Thursday, February 27, 2014

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Google hosting online Project Ara Developer Conference April 15-16

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 02:01 PM PST

When Motorola first introduced Project Ara, it was pitched as a concept that would take time to flesh out with help from the development community, and Google is now seeking to encourage that help by hosting an online developer conference.
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Google Now Launcher brings Nexus 5 launcher to more devices

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 11:28 AM PST

The home screen on the Google Nexus 5 was the first to introduce larger icons and swipe gesture to get directly to Google Now from the launcher. Now that same launcher is available on more devices following Google's idea to expand to Nexus and Google Play Edition smartphones.
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Developers will be able to use Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 10:17 AM PST

Here's another difference between the Samsung Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner and the Apple iPhone 5S Touch ID: developers will actually be able to incorporate the scanner into their apps on the Galaxy S5.
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Water resistant is not waterproof, and Archos embarrassingly reminds us of that fact

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 08:35 AM PST

There's a tendency to confuse water resistance with waterproof. We call our smartphones waterproof when they can survive in water, but there are limits for how much devices can take. That's the hard lesson that Archos showed when it attempted to demo a smartphone and destroyed it in the process.
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The All New HTC One may have a microSD card in some regions

Posted: 26 Feb 2014 06:22 AM PST

As much as tech bloggers and a strong section of the enthusiast community loved the HTC One, many still complained about the lack of a microSD slot for expanded storage. HTC South Asia president Jack Yang has hinted that may not be a pain point for the HTC M8 follow-up we expect to see next month.
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