Up close and personal with the blindingly colorful red Nexus 5
Google calls it " bright red ," but that description only half-describes the new Nexus 5 . It's bright — impossibly, eye-catchingly so, almost as if it's glowing — but it's definitely not red. It's a loud, gleaming orange, like an Exit sign or a glossed-up version of…
Toshiba's first Chromebook now available for $299
Higher-end price gets you a solid machine with the proper specs and 9 hours of battery Following up on an initial announcement at CES 2014, Toshiba has put its first Chromebook offering up for sale at its online store. Coming in at $299 it's more expensive than the $279 price point we were told…
Firefox is releasing a homescreen app for Android
Despite launching its own OS, Mozilla wants more of the Android market — the company just announced that it'll release its own Android launcher in the coming weeks, with the Firefox browser built right in. But instead of building a launcher from the ground-up, it's releasing a rebranded…
[Closer Look] Google Search 3.2 Adds Gorgeous Animation To Bundled Cards
We've been pawing through today's Google Search update and one item in particular deserves a little more attention. Some of the cards in Google Now are getting an interesting tweak – they're bundled and have a cool animation when opened. It looks like this affects the cards for…
5 apps that can earn you cold, hard cash (and other rewards)
If you want to make a little cash on the side, these Android and iOS apps can help you out. [Read more]
5 apps that can earn you cold, hard cash (and other rewards)
That expensive smartphone in your pocket could pay for itself -- you just have to download the right apps. Both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store are littered with titles to help you rack up money, gift cards, and other perks, and all you have to do is give up a few minutes of your time to…
Google tweaking Chrome API for HTML5 apps to run cross-platform
As Google pushes the boundary on Chrome apps, another interesting tweak may be in the work. From a Chromium Code Review listing, it looks like Google is trying to take … Continue reading
Google Drive updated with quick-scan widget and animated GIF support
Also a slick new video tutorial the first time you run the app Rounding out today's Googlicious updates is another small one , this time for Google Drive . The current version — which varies by device — includes just two changes over the ubiquitous bug fixes. namely animated GIF support…
Indie smash hit 'Flappy Bird' racks up $50K per day in ad revenue
The enigmatic and oppressively difficult mobile game Flappy Bird has turned into quite the cash cow for Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen. In an interview with The Verge , Nguyen revealed that the game, which has been sitting atop the App Store and Google Play Store charts for nearly a month, is…
[New Game] Line Of Defense Tactics, A Real-Time Strategy Game Spawned From An MMO, Launches For Android And Other Platforms
If we've learned anything from World of Warcraft, it's that strategy games and MMOs go hand in hand. Blizzard's role-playing game has been consuming lives for over a decade now, but it began as an RTS that was arguably every bit as engrossing. Line of Defense is taking a different…
Google Play Newsstand updated with a hot widget and mini card view
Google has pushed out a few updates to its Android apps today, and after Search and Hangouts comes Play Newsstand. Having come together as an amalgamation of Play Magazines and Google Currents, Newsstand's latest update brings us a couple of neat new additions including the pretty hot looking…
How the EFF is securing your Android web surfing experience
Android users worried about the security of their mobile Internet browsing in light of all the advanced spying practices recently revealed by Edward Snowden's leaked documents, should know the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is ready to help by providing its HTTPS Everywhere extension to the…
The Apple-Samsung patent spat is about to get ugly
After Apple beat Samsung in the pair's first U.S. patent trial, and then won against the South Korean Android device maker in the appeal – Samsung owes Apple $929 million following this fight – the two giants are going to go head-to-head in a second U.S. bout that kicks off on March 31st. In…
HTC M8 allegedly pictured in the wild, this time with a clear look at the front
Earlier today, we got what appeared to be a fairly good look at the back of the HTC M8 (aka One 2, One Plus), dual cameras and all. While the jury is still out on that particular photo's legitimacy, some new pics of the M8 were posted on a Russian site, this time giving us […]
Google updates Drive and Newsstand with new widgets, better performance
Google has updated two apps, with both Drive and Newsstand seeing improvement tweaks. The cloud storage solution is getting a quicker way to scan and upload, while Newsstand gains support … Continue reading
Mozilla And EverythingMe Preview "Firefox Launcher", An Android Homescreen That Fights App Overload
Mozilla wants to help you find new apps and rediscover those you downloaded but forgot. So today it previewed Firefox Launcher for Android, a homescreen replacement powered by Israeli contextual computing startup EverythingMe that will become available for download "in the coming weeks".
UPS Mobile receives a complete interface refresh, new map experience
An interface for managing pickups and deliveries that's actually enjoyable to use After hanging on to a tired-looking interface for some time, UPS Mobile was updated today with a completely new design. The interface now follows tightly to Google's design guidelines , with an action bar…
Announcing the 'Weekly Photo Contest: Water' winners!
Five winners made a splash with their photo this week We've constantly been impressed by the number and quality of submissions to our weekly photo contests as of late, and this week was no exception. Following the prompt "water," we saw hundreds of great entries this week, and although…
Samsung's updated S Health and S Voice apps leaked, shows more minimal design likely to debut on the Galaxy S5
A mysterious Samsung device carrying the model number "SM-G900H" have some speculating that it could be the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 (or at least some kind of a variant). While we're still not entirely sure which Samsung device it could launch as, some screenshots of a few of the device's…
Instaradio Debuts Android App, Aims To Be The SoundCloud For Amateur Live Audio Broadcasts
Toronto-based startup and Extreme Startups grad Instaradio is unveiling a brand new Android app this week, and is also updating its iOS application with a significant overhaul. The app provides instant live audio streaming broadcasts for users, via their smartphone device and using nothing more than…
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