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Android apps of the day [July 29, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- n7player Music Player: 3D music player with an “innovative” interface
- Pixel Rain Live Wallpaper: beautiful pixel rain
- Fix Broken Power Button: broke your power button? Now your volume button IS your power button!
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Read More »Blizzard Entertainment chimes in on the “Windows 8 is a catastrophe” bandwagon, says it is “not awesome for Blizzard either”
You know that Gabe Newell “Windows 8 is a catastrophe” outburst dotTech posted about earlier? Yeah, well, Blizzard Entertainment, the company that brings us gaming titles such as World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and Starcraft 2, just liked it.
Blizzard Entertainment’s Executive Vice President of Game Design [...]
Read More »Google admits it still has some Street View WiFi data that it was supposed to delete two years ago
Two years ago it was discovered Google had been ‘accidentally’ gathering data from unprotected WiFi access points. For those not familiar with the issue, here is a quote from my earlier article on this topic explaining, in simple terms, what was going on:
In other words, if you have an
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Google Fiber provides 1,000 Mbps download and upload speeds to the citizens of Kansas City
The average download speed differs depending on where you live. For example, according to Ookla’s SpeedTest.net, the average download speed in Hong Kong is 42.12 Mbps, the EU is 15.86 Mbps, and the States is 14.13 Mbps. Compare that to the 1,000 Mbps up/down Google is promising the citizens [...]
Read More »Google, Facebook, Amazon, and eBay form ‘Internet Association’, a lobby group
We just learned Google and Facebook both have stepped up their lobbying efforts in Washington D.C., the capital of the largest economy in the world. What better time to reveal that Google, Facebook, Amazon, and eBay have formed a lobby group that goes by the name of the Internet Association[...]
Google and Facebook greatly increase lobby efforts in Washington
In the second quarter of 2011 Google spent roughly $2 million on lobbying the federal (American) government; Facebook spent $320,000 during the same period. This year both Google and Facebook has drastically increased their lobbying efforts: Google has reported to have spent $3.9 million in Q2 2012 — a 90% [...]
Read More »Windows software of the day [July 28, 2012]
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Today’s Software
- OpenPuff: professional-quality steganography
- Free Viewer: view dozens upon dozens of file formats
- StartupSelector: select various combinations of startup programs
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Windows has hundreds of thousands of programs. Because of [...]
Read More »Android apps of the day [July 28, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Symphony of Colors: a colourful live wallpaper
- Rotation Locker: lock, unlock, and even force rotation. Great for Nexus 7!
- ZArchiver: a powerful Android archive and file manager
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [July 28, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Billy – Bill Tracker (Create and set reminders to pay your bills)
- Sushipedia™ (Find out everything about sushi)
- Stickman Games: Summer Edition (Play Olympic type sports with a stick man)
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Read More »[iOS, Mac] Get over 15 paid apps for free (7/27/12)! [Limited time offer]
There are many apps in the App Store that drop their prices to free everyday. Finding only the best to download is the hard part. I searched through the many freebies and picked out the best apps for you to download. Hand picked and free for a limited time, what [...]
Read More »Windows software of the day [July 27, 2012]
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Today’s Software
- DestroyFlickr: access and manage your Flickr account
- Tomahawk: a powerful music player with online integration
- Freehand Painter: draw with your mouse or tablet PC
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Windows has hundreds of [...]
Read More »Zynga executives sold millions of shares before the stock tanked last night
Zynga, the social game maker famous for titles like FarmVille and Facebook spam, became a public company in 2011 when it held its IPO (Initial Public Offering). Offering 100 million shares at $10 a pop, Zynga was valued, at that time, between US$7-9 billion depending on how you calculated the [...]
Read More »New photos may be of a real iPhone 5, smuggled out of a Foxconn factory
We have heard plenty of iPhone 5 rumors. An Asian accessories manufacturer leaked that iPhone will be launched on September 21, 2012. Now another Chinese accessories maker is providing another Apple teaser; this time it is photos of what might be a real, finalized iPhone 5.
Coolzonepda.com.cn has posted photos [...]
Read More »Megaupload CEO: Leaked industry report ‘vindicates’ Megaupload, shows it didn’t encourage piracy
IFPI, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, is a music industry group that represents 1,400 publishers worldwide. Recently a IFPI study, conducted by their Head of Internet Anti-piracy Operations, was leaked on their website which provided insights such as piracy activity on the Internet, techniques used by pirates [...]
Read More »Valve CEO: “Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space”
Gabe Newell, the CEO of Valve, is an ex-Microsoft employee who worked there for thirteen years. Apparently there are still hard feelings between the two because Newell has just raged against Microsoft’s latest Windows iteration, Windows 8.
At the Casual Connect game conference in Seattle, Newell has spoken out against [...]
Read More »Android apps of the day [July 27, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Light Flow Lite: Customize your LED notifications
- Word Circle: write a story… with friends
- Dock4Droid: quickly switch between apps
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Android has over 450,000 apps. With so many apps [...]
Read More »iOS apps of the day [July 27, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- MobileBooks Lite (Create business invoices, receipts and more for your customers)
- Illustrator (Create images using a vector graphic editor)
- Reversi (Play the classic board game)
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Read More »Google (and others) warned Samsung against copying Apple, according to Apple [Apple vs Samsung]
Gearing up for battle, Samsung is prepared to use Apple against itself. In contrast, Apple is prepared to use Google, Samsung, and external designers against Samsung. Apple is alleging Samsung was warned by multiple parties that Samsung products related too closely to Apple’s iPhone and iPad.
