HTC Droid DNA : 5 inch 1080 Full HD screen,1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 chip,coming to Verizon on November 21st for $200, pre-orders begin today
Android / Mobile Phones

HTC Droid DNA : 5 inch 1080 Full HD screen,1.5GHz quad-core APQ8064 chip,coming to Verizon on November 21st for $200, pre-orders begin today

It’s not much of a secret at this point, but HTC and Verizon have finally made their king-sized smartphone official at today’s press event: the Droid DNA, which is essentially Big Red’s variant of the J Butterfly released in Japan a few weeks ago, will be offered in stores and online starting the day before … Continue reading

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, download the preview now
Microsoft / Software

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, download the preview now

We’ve known for some time that Microsoft was working on bringing Internet Explorer 10 to Windows 7 — in fact, the company published a blog post promising the preview version would be ready sometime in mid-November. Then, we heard it could be available today. Well, looky here! It is! The Release Preview is indeed now … Continue reading

Nexus 4 and 10 hit Australian and European Google Play store first, $20 Nexus 4 bumpers appear
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Nexus 4 and 10 hit Australian and European Google Play store first, $20 Nexus 4 bumpers appear

While we wait for Google’s latest to hit the virtual shelves in our neck of the woods, Australian buyers have already seen the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 go on sale, appearing around noon locally. AusDroid reports the 16GB Nexus 4 went out of stock in just 22 minutes, followed by the 8GB version and … Continue reading

Google Play Music adds gapless playback, automatic Instant Mixes
Android / Software

Google Play Music adds gapless playback, automatic Instant Mixes

Google is expanding its media umbrella to cover more countries, and it’s marking the occasion with a new version of the Google Play Music app for Android and Google TV. While there’s no explicit mention of the newly opened regional access, the update does add long-requested support for gapless audio playback: Jelly Bean users will … Continue reading

Meizu to unveil MX2 flagship smartphone in Beijing on November 27
Mobile Phones

Meizu to unveil MX2 flagship smartphone in Beijing on November 27

It’s that time of the year again. Meizu’s just sent out invitations for the upcoming launch of its new flagship device which, according to founder Jack Wong, will be dubbed MX2. While details are scarce, Wong previously mentioned that he’s still not interested in making tablets, but he’ll certainly be making a larger phone. In … Continue reading

Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft, Julie Larson-Green and Tami Reller take the Windows reins
Microsoft / Software

Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft, Julie Larson-Green and Tami Reller take the Windows reins

It’s an eventful month for Microsoft in more ways than one — its long-serving executive (and Windows lead) Steven Sinofsky is leaving the company, effective immediately. Internet Explorer, Office and Windows interface veteran Julie Larson-Green will be taking on most of his duties by heading up all Windows development, including hardware “opportunities” like Surface; CFO … Continue reading