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Twitter Updating Its Mobile Applications, Swiping Between Timelines and Photos in DM Added

Eric December 10, 2013 19

The pervasive social network Twitter has announced today that its mobile applications for both Android and iOS will be receiving updates in the coming days. Twitter is on a push to make its app the one and only place to communicate with your friends by adding...

Lovely Makes the Apartment Hunting Process a Little Easier for Tenants and Landlords

Eric December 10, 2013 12

Looking for a new place to live is never an easy process, especially if you are renting. The latest app to come across our radar is Lovely, an app that looks to ease the pains of looking for a new place to live, by bringing all of the information you need...

Bluetooth SIG Announces Bluetooth 4.1 Standard, Brings Lots of Improvements and Intelligence

Eric December 5, 2013 19

For a piece of technology that most mobile devices use nearly every day, Bluetooth has not seen a major upgrade since 2010. That will be changing in the near future with the announcement of Bluetooth 4.1 today. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group took to...

Proposed Bill to Fight Patent Trolls Overwhelmingly Passed by the House of Representatives

Eric December 5, 2013 29

You might not be familiar with the Innovation Act that is currently making the rounds in Washington D.C., but you might want to keep an eye on it now. Today, the bill brought to the floor by Rep. Bob Goodlatte from Virginia was passed by a wide margin of 325...

Video: Honda Marketing Video Shows What an Airbag Smartphone Case Might Look Like

Eric December 5, 2013 63

There is nothing more terrifying for a tech-lover than that moment of horror when you lose grip on your phone as it comes out of your pocket. Cases like Otterboxes can help, but even then, the impact can be too great to save your precious expensive phone. What...

Google Allowing Users to Download a Copy of Gmail and Google Calendar Data

Eric December 5, 2013 10

Security is a top priority for many people these days, and for most of us, Google is at the center of most of our services. Google introduced a Takeout service almost a year ago that allowed Google users to take all of their info with them if they ever decided...

ASUS Tablets That Dual Boots Android and Windows Spotted at the FCC

Eric December 3, 2013 49

When it comes to Android tablets, ASUS has had a lot of success. Its Transformer series was one of the most popular Android tablet lineups before Google decided to launch the Nexus 7, which was also made by ASUS. Today, a line of new ASUS tablets were spotted...

Google Throwing in $25 Play Gift Card for Purchasing a Nexus 7 This Holiday Season

Eric November 26, 2013 22

If you were thinking of getting someone in your life a Nexus device, Google just went and made the decision a little bit easier for you. Google Play just announced that starting today, purchasing a Nexus 7 also nets you a $25 gift card to the Play Store to...