Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Flickr gives all users 1 terabyte to store their photos, Android app redesigned

Posted: 20 May 2013 02:45 PM PDT

Photo-hosting and sharing service Flickr today unveiled a brand new design that lets users store and share full resolution photos. Storing large, high-quality photos can quickly eat up the 1 to 5 GB of data typically offered by free photo-sharing services, but Flickr has raised the bar to supply a terabyte of storage.
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AT&T will enable video calling apps like Hangouts to work over cellular by the end of the year

Posted: 20 May 2013 12:50 PM PDT

AT&T doesn't have the best reputation when it comes to "blocking" video calling apps, and the discovery last week that Hangouts requires a Wi-Fi connection on AT&T's network didn't help matters. The carrier today issued a statement explaining the lack of support, and promised to fix it.
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Google Voice coming soon to Hangouts, says Google

Posted: 20 May 2013 09:59 AM PDT

Despite initial disappointment that Google Voice was not included in the announcement of Hangouts, Google's unified messaging and video calling application, Google today confirmed that phone calls will be added soon.
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Android will always struggle with fragmentation, but Google may have a partial solution

Posted: 20 May 2013 09:27 AM PDT

The Android f-word, fragmentation, has been a thorn in Google's side since the introduction of Android 2.0 left a generation of devices unable to receive the latest software. Google has yet to solve the problem, but the company says it is taking steps to minimize it.
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Google+ Android adds photo enhancements announced at Google I/O, Snapseed, and more

Posted: 20 May 2013 09:01 AM PDT

During last week's Google I/O keynote, Google SVP Vic Gundotra highlighted a number of new photo enhancements made for the Google+ web app. Those features are now available for Android devices, along with new options for locations and related streams.
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Google might let Android users reject specific permission requests from apps

Posted: 20 May 2013 08:31 AM PDT

Android currently has an all-or-nothing approach to permission requests for user data, but Google is open to the idea of letting users maintain more privacy by picking and choosing which requests they will allow.
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Sprint acquires the company that built Tweetcaster and BaconReader

Posted: 20 May 2013 08:14 AM PDT

Sprint today announced that it has purchased Handmark and its subsidiary OneLouder, the company that manages Twitter client Tweetcaster and Reddit app BaconReader. Sprint purchased the companies as a way to improve its advertising and publishing business. Both Handmark and OneLouder will continue to operate under their existing brands and retain its staff, so the company will keep building and maintaining its mobile apps for Android and Apple iOS.
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Jolla shows The Other Half and announces the world's first Sailfish OS smartphone

Posted: 20 May 2013 08:06 AM PDT

After months of showing off its Meego-inspired operating system that also supports Android apps, Jolla today announced the first Sailfish OS smartphone set to go on sale later this year.
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Samsung accidentally confirms Galaxy S 4 Active and S 4 Mini

Posted: 20 May 2013 07:08 AM PDT

Samsung is rumored to be developing several smartphones that use the Galaxy S 4 as a foundation to make adjustments and appeal to a wider audience. Earlier today, the company may have unintentionally confirmed the existence of two such devices.
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Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion, promises not to screw it up

Posted: 20 May 2013 06:53 AM PDT

Tumblr, the popular blogging platform and haven of animated GIFs, has been purchased by Yahoo! for $1.1 billion. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer today announced the deal in a newly-created Tumblr blog and outlined how the companies will work together.
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