Saturday, January 5, 2013

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Evernote Skitch for Android updates to improve interface and performance

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 10:57 AM PST

Making annotations on Android should be easier following today's release of a new version of Evernote Skitch for Android. While most app updates released in recent times have focused on adding new features, Skitch's improvements are mainly about improving existing features to make accessing them easier and more reliable.
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Samsung Galaxy Camera Review

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 09:29 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Camera isn't the first camera to include Android, but it's certainly the most interesting and sensible concept we've seen so far. Is it the best of both worlds or just a quirky Android device?
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Android Jelly Bean available on only 1 in 10 devices despite surge in new device activations

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:18 AM PST

Google has released the latest distribution chart detailing the most commonly-used versions of Android, and like all previous installments, the figures show that most Android devices are running out-of-date software.
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Is 2013 the year HTC finally turns things around?

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 06:01 AM PST

2012 was supposed to be the year that HTC managed to regain its prestige and sales in the smartphone market, but the company faced hard times last year. HTC is once again vowing to rebound this year, but CEO Peter Chou sounds more optimistic than confident about this resolution.
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Friday, January 4, 2013

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Facebook Messenger adds voice messages for iOS and Android, voice calling coming soon

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 01:49 PM PST

The Facebook Messenger apps for Apple iOS and Android have been updated to include short audio recordings of voice messages that can be shared between users.
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Google reaches settlement with FTC and agrees to provide access to FRAND patents

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:58 AM PST

In order to avoid further issues with the FTC, Google has agreed not to seek injunctions against companies that are willing to license the essential patents it acquired following its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola. How will this affect the ongoing smartphone patent wars?
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Thursday, January 3, 2013

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Microsoft claims Google executives forced YouTube to not deliver a better Windows Phone experience

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 11:31 AM PST

In a new blog post concerning its longstanding issues with Google's alleged anticompetitive behavior, Microsoft today claims that YouTube employees it has spoken to admit that senior Google executives told them to not build a proper Windows Phone app.
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Apple false advertising claim against Amazon over "appstore" name dismissed

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:12 AM PST

Amazon has successfully convinced a judge to dismiss part of Apple's lawsuit against the company over the user of the term "Appstore."
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CTIA Wireless Association trade shows will consolidate to one annual event in 2014

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 06:16 AM PST

CTIA - The Wireless Association has announced that it will cease hosting semi-annual mobile trade shows and instead launch a "super mobile industry trade show" to begin in the fall next year.
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ESPN releases WatchESPN app for Amazon Kindle Fire tablets

Posted: 02 Jan 2013 05:56 AM PST

ESPN has made its WatchESPN app, which streams live broadcasts and on-demand content from the ESPN family of networks, available to the Amazon Kindle Fire line of Android tablets. WatchESPN has been available in the Amazon Appstore but has not been compatible with the Amazon Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 until now. The app streams sports broadcasts from ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPN U, and ESPN Goal Line/Buzzer Beater. A TV subscription with Brighthouse, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox, Midcontinent Time Warner, or Verizon FiOS TV is required to use the app. - Download WatchESPN
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

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RunKeeper iPhone app gets a new look and live tracking in version 3.0

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST

Just as New Year's Resolutions spark more people to get in shape, RunKeeper for iPhone 3.0 has been released with an all new user interface, and the changes go beyond just a fresh coat of paint.
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Foursquare changing privacy policy to display full names and show more customers who check-in

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:32 AM PST

Location-based social network and recommendation service Foursquare has announced that it will revise its privacy policy to change the way that a user's name is displayed, and lengthen the period that businesses can access customer check-in data.
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iPhone jailbreak app store Installous shut down following closure of Hackulous

Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:55 AM PST

Apple iPhone users who relied on Installous to install their pirated iPhone apps will have to look elsewhere now that the famed app store has ceased functioning because the Hackulous community has called its quits.
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