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Just when we thought SwiftKey can’t get any better, they’ve surprised us again by including the two frequently-asked features – support for emoji icons and (optional) number row. These two capabilities, however, are still not ready for the prime time, and the app is currently in the beta testing stage. Here are all the improvements…
Now we know that HTC One X and One X+ won’t go beyond Android 4.2.2 and Sense 5. That’s sad news, but even worse news is that the model AT&T is selling is still running the older version of Google’s mobile platform. That’s about to change in the next few days! According to HTC, this…
The rumored Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite may indeed be announced at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The low-end tablet has been caught at Samsung Poland’s website and brought to our attention by the good folks of SammyToday. Alongside the images, the site also hosts User Manual (PDF link) for the upcoming device,…
It’s not exactly mobile related, but it’s just too cute to pass up. San Francisco’s own knee-high crime fighter Batkid is now the star of his own short movie which can be viewed on YouTube. Miles, or Batkid as we know him, tooks to the streets of San Francisco last November to help save the…
Square Enix has added Final Fantasy VI to its Android lineup, bringing the SNES classic back from 1994 with revamped graphics and gameplay. Final Fantasy VI has been heralded as one of the best video games of all time, even 20 years after its release. Final Fantasy VI debuted in the U.S. as Final Fantasy…
Smartphones and the horror genre don’t necessarily mix well unless we’re talking about phone theft or falling off of a pier while texting. While there is definitely a surplus of horror-based game titles in the Google Play store, the app selection for horror applications centering around news is lacking. We get that it’s a specific…
Google’s Niantic Labs has been busy since it released its augmented reality game Ingress into the world a little over a year ago, creating a platform for which future augmented reality games could be built upon. For its next augmented reality game, Niantic has teemed up with 20th Century Fox and author James Frey to…
AT&T has started rolling out Android 4.3 update for its Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. Alongside the platform update, users also get support for the Galaxy Gear smart watch. Moreover, there’s the ability to drag and drop to uninstall or disable applications, along with AT&T Signature Experience preloads. These include a number of apps such as…
Samsung is yet again embracing the Olympics with its own app. Dubbed Samsung WOW (Wireless Olympic Works), the application is designed to make it easier to keep up with latest sports news coming from the big event in Russia. It has few components that allow fans to “design their own Olympic Winter Games experience”: Ability…
As expected, Motorola announced that its Moto X is coming to select European countries, including France, Germany and the UK. The price of the unlocked unit is set at £380 or 399 Euros, though users in some markets will have to pay more — for instance, it will go for 429 Euros in France. Or…