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Samsung Sends Out Galaxy S III Event Invitations Samsung Sends Out Galaxy S III Event Invitations
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Samsung has issued invitations to a media event where it will unveil the much-anticipated Galaxy S III smartphone. Though rumors about the release date for the follow up to the popular Galaxy S II have been all over the board …

Android Apps Found Stealing Personal Information Android Apps Found Stealing Personal Information

Symantec has identified a series of apps in the Google Play app store that could be stealing Japanese Android users’ personal information, including their contacts’ information. The apps come with a “the Movie” tacked onto the end of their names, …

MLB At Bat App Hits 3 Million Downloads MLB At Bat App Hits 3 Million Downloads

The 2012 edition of the MLB At Bat mobile app has been downloaded over 3 million times since becoming available at the end of February. This year’s At Bat app hit the 3 million mark a mere 8 days after …

Google Takes Aim At Low-end Tablet Market Google Takes Aim At Low-end Tablet Market

The release of Google’s first quarter earnings report brought a lot of interesting news.The company announced a dividend and stock split. Also, Google’s first quarter revenue was $10.65 billion, up 24% over the first quarter of 2011. While cost-per-click was …

Fake Angry Birds Space Contains Malware On Android Fake Angry Birds Space Contains Malware On Android

Angry Birds Space is really, really popular. Besides its much improved gameplay, it launching simultaneously across all platforms really helps with the download rate. Android getting an ad-supported free version of the game definitely entices players to download the game. …

Sony’s New Smart Watch Features Twitter And Facebook Sony’s New Smart Watch Features Twitter And Facebook

Smart watches are the new regular watches because reglar watches do what? Tell the time? Give you the day and date? Boring! I want Tweets, and Facebook feeds, and a caller ID for the phone in my pocket. Now the …

Google Play Adds More Seller Countries Google Play Adds More Seller Countries

Android app developers, like iOS developers, come from all over the world. They work tirelessly and bank their hopes and dreams on one app that may or may not become a hit. They finish up the app and enter the …

Samsung Announces New Galaxy Tabs, Galaxy Players Samsung Announces New Galaxy Tabs, Galaxy Players

Samsung has announced updates to its popular Galaxy Tab line of tablets. The new Galaxy Tab 2 brings several new features and ships with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. At the same time, they’ve announced two new Galaxy Player devices. …

Google Currents Goes International Google Currents Goes International

Google Mobile’s blog just announced that Google Currents, the magazine app of Android and iOS, has gone global. The app presently hosts over 400 Currents Editions, as well as 14,000 independent sources of content. Google Currents 1.1 is now international, …

Tablets Are Changing How We Watch TV Tablets Are Changing How We Watch TV

The advent of the tablet has changed the way we do many things. Tablets allow us to surf the web, play games, check email, and consume media in ways – and places – that were once much more complicated. One …

Tablet Sales Projected to Hit 120 Million in 2012 Tablet Sales Projected to Hit 120 Million in 2012

Data from a new study by Gartner shows that worldwide tablet device sales are projected to hit almost 120 million in 2012. To be precise, 119 million tablets are expected to be sold – roughly double that of the 60 …

Instagram’s Rise to $1 Billion [Infographic] Instagram’s Rise to $1 Billion [Infographic]
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Visually has created an infographic telling the story of the first 17 months of Instagram and the steps on its path to being bought by Facebook for a ridiculous $1 billion. Instagram, in case you don’t know, is a popular …

Verizon Adds $30 Fee For Contract Renewals Verizon Adds $30 Fee For Contract Renewals

Verizon Wireless announced today that as of April 22 they will be charging a $30 upgrade fee for customers who renew their two-year agreements and upgrade to a new phone. In other words, if you get to the end of …

FAA To Broaden iPad Use, Explore Android Tablets FAA To Broaden iPad Use, Explore Android Tablets

The FAA plans to expand the use of iPads by its employees, according to a recent report. The agency is planning to develop its own apps and even its own app store. It will also look into adding Android tablets …

New Android Tumblr App Now Available on Google Play New Android Tumblr App Now Available on Google Play

The new Tumblr app for Android has officially launched. The announcement was made in a blog post yesterday on the Tumblr staff blog, re-blogged from one of their mobile engineers. According to the post, the app sports a totally new …

Tablet Sales To Hit 119 Million In 2012 Tablet Sales To Hit 119 Million In 2012

When Tim Cook took the stage to announce the new iPad on March 7th, he spent some time talking about the post-PC era, for which Apple’s iPad was the “poster child.” In the two short years since Apple basically created …

Steve Wozniak: Not A Fan Of Patent-Mongering Companies Steve Wozniak: Not A Fan Of Patent-Mongering Companies
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It’s no secret that patent trolls are a danger to innovation, imagination, and a whole lot of other inspiring concepts that make the world a better place to live in. Pick any major technology company and you will without fail …

Android Emulator Getting Updates, Adds GPU Support Android Emulator Getting Updates, Adds GPU Support

I absolutely adore emulators. They’re super fun to play around with and are incredibly useful when trying to figure out if a program or game is going to run on specific hardware. Android is one of those platforms that really …

Apple, RIM, & Android: App Facts [Infographic] Apple, RIM, & Android: App Facts [Infographic]

Welcome to the wonderful and mysterious world of apps. These little guys can be pretty tempting. After all, as the now almost cliche saying goes; there’s an app for that. Although, it is true, not all apps are created equal. …

Facebook Buying Instagram for $1 Billion Facebook Buying Instagram for $1 Billion
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that his company is buying Instagram, the popular photo-sharing app. Zuckerberg posted on his timeline: I’m excited to share the news that we’ve agreed to acquire Instagram and that their talented team will be …

Latest Instagram Valuation Round led by Sequoia Latest Instagram Valuation Round led by Sequoia

Any developer of an internet app that people are actually using is likely raising venture capital at present, and Instagram is set to receive $50 million at a $500 million valuation after wrapping up a Series B round led by …