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Flickr App Updated, Brings High-Res Photo-centric Look

by: | posted 05.20.13 | Apps, News

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On top of all the other exciting news from Yahoo! today, the company just launched an update to their official Flickr Android app through Google Play, bringing a very polished look with it. The app’s UI is centered solely on photos and Yahoo doesn’t seem scared to recommend some great photographers that you should start following. Within seconds I was greeted by gorgeous landscapes and classy nudes. Thanks, Yahoo! 

Floating Notifications Brings ChatHeads Functionality Without the Need of a ROM

by: | posted 05.20.13 | Apps, News, Videos

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If you have been looking for a Chat Heads-like notification center, but don’t find yourself comfortable with the custom ROM flashing, then you will be happy to hear that a standalone application is currently being developed called, Floating Notifications

Spike TV’s You Don’t Know Jack Game Hits Google Play

by: | posted 05.20.13 | Videos

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One of my all-time favorite trivia games launched for Android recently, the one and only You Don’t Know Jack. It’s a crude game, full of fart sounds and ways to make players feel pretty foolish if they answer a question incorrectly. There are different topics the game covers, most being general knowledge, but it really goes into all areas of questioning. 

First Photos of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active Emerge?

by: | posted 05.20.13 | News, Rumors

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Take a look at what could very well be the first shots of the Galaxy S4 Active from Samsung. This device has been an interesting one to follow, ever since the first reports of a water and dust-resistant Galaxy S4 hit the web back in April. It’s been reported that the device could launch as early as July, and with no word from Samsung yet, it’s interesting that they are allowing buyers to still gobble up the Galaxy S4 without presenting them with options first.

Google Hangouts Confirmed to be Future of Google Voice

by: | posted 05.20.13 | Apps, News

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Last week at the I/O developers conference, Google introduced Hangouts, a cross-platform unified messaging service. Although, the service didn’t quite incorporate all of Google’s messaging services at time of launch, it has been confirmed through Nikhyl Singhal’s Google+ page that Hangouts is in fact, “the future of Google Voice.” 

NVIDIA to Target Mid-Range “Other Half” of Smartphones Moving Forward

by: | posted 05.20.13 | News

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Last week, the vice president of investor relations for NVIDIA, Rob Csongor, spoke of the company’s mobile strategies moving forward through 2013 and beyond. Currently, Samsung and Apple make up exactly 50% of this year’s first quarter mobile sales, so according to Csongor, NVIDIA will look to partner with the “other half” of the market such as HTC, ZTE, Huawei and other lower-placed companies to push its line of mobile processor. 

Galaxy S4 Pre-Orders on Verizon Are Beginning to be Processed

by: | posted 05.17.13 | News

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According to some of our readers, their Galaxy S4 pre-orders on Verizon are starting to be processed, and some even say they’re being shipped. Verizon previously listed that the Samsung Galaxy S4 would launch on May 30, but then bumped it up a full week to May 23.

Samsung CEO: Sales of Galaxy S4 to Exceed 10 Million In Less Than a Month

by: | posted 05.17.13 | News

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According to Samsung’s CEO, J.K. Shin, the Galaxy S4 is putting in some serious work. In numbers, the Galaxy S3 passed ten million in sales after 50 days on the market last year. The Galaxy S4, their newest flagship device which isn’t even on America’s largest carrier yet, is said to pass ten million in less than a month next week.