Samsung Galaxy S II vs HTC Sensation

Introduction:

“Pick and choose, people, pick and choose!”, screamed the jester, while juggling with the HTC Sensation, and the Samsung Galaxy S II in front of the crowd about to buy the hottest smartphone of the season.

If there has ever been a tough call between two top-shelf Android handsets, this must be it. Even a glimpse through the spec sheet can’t tell you which one to snag - they are both powered by 1.2GHz dual-core chipsets, allowing them to record Full HD 1080p video at 30fps with their 8MP cameras, have 4.3” displays, and are both running the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread with the respective homebrew interface overlays – Sense and TouchWiz.

And yet, when you dig deeper, the HTC Sensation and the Samsung Galaxy S II are rather different - the design philosophy is polarizing, screen technology and resolution don't match, the dual-core chipsets are not from the same mother, and the user interface concepts are opposites. Which one will be right for you? Read on, while we jump in to solve this dilemma...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 vs Apple iPad 2

Introduction:

With summer in full swing and many people taking some much-needed vacations, tablets are increasingly becoming the gadget of choice to carry along on those trips away from home. Obviously, they’re much more portable than most traditional laptops, but even more, they’ve evolved tremendously to offer an experience that’s adaptive to our ever-growing needs. Although they share many physical characteristics with their designs, both the Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are seemingly regarded as the cream of the crop in the tablet market right now. Surprisingly priced evenly at the starting cost of $500, the ultimate question comes down to which one is the better of the two.

Mysterious T-Mobile LG handset leaks out, boggles the mind with two screens

This mysterious LG handset with T-Mobile branding just leaked out at an Orange event in London and if looks everything but ordinary – the Android-powered handset has a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard, split right in the middle where surprisingly you see a second touchscreen. It can fit as much as 8 app shortcuts, which sounds like a quick way to access your applications without fingers getting in the way, but we can think of a number of other possible uses (cough, gaming). 

British tech blog Pocket-lint got its hands on the mysterious LG device, but couldn't confirm many other details – the handset could be the LG Flip II, according to a hesitant customer rep, but it could also turn out to be the leaked LG Maxx Q. Unfortunately, there were no other details on the practical usage of the second screen.

Design-wise, the handset features four capacitive buttons and a moderately sized screen up front, but it's the earpiece that reminded us of the LG Quantum with Windows Phone. The hefty device seemed far from final with moving parts and unspecified resolution of the camera. But it's the split keyboard and second touchscreen that adds spice to the mysterious handset. Excited? We wouldn't write off the possibility of this being just a prototype from the past which will never make it to the shelves, but our hopes would be for a new arrival at T-Mo. Have you seen this handset previously? Feel free to share your impressions in the comments below.

source: Pocket-lint

All images courtesy of Pocket-lint

Samsung planning its own Web-Centry cloud service, to be launched in September

Everyone and their dog is jumping on the cloud computing bandwagon these days, and Samsung seemingly has some measures to take on this trend of its own. It is reportedly preparing a cloud service dubbed Web-Centry for now, for its smartphones and tablets, which is about to be unveiled in September, around the same time Apple's iCloud will be fully functional in conjunction with iOS 5.

Since leaks about Apple's iCloud service started to appear, the shares of Amazon and Google have been stagnating or down with the broader market, since these companies have cloud offerings of their own, but Apple's huge customer base is only poised to become larger and even more involved in Cupertino's ecosystem now.

Besides the usual uploading and syncing of contacts, data and multimedia files to Samsung's servers, Web-Centry will have some business-oriented features, like shared folders, which can be accessed only by certain users. Mobile office services like collaboration seem to also be on tap.

The nice part is that this cloud service will link Samsung's other devices, like Smart TVs, for instance, for streaming movies or viewing docs directly on the big screen. The service is supposedly being developed together with Google's cloud offerings, which coincides with what Eldar Murtazin wrote once, that the Samsung Galaxy S3 is developed in close cooperation with Google. The Web-Centry service seems like a perfect fit for Samsung's Android-based smartphones and tablets, so we'll be eagerly awaiting September to see what's in store for us.

source: ETNews via SamsungHub

Sony S1 and S2 tablets to launch in Europe in September?

