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Instagram for Android is robot

Instagram, the app that turns your smart phone photos into painfully trendy retro snaps, is out now for Android. The hugely popular free app has been a staple of Apple’s iOS platform for some time, with over 27 million registered users. Now it’s finally made the jump to Google’s robot-powered OS, enabling Android fans to be every bit as hip …

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Why Nokia’s Lumia 900 screen looks so darn good

In my review of the Nokia Lumia 900, I mention that using the 4.3-inch AMOLED screen with ClearBlack display technology is one of my favorite experiences on the phone. Sure, the specs aren’t technically as advanced as those on, say, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus with its HD AMOLED screen and sky-high resolution, but the result is pretty impressive: lots of …

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TomTom releases fix for ‘leap year’ bug

Satellite navigation maker TomTom has pushed out an update to fix a software glitch that left customers worldwide complaining about not being able to find their location. The problem, which began on Saturday, meant the sat-navs failed to get a GPS position. Instead, users saw a gray screen or a message saying the GPS signal was poor. Today the Dutch …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 to have 4.65

Rumours are circulating that the Samsung Galaxy S3 could arrive sporting a whopping 4.65-inch screen that crams in 720×1,280 pixels, the same resolution and screen size as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The panel isn’t reckoned to be exactly the same as the one on the Nexus though, as Korean news source DDaily has pegged the Galaxy S3 as carrying a Super …

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HTC Evo 4G LTE hands

Now playing: Watch this: HTC Evo 4G LTE 1:35 Sprint is the latest U.S. carrier to jump on the HTC One X bandwagon. The cellular provider will offer its own version of HTC’s flagship device rebranded as the HTC Evo 4G LTE. I managed to spend some time with the phone and can say it’s simply gorgeous and a worthy …

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Sprint and HTC look to Evo 4G LTE for a comeback

Now playing: Watch this: HTC Evo 4G LTE 1:35 Sprint Nextel unveiled the HTC Evo 4G LTE today, its own take on HTC’s highly touted comeback phone. The Evo 4G LTE is a slightly redesigned One X, which HTC unveiled to critical acclaim during Mobile World Congress. It will be available some time in the second quarter for $199.99 and …

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