• Skype Co-Founder Backs Wire, A New Communications App Launching Today On iOS, Android And Mac

   Skype co-founder Janus Friis is backing a new communications app called Wire, out now for iOS, Android and Mac OS X. The app itself is the reimagining of how a communications tool like Skype should operate had it been built today. Much of that, in Wire's case, means under-the-hood improvements…

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• Google quietly updates Android release policy for Nexus and Google Play devices to excuse carrier delays

  Google has quietly updated its Android update policy for both Nexus and Google Play edition devices. In short, if you bought either type of smartphone or tablet from a carrier, you may experience delays that result in waiting longer than two weeks to get the latest version. For context, Nexus…