Wednesday, December 10, 2014

  • Nokia's HERE Maps arrive on Google Play, coming to iOS in early 2015

    You know Nokia the handset maker, but are you familiar with Nokia the services provider? After dislodging their hardware division and shuffling it off toward Redmond and Microsoft, Nokia has become a services company first, hardware (distant) second. One of their more fascinating and profound…

  • The Best AT&T Prepaid phones

    If you're looking for the very best phones available on AT&T prepaid (better known as GoPhone), you've come to the right place. Going month-to-month can be super convenient for anybody looking for low monthly rates, though it can be pricy getting involved if you don't already have a…

  • Facebook's video tutorials sweetly teach you how to block someone

    Even the most socially adept of us can fluff an attempt to quietly block an ex or do other Facebook stuff. That's because the apps differ from Android to iOS to the web and are regularly overhauled to boot. To help, Facebook has released some wildly ...

  • Shazam 8.2 gets more personal, now plays full playlists with Spotify and Rdio

    Music identification app Shazam has received a major update today to version 8.2. It adds new features to the home screen of the app, a new way to play music, and deeper integration with Spotify and Rdio.

  • TomTom's new Android app saves you from speeding tickets

    We should all be sticking to the speed limit, but there's always a danger any momentary lapse of concentration will be caught by a well-hidden speed camera. It's a constant worry, which is why petrolheads turn to technology like sat-navs to keep them...

  • Facebook launches Trending Topics on mobile

    Facebook today launched Trending Topics on mobile. The feature is rolling out now in the U.S. on Android, with the promise that support for iOS and other countries is "coming soon." Facebook first introduced Trending Topics on its desktop website back in January. The company revealed at the time…

  • Heroes of Might & Magic III HD Edition coming to Android tablets Jan. 29

    Ubisoft plans to bring a truly classic PC game, Heroes of Might & Magic III, to Android tablets, via the Google Play Store , on January 29. That's when the graphically revamped version of the fantasy turn-based strategy game, Heroes of Might & Magic III HD Edition, will be released.

  • There are just 4 days left to pledge toward TyphonRT, an unprecedented video editing suite for Android

    If you've been looking for a pro-grade video editing suite for Android then there's no reason you shouldn't know about TyphonRT.

  • Facebook Trending Topics Go Mobile, Highlight Real-Time Chatter And First-Hand Perspectives

     Facebook gets a lot of flack for copying Twitter features like Trending Topics, but today it's evolving its version now on Android and web, and coming soon to iOS. Each trend is divided into five sections: News articles, a "Live Feed" of real-time chatter, posts by people "In The Story",…

  • HUGE GALAXY S6 LEAK: Monster specs seemingly confirmed

    Following a purported Galaxy S6 AnTuTu benchmark test that leaked online last week and revealed many of the phone's most important specs, a second image showing a similar benchmark test has popped up online, via Dutch website Mobinfo.nl, listing the same set of specs for the upcoming Samsung…

  • HERE Maps for Android drives onto Google Play for free

    After tooling around in a beta for a while, Here Maps has arrived in Google Play. The maps app and service, part of the services portion of Nokia left over after the Microsoft acquisition , has been available from the HERE website for a few months already, and now anybody can try out the mapping…

  • Gift Idea: become a typing master with these quick-switch Bluetooth keyboards [CONTEST]

    We're back with another gift idea to help you finish your holiday shopping. Today we're taking a look at quick-switch Bluetooth keyboards. These keyboards are great for people who own multiple devices (like most of us do).

  • Nokia's Here Mapping App Now On Google Play Globally, Coming To iOS In 2015

     Nokia — doubling down on mapping as a multiplatform business after selling its devices and services division to Microsoft earlier this year — says that it's had over one million downloads of its Here navigation and mapping app on Android since launching it as a sideloaded, limited…

  • Hangouts update brings stickers, location awareness

    Last night, at least one member of the Google Hangouts team posted to their Google+ social feed that sleep was going to be tough, and that we'd see an update for Hangouts today. The Android world buzzed about what that meant; were we finally getting full Google Voice integration? Was Hangouts…

  • Android fan invents a $7 cardboard-encased wireless charger that's 'probably' a fire hazard

    This is definitely something you may not want to try at home. A Redditor who goes by the name of PAY_CLOSE_ATTENTION has just posted some pictures of what they describe as a "$7 ghetto totally-not-a-fire-hazard QI charger," and it's definitely one of the riskier do-it-yourself projects…

  • HTML5 apps coming to Amazon Fire TV

    Amazon is offering developers an outlet to publish their HTML5-based apps to the company's Fire TV set-top box and their Fire TV Stick HDMI dongle. Developers who have already released web apps for Amazon's Fire tablets and its Fire smartphone can also release those same apps for the Fire TV…

  • Nokia's maps app HERE launches on Google Play, iPhone version delayed to early 2015

    Today Nokia (the part not acquired by Microsoft) announced that its map app "HERE" is officially rolling out in the Google Play app store. The app had technically been available for Android users before today, but only as an APK (Android application package) download. Starting today, the app…

  • Save 49% today on these thin and durable LG Nexus 5 hard cases!

    The SURFACE Case is the perfect Nexus 5 hard case; combining a super-slim design, protective outer shell and a magnetic kickstand for convenient viewing. The exterior features a custom soft coating that provides additional grip to help prevent accidental drops. Comes in 7 colors and is only $17.95

  • HURRY! This is your LAST CHANCE to buy the OnePlus One in 2014!

    Seemingly out of nowhere, OnePlus has decided to give consumers one last opportunity to buy one of the most interesting Android smartphones of the year without an invite. On Wednesday, OnePlus launched the Gift of One promotion, a limited time offer which will allow anyone to pick up a OnePlus One…

  • OnePlus gives you another opportunity to buy a OnePlus One without an invite

    Looks like OnePlus is giving folks another opportunity to buy their first flagship handset -- the OnePlus One -- for the holidays without needing to track down an invite.

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