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Lenovo hasn’t had the easiest of transitions in the technology industry due to the steady decline of PC sales, but they look to be changing up their game. Lenovo smartphones have never been officially sold in the States, but from what Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing has told the Wall Street Journal, this is going to change by the end of this year. While Lenovo has had very solid growth in rapidly expanding markets, like China, Russia and India, they haven’t felt the need to enter the hotly contest U.S. market till now. While it was the only PC vendor to avoid a decrease in PC shipments this financial quarter, the only way for the company to expand further is to enter the American market. Besides, they’re already using American sport royalty in their commercials. While there is a saturation of different handsets in the U.S., Lenovo’s handsets will spoil us even further for choice as their devices are often very high quality and well designed; look no further than the Lenovo K900 (seen above) to get an idea of what will probably be brought to the table. What do you think of this move? Would you consider buying Lenovo? Give us your opinion. Source: Wall Street Journal

It’s a big week of bargain games this week, so make sure to pick something up if you’re struggling through the weekend. Big games like World of Goo and AVP: Evolution are on sale for 80% off, so make sure not to miss out. And if you’re still mourning Borussia Dortmund’s loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, there’s something in there to cheer you up too (there, there). New bargain games this weekend: Fieldrunners 2 – $0.99 (was $2.99) World of Goo - $0.99 (was $4.99) AVP: Evolution - $0.99 (was $4.99) Bag It! – $0.99 (was $1.99) Fingerboard HD: Skateboarding - $0.99 (was $1.99) Football Manager Handheld 2013 - US $4.99/AU$5.49 (was $9.99) Redneck Revenge - US$0.99/$AU1.32 (was $1.99) Fort Boyard - US$1.49/AU$1.98 (was $2.99) Undead Soccer - US$0.99/$AU1.32 (was $1.99) Yesterday - US$2.49/AU$3.31 (was $4.99) Touch Racing Nitro - US$0.99/AU$1.30 (was $1.99) Fangz HD - $0.99 (was $1.99) If you pick something up and like it, or know of a game that’s not on the list, let us know in the comments.

Syrian Electronic Army, a hacking group responsible for several visible attacks in the last few weeks, has evidently taken control of BSkyB's Sky apps in the Play Store, replacing the promo header with SEA's logo, and replacing app descriptions with "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here."    In a tweet earlier, BSkyB warned its users to uninstall all Sky apps, as they "were hacked and replaced." Indeed, BSkyB's apk files were replaced by the hacking group. UPDATE: All Sky's Android apps were hacked and replaced... please uninstall it, And we will let you know when it will be available — Sky Help Team (@SkyHelpTeam) May 26, 2013 Syrian Electronic Army, responsible for the infiltration, is also responsible for attacks on the Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Human Rights Watch, and many others (including Twitter accounts belonging to ITV and BBC Weather, along with the Onion), and are "enemies of Anonymous," according to an interview reported on Vice. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:New App: ObscuraCam Automatically Detects, Blurs Faces And Strips Metadata From Your Photos Weather Underground Releases Official App – Utilize Interactive Maps, Hourly Forecasts, And More From Your Android Device Another Reason To Look Forward To HTC Sense 3.0 - Its 18 Gorgeous Weather Animations [Video] WeatherBug App Gets Complete UI Overhaul – No Longer Looks Like A Hot Mess Sky Apps Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army – BSkyB: 'Android Apps Were Hacked And Replaced' was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

The infamous white Nexus 4 has finally posed for exclusive press photos, which leads us to believe that the speculation that it will arrive next month is in fact true. Android Police grabbed these exclusive photos, and there you have it, a pale backed Nexus 4. The 32 GB variant of the Nexus 4 should also arrive with this light-skinned N4, and I think people are more excited for that. That, and the fact that it should be arriving with some new tasty Android 4.3. The White N4 does have a sexiness to it, but some might want to wait for the next Nexus that should be unveiled to us later this year. Let us know if you are planning on grabbing yourself, or someone else, a white Nexus 4. Source: Android Police

As we already know, the white Nexus 4 is very much real. Months after first showing up on the web, it re-appeared at Google I/O in all its glory, with June 10th tipped as a possible launch date by AndroidAndMe's co-founder Taylor Wimberly. Alongside it, according to Taylor, Android 4.3 would be unveiled as well. While I can't confirm the date (even if the information was correct at the time of I/O, plans can change for any reason), what I can show you today are some of the press photos of the white Nexus 4, model number E960W (the original Nexus 4 is E960). Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:Android Gingerbread, Next Nexus, Information And Speculation Round-Up Android 2.2 Froyo On Its Way Soon Galaxy Note For T-Mobile Spotted In The Wild, Probably Not Difficult Since It's Visible From Space Samsung Hercules - T-Mobile's Galaxy S II Variant - Pictured, 4.5" Display Confirmed Exclusive: Press Photos Of The White Nexus 4 (LG E960W) Leak Out was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

