Samsung’s ChatOn instant messaging service hits 100 million registered users

Sure, the potential of BBM on Android was a pretty big deal, but BBM certainly isn’t the only popular instant messaging service available. Samsung has just announced that their in-house instant messaging solution, ChatOn, has just hit 100 million registered users, adding 50 million of those in...

X-Physics – play a geeky puzzle game building complex mechanical apparatuses

X-Physics is a geeky physics game that sees you creating detailed constructions in order to guide a ball to a target. Each level sets you a gravitation-reliant challenge and you have to use the various apparatus at your disposal. If you’ve enjoyed games like Apparatus, Cogs or even Amazing Alex,...

Google Makes An Android Game Vending Machine For Japan, For Some Reason

Japan loves vending machines. You know those machines with iPods and Bose headphones at the airport? Japan had them first, among, many, many others, including machines for liquor, live bait, produce, Pokemon, and various other slightly insane things. Now it looks like Google is joining the fray with...

PushBullet Updated To Version 11.1, Gets Redesigned UI, New Home And Lock Screen Widgets, And More

There are many ways to move files between your computers and your Android devices, but most of them feel like a hassle. PushBullet makes things far more simple. This combination web browser plugin/mobile app can send files and links from your computer directly to your notification tray, where you...

Monday App And Game Sales: Reading Trainer, FlipPix Art (Free), Perfectly Clear, And More

Monday mornings can be a drag, but saving cash is always a nice pick-me-up. We care deeply about your happiness, so we keep careful watch over the Android app ecosystem to let you know when the deals pop up. So let's get to it. AppsReading Trainer – $1.99 from $3.99Perfectly Clear – $1.99 from...

Images of low cost Motorola DVX surface thanks to FCC documents

The lower cost version of the Moto X, dubbed the Motorola DVX, could be available next month. We already know that it will have replaceable back panels, which means owners will be able to easily change the color of their DVX. Now we have more images of the device thanks to a revision of the FCC filing.As...

Samsung's ChatON Instant Messenger Has Doubled Its User Base In Only 4 Months, Now Has 100 Million Subscribers

Samsung's ChatON comes pre-installed on a good number of the world's Android devices, and while many of you would take that as reason alone to overlook the app, a good number of other people take the time to check it out. 100 million, apparently. Samsung's happy to announce that its instant messaging...

Xperia Z1 f (aka Honami Mini) specs and pictures leak

A mini version of the Xperia Z1 is on the way folks, and it looks like it will be called the Xperia Z1 f (SO-02F). It’s also codenamed the Honami Mini. A brochure from NTT DoCoMo shows the full specs along with images of the device alongside the Xperia Z1.Past practice with Android manufacturers...

HTC Butterfly 2 front panels leak

We were thinking that we would never see another HTC Butterfly, but late last week, word got out that HTC will unveil the Butterfly 2 this January. Now the front panel has leaked, which shows that HTC it changing the button style to match the One line. The original Butterfly, which debuted late last...

Google Play vending machines arrive in Japan

So you’re walking down the street and thinking to yourself that you would really like to find a new Android game to play later tonight. Well if you happen to be in Japan, you just might be lucky enough to walk past a brand new Google Play vending machine that offers 18 different games for your downloading...

Verizon web site letting users keep unlimited data plans even when upgrading [Update - Verizon pulls the plug]

If you are a Verizon customer hoping to upgrade your phone, but hesitant about losing your unlimited data plan, you may want to give some serious consideration to going ahead and pulling the trigger. Like right after you finish reading this article. Inexplicably, the Verizon web site is currently...

A.I Watch hopes to be a standalone smartphone on your wrist

With all of the smartwatches hitting the market this year, it is not surprising that yet another company hopes to get in on the action. Swissco Ltd has created an Indigogo project to fund mass production of the A.I. Watch, a device that not only serves as a typical small-screen device worn on the...

Possible Screenshot and Bug Report from Upcoming Nexus Leaked – 1080p Resolution, White Status Bar Icons and More

As we edge closer to an announcement of the next iteration of Android, aka KitKat, and the next generation of Google’s Nexus program it can be expected that the trickle of leaks will turn into a flood. Today’s leak comes in the form of a screenshot and bug report. That screenshot shows us more of...