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

Samsung continues to show us why they remain the top dog in the Android market as they begin rolling out Android 4.1.2 to the International Samsung Galaxy S II. So far, the update has only hit GT-I9100 users in Spain, but is slated to hit other countries soon. Read More

If you’ve been holding out for a Nexus 4, in hopes they would one day return to the Play Store, you might want to consider giving T-Mobile a look. As promised, T-Mobile has been stocking their shelves (both physical and virtual) with Nexus 4 devices and are ready to ship them out to anyone willing to hand over their cash. Read More

Did you know that Apple’s “revolutionary” voice assistant software Siri almost ended up as Verizon bloatware for Android users? That’s a scary though isn’t it? Well, according to a Huffington Post article about Siri’s origins, before Apple sunk its teeth into the startup, Verizon had signed a deal with the founders of Siri to make it a default app on all Android phones. Read More

If you’ve been thinking about picking up a Samsung Galaxy Note II on Verizon, then you might want to take a look at the deal Amazon Wireless is offering. New users, as well as those looking to upgrade, can now score a Galaxy Note II for $100 less what they’d pay via Verizon. Read More

During Google’s earnings call today, Larry Page made it a point to talk about all the great progress Google made across various areas, including Search, Google Now, Chrome for Android, and more. He also managed to talk briefly about the Nexus supply issues, stating:

Clearly, there’s work to be done managing our supply better, as well as building a great customer experience. And that is a priority for the teams.

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Google’s revenue numbers are in for Q4 of 2012 and they look good. Revenues are up 36-percent year-on-year with Google reporting consolidated revenues of $14.42 billion. That figure doesn’t include Motorola Mobility, a company that continues to operate as a separate entity and saw revenue of $1.51 billion with an operating loss of $353 million. Read More

Welcome to Hashtag Android’s first installment of Shall we Play a Game. This is where we’ll showcase some of the great games available on the Google Play store while letting you, the reader, suggest what game(s) we should check out next. Read More

I usually don’t post on purported renders of devices yet announced and thus didn’t post up the early renders of the HTC M7. However, I’d like to point out, I was disappointed by the renders as they painted a picture of an HTC device that looked a whole lot like an iPhone 5. Thankfully, the latest batch of purported M7 images look more like an HTC device and less like, well… a you know what. Read More