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Just yesterday we heard a rumor of Google possibly acquiring the crowd-sourced navigation service Waze, and today that rumor has become a reality. Google today acquired Waze for a cool $1 Billion. Google’s acquisition will merge Waze’s data with that of Google Maps, bringing updated traffic and road information to the already powerful service. “The…
Nintendo showed off some amazing looking games today, one of them being a new RPG for the Wii U from Japanese developer Monolith Soft. The game is going my the name X, and as it is being developed by the same studio that developed the amazing Xenoblade, Xenogears and Xenoblade Chronicles games of yesteryear. X…
AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 owners are in luck today, as AT&T is rolling out a firmware update for the device which brings Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to the device, according to the folks over at XDA developers. The build number of the new update is UCMD8, and can be obtained by checking for the update…
If you’re a fan of hip-hop and RPG’s, get ready for something big: Kayne Quest 3030. The game is being billed as “a hip-hop-themed science-fiction 2D role playing game starring Kanye West.” The game stars not only Ms. Kardashian’s baby daddy but features tons of other hip-hop legends such as DOOM, Mos Def, Nicki Minaj,…
Tired of paying for a decent keyboard for your Android device? Google has just released the Google Keyboard, which combines features of many other Android keyboards in one clean-looking, responsive app. Google Keyboard lets you say goodbye to the spacebar by automatically spacing words after they have been typed, and allows users to compose notes…
A new Android smartphone called the FairPhone has reached its funding goal and will be going into production soon. The company is tackling issues that many manufacturers and consumers turn a blind eye too, namely the use of conflict metals and waste caused by hyper consumption of electronics. The FairPhone is looking to change the…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that those caught driving and texting would receive an increased penalty of five points on their driving record (up from 3 points), making that “activity” more costly than driving 20 miles over the posted speed limit. Additionally, Cuomo is proposing a law that would bring harsher penalties…
Lenovo unveiled its new Intel powered smartphone at CES earlier this year and it’s now officially available in China. The Android powered smartphone touts a 5.5-inch screen, a dual-core Atom Clover Trail+ processor running at 2.0 GHz, a 13 megapixel camera and a PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU. The device also has a 1080p IPS display,…
France is looking into a plan that would see a new tax introduced on smartphones, tablets and some other gadgets in order to raise money to fund French art, films and music. According to an article at the Financial Times, such initiative was mentioned in a government-commissioned report to determine how the country should adapt…
Flipboard, the popular iOS and Android app that creates “personal magazines” that can be shared with users across the globe has rolled out an update today for its iOS version of the app. The new version, 2.0.2 brings some new features to Flipboard, making sharing content easier. Here’s what’s new in version 2.0.2: Get a…