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Flappybird Controversy over apparent use of Super Mario Brio Graphic’s
If you have been on facebook or twitter the last couple of days developers and users alike are flaming mad over flappybirds use of Super Mario Bros graphic's. The hatered toward the game has garnered alot of attention , like the photo shown above by Super Mario…
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Google Brings Android to Cars in a New Innovative Way
Millions of people already bring Android phones and tablets into their cars, but it's not yet a driving-optimised experience," said Patrick Brady, director of Android engineering. "Wouldn't it be great if you could bring your favourite apps and music with you and use them safely with your car's built-in controls and in-dash display?" he added.…
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HP Slate Pro PC to run Android
For years now users have been wondering when Google will bring Android to the PC arena. Well now that time has arrived with the HP Slate Pro PC. The HP Slate Pro PC will come with Kingsoft Office, Skype, Evernote, HP’s Classroom Manager, 50GB of storage from Box for life, and Citrix Receiver for remote…
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Androids numbers increase while Apples numbers decrease
Today in the technology news section on ABC the International Data Corporation (IDC) reported figures for worldwide smartphone unit sales and market shares in the 2nd quarter of 2012. The IDC is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications and consumer technology markets. They gathered the information based on operating…
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Is the HTC EVO 4g Lte being held up at Customs by Apple?
Rumors are flying that shipments are being held up at customs due to an ITC order that was passed down before the One X was announced at Mobile World Congress by Apple. It is worded as in such a way to can hold up any HTC Android device. The patent in question is the 647…
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Android gives ‘no permissions’ apps access to sensitive info
Security researcher publishes proof-of-concept app to demonstrate security issue in Google’s mobile operating system.
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[rumor] Is this the Galaxy Nexus Tab?
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Pocketnow has an image it says might be the rumored new Nexus line of tablet. Take a look and see if you think it’s a sure fake or if it’s the real thing. The debate rages as to whether it’s Samsung or Asus, 7.7″ or 10″. When Google does actually drop the Nexus…
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Latest Nielsen Results: Over 90% of Smartphones Purchased in Last Three Months iOS or Android
The latest Nielsen survey released shows some pretty amazing trends in the cell phone industry. First to note is that smartphones now account for 50% of all phone purchases in the U.S., marking a 38% increase over last year at this time. According to Nielsen, this growth is attributed to increasing smartphone adoption, with…
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Samsung Rolling out ICS for Galaxy Sll
Samsung if finally pushing ICS to the Galaxy Sll in select countries today, then across the U.K. starting in about a week. As far as the U.S. variants go, it will be coming along “soon.” ICS came out about five months ago and people who own Samsung and HTC devices have been patiently waiting for…
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“Google Play”… Are you ready to play?
Move over Apple’s iTunes store. There is a new and improved Google Market coming to town and it is called Google Play. Google Play is taking the accessibility of books, music, apps and movies to a whole new level. With everything being cloud based you will not have to worry about where you are…
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iPhone/iPad > Android in HTML5!
HTML5, a collection of different web technologies, is what many believe to be the future of cross-platform mobile gaming and apps. With every new release of mobile operating systems, HTML5 rendering has become more and more efficient and capable. When comparing iOS to Android in terms of how well HTML5 web rendering can be done,…
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Samsung to release a pink Galaxy Note!
If you wanted this awesome 5.3″ beast of a phone with its handy S Pen, but had reservations about the fact that you could only get it in blue or white (and if you live in Germany for now), fear not, for you will soon be able to acquire this device in pink! Take a…
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Android 6.0 to be called “Key Lime Pie”!?
With every new release of Android, rumors start flying about the name of the next Android release. Since the first couple of public Android releases, it became rather apparent that Google had something of a sweet tooth. Well The Verve is reporting that they have a “reliable source” who claims Android 6.0 will be…
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New Phone Roundup Part 1!
Mobile World Congress 2012 introduced a host of new phones to come out this year. In this first phone roundup installment, check out the phones below to get a quick rundown of what you can expect to come out this year.! Which one(s) are you getting? First we have the Nokia PureView808. This phone packs…
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EA fixes Dead Space Orientation Issue on Android Tablets
If you are like me you have been frantically searching for a fix to the dreaded orientation issue with the game Dead Space on your android tablet. If you are not sure what I am talking about, here is the scoop. The game would load, but it would only allow you to play the…
