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According to some Israeli news outlets such as The Marker and The Calcalist, Samsung has purchased the streaming media entertainment company Boxee. Samsung reportedly paid $30 million for the Tel Aviv based company, although official word from Boxee and Samsung has yet to be received. Boxee started out by making media center software, and has…
Snapchat for Android has received a substantial update today, bringing with it a more refined looking layout and updated icons. Version 3.0.1 makes it easier than ever for users to access their contact list and inbox, integrating swipe gestures into the mix which can be accessed directly from the camera screen. The color palette for…
Thanks to the well-known hacker Geohot, owners of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active can now easily root their devices. Geohot, who is known widely as the first person to unlock the original iPhone has created a rooting method for the Galaxy S4 Active. Geohot has made the rooting process as simple as possible, by creating…
The first two smartphones to tout Mozilla’s Firefox OS have been released today, and are available in Spain through mobile carrier Telefonica. The two devices, the ZTE Open and the Alacatel One Touch Fire are lower-end devices which sport touchscreens and are focused on providing functional specs at a low price point for emerging markets.…
The BlackBerry Q5 has launched today, showing up in the U.K. and South Africa. The keyboard touting, BlackBerry 10 OS running smartphone packs a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 3.1-inch 720×720 pixel screen, a 5MP rear facing camera with flash, 2MP front-facing camera and 8GB of internal memory. While the price of the…
According to security gurus Symantec, Android owners who use the official Facebook app are having their phone numbers stored without their knowledge. This is standard practice when using the contact sync feature in the Facebook app, but this security flaw is sending mobile numbers to Facebook servers as soon as the app is opened. Oh…
According to a report from DigiTimes, a slew of mini versions of flagship Android smartphones will be hitting the market in Q3 of this year. According to Taiwan based supply chain markets, Samsung, HTC, Huawei and Lenovo are expected to launch mini versions of their devices in the second half of this year. The Samsung…
Warner Bros. has slashed prices for some of its most popular iOS and Android games today, allowing gamers to grab some seriously cool games for just $.99 a piece. The publisher, who produces popular games such as Batman Arkham City Lockdown, the LEGO and Harry Potter games as well as the new Superman movie tie-in,…
A new LG device with a Snapdragon 800 processor has shown up in an AnTuTu benchmark today, although we’re still scratching our heads as to what the device could be. The benchmark shows a device with a model number of LG-F320, which some are saying could be the rumored LG Optimus G2. The LG Optimus…
The Kickstarter funded Pebble smartwatch will be available from Best Buy, online and in retail stores, beginning this Sunday, July 7th. Best Buy will initially offer the jet black color of the Pebble for $149.99, with the cherry red color coming in August. The Pebble is also available in orange, gray and white through getpebble.com. The…