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The Moto X has slowing made its way around the world, and the next stop is Australia. Unfortunately there is no Moto Maker option and we don’t know exactly when it will launch. Plus, the price isn’t all that aggressive at $549. It will be compatible with 4G LTE on Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone, but the frequencies of the devices are limited to 800, 1800, and 2600 MHz. That means no niche networks like Optus’ 4G Plus network, which operates on the 2300 MHz frequency. We do have to ask the question….is it just a little too late for Motorola to make any noise down under? source: Ausdroid Come comment on this article: The Moto X is finally coming to Australia …

Users of Pocket Casts who have been wishing that the app would add Chromecast support will be happy to know that their wish as come true. In an update to v4.5, shiftyjelly has finally added support for the Google dongle. As the developer puts it: “__Finally__!!! Pocket Casts 4.5! Chromecast support! Up Next Playlist which you can re-arrange items in! New Interface that’s sexy, and picks up podcast colours! Soooo Many Enhancements! More Exclamation Marks! Capitals in Odd Places! One does not simply update an app like Pocket Casts. One has to take the One Codebase to some silly mountain and do so in epic 3-part triloginess. Heck one might even make more movies…

ZTE is building up hype for its latest flagship device, the Nubia X6, by releasing some vague press renders and camera shots from the device. The press render, as seen above, doesn’t show off the entire device, but from what we can see it looks like the device will sport a metal body. Metal is a fan-favorite choice for premium smartphones (as we’ve seen with the HTC One) so it’s nice to see ZTE putting build quality at the top of the list of features for the X6. Aside from that small glimpse of the physical phone, there were also some photos leaked that are supposedly from a Nubia X6. We already knew the camera was going to be impressive, but the photos show an ext…

Unless something truly shocking and unexpected happens between now and the end of the year (like Samsung actually releasing a sleek premium metal phone), the All New HTC One unveiled next week during HTC's big press conference will probably be the most gorgeous Android smartphone that debuts this year. It shouldn't terribly surprising, considering last year's flagship HTC One smartphone was the best-designed phone of the year in 2013. We have seen the new model's hardware leak a number of times and it looks terrific, but now a fresh new leak may give us a thorough walkthrough of the upcoming handset's software as well. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Re…

Azimuth Security researcher Tarjei Mandt revealed at the CanSecWest conference last week that hackers can easily exploit a purported iOS 7 security flaw that’s derived from Apple’s intention of actually patching a potential security issue in iOS 6 concerning kernel encryption. "Kernel is the most basic level of an operating system that controls things like security, file management, and resource allocation," CNET writes, with Mandt saying that "in terms of security, [iOS 7 is] much worse than iOS 6." Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

The sleekest, most intuitive platform for pirated movie streaming we've ever seen was shut down by its creators at the end of last week, but one torrent site has taken on the task of resurrecting the defunct Popcorn Time. According to TorrentFreak, the team at torrent site YTS "will now be picking up the Popcorn Time project and continuing on like previously." YTS believes it is in a better position regarding copyrights than the original designers were, meaning the app should stay online for the foreseeable future. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

A bigger iPhone 6 model would help Apple gain additional profits and market share in the mobile business, ISI Group analyst Brian Marshall revealed in a note to investors obtained by AppleInsider. According to the analyst, Apple’s first phablet will drive “significant upgrades among iPhone users,” and also convert many Android users to iOS, once screen size parity between the two competing platforms is reached. Thus, a screen size of around 5 inches will be responsible for the “motherlode of all [iPhone] upgrade cycles” so far. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

OnePlus on Monday took the wraps off the camera features of the One smartphone, easily one of the most exciting Android handset of the year, revealing that the company will not engage in a megapixel war with rivals and won’t compete with DSLRs when it comes to the phone’s camera. That doesn’t mean that an HTC One-like Ultrapixel initiative is coming to the OnePlus One, just that the company won’t have a 20- or 16-megapixel main shooter like the cameras Sony and Samsung will offer. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

HTC’s fourth “technical translation” video explains Zoes. Zoes are a feature that allows your camera to snap up to 20 pictures and a 3 second video at the same time, including images occurring one second before you even press the shutter. After the pictures are taken, you can stitch the images together to create a video highlight reel. Enough words though, check out how it works in the video past the break. Click here to view the embedded video. Come comment on this article: HTC’s newest technical translation video explains Zoes Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! News via TalkAndroid

