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Google VP: We Weren’t Investing in the Patent Ecosystem Like We Should Have Been

Tim September 12, 2012 46

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Google's VP of corporate development admits that Google never thought to heavily invest in patents, even of their own technology. What's funny is that he does somewhat make a joke that they never thought to "patent round...

Please Put Out Something Cool Today, Apple [Opinion]

Tim September 12, 2012 167

With Apple's new iPhone event taking place in just a few hours, this may be coming too late for it to change anything, but that isn't really the point. I've been really pondering lately what Apple could do with the iPhone 5 to make even me excited, a jaded...

Google Chrome’s Other Device Feature [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 11, 2012 147

My life revolves around the web. From the time I start work to the time I drag myself outside to walk my dogs, I am constantly surfing, reading, and all of the other descriptive words I could use to get the point across that I use the Internet a whole lot. One...

Verizon Releases Mobile Security App, Wipe and Track Your Phone for $2 a Month

Tim September 11, 2012 48

In case there weren't enough mobile security apps in Google Play already, Verizon released a self-branded device scanner and tracker of their own. The app combines software from McAfee and Asurion to keep your phone as safe as possible. With the ability to do...

Developer Successfully Ports Official T-Mobile Jelly Bean Build to Verizon Galaxy S3

Tim September 11, 2012 36

Is there anything those developers can't do? Well, besides truly unlock the DROID X's bootloader? Let us all take a second and be thankful that device is water under the bridge. Recently, a developer successfully ported a leaked TouchWiz Jelly Bean build from...

Google Play Teams with Boingo to Bring Sponsored WiFi Hotspots to More Than 4,000 Locations

Tim September 11, 2012 13

Starting now until the end of September, Google Play is teaming up with Boingo to bring free WiFi hotspots to more than 4,000 locations across the United States. The sponsored WiFi will bring free content to users and more interaction with potential customers...

App Publisher Makes Google Play the Place to Be for Hip Hop Mixtapes

Tim September 10, 2012 49

For fun, Kellex and myself share mixtapes to each other for some of the hip hop artists we both enjoy. With the release of Big Sean's Detroit, I found an application in the Trending section of Google Play that allowed me to download an app with the full album...

How to: Edit Contacts on Android [Beginners’ Guide]

Tim September 10, 2012 104

One of the more heavily received requests for the Beginners' Guide we have gotten is for a quick guide to editing contacts on an Android device. Unfortunately, we realize it may not be as straight forward as one would hope, so hopefully this little guide can...