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evasi0n jailbreak brings the Weather app out of hiding on some iPad’s

After the  evad3rs  team  unleashed  the first-even untetherered iOS 6 jailbreak come to light yesterday, some iPad users that have already taken advantage of it are reporting that the Weather app has popped back on their springboards While some think the jailbreak has installed the app on the iPad’s homescreen, in reality it has always been there only it was hidden so far
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HTC Evo 4G LTE battery test is over, the results are impressive Sony Xperia U pays our office a visit, turns it into a disco club LG Optimus L7 joins the review queue, the hands-on video awaits you HTC One X for AT&T stopped by for a review, here goes the hands-on Which virtual personal assistant is best for you? Siri vs. S Voice vs. Speaktoit Assistant Latest Switch view Google adds accessories for the Galaxy Nexus on the Play Store 58 minutes ago by Prasad 2 comments Recently, Google started selling the unlocked GSM variant of the Galaxy Nexus on the Play Store. Now, they have added some accessories to go along with it. For now you only have three types of docks available. Read more » LG Opitmus 3D Max battery test is complete, here go the results 10 hours ago by Vince 13 comments Compared to its predecessor‘s 1500 mAh battery, the one found in the LG Optimus 3D Max P720 has received a rather modest 20 mAh bump in capacity. Interestingly enough, a year ago we would have considered a 1520 mAh battery as a large one by any standard. Today however, it appears downright insufficient, especially when there’s a 3D screen waiting to be powered. As you have probably guessed by now, we approached the battery test pf the LG Optimus 3D Max with a pinch of suspicion. Here goes the full breakdown. Read more » Flipboard Beta launches for Android, user feedback is more than welcome 13 hours ago by Vince 5 comments Flipboard for Android didn’t launch as the company planned. This however, hasn’t stopped them from launching a Beta version to see how it handles on the various droids out there. The company seems to be testing the water first, before launching the final version of the app, and is eager to collect as much of the user feedback as possible in order to ensure their app is working flawlessly. Read more » Samsung launches next generation Chromebooks and Series 3 Chromebox in the US with the latest Chrome OS 16 hours ago by Vince 26 comments Chrome OS fans rejoice today as Samsung has launched its second generation Chromebooks as well as the first ever Series 3 Chromebox. The refreshed notebook line-up also marks the rollout of a major update of the Chrome OS, which features enhanced security options, better integration with Google Drive, better offline capabilities and updated apps. Read more » Dropbox app for Galaxy S III with 48GB of free space can now be installed on other devices 17 hours ago by Ian 27 comments Get this one while its hot! The Dropbox app for the Samsung Galaxy S III, which offers 48GB of free cloud storage for all S III owners, has been ported for other devices. This means that you’ll be able to install the dropbox apk from the S III on your device (if it’s rooted), and get some free cloud storage love. Read more » New OmniVision sensor promises better front-facing cameras with 1080p video recording 22 hours ago by Peter 30 comments OmniVision has a new sensor ready for primetime – but unlike the monster that does 4K2K video, this one does “only” 1080p and is intended for the front panel of the smartphone (or tablet). The 2MP sensor is only 3mm tall so it can be used as a front-facing camera on smartphones but also those thin ultrabooks. Read more » Sony Xperia acro S and Xperia go promo videos arrive 23 hours ago by Chip 37 comments Sony just unveiled the latest additions to its Android lineup, the rugged Xperia acro S and Xperia go, and we are already treated to a couple of videos, which highlight their strongest selling points. Naturally the Xperia go promo revolves around its ruggedness as the compact fella has a higher IP rating – 67. The Sony Xperia acro S ad focuses more on the multimedia prowess of the smartphone, but doesn’t forget to remind you that it’s also water-resistant. Read more » Sony Xperia U pays our office a visit, turns it into a disco club May 30th, 2012, 09:07 by Vince 42 comments Numerous smartphones go through our office each week, but rarely does one of them leave as good a first impression as the Sony Xperia U. Its price tag suggests that the Xperia U is an entry-level smartphone, but its powerful chipset makes sure performance is as good as on the high-end Xperia S. Now add the cool design with the interchangeable bottom caps and the color-changing transparent stripe and you get what is undoubtedly one of Sony best efforts this year. Read more » Android 4.1 Jellybean looks set to debut on Google’s Nexus 7 tablet

While this is not the first time we’ve told you about Google’s upcoming Nexus tablet, today we have some fresh intel regarding the OS, which it will be packing. All facts point that the long rumored, $199.99 costing Google Nexus 7 will come with Android 4.1 Jellybean out of the box. The info comes straight from Rightware’s Basemark ES 2.0 Taiji benchmark test, where the upcoming slate has stretched its four CPU legs, coortesy of NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 chipset
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Google rolls out the Knowledge Graph, the smartest search of them all

Starting today, Google is introducing its latest gen search technology. Moving away from keyword indexing, the Knowledge graph makes a transition to a world of entities, nodes and relationships. As they put it, Google will now try and search for “things, not strings”. In the past 2 years Google has been working on the information database for the project and not it’s gathered “more than 3.5 billion facts about and relationships between these different objects”. In simple words, Google will recognize ambiguous search strings by understanding they might mean several things and it will adjust your search results based on your choice of topic. Still sounds vague? Well, watch this video that will hopefully explain it better than me
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Latest update to Facebook for Android will flood your app drawer with two additional icons

Facebook has released a new update for its Android app. Version 1.9.0 brings a much needed performance update, and the whole app feels a lot faster than before. Unfortunately, it also brings along a new nuisance. Facebook has decided that it will be a good idea to provide direct shortcuts to the messenger and image upload service, so now they have dedicated icons for both of these in your app drawer, taking the total count of icons for a single app to three!
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