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SAMSUNG

May 3, 2013

It’s official: Samsung’s Galaxy Knox software gets approved by the Department of Defense

Stefan Constantinescu

Back in February of this year, at Mobile World Congress in Spain, Samsung announced a new suite of software called "Knox". It's made for people who want to protect the data on their smartphone,

ANDROID PHONES

Apr 30, 2013

Gameloft announces that they’ve optimized 10 of their titles for Samsung’s new Galaxy S4

Stefan Constantinescu

I'm going to get a lot of crap for saying this, but I don't think gaming on Android is all that interesting. There are great games available for the Android platform, don't

SOFTWARE

Apr 26, 2013

If you have an Android phone, and you use Viber, you need to read this

Stefan Constantinescu

A countless number of OTT (over the top) messaging clients exist. People don't want to pay for text messages, so they install something like WhatsApp, and then call it a day. One of the

SOFTWARE

Apr 26, 2013

Shocker: Vine coming to Android “soon”

Stefan Constantinescu

Chances are you haven't heard of "Vine". It's a video sharing service that piggybacks on Twitter, with the catch that each video can be a maximum of six seconds long. I say you

GALAXY S4

Apr 25, 2013

Samsung’s corporate security software isn’t done; it’s not coming to the GS4 until July

Stefan Constantinescu

If you want corporate clients to take your devices seriously, you need to make your phones ultra secure. That's the whole point of Samsung's Knox software, which the company created to let people

GOOGLE

Apr 24, 2013

Rumor: The next version of Android isn’t going to be unveiled at I/O next month

Stefan Constantinescu

Google has traditionally debuted new versions of Android during the winter time, along with a new Nexus phone, though last year they kind of didn't do that. The company showed off Android 4.1

ANDROID PHONES

Apr 24, 2013

International HTC One owners should see a software update to address camera issues

Stefan Constantinescu

According to SlashGear, who received a statement from HTC, international One owners should check their device for a software update. HTC just issued one that fixes quite a few number of bugs, with the main

SOFTWARE

Apr 24, 2013

It took a little over two years, but Swype is now available from the Google Play Store

Stefan Constantinescu

The onscreen keyboard in Apple's iOS operating system is considered to be the best in the mobile industry. When Google started shipping Android, it became painfully obviously that the search giant didn't care

HOME

Apr 22, 2013

Over 500,000 people have tried Facebook Home, but how many of them actually kept it?

Stefan Constantinescu

According to TechCrunch, who has been keeping an eye on Facebook Home's entry in Google's Play Store, over half a million people have given the app a go. It took an astounding nine

GOOGLE

Apr 19, 2013

A future version of Android will likely have Apple “Game Center” like features

Stefan Constantinescu

Remember going to the arcades as a kid and racking up a high score? The game you were playing would ask you for your name, and it would then display it for posterity until someone

ANDROID PHONES

Apr 17, 2013

The European Samsung Galaxy S4 is going to be stuffed full of third party apps

Stefan Constantinescu

What's the first thing you do when you get a new smartphone? You spend countless numbers of hours trying to find apps for it. Whether you keep on visiting the Play Store (or App

HOME

Apr 12, 2013

Chat Heads, the best part of Facebook Home, is now available for everybody running Android

Stefan Constantinescu

Facebook Home is going to launch today ... eventually, and one of its best features, at least in my opinion, is Chat Heats. It's a horrible name, I'll grant you that much, but it'

HOME

Apr 12, 2013

Today is the day: Facebook Home is going to launch, here’s what you need to know

Stefan Constantinescu

Facebook Home, what Mark Zuckerberg refers to as a "collection of apps", is going to launch today. It'll be available in the Google Play Store in the United States, but I honestly can't

GOOGLE

Apr 11, 2013

New Chrome Beta for Android has Opera Mini like compression and a new full screen mode

Stefan Constantinescu

Anyone who has ever used an iPhone or iPad knows that when you scroll down a long webpage in Safari, the address bar disappears. It's a neat little trick that increases the amount of

HOME

Apr 10, 2013

Here’s what Ars.Technica, Engadget, and The Verge have to say about Facebook Home and the HTC First

Stefan Constantinescu

Facebook Home is going to launch tomorrow. What is it? It's a replacement Android launcher that takes over nearly every part of your phone. It changes your lock screen, it changes your home screen,

SOFTWARE

Apr 9, 2013

The new Twitter client for Android gets an update to fix the ‘Me’ tab

Stefan Constantinescu

Twitter announced a brand spanking new Android client last week that I didn't cover on the site because frankly I wanted to use the app before passing judgement. When it launched, the outpour of

SOFTWARE

Apr 8, 2013

Facebook Home leaks, but can’t you just wait a few days to try it out?

Stefan Constantinescu

Facebook Home, the replacement Android launcher that Mark Zuckerberg likes to call a "collection of apps", just got leaked over on MoDaCo. Unlike the official version of the application, which is certified to run on

SOFTWARE

Apr 5, 2013

Google says Chrome will switch from WebKit to Blink in roughly 10 weeks

Stefan Constantinescu

When Google announced that they're going to fork WebKit and start writing their own rendering engine called Blink, one of the biggest unknowns was when the new code would land in release software. Now,