Chrome Beta for Android received quite an interesting update today. Users can now access all the experimental features within chrome://flags. Features and support for things such as WebGL, a JavaScript API for rendering accelerated graphics, disabling deferred 2D canvas, adding an FPS counter, and more are now available for you to experiment with. Read More

Samsung may have their hands in a large number of pots, but whatever they’re doing, they’re doing a good job as their profits for Q4 came in at around 8.27 billion dollars. In a brief summary, Samsung notes that both smartphone and tablet demand was up in Q4, helping to maintain solid earnings. Read More

Yesterday, we were treated to a few spy shots of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 and today, we get to see a few more pics courtesy of French Android community Frandroid. Posing for the camera, this 8-inch piece of hardware still looks like an oversized phone rather than a mid-sized tablet. Read More

Google is once again toying with our emotions by reinvigorating our Google wireless network fantasies with an FCC filing. Google has submitted an application to the FFC, asking for a license to create an experimental radio service, or more specifically, an experimental campus-wide (2 mile radius) wireless network based off of an obscure set of frequencies: 2524 to 2625MHz. Read More

Well that was fast! It was just yesterday that we told you about T-Mobile’s fresh stock of Nexus 4 devices, and already, they’re sold out. At this point, I’m at a loss for words. Obviously there’s a demand for the device, so why the lack of supply? Read More

The infamous blurry cam strikes again, and this time, it’s the Galaxy Note 8.0 that was caught showing off its pre-release wares. Italian outlet DDAY.it caught this 8-inch S-Pen wielding piece of hardware out in the wild, and lo and behold, it resembles an 8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note II/S III. Read More

Last week, Temple Run 2 zip-lined into the App Store and caused quite the splash with over 20 million people downloading this endless running sequel in just four days. I’d consider those numbers to be an indication of a surefire hit, and although Imangi decided to launch Temple Run 2 on iOS first, I’m happy to announce that it is now available in the Google Play store. Read More

Russell Kirsch, credited with creating the first digital image and making the square pixel popular, once said:

“Squares was the logical thing to do.” “Of course, the logical thing was not the only possibility … but we used squares. It was something very foolish that everyone in the world has been suffering from ever since.”

Despite the fact that Kirsh now calls those square pixels “foolish,” they have become the de facto layout for display technology the world over. Read More