The Sony S1 and Sony S2 tablets are the first for the Japanese company trying to step into the booming tablet market, but up until now, we only heard a confirmation about the existence of the 9.4-inch S1 tablet with a folded magazine design and the dual-screen S2 with two 5.5-inch displays. But work has been quietly going on and the latest leaked note obtained by Engadget shows that the release date for an unnamed Sony tablet is set for end-September. 

The device is expected to be available for pre-order even earlier in August, available through Sony Direct, UK store John Lewis, and one more uncofirmed retailer. There were no details on whether the mysterious tablet will be the bigger S1 or the dual-screen S2 and the rest of the note claiming some “unique design features” for the tablet making it a worthy rival to the iPad, doesn't help much. Just recently, we saw the Sony S2 hit the FCC, so while this doesn't mean that it will necessarily come out soon, it has already passed one obstacle on its way to the market.

source: Engadget

Some apps will be left out of the HTC Desire Gingerbread update, you'll be able to download them later

HTC posted on its Facebook page that some apps will not be included in the upcoming HTC Desire Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. Since the Desire has only 512MB of ROM for installing apps, they will be available as a separate download from Android Market. Here is the company's exact statement:

"To resolve Desire's memory issue and enable the upgrade to Gingerbread, we will cut select apps from the release.
Look for status updates starting next week. We apologize for any confusion."

Later on, in its Twitter feed, the company answered to a follower that it is in the process of deciding which apps will make the cut and which won't, and those unavailable in the official update will be at your disposal in Android Market, if you want to bring them back on, after all.

source: HTC (Facebook & Twitter)

'Yahoo! AppSpot' helps you filter the cluttered App Store and Android Market

App filters aren't anything new. But you just might like the free 'Yahoo! AppSpot' app. It takes into account (with your permission) the apps on your device, and your location, to give you daily personalized apps. When you find an app you like, there is an on-screen link to direct you to the proper page in the App Store or Android Market.

'Yahoo! AppSpot' filters your suggestions into the following categories: weather, utilities, reference, medical, finance, books, news, social networking, education, entertainment, games, music, healthcare & fitness, productivity, sports, business, lifestyle, navigation, photography, and travel.

Beyond the personalization, you might really enjoy the layout. When you view an app, it puts a row of small thumbnails right at the top, so you don't have to scroll down to get a look at the app.

In addition to the mobile view, there is a desktop version, which will either send a text link to your device, or you can photograph the QR code with your device. Of course, it's not an unbiased service. It's heavily guided by Yahoo!'s ad revenue stream, and Yahoo!'s own products. But nothing's perfect.

source: Wall Street Journal

Video shows Starbucks app for Android in action

Just Tuesday we reported that Starbucks had finally released its app for Android flavored handsets. We mentioned how the app can turn your handset screen into the barcode on your Starbucks card and get scanned at the register to pay for your cup of Joe. We also told you some other features of the app, including the ability to help you find a specific Starbucks location via Google Maps. You can also track the number of stars you have in Starbucks' reward game.

Just in case your left brain is a little tired and needs a break, Starbucks shot a little video showing your right brain a video clip of what the Starbucks app can do for you. Now that both sides of your brain understand the rewards of using the Starbucks app on your smartphone, why not give your brain a little jolt of caffeine; simply pick up your Android or Apple iPhone, head over to the nearest Starbucks location and let the coffee retailer's app do its thing.

source: YouTube via AndroidCentral

T-Mobile launches HSPA+ 42 in 47 more cities

Good news from T-Mobile seems so strange when we consider the AT&T buyout. What happens to these great network improvements? Oh well. We'll deal with that next year. In the meantime, let's enjoy the small victories:

T-Mobile has launched their 42Mbps HSPA+ service in 47 more markets. That brings their 42Mbps total to 102 cities. Unfortunately, those speeds can only be harnessed by the Rocket 3.0 USB modem.

