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Tech NewsOur Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Spring is in the air, it’s getting just a bit warmer out, and miracle of miracles, the sun is still shining when you get out of work! We’re celebrating the only way we know how: by downloading some sweet new Android, iOS, and Windows Phone apps. Multi-Platform Updates Flickr The original name in online photo … Continued
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Yes! Google’s New Camera App Yells at People For Taking Vertical Video
Google’s new standalone Camera app is a sleek and powerful alternative to the stock Android camera. Turns out, it’s also a soldier in the war against vertical videos. Try to shoot a portrait-framed vid, and you’ll stare down the cold judgment of an icon telling you you’re doing it wrong. You’ve been warned. First spotted … Continued
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Facebook Adds “Nearby Friends” to Show You Where Everyone’s At
Facebook’s newest feature, Nearby Friends, begins rolling out today. The opt-in app addition lets your friends know when you’re close by, with the option to show your precise location on a map, if that’s the kind of thing you want to share with your friends. Making its way to Facebook’s Android and iOS app in … Continued
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This Google App Lets You Control Your Computer From Your Phone
Remote desktops are nothing new, but Google has now released a slick app that makes the process a pleasure rather than wildly frustrating. The new software will let you control your Mac or PC from any Android device. Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android—snappy!—is an extension of existing Google software that allows to control your … Continued
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Tech NewsWhat Is Tizen?
This year, Samsung will sell (at least) two phones and a watch that don’t run Android. Instead, they’ll run something called Tizen. That’s a major departure for such an important player in the smartphone game. But what is Tizen? And will you actually want to use it? Tizen is a new(ish) operating system… Tizen is … Continued
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Google Camera Is a Standalone Photography App for Android
Google is now offering a standalone camera app for Android that’s very similar to the standard app that ships with the stock version of Android. TouchWiz users rejoice. Google Camera replicates many of the features from the stock Android 4.4 KitKat app, like Photo Spheres. And even if you’re running stock on a Nexus device, … Continued
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Samsung Gear Fit Review: A Beautiful Wristable Gone to Waste
Samsung’s Gear Fit had every chance to be by far the best activity tracker you could own. It isn’t. Not by a long shot. And there’s nothing sadder than unrealized potential. What Is It? It’s a stunning fitness tracker slash smartwatch wristable. It counts steps, tracks sleep, displays notifications from your phone, and even takes … Continued
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Get The Brand New Samsung Galaxy S5 For Half Off [Verizon]
Samsung’s new flagship Galaxy S5 just went on sale today, and Verizon users can grab it for $100 from Amazon. Based on the Gizmodo review, this is the new best Android phone for a lot of people, especially if you value battery life and picture quality, which you should. [Amazon] Amazon is currently out of … Continued
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ReviewsSamsung Galaxy S5 Review: Less Is So Much More
If you can say one thing about Samsung’s Galaxy S line of smartphones, it’s that they consistently pair some of the best hardware with inexplicable software. The S5 scales back Samsung’s bells and whistles, which helps make it easily the best Galaxy phone yet. If only they’d gone even further. What Is it? Samsung’s new … Continued
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How to Check If Your Android Device Could Be Hacked via Heartbleed
Heartbleed is causing heartache on hundreds of servers all over the internet, but security researchers have also warned that the bug could allow direct hacks of Android, too. Here’s how to check if your device is at risk. While researchers at security firm Symantec happily report that the major browsers don’t rely on the OpenSSL … Continued
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Tech NewsLatest Update Brings KitKat to Google Glass
It’s been a while since we last heard of a software update for Glass and now I guess we know why. The team over at Mountain View has been busy updating the face-computer to run on the latest version of Android (4.4.2 a.k.a. KitKat). It sounds like it won’t be a very obvious change, but … Continued
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Before the iPhone Launched, Android Didn’t Support Touchscreens
It’s virtually impossible to imagine now, but back when the iPhone was launched in 2007, Google wasn’t planning to make Android for touchscreen devices. Revealed in court documents that form part of the current Apple-Samsung legal argument, a Google report explains that Android “was designed with the presence of discrete physical buttons as an assumption. … Continued
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Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week
Rejoice, the weekend’s here. Whether you sprinted or hobbled across the finish line, we made it. Now let’s download some apps! Android Distiller We loved Distiller for iOS, and praise the heavens, now it’s here for Android. This handy app suggests a whiskey based on where or how you’ll be enjoying it, and helps you … Continued
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Android Now Offers Routine Malware Surveillance For Your Phone
It’s no secret that Android apps can get a little shifty, but having the freedom to explore that is part of what makes Android great. Now Google is helping you stay even safer by keeping a constant eye on whether or not any of your apps are doing anything they shouldn’t be. This security-minded move … Continued
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Nikon Coolpix S810c: Samsung’s Galaxy Camera Finally Has Competition
An Android-powered point-and-shoot camera sure sounds like the future even if it’s yet to be proven, which is why nearly two years after Nikon pushed its first Android experiment into the world, the company is trying again. How does the Coolpix S810c measure up against Samsung’s very successful Galaxy Camera? The new Nikon Coolpix S810c … Continued
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Could This Be the Clean New Look For Android’s Built-In Calendar App?
The folks over at Geek.com got this sneak peek at a significantly updated test design for Timely, Google’s stock calendar app. If this is the final version that Android users will see, it’ll be a nice update. Over at Geek.com, Russell Holly got the chance to play with an Android device running this purported new … Continued
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Tech NewsOh Hey, Android TV Was All Over CES Three Months Ago
Google TV has been dead in the water for a while now, but rumor has it that a flashy new successor, Android TV, is on the way. There are rumors, and also it was hiding in plain sight atCES three months ago. Turns out that while Android TV hasn’t been officially announced or acknowledged by … Continued
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Report: Android TV Is the New Google TV
Not content with millions of Chromecast dongle sales, a new report suggests that Google is preparing to take on the Apple TV, Roku range and newly-released Amazon Fire TV with a smart TV streaming platform of its own. The Vergehas unearthed details of a new television offering called Android TV, which looks like Google’s most … Continued
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Report: Android TV Will Be Google’s Next Big Set-Top Box Push
The Verge just revealed that Google may venture into set-top TV devices with the as-yet-unannounced Android TV. Quoting internal documents, the report indicates Google is planning a device like Roku or the new Amazon Fire TV to put Android in your living room. Judging by the documents The Verge quotes (which so far have not … Continued