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Jul 12, 2013

USB Sticks: The best way to put files on your Android phone — I fully stand by this opinion

Stefan Constantinescu

Everyone remembers their first. Their first kiss, their first time in a new country, their first time listening to their favorite song. For me, I remember by first USB stick. Mind you, it wasn't

ANDROID TABLETS

Jul 11, 2013

Next Nexus 7 to be called “new Nexus 7”?

Stefan Constantinescu

According to a Japanese site that's behind a paywall, but luckily another Japanese site has copy and pasted the relevant information, the next Nexus 7 is going to come out by the end of

GOOGLE

Jul 11, 2013

Brief: Offline maps are “back” in Google Maps

Stefan Constantinescu

Google released a new version of Google Maps yesterday. I'd tell you what I think of them, but the update hasn't been pushed to my device yet, and I'm not the type

ANDROID PHONES

Jul 11, 2013

Motorola’s Moto X marketing budget is $500M

Stefan Constantinescu

According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is going to let Motorola blow as much $500 million on marketing the Moto X. What is the Moto X? It's the first Motorola phone that's

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Jul 11, 2013

PSA: Translation is now in Chrome Stable

Stefan Constantinescu

This morning I woke up to discover a Chrome update waiting for me on my Galaxy Note II. Taking a peek at the changelog, it said Google Translate, a feature I've been using in

GOOGLE

Jul 9, 2013

Google fixes the over-hyped security bug from last week, now OEMs need to issue updates

Stefan Constantinescu

Remember that super scary sounding Android security bug from last week? It's been fixed. According to ZD|Net, Google has already sent the patched code to their partners. Samsung, the only one that really

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Jul 9, 2013

Latest numbers show Gingerbread is dying

Stefan Constantinescu

Every month, like clockwork, Google updates their "Developer Dashboard". It's a site that shows what kind of Android devices are accessing the Google Play Store. The latest numbers show that 32.3% of all

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Jul 5, 2013

“Glass Boutique” found in Google Glass code

Stefan Constantinescu

Remember that Google Glass software update that went out earlier this week? Turns out there was more there than meets the eye according to SlashGear. A developer by the name Zhuowei went through the code

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Jul 4, 2013

Ignore the Android security scare that’s being repeated over and over again on tech blogs

Stefan Constantinescu

You've probably seen a headline or two on your favorite technology sites about a new bug that was discovered that affects 99% of Android devices. Let me make this easy for you to understand:

ANDROID PHONES

Jul 4, 2013

Moto X customizations detailed

Stefan Constantinescu

Motorola is going to launch a phone this year called the "Moto X". One of the key selling points of the device is that it'll be "designed by you". Now what the hell does

ANDROID PHONES

Jul 3, 2013

Here’s the first Moto X ad

Stefan Constantinescu

Motorola is going to announce a new phone this year called the "Moto X". According to the leaks, it's going to be a fairly average midrange device in terms of specifications, but no one

ANDROID 4.3

Jul 2, 2013

Android 4.3 to bring “notification listener” for third-party apps

Rajesh Pandey

While Android 4.3 is yet to be released from Google, nearly everything about this new version of Jelly Bean is known. The update will not bring any new feature, except for some minor additions

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Jul 2, 2013

Future YouTube for Android update to bring multi-window like functionality!

Rajesh Pandey

Google is all set to take multi-tasking to the next level with an update for the YouTube app that is coming sometime soon. The new update to the YouTube app will look similar to

GOOGLE

Jul 2, 2013

So what’s the best Google Reader replacement?

Stefan Constantinescu

In one hour I'm going to turn off my laptop and go outside to enjoy some fresh air. But before I do, I owe it to you to tell you about one of my

GOOGLE

Jul 2, 2013

Google Glass gets a web browser in new update

Stefan Constantinescu

Google Glass received a new update last night that includes features such as improved hands free usage and the ability to have more than 10 friends stored in your address book. The biggest feature however

GOOGLE

Jul 2, 2013

Linux kernel now supports ARM’s big.LITTLE, expect to see octo-core become mainstream

Stefan Constantinescu

Remember when Samsung announced the octo-core Exynos 5 and your brain exploded? Weeks later we'd all find out that while yes, there are eight physical cores on the chip, one four are being

ANDROID TABLETS

Jul 1, 2013

ASUS tech support: Nexus 7 II ships this month

Stefan Constantinescu

Someone on Reddit by the name of "iopjklohyeah" (what's wrong with people these days?) has shared images of what he claims is an actual conversation he had with an ASUS technical support employee. He

ANDROID 4.3

Jul 1, 2013

Google tweaks the Roboto font in Android 4.3

Stefan Constantinescu

When Google announced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich back in late 2011, they also introduced a new in-house developed font for the platform called “Roboto”. It didn’t take people