’s conference will focus more on [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/google-io-rumors-whats-next-for-android-chrome-nexus-and-more/feed/ 6