But the Rocket 3.0 can reach some impressive speeds, with an average download rate of 10Mbps with peaks around 27Mbps. Here's the list of new cities on the HSPA+ 42 roster:

Akron, OH; Albuquerque, NM; Allentown-Bethlehem, PA; Brownsville, TX; Cape Coral, FL; Canton, OH; Charleston-North Charleston, SC; Cleveland, OH; Colorado Springs, CO; Columbia, SC; Columbus, OH; Corpus Christi, TX; Fayetville, NC; Florence, SC; Fresno, CA; Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA; Hickory-Lenoir-Morgantown, NC; Killeen, TX; Lakeland, FL; Lancaster, PA; Las Cruces, NM; Madera, CA; McAllen, TX; Merced, CA; Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC; Napa, CA; Palm Bay, FL; Palm Coast, FL; Panama City, FL; Pueblo, CO; Reading, PA; Riverside-San Bernadino-Ontario, CA; Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA; Salt Lake City, UT; San Antonio, TX; San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA; Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA; Santa Fe, NM; Sarasota, FL; Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA; Sebastian, FL; State College, PA; Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA; Wilmington, NC; Visalia-Porterville, CA; Waco, TX; and York-Hanover, PA.

source: T-Mobile

HP Pre 3 to launch July 8th in UK says retailer Play.com

Who can forget the introduction of the Palm Pre back in January 2009. With webOS on board the handset was immediately proclaimed the next King of the smartphones and a worthy heir to the Apple iPhone. But Palm misjudged the importance of having a fully loaded app store at launch, and gave the public an advertising campaign that was hard to decipher. A few months after the Pre launched, the Android Invasion started and the DROID Does became the DROID Did and Palm had blown a golden opportunity.

Fast forward to present day and HP is now the parent of Palm and is about to launch the HP Pre 3. The Palo Alto based firm has improved upon the phone's specs pumping up the processor to a zippy 1.4GHz. The screen has been increased from 3.1 inches to 3.58 inches. Resolution has also been raised from 320 x 480 to 480 x 800 pixels. The camera on back is now 5MP, an improvement from the 3MP shooter on the original, while a .3MP VGA camera graces the front of the unit.

The U.K. based Play.com web site shows that the online retailer is currently taking pre-orders for the device which it says is expected to ship on July 8th. As far as a Stateside launch is concerned, we earlier reported that Verizon appears first in line to launch the HP Pre 3, showing you pictures of a Verizon branded unit. A summer launch is expected in the U.S., so we should be hearing from Big Red pretty soon.

source: Play.com via Precentral

According to Play.com, the HP Pre 3 will launch in the U.K. on July 8th

Verizon may allow families to share data packages

Verizon has some new changes coming to their plans on June 26th. We don't know if this is what they meant, but the screenshot, displaying a "Family Share" option on the Data page, shows that Verizon will allow families to share data on their Family Plan, like they do with voice minutes.

Verizon has been considering a move to shared data packages for a while. After all, most people don't really need the unlimited data package. And usage can vary widely between months. Why not save a bit by splitting a few GBs with loved ones?

Android Life has since heard that changes won't come before July 7th, when the 4G LTE hostpot promotion ends. We're not sure if that means right after July 7th, or some time after. Either way, it's good to know we'll be able to customize our plans a little better.

source: Android Life

Motorola DROID X now supports Netflix app

Motorola DROID X owners had every right to be upset just before the calendar turned to June. As we reported, owners of the original Motorola DROID were able to download the Nextflix app from the Android Market while those with the higher spec'd DROID X were shut out. Yes, the first-gen Motorola DROID had at one time carried the weight of the entire Android OS on its shoulders, but that was back in the day. It's underclocked 600MHz TI OMAP 3430 processor was the product of an earlier, simple time when processors were single-core and front-facing cameras were science fiction. The DROID X, while not a fresh faced kid anymore, still offered up a 1GHz processor and a 4.3 inch display which provided plenty of real estate to watch a movie, so why didn't the DROID X get the Netflix app?