The Pebble Smartwatch's utility was somewhat limited when it launched, thanks to an API that only supported notifications and data going from your phone to the watch, not the other way around. The last update to the API fixed that, and now Pebble has at least some degree of control over a connected phone. Pebble Phone Ringer Switcher from noted developer Faruq Rasid is the first Pebble app we've seen take advantage of this, at least on the Play Store. It's a simple little watch app that allows the user to switch between normal, vibrate, and silent ringer modes.    To get it working, make sure that your Pebble is awake and connected via Bluetooth, and you've got the official Pebble app installed and set up. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:Pebble SmartWatch SDK Updated With Two-Way Communication For Watch Apps Pebble Notifier Now Works Without Tasker, Adds Selective App Notifications Switcher Provides An Incredible Gesture-Based App Switching Tool Official Pebble App Adds Music Player Selection, Should Work With Most Music Apps [New App] Pebble Phone Ringer Switcher Is The First Of Many Wrist-Mounted Android Widgets was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

A couple tools, a game and a few odds and ends to keep you busy this weekend We all love to discover new apps, but no matter how much the Play Store tries to highlight the quality ones, with hundreds of thousands to choose from it can be a daunting challenge. The best app recommendations we often get are from friends and family about an app "you just have to try". We try to help out with this app discovery problem every week by showing off one app from each of the Android Central writers -- the ones that we're using on a regular basis. Hang around with us after the break on this Saturday afternoon and find a few new apps to install on your devices for the long weekend. read more

After seeing in a series of images potential changes for Google’s mobile email app, a new screenshot seem to reveal that the Gmail’s web user interface will also be overhauled. The Next Web has an image that indicates a tab-based UI is coming to Gmail at some point in the near future. As you can see in the screenshot below, we’re looking at four different tabs, with each one presumably storing certain types of emails. There are four tabs in the screenshot that read Primary, Social, Promotions and Updates. However, the publication mentions other tabs including Main, Notifications and Forums. In Main, users will reportedly eceive emails from friends, while Social and Offers will include social networking emails and emails from retailers, respectively. The Notifications tab will include emails mentioning bills, dining reservations, flight alerts, and similar important mails. Finally, Forums will include notifications from forums. Apparently each tab will show you that there are new emails requiring your attention, and that “+” sign in the screenshot could indicate that users will be able to create custom tabs as well – although that’s only a speculation from our part. At this point, it’s not clear when the new UI will be rolled out, but we would assume that both the web and the mobile Gmail versions would be updated at the same time. The screenshot for the Android Gmail app below shows some of the same tabs we talked about for the web version, including Primary, Social, Promotions, Updates and Forums. To activate it, you’d have to tap on the three-line menu on the top left side. Before Google I/O, a source told us that a Gmail update was on its way, but Google did not introduce it during the keynote. Will the new Gmail UI arrive once Android 4.3 launches? We’ll just have to wait and see. For now, Google has refused to comment “on rumor and speculation,” according to The Next Web.

Android developers in Argentina have received a letter from Google informing them that Google will no longer be able to accept payments on behalf of the developers beginning June 27. This applies to both paid apps and in-app purchases, and is likely due to new restrictions by the Argentina government on currency exchanges. Not only will payments come to a halt, but beginning July 27, Google will remove paid apps and in-app items developed by Argentines. Developers in Argentina will still be able to offer free apps, and Android users in Argentina will still be able to purchase apps in the Play Store, however. Google suggests in their letter that a solution for Argentines is to move their accounts to another country without such restrictions. Google hopes to restore payments in the future, but “no specific plans are in place at the moment.” Source: The Verge Come comment on this article: Google no longer able to accept payments for app developers in Argentina Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

As Samsung continues its march to produce a Galaxy S 4 model targeted at virtually every type of consumer, we continue to try to identify specifics for all of the models slated to hit the market. Our latest bit of information comes from a leaked UAProf file that was discovered on the Samsung domain. The file indicates it is for an SM-C101, which we have confirmed is the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom. We see in the UAProf that the device will have an ARM11 processor and it also confirms the device will have a screen resolution of 960×540 as we reported earlier. The Galaxy S 4 Zoom appears to distinguish itself from other models by packing in a 16MP camera capable of 10X digital zoom. Some have described the device as more of a camera phone than a smart phone. source: Techtastic via: phoneArena Come comment on this article: More details for Samsung Galaxy S 4 Zoom discovered Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!