Adobe Flash for Android is now defunct, as the software company has decided to remove Adobe Flash Player from the Google Play Store, in a move that marks the demise of Flash support for future Android devices.
Adobe revealed in November last year that it would stop support for mobile devices going forward. Now it has removed Adobe Flash Player for Android from Google’s apps marketplace, and announced that Flash will not arrive on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean devices and future Android OS …

Sony has introduced a new dark silver theme to its Xperia S flagship smartphone.
Announced in a post on the Japanese smartphone maker’s blog, the dark silver Xperia S variant add another alternative to the current black and white units. However, it does not offer any new features and wears the same plastic frame as its siblings.
“As if the screen wasn’t eye-catching enough, Xperia S is about to arrive in Dark Silver – so keep your eyes peeled,” said Sony without …

The LG Optimus 4X HD is now up for pre-order in the UK almost a week before its August 23 release.
UK phone retailer Phones 4U announced the availability of the quad-core smartphone on its pre-order listing, which makes it the first retailer to offer the handset.
The LG Optimus 4X HD can be yours for free at the cost of £27 with a two-year O2 contract that includes 200 minutes, unlimited texts and 500 MB of monthly

The black variant of the current Samsung flagship smartphone Galaxy S3 is now almost in hand as UK retailer Mobile Fun offers the highly anticipated version for pre-order.
Last week, the world’s largest phone maker inadvertently uploaded a picture of the black Galaxy S3 smartphone on its Facebook page, which meant that a UK release was likely to happen sooner than expected.
Samsung clarified the issue by saying that it “doesn’t comment on rumour or speculation”, but the …

The ZTE Grand X is now available on UK mobile operator Virgin Media after local retailer Phones 4U launched it two weeks ago.
Virgin Media has claimed that it is the “exclusive launch partner” for what ZTE claims is one of the best gaming smartphones on the market today. However, the wireless carrier is actually behind schedule to release the dual-core ZTE Grand X handset.
Apart from its 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, the Grand X sports a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) …

HTC has rolled out an Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update for its flagship smartphone, HTC One X.
“As part of our on-going commitment to ensure customers are receiving software updates that improve their user experience, we are pleased to announce our next upgrade for the HTC One X will be released on August 10th,” the company said in an official statement.
Alas, the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean that all HTC One X users hoped to see is still in the works, and the upgrade to Android …

Samsung has announced the upcoming launch of its second-generation tablet, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, at the IFA on August 29.
In an article provided by Reuters, a spokesperson from Samsung reportedly unveiled that the latest company smartphone will launch in Berlin on August 29.
“We plan to unveil the next Galaxy Note at the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event in Berlin on August 29,” said Samsung.
Several other tech media hubs also reported that they received an invitation to the launch …

LG has made plans to launch the dual-SIM version of its Optimus L3 in India.
After the Korean smartphone firm launched its Optimus L3 single SIM version in the country, next on its time table is the handset’s dual-SIM version, which costs INR 8,299  on Flipkart.com.
The LG Optimus L3 Dual carries the same features from its single version, apart from its Optimus Chic-like modified design. The phone now displays four capacitive keys to replace the original hardware buttons found in the …

HTC One X’s AT&T version has received a new software version with 2.20.502.7, which tags along Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4.
The recent update promises to bring about several modifications on the smartphone, including the behavior of its Recent Apps key, which is the most notable change brought by the update for now.
When the HTC One X and One S launched to the public, both failed to offer a complete user experience due to the absence of a dedicated menu button, which did not …

The popular CyanogenMod ROM modding scene has formally ended its support for a wide collection of devices operating on the outdated Snapdragon S1 chipset.
Devices running on the Qualcomm QSD8x50, MSM7x25, MSM7x27 and MSM7x27T SoCs will no longer be taking advantage of further innovations beyond Cyanogen 7.x ROMs based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, thus reaping benefits from Ice Cream Sandwich by the CyanogenMod team.
The more famous handsets, which unfortunately fit in the above criteria, include …