All of the anger that Motorola DROID X owners had can now be released as Netflix has updated its app which now supports...the Motorola DROID X. So now owners of the device can join the users of seven other Android handsets in watching streaming movies and television shows on their smartphone instantly by using the Netflix app. The complete list of Android devices that support the Netflix app include the Casio G’zOne Commando C771 with Android 2.2, HTC DROID Incredible with Android 2.2, HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2, 2.3, HTC G2 with Android 2.2, LG Revolution with Android 2.2, Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3, the Motorola DROID with Android 2.2 and the Motorola DROID X with Android 2.3.

source: AndroidMarket via DroidLife

Owners of the Motorola DROID X can now view streaming content from Netflix

HTC EVO 4G to get update on Monday that will allow Netflix to work again

Sure, owners of the HTC EVO 4G were ecstatic to get the Gingerbread update on the device. But not everything about the update was putting a smile on EVO 4G owners face. The update made the phone no longer able to support the streaming movies and television shows from the Netflix app on the Android Market. For the small time that Netflix was available for the handset, many users became used to catching a flick on the phone's 4.3 inch display. Other problems affecting the handset include problems with visual voicemail and the Hearing Aid compatibility menu. With the latter, some menu options were disappearing.

The good news is that next Monday, the HTC EVO 4G will get an OTA update that will fix the above issues. After installing the update, Netflix will be once again available on the device while Visual Voicemail and the Hearing Aid compatibility menu should work flawlessly. And while 'happily ever after' is usually seen only in the movies and in Disney stories, after Monday's OTA update for the EVO 4G is installed, users of the device will be once again living in bliss.

source: AndroidPolice via AndroidandMe

After Monday's OTA update for the EVO 4G, the device will once again support the Netflix app

Senators submit legislation to protect location privacy

Consumers and regulators have been incensed by the discovery that both Apple and Google were storing users' location information. Apple's 'consolidated.db' file was quickly addressed in an iOS update, but Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have submitted the Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 to formally address the issue.

The proposed bill would apply to device/OS makers and app developers, for both smartphones and tablets. It would ensure that consumers are made aware of exactly what information is collected, and require their expressed consent in order to collect that information. Wahoo! One more license agreement to read!

Sen. Franken says that "Our laws do too little to protect information on our mobile devices...Geolocation technology gives us incredible benefits, but the same information that allows emergency responders to locate us when we're in trouble is not necessarily information all of us want to share with the rest of the world."

We appreciate the Democrats getting our back, but there is a more practical concern at play: people don't read license agreements. When was the last time you actually read through a license agreement or terms-of-use document, without just checking the "I Agree" box?

source: AppleInsider

Mobile Flashcards from Dictionary.com help Android users study for many subjects

Android users can now use Mobile Flashcards from Dictionary.com to help study for any one of 70,000 subjects or standardized tests. The free app is available from the Android Market and besides the 70,000 different subjects available, the app allows you to create your own series of flash cards and share them with others when you sign up for a Dictionary.com account.

The flash cards are like small study guides that help you learn and retain the information that you need to remember to get good test scores. You can sync your mobile learning progress with your desktop learning, select your study method from audio pronunciation or definition matching. Dictionary.com President Shravan Goli says that this is just the beginning of turning his site into the "definitive location for word learning."

source: AndroidGuys

Flashcards.com for Android gives you 70,000 subjects to choose from

Supercheap Sakshat Android tablet is shipping for US$49

Before you scoff, keep in mind that the Sakshat Android tablet is meant to bring Internet-connected devices into the hands of students that might otherwise not be able to afford them. And at US$49, they seem to have hit the mark.

The Sakshat tablet is a collaboration between the Indian government and their national universities, seeking to unite 25,400 educational institutions on a single e-learning platform. Their initial tablet, unveiled in 2009 for US$10, was a flop. But this unit, which was originally supposed to cost US$35, will finally see the light of mass-produced day.

The first run of 10,000 will arrive at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) Rajasthan in late June. Thereafter, an additional 90,000 more will be distributed. And if the $49 price tag weren't low enough, students only pay US$24.50, as the government subsidizes the other half.

The Sakshat tablet features a 7-inch touchscreen, an unspecified iteration of Android, a front-facing camera, 2 USB ports, 2GB of RAM, a 32GB hard drive, an Ethernet port, and Wi-Fi. We don't expect the device to venture outside of India's borders, but would you be interested if it did?

source: Pluggdin via Electronista

New customers can take $50 off the HTC Sensation 4G

T-Mobile is going out of their way to move HTC Sensation 4G devices out the door. In addition to their Father's Day giveaway promotion, they are also offering $50 off the purchase price when you use the code 'SENSATION50' at checkout.