Today it was announced that HTC‘s new midrange device, the HTC Desire 816, received more than 1 million pre-orders. This news comes after the upcoming Nokia X also reached a similar number of pre-orders. While that may seem like huge news, there is a rather big catch to it. Pre-ordering the device doesn’t actually commit you to anything. While it is great for generating interest in the device, the number of people who actually buy the device will be far lower than 1 million. Source: Weibo Via: GforGames Come comment on this article: HTC Desire 816 gets more than 1 million pre-orders…kind of Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!…

The All New HTC One has garnered a lot of attention with all the leaks it has faced recently and as if we haven’t had enough it, an ad poster of the The All New HTC One was placed outside one of the Phones 4U store, a British phone retailer. The poster displays a pixelated photo of the device with a large banner on it hinting at the announcement date , March 25th. The poster also confirms that the new device might be called “The All New HTC One”. The only thing that’s left to be known now is ofcourse the pricing and the availability date. Considering the rate of leaks of this device, these information might be also leaked soon. Source: Android Central Come c…

The All New HTC One (or the HTC One 2014) is coming on March 25. While we have gotten plenty of looks at the hardware, the software has remained out of the spotlight… until now. Over on YouTube, someone posted a look at what Sense 6, HTC’s software skin, will look like. The video did not go too far into things; however, we now know that HTC will certainly be utilizing motion gestures. Like the LG G2, the user can wake the device by double tapping the display. Also, swiping to the left will bring up the widgets panel and swiping to the left activates HTC’s BlinkFeed. Swiping up will bypass the lockscreen (if you do not have a password). Hit the break for a re-posted …

Things continue to heat up regarding the HTC One 2014. Does HTC have a chance to wow us on March 25, based on the fact that we know so much about the phone before its unveiling? On top of that, ZTE plans on trying to steal the spotlight by making a big announcement on the very same day. We continue to see new Chromecast apps, but most of the major music and video apps are non-existent. We continue to hear rumors about an Amazon phone. Will they ever come out with one? and will anybody buy an updated Galaxy Beam? Could Flappy Bird make an encore appearance? and what the hell is the OnePlus One phone all about? It’s time to get caught up and get ready for another exciting w…

Slow down there, Nokia. Over in China, it was announced that more than one million pre-orders were made for the upcoming Nokia X. But now it looks like that it was all a sham. Reportedly, retailer JD.com in China did not require any money to be laid out when pre-ordering because it was actually a contest being held. Hitting ‘pre-order’ was an entry into the contest; therefore, it looks like the Nokia X was not an automatic pre-release hit in China just yet. Source: LiveSide Via: WMPoweruser Come comment on this article: Nokia X’s Chinese pre-order total may not have actually been one million Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! …

The radial menu gesture was first introduced in Android 3.0 Honeycomb, which made it easier for users to perform various browser tasks quickly. A similar concept was introduced in the Galaxy Note 3 known as the Air Command. According to a new report, Google has patented a new radial menu concept with a sub-menu feature. The radial menu consists of a circular menu, each corresponding to various commands that is initiated upon a user’s selection. Instead of making use of a one finger gesture, this new radial menu implementation requires two fingers, the thumb which acts as the first anchor point, and your second finger which opens up a sub-menu with a circular list of op…

LG G Pro 2 was announced last month in Korea in three colors : black, white and titanium. The company is now planning to release the red color version of the device as well. LG Electronics Singapore announced that the G Pro 2 will be available in red color when the device will be up for sale in the land of Merlion on March 29 though there’s no information if the red model will be available in global markets as well. Those interested to get the G Pro 2 can buy it from Telcos on a 2 year contract or purchase the SIM-free model for $654. As for the specs, the G Pro 2 rocks a 5.9-inch Full HD IPS (1920 x 1080), 2.26 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800, Adreno 330 GPU,…

Even though smartphones equipped with 8-core processors like the Samsung Galaxy S 5 will be available in 2014, analysts and industry sources don’t think they will be big sellers this year. Two factors seem to be weighing on the prognosticators. First, manufacturers are still focused on quad-core models and supplying these for entry-level and mid-level devices. This will be especially true for white-box handset vendors in China. In many cases, although handset manufacturers have indicated they will support 8-core processors, the design process is not completed to have these deployed. While that work is still in progress, chip manufacturers like MediaTek are maintainin…

