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Nokia, the company that adopted Windows Phone because its CEO was too afraid of Samsung to shift to Android, is about to debut its first Android phone. By all accounts, the handset will debut in under two weeks at the annual Mobile World Congress trade show. Rumors suggest the Normandy will feature a 4-inch display with 854 x 480-pixel resolution, a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, microSD support, a 5-megapixel camera and dual SIM support. And now, a leak out of Vietnam gives us our first idea of how aggressively Nokia has priced its first Android handset. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Rarely does a company offload a $12.5 billion purchase for less than $3 billion and call the deal "a success," but that's exactly what Google's head of mergers and acquisitions Don Harrison called the Motorola deal. In an interview with Forbes, Harrison did the math on the deal and said that in the end, Google came out on top. We explained as much in our recent coverage of the deal, but the basic idea is that the sale of Motorola's home business, cash on hand, deferred tax assets and the $2.91 billion Google received from Lenovo mean that in the end, Google paid less than $3.5 billion for Motorola's patent portfolio, which it retained after the sale. Continue reading..…

While existing reports on the rumored iWatch are already offering different views on whether advanced sensors capable of monitoring glucose or hydration levels will be included in the smartwatch, what’s clear is that Apple appears to be very interested in adding more and more non-invasive sensors to monitor various health-related parameters in its future devices. The company has hired even more people with “deep biomedical and sensor technology expertise” in the past few months, Network World reports, than reported so far. In other words, the company is taking a completely different path than rivals, which have thus far launched smartphone companion products will little t…

A recent report suggested that Microsoft is seriously considering adding support for Android apps to both the Windows and Windows Phone platforms. As it turns out, however, Microsoft might be able to solve its app problem without turning to Google's dominant mobile platform for help. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

On the same day Samsung plans to unveil its next flagship smartphone at MWC 2014, and when Sony is also expected to announce new Android devices, LG will fight against its rivals in an unexpected fashion. The company posted a teaser image of the G2 Mini on Facebook, revealing that the phone will be unveiled on February 24th at the Spanish trade show. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

We have seen a number of Sony D6503 ‘Sirius’, otherwise known as the Xperia Z2 leaks, but so far we haven’t seen any videos of the device in action until now. A video was recently leaked showing a tour of the device, as well as Sony‘s KitKat skin. We can see an unlock effect at the start of the video as well, as well as a look at the Walkman lock screen, which allows for easy control of your music. Hit the break to see the video for yourself! Click here to view the embedded video. Source: Xperia Blog Come comment on this article: Sony D6503 ‘Sirius’ Xperia Z2 spotted in video with new lock screen Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides…

In collaboration with design studio Universal Everything, Radiohead has released its own smartphone and tablet application, named PolyFauna, for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. The application uses imagery and sounds from the song “Bloom”, based on the band’s ‘The King of Limbs‘ session. The application’s despcription reads : PolyFauna is an experimental collaboration between us (Radiohead) & Universal Everything, born out of The King of Limbs sessions and using the imagery and the sounds from the song Bloom. It comes from an interest in early computer life-experiments and the imagined creatures of our subconscious. Your screen is the window into an e…

Active Display is a feature that most of the Android devices lack. Moto X was the first phone to implement the Active Display feature and it was soon ported to other devices by the ChameleonOS developers. Active Display works by displaying your notifications on your display in a minimalist fashion, without turning on your entire display. It gives you the information you want while saving battery. You can either ignore them, open the notifying app or view the notification’s preview. The drawback of the Active Display feature created by the ChameleonOS team is that it’s limited to phones with a custom ROM. Thanks to XDA developer AChep, any device now running on Android …

If you own a U.S. Cellular Moto X, than you will be happy to know that the most recent version of KitKat (4.4.2) is being pushed now. The build number is KXA20.16-1.27, and you must be connected to WiFi to pull it. There is no changelog posted, but you can expect the usual bug fixes and tweaks. You can wait for the over-the-air update to automatically hit your phone, or you can head over to Settings/About Phone/System Updates to manually pull it. source: U.S. Cellular Come comment on this article: Android 4.4.2 now pushing to U.S. Cellular Moto X devices Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! News via TalkAndroid

The Nokia X has been listed at an online retailer in Vietnam as the Nokia X A110. The listed price is between 2.2 million and 2.5 million VND. That equates to roughly $110. To give you a point of reference, the same site has the Nokia Lumia 525 (Windows Phone) for 3.39 million or $160, but it also has 512MB more RAM and an extra 4GB of internal storage. It was a few weeks ago when (former) Motorola CES Dennis Woodside said that they would like to offer a smartphone for $50. We are just about there folks. The retailer in question is in the source links below, but we can’t seem to find the listing. Nokia might have forced them to remove it. sources: techrum.vn /…

Are you feeling excited about the officially announced merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable? If not then you aren't alone — there are plenty of other groups out there who aren't keen on letting the two most hated ISPs in the United States combine to form a broadband behemoth. The Wall Street Journal has written a handy little primer of all the challenges that Comcast will face in its quest to become the supreme overlord of American Internet service providers. In short, here are three groups that could help kill off the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Microsoft's worst nightmare used to be a world where the media tablet category got so hot that it ate into PC sales. That nightmare is no longer a nightmare, however, because it has become a reality. Taking its place, then, is a world where computers powered by Google's Chrome OS are just as capable and versatile as Windows computers. Unfortunately for the Redmond, Washington-based technology giant, that nightmare has become a reality as well. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Last year ahead of Apple's iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c launch, lines began forming outside Apple stores weeks in advance. At the time, we thought it was pretty crazy that anyone would line up that far in advance to buy a cell phone — but now we know what crazy really looks like. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Xbox One users will soon be able to purchase a new accessory for the device, Amazon U.K. has revealed, The new device is remote that will let Xbox owners control media playback, adjust the volume and more. The “official Xbox One Media Remote” for Microsoft consoles costs £19.99 (or $33) and is listed for pre-order, with Amazon saying the accessory will be released on April 4th. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/fd55af7cda80f23819ef43c8cea29204.jpgUpcoming iPhone and iPad models may be bigger, slimmer and lighter than predecessors, a new report from LED Inside says (via MacRumors). The publication has learned from “sources from Apple supply chain” that the iPhone 6 will have a “much lighter frame,” and a 4.7-inch display. The device is also tipped to have a 0.4mm "side-view type LED," 0.2mm smaller than the iPhone 5s’ LEDs. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

