The Android Cop – An Android News Website

There has been a lot of speculation around the tech blogosphere about what firmware Google Glass is running. Most people have assumed that Google had created a proprietary firmware to run what is obviously a unique hardware set up. But today during Google’s quarterly earnings call CEO Larry Page confirmed that Google Glass does indeed run a modified version of ... Read More »

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the newest member of the Galaxy family, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0. Design wise, you’re looking at a jumo Galaxy S3. Sure, the Note 8.0 has a stylus like all the other Note devices, but the bezels around this thing are way too wide for us to say the Note 8.0 looks like ... Read More »

The innovative camera of the HTC One was one of the features that the struggling Taiwanese phone maker has been promoting as a major selling point. The innovation extolled by HTC is the sensor of the camera, which features three layers of large pixels (dubbed UltraPixels), a feature that supposedly allows for better pictures in varied lighting conditions. Although we’ve ... Read More »

The Galaxy S4 is rumored to be unveiled in a little over a month, and as we approach that moment, the rumor mill is going into overdrive. Today, the Korean site DDaily published a report that seemingly sheds some light on Samsung’s plans for the Galaxy S4. If we are to believe it, the upcoming smartphone will retain the button ... Read More »

Sony took full advantage of the fact that a lot of major device manufacturers choose to skip CES in favor of MWC, or in the case of Samsung, their own Unpacked device launch events. The Japanese company, which has been struggling to make a name for itself in the extremely-competitive high-end Android smartphone market, hit the ball out of the ... Read More »

Nokia used to make crazy expensive phones under the Vertu brand, but last year they decided to sell that small part of the company to some hedge fund manager with more money than common sense. Vertu phones, in case you don’t know that much about them, were never really high end. In fact, most of them were feature phones. Why ... Read More »

Would you like a side of kernel source with your Sony Xperia Z? If the answer is yes, you’ll be thrilled to hear that Sony has released the kernel source code for its latest flagship phone — despite the fact that the Xperia Z won’t be hitting stores internationally for another few weeks or so. This is just one of ... Read More »

The new report originates from the Korean DDaily website, which announced that Samsung has commenced manufacturing the 5-inch full HD display that will equip the Galaxy S4. For now, we know that the 1920 x 1080 panel will likely be built on AMOLED technology, with Samsung reportedly adopting a novel sub-pixel arrangement matrix that features hexagonal or diamond-shaped subpixels. According ... Read More »

Super slim and splash proof Sony Xperia Tablet Z unveiled The 10.1-inch display bearing Sony tablet comes with quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm processor. As The Android Cop reported , Sony has formally announced a mere 6.9 mm thick and water proof tablet, called Xperia Tablet Z. The dust proof and water proof tablet set to be available later this year ... Read More »

If you are not really a fan of widgets, you should try considering using some to make your life easier and more comfortable. With just a tap, you can launch an app right from your homescreen. We’ve listed some of the best widgets in terms of performance and aesthetics. Read on and maybe you’ll be convinced to make use of ... Read More »

It’s been an interesting year for the Android community. We’ve seen HD displays come in at 1280 x 720 and come out the other end of year at a massive 1920 x 1080. Not only that but, our screens are forever getting bigger, we all thought that 4.7” was big enough but the Note II is a massive 5.5” and ... Read More »

Ever since the first rumors regarding Google’s Nexus 7 tablet emerged online, a multitude of experts began to claim that Apple (the company that jumpstarted the tablet market with the introduction of the original iPad back in 2010) would bring to market a budget tablet of its own  – although the first iPad mini rumors started way back in 2011. Fast forward ... Read More »

So the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is the newest, shiniest toy in Android-ville. It’s both a smartphone and a tablet in one – a phablet in short – which has been unveiled during Samsung’s pre-IFA 2012 Berlin-based Unpacked event.The Android Cop has covered thoroughly the second-generation Galaxy Note – including hands-on videos, specs and features, release date and pricing, but ... Read More »