Category Archives: 4.1

Android 5.0 – Simple & Awesome [Personal Opinion]

Posted on January 14, 2013 by beeandroid

The following post is an individuals personal opinion and vision of Android. In October 2011, Google launched Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) which completely transformed Android from an ugly iOS cousin into an OS that had distinctive identity. As Matias … Continue reading →

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Archos shows off Gamepad at CES

Posted on January 9, 2013 by beeandroid

At CES today Archos showed off their take on a solution to android gaming. Rather than having developers cater their games to the specific layout of the device, Archos uses a different solution, one which emulates the controller and maps … Continue reading →

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Sony reveals Xperia Z a 5-inch, quad-core, 1080p Android phone

Posted on January 8, 2013 by beeandroid

Sony’s new flagship for 2013 has been announced it’s called the Xperia Z. The phone itself has a 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 1.5GHx quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro processor, LTE, up to 16GB internal storage with a microSD card slot for … Continue reading →

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Polaroid announces iM1836 mirrorless camera with Android

Posted on January 8, 2013 by beeandroid

At CES today Polaroid unveiled the iM1836 mirrorless camera, which has an 18.1-megapixel mirrorless body and a 3.5 inch display, built in WiFi, bluetooth, and Android 4.1. The camera will be able to switch optics with an adapter for Micro-Four … Continue reading →

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Vizio Launches 7 inch Tablet to Compete with Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire

Posted on January 7, 2013 by beeandroid

Vizio decided that it would launch its tablets both in the 10 inch and 7 inch form factors, with stock android today at CES. Both tablets look to be competitive and able stay up to date with their un-skinned android which … Continue reading →

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Vizio introduces 10 inch tablet with Stock Android and Tegra 4

Posted on January 7, 2013 by beeandroid

Vizio just introduced a new 10 inch tablet that contends with the Nexus 10 and perhaps the iPad 4. TheVerge notes that it has the brand new Tegra 4 processor, a processor which seems extremely fast, and runs stock Jelly … Continue reading →

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"Project Shield" a gaming controller from NVIDIA with Stock Android

Posted on January 7, 2013 by beeandroid

Project Shield was just announced at the NVIDIA Press Conference in Las Vegas, it has a Tegra 4 processor and can display 4k video over HDMI as shown during the press conference, a highly impressive feat. Details announced regarding specs … Continue reading →

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LTE – Nexus 4 and why it is a non-issue.

Posted on November 12, 2012 by beeandroid

The last few days Nexus 4 reviews have been doing their rounds and they mostly all have an issue with the lack of LTE in the Nexus 4. Now I am a huge fan of the latest and greatest tech but LTE? … Continue reading →

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CyanogenMod feeding JellyBeans to all.

Posted on July 10, 2012 by beeandroid

Have you been wanting a Jelly Bean port but unhappy with the terribly ROMs where “No major bugs” is stated but the most basics don’t work like Wi-Fi, Audio and 3G Network? Well now that Android 4.1 is starting to … Continue reading →

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Jelly Bean brings USB audio output support

Posted on June 30, 2012 by beeandroid

Audio out over USB could bring docks similar to the iPod/iPhone however the main issue I see here is port placement. Sometimes its on the bottom sometimes its on the side sometimes its back to front (Looking at your HTC) … Continue reading →

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