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Want to get the Moto X‘s cool touchless features without actually buying the device? You’re in luck! An app called Open Mic+ is here to save you. The app works with any Android device that is running Jelly Bean or higher. Here’s a description from the Play Store: With Open Mic+ for Google Now, access…
Google Now just keeps getting better every update. Today the Voice/Search assistant is rolling out an update that brings a slew of brand new “cards,” including car rentals, concert tickets, commute sharing and NCAA football scores. All these things will automatically show up once a user launches Google Now. In addition to the new card…
Today Apple updated its official Find My iPhone application on iOS. The new update brings a newer, flatter icon to go with the overall styling of iOS 7. In addition to the new icon, version 2.0.3 brings bug fixes and stability improvements. However, in the process of updating many folks have noticed the functionality is…
It looks as though the upcoming iPhone 5C could be touting some pretty hefty protection to protect its colorful plastic casing. ItProPortal is postulating that the iPhone 5C could come with LiquidMetal scratch-resistant coating, after a video from Apple Daily showed the device surviving a barrage of objects attempting to scratch the phone’s case. Apple…
While the NVIDIA Shield is essentially an ultra powerful Android tablet with a controller attached to it, some may have overlooked a very simple aspect of what the Shield can do. The handheld doesn’t necessarily have to be about playing the most graphic intensive games available for it, or even streaming games from your Kepler…
The new Nexus 7 finally saw the light of day on July 24th, and came with a bevy of new features, most notably the newest version of Android Jelly Bean, 4.3. No, it wasn’t the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie reveal that we’d all been itching for. Apparently, there were a few bugs in the…
While many manufacturers are getting colorful with their handsets, Samsung is allegedly sticking with the traditional black and white options for the upcoming rumored Galaxy Note III. According to SamMobile, Samsung will launch the Note III with the two polar opposite colors and then add a pink option to the mix a few weeks after…
Good news, Verizon customers! The HTC One is now officially available on Big Red, giving one of the hottest handsets around another home. The HTC One has been available on T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T for some time now, and we’re glad to see Verizon finally getting in on the action. The HTC One is still…
Earlier this week, photos allegedly of a black iPhone 5C were spotted on Chinese website Weibo. These photos made their way through the rumor mill, but like so many other rumors, these snapshots are probably false. Sonny Dickson chimes in on the black iPhone 5C rumor and claims the photos are of a cheap Chinese…
Virgin has released its first waterproof smartphone, aptly named the Reef. The Reef, which is manufactured by ZTE, touts entry-level specs as well as IPX7 ruggedness. The device can be submerged in up to 1 meter of water for 30 minutes max. Inside of the rugged package is a 1GHz processor, 4GB of internal storage…