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Looks like HP is getting ready for the tablet offensive. After that awesome SlateBook x2, the company is preparing to launch another Tegra 4-powered device – Slate 8 Pro. Details are still scarce but from the GFXBench website we learn that this model will pack an 8-inch 1,600 x 1,200 pixels (that’s 4:3 ratio) touchscreen,…
Apple has begun the rollout of iOS 7 beta 6 this evening, rolling the updates out OTA to developers. The update should be available soon on Apple’s iOS developer portal. Rumor suggests that iOS 7 beta 6 will be the last of the beta versions of the new OS, with the GM, or ‘gold master’…
A Moto X accessory has popped up on Motorola’s website, which is described as a “wearable accessory” which unlocks your phone with a tap of the finger. There’s not much more to say about this device, except that it clips onto a user’s pocket, shirt or collar and unlocks the Moto X’s lockscreen without having…
A new group messaging app has just arrived on Android, GIF Chat. The app brings not only an easy way to create and send animated GIFs with other users, but some Snapchatty like features as well. Users can send six second videos which can be self-destructive in nature. GIF Chat is claiming that the self-destructive…
Earlier today we reported that Google had blocked the new YouTube app for Windows Phone. Now Microsoft Corporate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, David Howard has released a scathing rebuke to Google’s actions in a blog posted on Technet. Entitled, The Limits of Google’s Openness, Howard’s post accuses Google of demanding Windows Phone release…
Best Buy is offering a pretty sweet trade-in deal for Apple iPhone 4 and 4S owners looking to upgrade to the iPhone 5. Customers who trade in a iPhone 4 will receive a $100 gift card toward the purchase of an iPhone 5, and customers that trade in a iPhone 4S will receive up $200…
Google Glass isn’t something we usually associate with the fashion industry. Google’s wearable tech has generally been associated with, well, nerds. Not the “cool nerd” type either. But now fashion magazine, Vogue will feature a 12 page photo essay featuring models wearing AR glasses in its upcoming September issue. Mashable reported that photographer Steven Klein’s spread…
While most smartphone apps are focused on providing services for the first world, a new app called Peek is looking to use smartphones to help out people in poor and developing countries. The app uses the camera to scan a patient’s eye for cataracts and other diseases. Here are the main features of the Peek…
Google has blocked the YouTube app Microsoft released for Windows Phone once again. This news comes after the two companies had already said they were going to work together, since Google blocked the app previously too. Apparently, they didn’t work together very well. Microsoft released the updated app two days ago presumably with the intent…
King proved it could effectively bring a Facebook game to mobile with its wildly successful Candy Crush Saga. Now another Saga from King is making the leap to a smart phone near you! Papa Pear Saga aims to repeat Candy Crush’s success and its coming out for Android and iOS devices this fall. Papa Pear…