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Well, that didn’t take long. The Android 4.4.1 update for the Nexus 5 is now officially available, bringing with it camera enhancements that were much-needed. The update may be small but the impact on the camera’s performance is rather dramatic. The update tackles a series of issues with the handset’s shooter, fixing autofocus, color representation,…
Sega has announced a partnership with mobile advertising company NativeX. The partnership will bring NativeX’s advertising platform to Sega mobile games, starting with endless runner Sonic Dash. You can grab the new game for iOS and for Android now! NativeX brings the mobile advertising know-how to the table, something that will help Sega monetize its…
A La Carte wireless carrier Ting wants to buy you a coffee! Ting is offering up the promotion to the more than 2 million users of Verizon and At&T, the nation’s two biggest carriers. Just head on over to Ting’s site to get a unique $5 promo code for Starbucks! Free Starbucks! If you enter…
Just a few days ago, we reported on the possibility of an updated version of KitKat, Android 4.4.1 rolling out to Nexus device owners. Today, thanks to a report from The Verge, we now know that the update is not only real, but just what the 4.4.1 update will accomplish; some massive improvements to the…
Looks like HTC won’t stop experimenting with red color anytime soon. After the red HTC One, the Taiwanese company is gearing towards launching the same-colored HTC One Max. Such device will soon be offered by Taiwanese mobile operator FarEasTone Telecommunications, which will also sell red variants of the HTC Desire 601, Butterfly and Desire Q.…
Quechua, which is an outdoor clothing and equipment company, has teamed-up with Archos to launch its very first smartphone. The device rocks a 5-inch screen and IP54-certified rugged design that makes it resistant to shock, mud, water, sand, cold and snow. Inside, the Quechua phone hides Qualcomm’s 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera…
The Latest bombshell from NSA leaker Edward Snowden should worry anyone who uses a cellphone, but it specifically concerns cellphone users outside of the United States and US citizens travelling abroad. Snowden released documents that show that the NSA is tracking cellphone locations the world over. The agency is also tracking domestic phones which means…
Samsung could be releasing around a half-dozen new smartphones in the beginning of 2014, according to Korean media outlet ETNews. That means that the Galaxy S5 isn’t all Samsung has up their sleeves for the new year. While it’s not uncommon for Samsung to unleash many smartphones of varying specs throughout the year, this report…
NVIDIA Shield owners sure are a lucky bunch. Not content with a recent update which brought 1080p streaming of PC games, NVIDIA has stepped up their game by giving an extremely fortunate set of Shield owners the ability to test NVIDIA’s GRID cloud gaming service. The GRID made its debut at GTC last year in…
2013 has been a big year for the Android ecosystem. Android gaming really came into its own in a major way this year, and started to catch up with iOS. A ton of excellent productivity, photography and other types of apps made their way to Google’s platform too. Now Google Play is offering you a…