That discount brings the post-rebate price of the device down to a palatable $149.99. Buyer beware: when we checked the source link at T-Mobile.com, we couldn't find the same image that included the promo code. But if they give you any guff, a quick call to their customer service should convince them to give you the same discount.

The $150 price nearly matches Walmart's in-store price of $148.88. However, the discount from T-Mobile's website requires that you are a new customer. Let us know: did you get a discount on your new Sensation 4G?

source: T-Mobile via TmoNews

Nokia shuts its U.K. online store

Things just have not been going good for Nokia these days. Rumored to be on the acquisition list of companies from Microsoft to Samsung, Nokia recently lost its place on the top of the list of the world's largest smartphone manufacturers after 14 years as number one. Not only did Samsung replace Nokia at the top of the list, but the Finnish company dropped all the way to number three as Apple took over the second place slot.

Now, Nokia is closing many of its online stores, although negative sales momentum is not the reason cited by the manufacturer. Sites in the U.K., Spain and France have been shuttered because Nokia wants to concentrate on selling to carriers instead of directly to end users of its phones. And by offering its handsets through mobile operators, buyers will be able to take advantage of the subsidies that carriers offer in order to lock you up with a contract. As a result, the move away from direct sales could be a boon to Nokia. The only question is if it too little, too late.

source: UnwiredView

Facebook working on new Apple iPhone app to rival Instagram

Tech Crunch somehow found 50MB of pictures and documents detailing Facebook's next big project, a photo-sharing app for the Apple iPhone. Nicknamed 'Hovertown' or 'WithPeople', the app will display individual pictures and snapshots of events. Right now, the app is designed as a stand-alone app although it could end up folded into Facebook's iPhone app.

The new service by Facebook is being compared to photo-sharing app Instagram with a hint of group picture app Color and friend and family picture sharing app Path. Of course, the difference is that 'Hovertown' or 'WithPeople' starts out life with hundreds of million potential users from Facebook, not to mention the 6 billion photo uploads every month and 100 billion pictures already in its portfolio. Obviously it is nice to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

It is unknown if Facebook plans on offering this application to Android owners, or if it will remain an exclusive for the Apple iPhone. Regardless, it seems like Tech Crunch has just started to sift through the info that they received which means we should be hearing some more about this new app over the next few days.

A new photo-sharing app for the Apple iPhone is being develolped by Facebook

source: TechCrunch

HTC Kingdom spotted at the FCC with WiMAX radio on board

Remember when a smartphone known as the HTC Kingdom posed for the camera not long ago? The Sprint logo that it had printed on its front made it pretty clear which carrier the device was most likely headed to. Well, the smartphone’s leaked photos from last month may not have fooled us after all because the HTC Kingdom was just spotted on the FCC’s web site with WiMAX and CDMA radios on board.

The HTC Kingdom, may be a perfect fit for Sprint’s speedy WiMAX network, but besides that, there didn’t seem to be anything else that we could learn after digging through its FCC filing. What we do know, however, is that the smartphone is expected to have a qHD display of at least 4 inches, 1.2 GHz single-core processor backed up by Adreno 205 graphics, a 5-megapixel camera capable of shooting 720p video and a front-facing shooter suitable for video conversations.

Now that the HTC Kingdom has the FCC’s seal of approval, an announcement from Sprint regarding its release might follow sooner than we expect. We will be keeping an eye on it for you.

source: FCC via Engadget

Now hear this: Dolby sues RIM for patent infringement on PlayBook and smartphones

It seems no matter how poorly the economy is doing, there are always jobs for the Attorneys to do. Audio engineering and technology firm Dolby is suing RIM in the U.S and in Germany, for infringing upon patents owned by the former. Dolby says that RIM has stepped over the line with many BlackBerry products, including the new PlayBook tablet and with BlackBerry smartphones. Dolby seeks a halt to all sales of the infringing products and seeks monetary damages for the past use of the unlicensed patents.

Even though RIM has allegedly been using Dolby's patented technology for some time, the latter decided to file the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, saying that litigation was its last resort after RIM decided not to pay for the use of Dolby's technology. A similar suit was filed in Germany in the District Court of Mannheim. According to the papers filed by Dolby, RIM was using technology that belonged to the audio technology firm that, through the use of Digital Audio compression, allowed manufacturers to put high quality audio in their products even while using limited transmission and storage space. Dolby claims that RIM used this technology in the new BlackBerry PlayBook and in its BlackBerry smartphones. According to the suit, all other smartphone makers have paid Dolby to license the technology into their products.

