Saturday, August 3, 2013

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Find my Android phone: Google launching phone locator and ringer for misplaced devices

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 11:56 AM PDT

Android users have long relied on apps like Find My Droid and Lookout Mobile Security to locate their lost or stolen phones. Phone tracking will soon be a native feature of Android with the release of a new Android Device Manager service from Google.
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FBI can remotely activate microphones on Android devices using spyware, says WSJ

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 10:10 AM PDT

The next time you get into argument with someone about what was said during a phone conversation about criminal activity, just ask the FBI to read back the conversation. The Bureau may have been spying on you, but only under certain conditions.
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Android 4.x Jelly Bean now on 40 percent of devices

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:45 AM PDT

Much has been made about the supposed Android fragmentation in recent months, but Google and its manufacturing partners have tried to increase the number of devices running more modern software. The latest Android Platform Versions Chart shows their progress.
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Samsung Galaxy Note III and Samsung smart watch launching September 4

Posted: 02 Aug 2013 06:17 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Note III is expected to be announced at the IFA trade show in Berlin, the same place where the first two Android smartphone-meets-tablet devices were unveiled. According to new reports, the Note III won't be the only Android product that Samsung debuts at IFA.
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Friday, August 2, 2013

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Moto X vs HTC One first impressions: there's something not quite right here

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 02:50 PM PDT

Motorola has a new phone ready to shake up the smartphone industry, but how does it compare against the current king of the Android hill, the HTC One? In one aspect, the two phones have a similar but very different take that may surprise you.
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Moto X customization features are free but exclusive to AT&T

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Motorola announced the Moto X today and confirmed the long-running talk about the phone being able to be designed to a buyer's content -- if that buyer is an AT&T subscriber.
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Moto X hands-on: Ok, Google Now, tell the world about the new Android phone

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT

After hearing about this phone from friends and reading so many rumors about the phone that was supposed to revolutionize customization on smartphones and blow away the competition with its hardware. Here's a quick hands-on to see if that's the case.
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Motorola X now official - $199 with an eight-core processor and customizable colors, launching on all major carriers

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT

The Motorola X Phone is now Moto X, and its now official. After two full seasons of leaks, Motorola today introduced the first smartphone created since being acquired by Google. Here's what you need to know about the all-new customizable phone.
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Pebble adds Gmail and email notifications for iOS

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT

One of the things that bothered me most about the Pebble smart watch was its initial inability to show email notifications for Gmail. Pebble for iOS v. 1.2 is now available with the ability to support Gmail notifications and generic IMAP email as well.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Review

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 09:36 AM PDT

Samsung seems destined to have a tablet of every size and value for every person. The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is the perfect balance between portability and screen space. Is the rest of the tablet worthy of such praise?
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ESPN stays mum on Chromecast but Hulu confirms plans to support TV solution

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 06:05 AM PDT

Google Chromecast sold out at multiple retailers within days of its launch, even though the Android-and-iOS-friendly TV accessory is so far limited to only four streaming media services.
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Google gives Windows Phone users a temporary reprieve, extends Gmail and Calendar sync deadline

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:45 AM PDT

Today was to be the day that Windows Phone users would no longer be able to activate a new connection with Google to have their Gmail or Google Calendars synchronize with their smartphones. Google has changed its mind.
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Sony sells 9.6 million smartphones and shows signs that it's doing something right

Posted: 01 Aug 2013 05:34 AM PDT

Good news for Android manufacturers doesn't often arrive for companies other than Samsung, but Sony today has good tidings to share in its earnings report for the first quarter of its fiscal 2013.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013

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Flud News RSS reader shutting down August 8

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:39 AM PDT

RSS reading and article sharing application Flud will be shutting down in the very near future. Flud CEO Bobby Ghoshal announced minutes ago that the service will stop working next Wednesday, August 8. Flud is a Webby-nominated app for consuming and sharing news, but it never gained as big a following as Pulse or Flipboard. The mobile apps for Android and iOS have already been removed from the App Store and Google Play, and users have one week to export their stories, reading, lists, and RSS feeds before the data becomes unavailable. Users can visit flud.it to download their data and attempt to export it to other sources.
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Microsoft Office Mobile for Office 365 Android app now available

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:32 AM PDT

Microsoft has released Office Mobile for Office 365, the subscription-based and cloud-supporting document creation tool, for Android. Available for iOS since June, Office Mobile 365 enables Word, Excel, and PowerPoint document creation straight from the source.
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iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone to get NFC-based Isis mobile payment system

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:28 AM PDT

Isis, the mobile payments joint venture between AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, will finally start its nationwide expansion later this year. The NFC-based payment solution, which currently supports only a few Android phones, will crossover to the three other major smartphone operating systems later this year.
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