An Android engineer took to Reddit last week to address concerns spurred by the discovery that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus did not offer USB mass storage (UMS). As it turns out, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich does support the feature, but the device itself does not. According to Google’s Dan Morrill, UMS is available at …

The Kindle Fire is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Amazon’s mobile device ambitions. We reported last week that the Internet giant is currently thought to be developing a Kindle Fire smart phone, and now one analyst has now said that the company working on the phone expects it to be launched in the fourth quarter …

The HTC Wildfire S for U.S. Cellular certainly packs a punch for such a small device. But it’s not for everyone. The Wildfire S has a 3.2-inch touch screen, a 5-megapixel camera, and it runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread with HTC’s Sense interface. As with other entry-level smartphones, it doesn’t break any new ground, and its specs are far from top …

A survey conducted by Macquarie University has found that 46 per cent of all Australians who own a mobile phone are seriously considering switching telcos within the next 12 months. A further 16 per cent of respondents had already switched telcos this year, with the group citing poor reception, poor customer service and overspending or under-spending on their plans as …

Last week, German tech site macerkopf.de stated that sources close to the development of iOS 5.0.2 claimed the update was coming this week to address battery performance issues that have been plaguing several iPhone 4S users since its release. Today, the site claims that the update will be delayed because of memory leaks in the code. The most scandalous reports …

Google’s doubling down on its efforts to pull iOS users into frequent searchers with a new iPad-centric version of its search app. The new version, released today as a free update to the company’s universal iOS app (iTunes), gives iPad users on iOS 4 or higher a handful of new features, and put Google’s app in tighter competition with Apple’s …

The Lumia 800 is out, the Lumia 710 is coming early next year — and the Lumia 601 could be Nokia’s third Windows Phone handset, according to the online rumour mill. Pocketnow has got its mitts on some pictures of a new Nokia Windows Phone (via what it describes as “a pretty reliable source”), supposedly called the Lumia 601. The …

I’m a longtime fan of Tales2Go, the iOS app that provides unlimited children’s audiobooks for a flat monthly rate. Tales2Go – Happy Holidays bundles 20 seasonal audiobooks into one app, with no subscription required. Instead, you pay just 99 cents. That’s a great deal any way you slice it, and an outright steal for parents and schoolteachers alike. The collection …

We’re not exactly short of affordable Android phones at the moment, but thrifty smart phone fans might be interested to hear there’s another option incoming. T-Mobile has just announced the imminent launch of a smart phone called the Vivacity on its UK site, and it certainly looks like it’s going to be leaning towards the budget end of the Android …

It’s everyone’s favorite food-holiday, folks. And that can only mean one thing: it’s time to dress your Android device up like a turkey! Well, sort of. I am not suggesting you physically attach feathers or a beak to your phone, but I am absolutely suggesting you download some fun turkey-related apps on your device, like now. Access Lane First, go …