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As if we needed anymore confirmation as to what the next version of the Android operating system would be called, the drawing you see above pretty much spells it out to the world, right? Not so fast. Manu Cornet, a Google employee that works on the Gmail team, drew up this little doodle “just for…
Carlos Reventlov, a security researcher, published on Friday a vulnerability in the Instagram app for iPhone and iPod touch. It gives hackers the ability to gain access and control users’ Instagram accounts, allowing them to potentially delete photos or change sensitive profile information. Reventlov first discovered the vulnerability in the middle of November and quickly…
Want to root your Verizon Galaxy Note II? Thanks to xda member droidstyle, all you need is a few files and about fifteen minutes of your time. The process is pretty easy — just install Odin and use it to flash a rooted stock Odin image to the device. It’s also easy to revert back to…
Verizon announced on Twitter that it is rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates in “phases” to the Motorola Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD (check out our review of both devices here). Both phones will get all the goodies that Jelly Bean has to offer, including Google Now, enhanced Voice Search, notifications…
We have great news for those of you who use Windows Phone and happen to be obsessed with the phenomena that is Sphero. The popular robotic ball that is usually controlled by an iPhone or Android handset will soon have a Windows Phone 8 app as well. The way the application works is through Bluetooth, which allows most phones…
According to a rumor from Sammobile, Samsung may be working on three new devices for 2013. The most impressive of the rumored devices is a phone code-named Project J. Project J is allegedly the next Galaxy S handset and may include a 5-inch full HD AMOLED display, a quad-core processor, a 13-megapixel camera, and the…
News Corp announced today in a press release that it is shutting down The Daily, its ground-breaking iPad-based newspaper. News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch said this about the iPad-based venture: “The Daily was a bold experiment in digital publishing and an amazing vehicle for innovation. Unfortunately, our experience was that we could not find a…
Apple’s iPhone 5 is continuing its world tour this month. Currently available in 47 countries, the iPhone 5 will go on sale in 50 additional markets this month, with its first stop in South Korea on December 7th. On the 14th, the iPhone 5 will be available in Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain,…
A recent Nokia job listing for a Principal Software engineer to work on Embedded Linux Middleware kicked off a flurry of posts suggesting the Finnish handset maker might be pursuing Android. Though many would love to see an Android-based Lumia 920 phone, this isn’t going to happen in the foreseeable future, says the head of…
If you’re looking for an affordable yet pretty powerful 7-inch tablet, you know you should get the Nexus 7. Alternatively, there are other options like Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook Tablet, iPad mini (though it’s not as affordable as other devices), as well as the Acer Iconia Tab A110. The last mentioned is now selling for…