A newspaper in the UK recently published a story that the Google Play Store was about to surpass 15 billion apps downloaded. Google’s last published numbers were 11 billion downloads as of January 2012, so it seemed about the time to hit 15 billion. ...

The Samsung Galaxy Note is now available for pre-order and will soon be available from AT&T for $299 with a two year contract. It features most of the same specs as the international version aside from a processor swap and LTE connectivity. We’ve ...

Sometimes you just have to wonder how and why people think up these studies. But the numbers and statistics are fun nonetheless. The jury is still out on whether or not Android users should feel proud or ashamed to be lumped into these categories. According ...

  The HTC Ville is said to be HTC’s thinnest smartphone yet, clocking in at just under 8mm. While that might not be a the thinnest out there, that’s pretty thin for an HTC and it makes the iPhone look chunky. A dual-core Snapdragon S4 ...

  The Kindle Fire may be one of the first full featured and affordable Android tablets out there, which has a lot of people excited. But not everything may be as it seems for the $200 tablet. Amazon has said that thousands of apps will be available ...

  FOSS Patents is reporting that Motorola Mobility has been granted an injunction request against Apple in a German court today. Apparently the tables have turned and Apple is getting a taste of its own medicine after they won several suits against ...

One of the biggest problems Google is facing with its brand new social media network, Google+, is that no one knows exactly what to do with it. You can post on people’s feeds, play games, create lists of friends, and share links to videos, but you ...

Editors note: The following is a piece written by Thomas Devaux, originally appeared on Google+ and has be reposted with permission.   My intent is not to start a flame war between Android / iPhone / BlackBerry / Windows Phone, etc. It’s ...

An old one, but still funny.   [via Reddit]

  One of the most impressive features of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was the instant shutter feature on the camera. Along with other cool stuff such as time lapse, panoramic mode and other features, it should take pretty impressive shots, even with ...