As per Apple’s trial [...]
Read More »Apple’s iPhone copied Sony’s design, according to Samsung [Apple vs Samsung]
Apple vs Samsung is set to go to court in the USA on Monday. Apple is taking Samsung to court for patent infringement and copying Apple designs. Based on court filings, it has emerged one of the ways Samsung will defend itself is by using Apple’s own medicine against it: [...]
Read More »Windows software of the day [July 26, 2012]
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Today’s Software
- The Weather Channel: the weather channel… on your desktop
- UnkleBill: multi-account financial accounting
- Flutter: control your music with gestures
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Windows has hundreds of thousands of programs. Because of [...]
Read More »Android apps of the day [July 26, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- DataSync: sync game and app saves across devices. Requires root!
- Stick Arts: a simple little time-killing puzzle game
- Copy To Clipboard: copy shareable items to the clipboard
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [July 26, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Bord (Doodle what you want on a virtual chalkboard)
- Anagramma Lite (Find anagrams from other words or specific letters)
- Burger Cat (Logic puzzle about having the cat find his burger)
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Read More »Samsung will announce 5.5 inch Galaxy Note II on August 15 [Rumor]
Samsung’s Galaxy Note wasn’t exactly a Galaxy S III-like blockbuster but it gained headlines due to its large 5 inch screen which gained it the title of “phablet”. Now, according to BGR, Samsung will announce a new Galaxy Note on August 15.
There aren’t much details about the Galaxy [...]
Read More »Will the success of $399 iPad 2 encourage Apple to develop a cheaper iPad mini?
As reported earlier, Apple has recently issued its Q3 2012 financial statements. Buried inside all the details, there is one number that especially stands out — the 18 million iPads Apple sold. It isn’t entirely clear what portion of the 18 million are new iPad sales and what portion are [...]
Can Microsoft spy on Skype calls? According to reports, yes it can
Some sort of access to citizen phone calls is required by many governments around the world whether that be warranted-required wiretaps or dictator-ordered interceptions. Because of how they operate and the lag time it takes for law to catch up with technology, until now VoIP services have been generally excluded [...]
Read More »Apple makes $8.8 billion profit in three months, announces new dividend… and its share price drops
What is the most valued company in the world? Apple. Who just made a staggering $8.8 billion net profit off $35 billion revenue and announced a new dividend to shareholders? Apple. Who’s share price has dropped since yesterday? Apple.
Yesterday Apple released its fiscal Q3 2012 earnings report. By normal [...]
Read More »Windows software of the day [July 25, 2012]
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Today’s Software
- ShareX: take and instantly share screenshots
- ZenWriter: write without distractions
- Webroot System Analyzer: scan your system for issues
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Windows has hundreds of thousands of programs. Because of this [...]
Read More »Android apps of the day [July 25, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- Download All Files: download any file you want to any directory you want
- Briker 2 Free: move the ice brick to the gold platform
- Fine Volume Control v2: control your volume from 1 to 100 rather than 1 to 7
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Read More »iOS apps of the day [July 25, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- World Weather (Find out the weather anywhere in the world)
- Dragon Dictation (Use your voice to create messages you’d normally type)
- Arcadroid (Block breaking clone of a classic arcade game)
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Read More »Apple vs Samsung: Galaxy Tab 7.7 banned in European Union
In the seemingly never ending battle, a new development has emerged in Apple vs Samsung: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 has been banned throughout the European Union.
A German court has ruled Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 infringes on Apple drawings from 2004. As such, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is considered to [...]
Read More »Microsoft Office may be coming to iOS as early as November
There are many office apps on iOS, allowing users to view and edit office documents (DOCs, PPTs, XLSs, etc.), but none of them are official Microsoft Office apps. What would you give to get an official Microsoft Office app on iOS? What if I told you there is mounting evidence [...]
Read More »Microsoft is limiting Windows RT tablets to a few, hand-picked manufacturers for quality control purposes
Looking for a Windows RT tablet? First batch of Windows 8 (Windows RT and Windows 8 Pro) tablets should be hitting stores in October. However, you will find Windows RT tablets from only a select number of manufacturers until January. The reason being is Microsoft is limiting Windows RT licenses [...]
Read More »Patent troll NTP wins war against Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, and other major tech companies
Who has three letters in its name and just brought down the hammer on pretty much every company in the mobile device industry? No, it isn’t Apple. Or Google. Or Microsoft. Or Samsung. Or [insert name here]. That would be NTP my friends.
NTP Inc. is a patent “holding” company [...]
Read More »Windows software of the day [July 24, 2012]
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Today’s Software
- Your Menu: add programs to the desktop context menu with ease
- Iron Cleaner: clean up Google Chrome or SRWare Iron
- Angry IP Scanner: see what devices are connected to your network
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Read More »Android apps of the day [July 24, 2012]
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Today’s Apps
- “I Will Wake Up!” Alarm Clock: set alarms and keep them using Facebook
- Spotify: the awesome desktop music streaming service on your cell phone
- The Weather Channel: detailed weather information in your palm
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