The great mobile price wars of 2014 are officially on. Leaked documents obtained by Android Police show that Verizon plans to announce that it's increasing all of its data cap tiers from 500MB, 1GB and 2GB to 1GB, 2GB and 3GB, respectively. Even better, these upgrades will be given automatically to customers on Verizon's Share Everything plans and won't cost any extra. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Why has Snapchat become so popular? That's easy: Because it gives people a way to send messages that will be automatically destroyed soon after recipients open them, which means that you can send people confidential information without fear of it getting passed around. However, Cult of Mac points out that a new iOS tweak has the potential to gravely undermine Snapchat's central appeal because it allows Snapchat users to save the snaps that others have sent them for future reference. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Supercell, the developer behind popular mobile games Clash of Clans and Hay Day that hauled in almost $900 million in revenue in 2013, is planning a new game for later this year, Reuters has learned. The new game is titled Boom Beach, and will let gamers fight some sort of battles on beaches, although not many details about it are available yet. Boom Beach is currently in testing and will be launched in March, likely for iOS and Android devices, as Supercell still doesn’t want to expand to Windows Phone yet. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Wearable tech failed to make a huge impact last year, but 2014 could be the year that smartwatches and fitness bands finally take off. Canalys forecasts that over 17 million smart bands will ship in 2014, following massive growth in the second half of last year. Based on the analyst's findings, 1.6 million smart bands shipped in the second half of 2013 alone. Leading the way were Fitbit's Flex and Force bands in the "basic" category and Samsung's Galaxy Gear in the "smart" category. We might not have found much to like in the Galaxy Gear, but it apparently managed to knock out the smartwatch competition. With a more capable sequel, Samsung could get a huge head start as t…

Microsoft's vision for the future of computing — having one platform across multiple different device types — has always been intriguing. Where it's slipped up, however, has been its execution. The trouble for Microsoft is that it tried to stitch a brand-new touch-centric operating system onto its traditional desktop operating system in a way that polarized many longtime PC users. Now the company is scrambling to appease its spurned desktop users while still keeping the touch-centric features that it knows are vital to staying relevant in the mobile world. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report

Aviate has its first update since being acquired by Yahoo. The update includes a new feature called the “Listening Space” in which all of your music listening services and apps are brought together to one “space,” just like the other “spaces” of the launcher . Also, Aviate will suggest new music apps that are related to what you currently have, so that you have the option of downloading them from Google Play. The Listening Space will automatically launch when you plug in your headphones. As soon as you begin playing music, Aviate will detect the song, and offer information on the artist, such as a bio and upcoming shows near you. You can find a download link past the b…

As expected, LG officially announced the LG G Pro 2 in Korea. We are posting this on the 12th here in the U.S., but it’s actually the 13th over there. It features a 5.9-inch Full HD IPS display, and the bezel is only 3.3mm, giving the phone a screen to frame ratio of 77.2%. It also gets a high power 1W Hi-Fi speaker that provides clearer sound and bass. The 13MP camera features Optical Image Stabilization, but they are calling it OIS+, which offers enhanced anti-shake functionality. It can also record video at 4K resolution, and slow motion (120FPS) video at 1080p. The most recent LG phones feature Knock On, but the G Pro 2 has a newer enhanced version called Knock Cod…

Trying to combat the extreme customization options of the Moto X, HTC has come out with Double Dip. It’s not nearly to the level of the Moto X, but Double Dip lets you customize the colors of the top, bottom, and middle of a case for the HTC One. The original Double Dip case came with a red top, light grey middle, and dark grey bottom, but now there are 6 different colors to choose from: Glacier Gray, Neon Lemon, Atlantis (green), Bright Peach (pink), Navy Blazer (blue), and Pastel Blue (Holoyolo). Cases are $30, and you can create your own via the source link below. Source: HTC Come comment on this article: HTC Double Dip lets you customize a case for your…

While the Nexus 7 LTE is coming to Verizon tomorrow, that doesn’t mean other LTE models cannot be used with Big Red’s network. A software update is currently rolling out to Nexus 7 LTE owners that adds “full compatibility with Verizon’s 4G LTE network.” The exact build number for this update is KVT49L. If you are going to purchase the Nexus 7 LTE from Verizon, it will cost $349.99 or $249.99 with a new two-year contract. Via: Droid Life Come comment on this article: Nexus 7 LTE receiving update that adds network compatibility for Verizon Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! News via TalkAndroid

With hectic schedules, it can be hard to keep track of everything in your news feed. That’s why we created the TalkAndroid Daily Dose. This is where we recap the day’s hottest stories so you can get yourself up to speed in quick fashion. Happy reading!! Accessories HTC Double Dip lets you customize a case for your HTC One Apps Creator of DashClock releases Muzei, An artistic daily live wallpaper for your enjoyment Google Play Music updated to 5.4, brings a host of fixes and features Aviate update brings “Listening Space” Carriers Soak test with Android 4.4.2 rolling out for Sprint Moto X owners Verizon to launch More Everything plans tomorrow,…