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Samsung and HTC recently took their fierce competition to Twitter. The bitter word battle on Twitter got much more heated and ridiculous, when HTC accused the Korean Giant of “paying students to write fake reviews for the competition”. The whole mess started after last Thursday night’s Mobile Awards at which the “Hottest phone of 2013”…
Samsung apparently can’t wait until its Premiere 2013 event to launch its handsets. The company is already on an unveiling spree – having announced the Galaxy S4 Mini and Galaxy S4 Active. Now, yet another handset has been revealed – the budget-friendly Galaxy Ace 3. Measuring 121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm, the Galaxy Ace…
Security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered what appears to be the most advanced form of malware to hit the Android OS yet. Called Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, the malware is said to be capable of many malicious actions that only malware on Windows or Mac OS X have been able to pull off. Obad.a sets up a backdoor…
Samsung has recently unveiled the not-so-mysterious Galaxy S4 Mini ahead of it’s scheduled launch event on June 20th. The new Galaxy S4 Mini comes packed with some high-end features in a much more compact and smaller form than the Galaxy S4. S Translate, Group Play and a decent camera have all made their way into this…
Google’s keyboard is no longer restricted to its Nexus devices. The search giant just made it available for all phones and tablets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or better. It is now available for download on the Play Store. Google Keyboard is currently restricted to Nexus phones and tablets, with other OEMS like Samsung…
Will future iPhones and iPads have gaze technology? Apple announced, in a detailed patent application, that the gaze function would know when the user was at the screen or away from the screen. “An electronic device may have gaze detection capabilities that allow the device to detect when a user is looking at the device”,…
We’ve all been hearing about the Nokia EOS being tested at AT&T, slated for a July release. Now, reports have emerged that there is a Nokia tablet being tested as well, to be released along with the EOS. Speculation about Nokia entering the tablet market has been rising for some time now. Nokia had earlier…
After recently announcing the Galaxy S4 Mini, Samsung has gone ahead and announced another variant of its Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone – the S4 Active. The S4 Active is a more rugged edition of the S4 – with IP67 certification (just one below the highest possible value) for dust and water resistance. The handset can…
Facebook is taking file-transfer to a whole new level. A new Facebook app, called Pipe, rolls out today, and promises to make file transfer a whole lot easier on the social network. Created by Pipe Dream Technologies, a Berlin based firm, the Pipe app will allow users to transfer files by simply dragging and dropping them…
Google’s latest update is about to hit the general public and is designed to automatically organize your inbox, making sure only the most important emails are front and center.Gmail is currently used by 400 million people worldwide. In Gmail, there will be five categories that your mail will be sorted into. These are: Primary, Social,…
After its flagship Xperia Z, and the even more sturdy Xperia ZR, Sony has now announced a mid range device – the Xperia M. The handset doesn’t get any of its older sibling’s waterproof or dustproof abilities, but does borrow the aluminium unlock button. The Xperia M features a 4 inch screen, with a display…
“We want to stay ahead on this issue.”, said David Friedman, deputy administrator at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The NHTSA statement also states that “America at a historic turning point for automatic travel.” It also announced a four-year long study to prepare for regulation and recommendations for state laws. NHTSA also recommends that…
A little over a month after Google Glass shipped to developers, the first porn app for the device made its debut last Monday. Fortunately or unfortunately, the app has been banned by Google just as quickly. The app – named ‘Tits and Glass’, has been made by MiKandi, which also runs an Android app store…
Starting today, Yahoo Mail as you knew it will no longer exist. Yahoo Mail Classic, that is. If you use Yahoo Mail, you now need to switch to the new version of Mail if you plan to continue using it. Take it or leave it. New Terms of Service – Mail Monitoring But that’s not…
Google is taking your privacy seriously. At least, that’s what Sundai Pichai would like to have you believe. The tech giant could add some more privacy features to its Android OS, including the ability to log in via a Guest Mode in future versions of Android. In conversation with AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg, at the D11…