#Android
NVIDIA Tegra 4: Faster, More Powerful, and Battery Friendly
January 7, 2013 | Vincent MessinaOf all the announcements made by NVIDIA at CES 2013, the Tegra 4 was probably the least surprising. We knew it was coming, I mean, NVIDIA wasn’t going to use the Tegra 3 forever. As to be expected, the next iteration is both faster and more powerful without requiring more juice (would be odd if is wasn’t… right?) Read More
NVIDIA Takes on Cloud Gaming With Newly Introduced NVIDIA GRID
January 7, 2013 | Vincent MessinaNVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang took the stage at CES 2013 to introduce all of NVIDIA’s latest projects and of course there had to be some form of gaming news. To the delight of all degrees of gamers, Jen-Hsun Huang announced NVIDIA’s new cloud gaming service: the NVIDIA GRID. Read More
NVIDIA Announces Project Shield: World’s First Pure Android, Tegra 4 Gaming Device
January 7, 2013 | Vincent MessinaNVIDIA dropped quite a surprise on the Android community just a few minutes ago. Code named Project Thor Shield, NVIDIA has designed their very own gaming/Android device. This hybrid mobile device looks like a gaming controller on steroids and is surprisingly running pure Android. That’s right, PURE Android! Read More
NVIDIA Live Webcast CES 2012 [Update: Finished]
January 6, 2013 | Vincent MessinaWatch live video from nvidiaofficial on www.twitch.tv
NVIDIA is about to kick off their live CES 2013 special event webcast. Catch it live here or visit http://www.twitch.tv/nvidia
Getting Started With Android: Choose Your Google Account Wisely
January 5, 2013 | Vincent MessinaI’d like to take this time to give new Android users some very sage advice: “choose your Google account wisely!” Creating a Google account is one of the very first steps you’ll take as a new Android user, and believe it or not, it’s the most important. Most of us are so excited when we get our first Android device that we don’t give much thought to our Google account username, but I’m going to tell you why you should think long and hard before typing in [email protected]. Read More
CES will Have Plenty of Google TV Products, but it’s the ASUS Qube I’m Most Excited About
January 4, 2013 | Vincent MessinaGoogle has confirmed a number of manufacturers who will be showcasing Google TV products in the upcoming weeks at CES, however, it’s the ASUS Qube I’m most excited about seeing. I’ve been hoping for an affordable Google TV solution to hit the market for quite some time and yes, I’m aware there are already a few affordable options (I currently own a Vizio Co-Star). However, none of those options have worked quite as well as I had hoped and if there’s one company that can get it right, it’s ASUS. Read More
A Beginner’s Guide to Programming for Android now Available at Linux.com
January 4, 2013 | Vincent MessinaIf you’re reading this, the chances are very high that you’ve at some point in time considered coding for Android. For whatever reason, you just haven’t be able to take that fist step. Learning something new can sometimes be intimidating, but it’s a new year, so why not take on a new challenge? Read More
For the First Time Ever, Cupcake is Absent From the Android Distribution Table
January 3, 2013 | Vincent MessinaEvery month, Google gives us look at the various Android platform versions accessing the Play store. This kind of information is crucial to developers looking to ensure support where support is needed and also gives us an idea of how fast devices are or aren’t being updated. Surprisingly, every month, good old Cupcake shows up with a proud 0.1% distribution, reminding us that Cupcakes never say die. However, I am sad to report, for the first time ever — Cupcake is missing. Read More
AOKP Releases Brand new JB-MR1 Build 1 for Jelly Bean
January 3, 2013 | Vincent MessinaThe AOKP team welcomed the new year with a bit of a surprise for ROMers. After making a tough decision to start over, the team has gone ahead and built their 4.2.1 ROM from the ground up and releasing it as JB-MR1 Build 1. Most features have been forward-ported to the new build, however, there’s still a bit missing and currently features limited support. Read More