http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/ Wed, 16 May 2012 08:29:28 +0000 86400 General news related to Android or Android affiliated announcements. http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/can-apples-siri-be-believed-r767 Tue, 15 May 2012 18:05:31 +0000 e8fd4a8a5bab2b3785d794ab51fef55c http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/samsung-updates-list-of-devices-getting-ics-r766 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:54:48 +0000 96a93ba89a5b5c6c226e49b88973f46e http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/the-great-galaxy-letdown-r749 Why So Disappointed?Many have expressed disappointment at what Samsung announced to the world last week in London despite the Galaxy S3 being superior in nearly every aspect to its two most recent predecessors (while the Galaxy Note is an impressive phone in its own right, it is marketed as a phone/tablet hybrid as opposed to the Galaxy SII and the Galaxy Nexus phones). Personally, I find the widespread feeling of disappointment in the international version to be something of a head-scratcher, but it is somewhat more understandable in the case of U.S. consumers. In any event, a closer look reveals several key reasons for the deflated expectations that many had.The Lockdown Fuels The LetdownThe unprecedented security Samsung surrounded its 2012 Galaxy S model with had the effect of fueling wild speculation among outsiders as to what the new device would feature. This is, of course, Samsung’s intent, as it builds up iPhone-esque hype in the weeks prior to the official unveiling. This... Thu, 10 May 2012 01:35:53 +0000 fc9b003bb003a298c2ad0d05e4342bdc http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/quick-look-the-latest-google-maps-update-r747 Wed, 09 May 2012 18:48:39 +0000 3e15cc11f979ed25912dff5b0669f2cd http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/virgin-and-boost-mobile-introduce-4g-smartphones-for-the-pre-paid-market-r745 Tue, 08 May 2012 19:16:04 +0000 97d98119037c5b8a9663cb21fb8ebf47 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/google-hangouts-on-air-released-to-everyone-gradually-r736 Mon, 07 May 2012 16:24:46 +0000 c0d0e461de8d0024aebcb0a7c68836df http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/google-wallet-comes-to-three-new-devices-more-coming-soon-r731 Mon, 07 May 2012 01:16:35 +0000 b29eed44276144e4e8103a661f9a78b7 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/samsung-galaxy-tab-2-available-for-preorder-sans-quad-core-r725 Sat, 05 May 2012 01:01:06 +0000 3e7e0224018ab3cf51abb96464d518cd http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/google-play-now-allows-direct-carrier-billing-r715 Wed, 02 May 2012 17:57:04 +0000 0efbe98067c6c73dba1250d2beaa81f9 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/amazon-releases-cloud-drive-desktop-application-r713 Wed, 02 May 2012 16:49:38 +0000 464d828b85b0bed98e80ade0a5c43b0f http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/lg-focusing-on-android-sorry-windows-phone-r705 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:11:04 +0000 2a27b8144ac02f67687f76782a3b5d8f http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/net-neutrality-advocates-take-their-fight-to-the-corporate-shareholders-r703 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:19:45 +0000 375c71349b295fbe2dcdca9206f20a06 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/tgi-fridays-releases-tab-settling-app-for-android-r700 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:18:32 +0000 01e00f2f4bfcbb7505cb641066f2859b http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/samsung-updates-us-ics-release-list-r676 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:19:22 +0000 831c2f88a604a07ca94314b56a4921b8 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/sprint-assures-epic-touch-4g-owners-ics-update-imminent-r674 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:09:54 +0000 757f843a169cc678064d9530d12a1881 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/swiftkey-takes-on-google-wallet-in-effort-to-win-a-webby-award-r661 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:59:11 +0000 7d12b66d3df6af8d429c1a357d8b9e1a http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/samsungs-galaxy-tab-2-lineup-underwhelming-r660 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:38:58 +0000 9a4400501febb2a95e79248486a5f6d3 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/google%e2%80%99s-future-life-caching-r632 A few months ago, my friend +Nick Crawford and I were pontificating on the future direction that Android, Google’s cell-phone operating system, might take in the future. We eventually found ourselves talking about life-caching. Nick referenced a book named “Future Files: A History of the Next 50 Years ” by futurist Richard Watson. In his book, Watson talks about an idea called “life-caching.” The concept is that essentially everything you do, every conversation you have, every place you go, everything you look at - literally everything - will be cached for indexing and at your fingertips to reference at a later date.Almost prophetically, in the last month, reports started to surface about something called “Google Glasses ”. Recently we have seen promotional videos and pictures of Sergey Brin wearing them in public. Google Glasses, now named “Project Glass” seems like a very real possibility. If you have not had a chance to view the promotional video check it out here .These “Google... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:00:41 +0000 0771fc6f0f4b1d7d1bb73bbbe14e0e31 http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/htc-one-series-uk-pricing-revealed-r583 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:29:23 +0000 076023edc9187cf1ac1f1163470e479a http://rootzwiki.com/news/_/articles/general/sony-brings-floating-tech-nfc-smarttags-to-the-masses-with-the-xperia-sola-r534 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:04:39 +0000 d63fbf8c3173730f82b150c5ef38b8ff