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A new homescreen launcher has launched in private beta called Aviate. Aviate is looking to set itself apart from the likes of Facebook Home and Nova Launcher by providing a clean, easy to use interface which intelligently categorizes apps in groups based on a user’s smartphone usage. Aviate provides “Spaces” which group apps and files on…
As Google Glass comes into its own, we are sure to see interesting and new ways to interact with the wearable tech. A new patent granted to Google is looking to bring hand signals into the fray, beginning with a heart. Aww. The patent depicts a heart-shaped hand gesture, which will presumably be a quick…
Fresh Paint for Windows Phone 8 has been updated, bringing some new goodies to Windows Phone users. The update to the photo editing program brings a new pencil mode, new photo filters and a retooled user interface to match its PC counterpart. SkyDrive integration is included as well, which allows users to save their works…
Oh no you didn’t Conan! Like any other iPhone owner, Conan was super excited last month to update his iPhone to iOS 7. O’Brien pulled out his device on air and began the update. But wait…was CoCo holding an iPhone 3GS? Oh yes he was. And you can’t install iOS 7 on that! Or can…
Is Apple slipping into oblivion under Tim Cook as so many naysayers predicted? It doesn’t look that way. Even if the iPhone 5c is facing slow sales, Apple is still coming out on top when it comes to revenue. A new infographic takes a look at Apple under the direction of Steve Jobs and Tim…
Some have predicted the fall of BlackBerry even before the BlackBerry 10 OS became a reality. If you’ve been following the company’s exploits for the last year or so, you’ll know that the company formally known as RIM has fallen on some hard times, laying off scores of workers and trimming their device lineup. In…
Ahh the Treasure Island Music Festival, one of my favorite fall time activities. The two-day festival has it all; multiple stages of performers, a pretty sweet beer garden, DIY craft stylings and a shit-ton of pota-potties. As anyone who has attended in the past can attest, finding out where your next favorite act is performing…
Ingress is almost a year old, and has captured quite a devoted audience of Android players in urban areas. Google is reportedly bringing the location based augmented reality game to iOS, giving Apple users a chance to battle it out in real time. In an interview with AllThingsD, Ingress project manager Brandon Badger confirmed the…
Wearables are in this year, and it wouldn’t be a party without Google jumping in the fray. With companies like Sony, Samsung and Pebble currently shipping smartwatches with varying feature sets, and we’ve been hearing rumors of Google developing a wearable device of their own. A report from 9to5Google claims that the Google Watch could…
The Nexus 5 has been leaking like crazy lately, with a huge leak last Friday first spotted in Italy. We’ve got some more leaks for you on this sunny Monday morning, with a huge 7 minute video and some fresh pictures of the upcoming device. Let’s start off with the leaked video. The device does…