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Facebook Launcher? Someone please say this is an April Fool’s gag.

Posted April 1, 2013 @ 2:35 pm CST by Alberto Lima

For the last few weeks, Facebook had been rumored to be making a big April announcement. Now with just a few days before the big reveal, the good folks at AndroidPolice seem to have gotten their hands on the APK of the upcoming Facebook phone. The short version of this story goes something like this – [...]

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A new chief Android

Posted March 13, 2013 @ 3:02 pm CST by Alberto Lima

Big news coming out of Mountain View today; Google has officially announced that long-time head of Android was stepping down. To mark the occasion, Google took a brief stroll down memory lane citing some of Rubin’s accomplishments since becoming a Googler. Probably most notable was Rubin’s reining in the various flavors of Android by implementing [...]

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Famous last words? Instagram may never make it to BlackBerry 10

Posted February 25, 2013 @ 1:00 pm CST by Alberto Lima

Windows Phone has long been criticized that their low rate of adoption from consumers is in large part due to the fact that they have not been able to get native apps from the biggest and most popular developers. Most often at the top of that list is Instagram. With that in mind, it looks [...]

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The Pebble Smartwatch is on its way!

Posted January 23, 2013 @ 2:15 pm CST by Alberto Lima

If you’re one of the folks that supported Pebble’s Kickstarter campaign, you’ve been waiting for this bit of news for some time now. Today, Pebble has announced that the first run of Smartwatches are on their way to some customers. The compatible Android app is also going live in the Google Play Store by tomorrow [...]

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Is Google Working on an Airplay Opponent? Yes!

Posted November 22, 2012 @ 12:26 pm CST by Mason Farber

After months of almost no challengers Apple’s AirPlay may soon have some competition from Google. Google recently rolled out an update that allowed users to send Youtube videos from phones or tablets running android to Google TV, while this is similar to AirPlay, it still has a long way to go. This could also mean [...]

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Noisestash: Google Nexus goes on sale, immediately out of stock

Posted November 13, 2012 @ 1:31 pm CST by Alberto Lima

Have you been waiting to buy a Google Nexus 4? How about a sweet looking Nexus 10 tablet? According to a report from Engadget the long awaited follow up to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 went on sale earlier today and almost immediately reported being sold out. Great news for Google (assuming that these moved [...]

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Sony Nexus X hoaxer comes clean

Posted October 20, 2012 @ 1:15 am CST by Alberto Lima

The image above made it’s rounds around the internet this past week, originally picked up by the Xperia Blog and ultimately being picked up (and reported on with a healthy sized grain of salt) by larger outlets like The Verge, Engadget, and Gizmodo; many Android fans were hoping that there would finally be a Sony [...]

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Apple ruling affecting Android resale market

Posted August 28, 2012 @ 2:55 pm CST by Alberto Lima

It’s pretty widely known that the impact from the decision in last week’s Apple vs. Samsung ruling would create lots of uncertainty from current owners of Android devices. Now a report from MarketWatch has confirmed that current owners of Samsung smartphones are looking to leave the manufacturer and are putting up their devices for resale. [...]

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Roundup: The Rebranding

Posted August 23, 2012 @ 11:45 am CST by Chris Ness

I’ve got mosquito bites all over and I’m not really enjoying it. Keep that in mind while I grump my way through the news.  After 25 years, Microsoft gets a new Logo. Sure, it’s not “Metro” but it looks like it. ಠ_ಠ 25 years after birth, Microsoft has decided that it needs a new logo. According [...]

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Roundup: Mathmagical Cartoons

Posted August 22, 2012 @ 10:51 am CST by Chris Ness

I’ll start ya off with a cartoon that involves learning and math and stuff.  Unity will be supported – and support – Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Yessir, the Unity game engine will work on both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. This is awesome because WP8 has taken kernel cues from Windows 8 [...]

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