Say hello to the brand new LG Lucid 3 (VS876). Earlier today, @evleaks posted the above press render of the device (which has come a very long way). The device, which is likely going to remain in the mid-range field, actually looks rather respectable. LG has ditched the capacitive buttons in favor of a Samsung-like setup with a physical home button. Like the LG G2, the Lucid 3 looks like it has slim bezels. The white icons in the notification bar suggest that the device will ship with Android 4.4 KitKat already installed. Unfortunately, Verizon’s branding strikes again and their logo and LG’s are crammed up top while the backside has logos spread throughout. There is n…

The LG G3 has not been shy of any leaks and today is no different. According to a source at LG who spoke with Phone Arena, LG’s upcoming flagship smartphone is confirmed to feature a Quad HD display with a 2560×1440 resolution (falling into the 2K category). Also, the source confirmed that the device would have a 5.5-inch display. This means that the pixels per inch measurement would come in at a whopping 538. Many of the current 1080p flagships have a PPI in the 400 range. The bigger piece of information from this source comes on the software side. The exact description for it was “advanced personalization.” What this means is that the LG G3 will deliver information l…

According to a new information from the Chinese website, Tenaa, Samsung is working on a mid-range device similar to the Samsung Galaxy Beam, which was released in early 2012, and featured a built-in nHD projector. The new device carries the model number SM-G3858 and will be the successor of the Samsung Galaxy Beam . The phone was certified by Tenaa and is said to sport a 4.66-inch LCD display with WVGA resolution, 5MP camera, 3G connectivity, expandable microSD slot and powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and runs on Android 4.2.2 out of the box. There’s no information on the projector, however if you take a closer look at the pictures, you’ll noti…

Xiaomi has released its MIUI Android ROM which supports tablet devices. The ROM is available as an open beta for the 2013 edition Nexus 7. The company said that this isn’t just based on the MIUI V5 software, but is a completely revamped software with native apps, system menus and new screen animations suited for both screen orientations. Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun, also informed us that tablet manufacturers can contact the company if they want to ship their tablets with MIUI pre-installed. If you own a Nexus 7 tablet, and would like to get your hand on the MIUI software, head to MIUI’s page to get the 278 MB download. Source: MIUI Via: Engadget Come comment…

When Google acquired Motorola way back when, people automatically assumed it would mean the company was ready to produce its very own Google phone. And according to a new report from The Information, that was exactly what Motorola set out to do. But there was only one problem — Larry Page. Google’s very own CEO was the man who turned down Motorola’s ambitious plan. Here is an excerpt from Amir Efrati of The Information on what Motorola had planned: “Motorola wanted to work more closely with the Google team that develops natural language processing technologies, which help computers understand naturally-spoken phrases rather than a limited set of commands. Deeply …

For the people without a device running at least Android 4.4 KitKat, here is a little bit of information regarding Google Wallet. On April 14, people without KitKat running can no longer use Google Wallet’s tap and pay feature. There are also three devices that Google names as KitKat devices that will not be able to use tap and pay regardless: the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, HTC Evo 4G LTE, and Nexus 7 (2012). Source: Google Wallet Via: Droid Life Come comment on this article: Don’t have a KitKat device? Say goodbye to Google Wallet’s tap and pay feature on April 14 Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! News via TalkAndroid

The Galaxy S5 gadget spam is on its way, although some variations of the Galaxy S5 are actually shaping up to be pretty cool. SamMobile brings us word that specs for the upcoming Galaxy S5 Zoom have popped up on benchmark site GFXBench and they show that the S5 Zoom will have a 19-megapixel camera, which is a slight improvement from the 16-megapixel camera that the Galaxy S4 Zoom featured when it launched last year. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Google Maps now doesn’t only show you how to get where you want to go, but now it also shows you upcoming events happening at the location in question. Users can now search Google Maps for a particular venue, and find out exactly what’s happening at that venue in the next couple of days. This information is displayed under the venue’s address, phone number, and so on. Source: +Google Maps Come comment on this article: Google Maps updated to show upcoming events Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! News via TalkAndroid