Running certain Android apps on your desktop is nothing new with Bluestacks, but now you can get the whole dang OS running on your PC as a native application thanks to a little program called WindowsAndroid. Read More >>

Intel's trying to crack the enormous budget smartphone market with its latest model, powered by a new affordable mobile Atom platform and launching in Africa this week. The only problem is, it's calling the thing Yolo. Read More >>

Those of you who defiantly stuck with a Galaxy S II amid amazing pressure to upgrade are about to have your moment in the sun, thanks to Samsung pushing out its Android 4.1 update in Europe. It hit Spain yesterday, so could pop up on unlocked phones in the UK any time now. Keep checking for system updates. Make that your full-time job. [Sam Mobile] Read More >>

Want to see what iOS users have been shouting from the rooftops about? Which clocked up 20 million downloads in just four days? Well now you can, because Temple Run 2 is finally now availble on Google Play, and for absolutely free too. Download it, right this second. [Google Play] Read More >>

During Google's earnings call, Google executives made it clear that the acquisition of Motorola comes with quite a bit of baggage. More specifically, Google has inherited "12 to 18 months of product pipeline," said Google CFO Patrick Pichette. Yikes. Read More >>

It's probably fitting that Firefox, the open-source browser, is being tested on Ouya, the open source games console. Although Ouya (when it launches in March to Kickstarter backers) will run Android Jelly Bean and thus the perfectly good Chrome browser, full-on Firefox compatibility would be a boon. Don't hold your breath, though -- Mozilla devs say Firefox is "practically unusable" on the Ouya for now. [TechRadar] Read More >>

A Samsung roadmap for the first half of 2013 has been spotted, showing us at least five new models from its forthcoming Android range. Some we know, some we don't. Read More >>

HTC's Sense skin for Android has long been a bloated skeuomorphic mess, with aluminium ring pulls, flip clocks and fancy weather animations. If these leaked screenshot are accurate, though, that all looks set to change — for the better. Read More >>

Sony has announced a new high-spec Android tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z. It offers up some meaty internals—but the most exciting news is the svelte package into which the hardware is crammed. Read More >>

Android Police is reporting that this leaked photo depicts HTC's rumoured new flagship phone, the M7. It doesn't match up with previous leaked renders—but these seem more plausible. Read More >>

LG's Optimus G—the boilerplate for the wonderful Nexus 4—is getting a big brother. According to a leaked image acquired by Engadget, LG has a 5-inch, 1080p monster coming. Read More >>

Those of you still counting Samsung phone and tablet models have a new one for the long, long list, with leaks suggesting it's preparing an 8" Galaxy Note to sit between the 5.5" Note II and the larger 10" version of the stylus-based tablet. Read More >>

Larry Page, the nerdy but loveable boss of Google, couldn't resist having a sneaky little pop at Steve Jobs, when asked about the late Apple boss' often-quoted deranged thermonuclear war speech. Read More >>

Storage space is precious, and most major services — Google Drive and iCloud, for example — only give you a measly 5GB for free. MediaFire, is pretty magnanimous, doling out 50GB on the house. And it just launched on Android. Read More >>

If you own an Android phone that's been officially PlayStation Certified by Sony and its people, there's some hot freebie action to be had. The company's giving away free PlayStation Mobile games, as a sort of bribe to make you try it all out. Read More >>