Dolby's technology allows smartphones and tablets (as well as other portable, digital players) to play back music and other digital audio that has been compressed to less than 10% of its original size. Dolby's patents have been incorporated into the International Standard known as High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE AAC).

source: TechCrunch

Apple iPhone and iPad's next generation graphics processor gets licensed to 3 secret partners

The PowerVR Series6 mobile graphics processing architecture, produced by Imagination Technologies and expected to be used in the next generation Apple iPhone and iPad, has been licensed to 6 partners including Texas Instruments, ST-Ericsson and MediaTek. The other 3 companies remain unnamed although one of them might be Apple. The Cupertino based tech giant purchased a 3% stake in Imagination Technologies in 2008 and the following year, increased that to a 9.5% share in the company.

This past week, Imagination said that the PowerVR Series6 GPU, code named "Rogue", offers best in class performance with "GFLOPS per mm2 and per mW for all APIs." The company said it has "one of the largest teams of graphics engineers in the world," and bragged that its chips have been used to power up a large number of applications created by third party developers.

Imagination CEO Hossein Yassaie said that both the overall and embedded market is turning to PowerVR as the industry standard for graphics. Inside the Apple iPad 2, you will find PowerVR's dual-core SGX543MP2 graphics processor inside Apple's custom A5 processor. Imagination claims that its processor boosts graphic performance of the A5 by up to 9 times. Using benchmark tests, the SGX543MP2 has been shown to be faster than the competition powering the Motorola XOOM and even the original Apple iPad.

The A5-PowerVR's dual-core SGX543MP2 combo is expected to be used in the Apple iPhone 5. The "Rogue" GPU processor won't be available until the A6 starts to get churned out. The good news is that the PowerVR Series6 GPUs will be fully compatible with the PowerVR Seires5 and Series5XT GPU processors which should make switching to the latest technology a smooth, seamless update for developers.

source: AppleInsider

Sony launches Qriocity Music Unlimited app for Android

It's a good day for streaming music fans and even better if you are also a PS3 user. Sony released an Android app for their Qriocity Music Unlimted service, and best of all, if you're a new user and have a PS3, you can get a 6 month free trial of the service.

Sony's Qriocity service may not have the market visibility of Amazon's Cloud Drive or even Google Music, but it's a solid service. It is a fee-based streaming music service which pulls from Sony's library of over 7 million songs, which is less than half of what iTunes offers, but you'll still find just about all the music you may want (in an informal test only Prefuse 73 wasn't in the catalog, but Pocket Dwellers were), and anyway there's no iTunes streaming. All new users can get a 30 day free trial, then the service is $3.99/month for the basic package or $9.99/month for the premium. And, if you're a PS3 owner who had to sit through the recent PSN outage, you can even get 6 months of Qriocity for free, if you're a new member. But, be careful, if you are a PS3 user, you have to sign up for the service through your PS3 in order to get the 6 month free trial. 

The Android app is fantastic. The UI is beautiful, bright and colorful. It's intuitive and easy to use. And, there are a lot of options to get instant playlists generated by Genre, Era or even SensMe, which creates playlists for different moods (relax, upbeat, etc) or time of day. There are options for saving artists or albums to your personal library, and getting recommendations based on that library, and even an option to sync your library to the cloud. Your library will then be available on your Android device, PS3, PSP and any other Qriocity capable Sony device. Of course once the free trial is up, most of these features will only be available if you are a premium subscriber.

Unfortunately, it's not all good news. The app is only available on Android 2.1-2.3.3, meaning no Honeycomb support, and more annoying, no support for 2.3.4, although at this point that really only means Nexus devices. Still, that OS compatibility does cover the vast majority of the Android ecosystem at this point. The installer is also huge, clocking in at over 30MB and it is copy protected, so there's no option to move the app to an SD card, even if you're using a rooted device. 

Qriocity is a pretty nice service, so if you have a generous data plan and some extra space in your internal storage, it's certainly worth a try. 

source: Sony Playstation Blog