Dec 27, 2014
Cast your mind back to 2011 and Google teasing and then unveiling something extraordinary: the Galaxy Nexus, made by Samsung, and with an enormous 4.7" display. It seemed outrageous at the time, totally out
Dec 21, 2014
The idea was to write the review of this newish Inateck accessory while away for the weekend, yet I forgot to take it with me. Or did I? Wait a moment, nestling in between the
Dec 15, 2014
When it comes to Bluetooth speakers, there’s little point in going for something too small and flimsy. After all, the sound from something tiny isn’t going to be much better than
Dec 9, 2014
There are numerous references I could make, for the new Galaxy Note 4, with famous quotes from Spinal Tap. Cranking the specs 'up to 11' comes to mind, but also something along the lines of "
Nov 16, 2014
The original LG G Watch, covered here, was clearly first generation hardware but still had its fans and attractions - and indeed Android Wear and its firmware has continued to improve. But we now have second
Nov 11, 2014
Another season, another Moto X it seems, only this time bigger, better and even more solid. The original Moto X, from the start of 2014 in the UK but from a year ago in the
Oct 13, 2014
Ah yes, just about the most popular game genre ever - and the subject of my next Android Beat ‘top 5’. You see, there are hundreds (literally) of car and driving titles, the vast majority of
Oct 6, 2014
Last week, I reviewed the Xperia Z3 and rated it the best in the series yet, marred only by being a little tall and with large bezels, and by an under-performing camera. Happily, launched
Oct 1, 2014
Sony's vision for its Z series of Android flagships was clear. A glass obelisk. Smooth, sleek and waterproof. With an all-metal chassis to keep things strong. The problem was that the initial implementations
Sep 12, 2014
Sep 9, 2014
Smartwatches, it seems, are all the rage. Heck, we've featured them numerous times recently on Android Beat. Partly because they're tech and cool, but also because they work really well with Android smartphones.
Sep 2, 2014
Some genres of game transcend computing platforms, persisting from generation to generation. 'Flight Simulator' was one of the very first PC games and similar ways to get up in the virtual air have existed on
Aug 20, 2014
The workflow is simple enough, for many hundred million Samsung smartphone owners worldwide. Use the phone to take a photo, then tap on the little thumbnail to bring up the photo just taken. Not quite
Aug 12, 2014
There's bad. There's really bad. There's Chinese-ripoff-bad. And then there's OnePlus. I am going to break my vow not to mention the company — a vow that I just made
Aug 11, 2014
Continuing our series of articles looking at Android-connected wearables, the Pebble devices seem perennially popular, not least because their battery life on a charge is at least a week and because they're 100.
Aug 2, 2014
2014 is shaping up to be an exciting year in the Android smartphone industry. Not only did we get many new flagship devices with specs that we wouldn't have dreamt to have a few
Jul 28, 2014
We don't apologise for the wealth of smartwatch coverage on Android Beat recently - with smartphones themselves plateauing to a degree, the next big usability enhancement is to take some of the more mundane things
Jul 23, 2014
Android Wear is still in its infancy as a platform. The main SDK was announced a few months ago, and the LG G Watch as well as the Samsung Gear Live have barely been available
