TECHNOLOGY

More modification options for the Nexus 4 were recently unleashed by the generous people over at XDA Developers for maximum enjoyment of the Google-LG smartphone this holiday season.

Leaks for three Sony smartphones came out, following the ongoing trend of phone spec and photo leaks almost every day. The latest leaks are for the Huashan, Odin and Yuga models.

For Android Galaxy S2 users looking for 4.1.2 Jellybean stable firmware, an XXLSJ based 4.1 firmware version will soon be available for installation on the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 model.

Asus issued a companion dock for the Google signature tablet Nexus 7, which blog reports said will first hit the Japanese market within December, with the likelihood of a global rollout to follow shortly.

After months of suspension, Google Inc.'s mobile navigation application Google Maps finally found its way back to Apple Inc.'s iPhone. As it was underlined by the No.1 search engine, its fresh new application might be purchased in the Apple Inc.'s app store.

Good news to those who plan to but the popular Nexus smartphone from Google and LG – LG Nexus 4, the allotted time for shipping the device is accelerated.

Samsung Galaxy S4 may have found its match with HTC’s upcoming smartphone – HTC M7.

Google’s Nexus 4, it turns out, has a hidden LTE chip and it can be easily activated with bits of digging. Users of this Android smartphone in selected U.S. and Canadian locations are bound to enjoy super-fast wireless broadband connection without mustering any hacking skills.

Rumors are already spreading like wildfire about the successor of Samsung’s phablet – Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Reports claimed that the Note 3 will sport an even bigger screen display.

Android currently reigns supreme in the global smartphone arena, underscoring the fact that the Google platform has been generating satisfaction among the hundreds of millions subscribed to the system since its inception.

Good news to Samsung Galaxy Note 2 users who got their device from carriers, the latest Jelly Bean update will come in your way around late December and early January.

Taiwanese mobile innovation and design company HTC announced on Friday a three-year agreement with UEFA Champions League and UEF Europa League to become the leagues' official globe phone supplier partner.

After another day and another round of JellyBean update to several mobile devices, Lenovo IdeaTab is finally getting an update. The device originally runs Ice Cream Sandwich and now users can obtain the latest Android version 4.1.1 JellyBean for Lenovo IdeaTab A2109.

Techies who follow the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note flagship from Samsung are also monitoring the future of these two devices, namely the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3. Recent rumours include leaks of the upcoming Galaxy Note 3 which entails 6.3 inches of screen display, which would make it almost like any 7-inch tablet in the market.

It is likely that the Galaxy Note 3 will be unveiled sometime in 2013, reports said, and as expected Samsung is pushing the limit on screen size. From the 5.5-inch that came with the Note 2, the upcoming phablet will be deployed with a display panel that stretches to 6.3 inches.

The official video of Korean pop star Psy had reached more than 900 million views on YouTube as of Friday and topped the search list on Google Australia.

By its price alone, at $US199, the HTC Droid DNA is an open invite for Christmas shoppers but with the handset’s circulation marked by mostly positive feedbacks, this 1080p smartphone is set to draw more attention as the shopping season heats up.

There is still a high demand on LG Nexus 4 and online retailers are taking advantage of the limited and delayed supply to keep the price high.

It seems that the device that we will see in the upcoming CES event in January is not the Samsung Galaxy S4 but a cheaper version of the company’s phablet Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with the latest Jelly Bean.

Due to the incredible success of Samsung Galaxy S3, rumors and speculations appear towards the successor of the best-selling smartphone.

Deeper probes of the Nexus 4 revealed that in specific cases and locations the Google smartphone is able to access LTE networks in the United States and Canada, numerous blog reports said.

The LG-manufactured Nexus 4 is probably being improved to disallow users to use 4G on the device, according to a gadget review web site. Either that, or Google is currently fixing issues associated to the smartphone, such as battery life and connectivity troubles.

Following global IT trends, smartphones that run on Google's Android OS has toppled Apple's iOS for the first time in Australia. Citing data from analyst firm Telsyte, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that 44 per cent of over 10 million smartphone users in Australia now use handheld units running on Android versus 43 per cent of iOS.

If Pope Benedict XVI has more than 500,000 followers on Twitter and Dalai Lama has over 5 million followers, the likes of the religions they lead on Facebook are also growing.

It is a very, merry Christmas indeed in China this December and Nokia and HTC have decided to crash the party. The two phone makers are releasing their latest handsets to the Chinese market, touted by experts to outpace the United States soon as the most lucrative place to sell gadgets.

Pope Benedict XVI hit hundreds of thousands of followers on Wednesday, Dec 12, on Twitter. The 85-year old Catholic leader sent a tweet which read, "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart."

It may not be as hot as it was but the Angry Birds fever that started three years ago remains in the right trajectory, hitting the intended marks and breaking new grounds, including a full-length movie set for theatrical showing on 2016.

Apple still impresses when it comes to gadget craftsmanship, according to Time Magazine, and for the near-to-end 2012 the highly-respected weekly publication bestowed its highest honour to the tech giant’s popular smartphone – the iPhone 5.

Best-selling smartphone Samsung Galaxy S3 was stabbed by the new advertisements of Motorola posted in its homepage and Facebook account.