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Want to Steer Clear of Monsanto? 'Buycott' App Shows You How
Don't bother trying to download the Android version of the new Buycott smartphone application today. It's not there. The company's website even went down earlier this week. Read More » 
Prepaid iPhone sales exploded in Q1
A new report suggests that prepaid smartphones are becoming more popular among consumers. According to research from NPD Group, 32% of all smartphones sold in the first quarter were prepaid devices, up from 21% during the same period in 2012. Samsung was found to be the most popular vendor of prepaid smartphones, accounting for 32% of sales in the first quarter. Handsets from LG made up 22%, Huawei 11%, and Apple and HTC tied at 8%. Prepaid iPhone sales were found to have increased fourfold in Q1 though, while sales of LG smartphones doubled year-over-year. "Prepaid has proven to be a real winner for national retailers," said Baker. "The easy purchase cycle and grab-and-go nature of the product play into the strength Read More »
Warplanes, troops in NE Nigeria; mobile phones cut
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service was cut off Thursday in areas of northeast Nigeria as jet fighters streaked through the sky and more soldiers were deployed to fight Islamic extremists waging a brutal insurgency. Read More »
Android 4.3 was a no-show at I/O, but report claims launch coming soon
The first day of Google's I/O Developers Conference keynote has come and gone without a single mention of a potential update to the company's Android operating system. Despite a number of rumors that suggested Google would announce a new version of Android at the annual event, the company remained quiet on the issue. According to a press release from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, however, a new version of Android will be announced in the "in the coming months." The group announced on Wednesday that Google has committed to bringing support for Bluetooth Smart to future versions of the operating system. The power efficient Bluetooth standard is already supported in Apple's iOS, as well as in a number of Android smartphones Read More »
Mobile phone service off in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more soldiers to the region to fight Islamic extremists. Read More »
HTC confirms no plans for HTC One with stock Android
Google made a splash at its I/O Developers Conference on Wednesday when it announced a special edition Galaxy S4 smartphone. The device will be sold directly through Google's Play Store for $649 and runs a stock version of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, rather than Samsung's TouchWhiz user interface. Unfortunately it would appear other manufacturers will not be following Samsung and Google's lead. HTC confirmed in a statement to TechnoBuffalo that it has no plans to offer its popular all-metal One smartphone with a stock version of Android. The company does offer an unlocked developer edition of the HTC One on its website, however that model still runs the company's Sense user interface. Read More »
HP announces two new dockable Android and Windows 8 tablets
HP on Wednesday announced the Android-powered SlateBook x2 and the Windows-powered Split x2. The SlateBook x2 is equipped with a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200-pixel display and a new 1.8GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor. The tablet also features 2GB of RAM, up to 64GB of internal storage, a rear-camera capable of 1080p video recording, an SD card slot, HDMI-out, a USB port and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The Split x2 is equipped with a 13.3-inch 1366 x 768-pixel display and has the option of an Intel i3 or i5 processor. The device is powered by Windows 8 and also features an 8-megapixel rear camera, 2GB of RAM, a micro SD reader, one USB 2.0 port and one USB 3.0 port, an Read More »
Google unveils maps, photo, music features
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Study Says Talking on Cell Phones Raises Blood Pressure
A new study says you can add a commonplace activity to the list of things that raise blood pressure: talking on a cell phone. Read More »
Google shares close above $900 for first time, market cap at over $300 billion
Google's shares continued to rise on Wednesday in the wake of the Google I/O conference, closing at over $900 for the first time and giving the company a market cap of over $300 billion for the first time in its history. The company's stock value has been increasing at a rapid pace all year, growing from the low $700 range at the start of 2013 to the low $900 range by the end of trading on Wednesday. The continued rise in shares Wednesday was somewhat curious given that Google didn't unveil a new Nexus tablet or a new version of Android at I/O this year as many had been expecting. Some analysts have slapped the company with a $1,000 price Read More »
Google unveils social, photo, music features
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Google unveils $10-a-month 'All Access' music plan
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Google unveils social features, music streaming
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Google unveils Hangouts unified messaging service
Google on Wednesday took the wraps off its new Hangouts unified messaging service aimed at pulling together all Google messaging services including Google Talk, Google+ Hangouts and Google Messenger. The new service will be available starting Wednesday on Google Chrome OS, Android and iOS, and can also be accessed through desktop versions of Google+ and Gmail. The service will also allow users to save text, images and videos from all chats conducted across all platforms and access them through Google's cloud storage service. What's more, Hangouts will allow users to initiate video calls with up to 10 of their friends at the same time. Google's I/O keynote is streaming live and the video feed is available on this page. Follow along with BGR's Read More »
Music streaming, new phone new in Google line-up
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Music streaming, gaming among new Google services
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Google unveils new Samsung Galaxy S4 version with stock Android
There are still two hours left in Google's I/O 2013 keynote, but there have already been some big announcements… for developers. Product news is flowing too now, thankfully, and Google just announced a new version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that runs a stock version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. Google will sell the phone unlocked with 16GB of memory for $649 beginning June 26th, and it will support T-Mobile and AT&T networks, including AT&T's LTE network. Google's I/O keynote is streaming live and the video feed is available on this page. Follow along with BGR's coverage of Google I/O 2013 on this page. Read More »
Google adds player matching to Android
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Game features among new Google services
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Google kicks off showcase for devices, services
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Google Play game services brings leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking and more to Android
Google on Wednesday at its annual I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco announced Google Play game services. As earlier rumors suggested, the gaming suite is similar to Apple's Game Center and allows developers to add support for leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking and the ability to save game data to the cloud. Early partners include developers such as Gameloft, Glu, Ironhide Games and Miniclip. Google Play game services is cross-platform and can be integrated into applications on Android 2.2 or higher, as well as iOS and web apps. Google's I/O keynote is streaming live and the video feed is available on this page. Follow along with BGR's coverage of Google I/O 2013 on this page. Read More »
Google I/O 2013 kicks off: Android is taking over the world – activations reach 900M
Google just kicked off this year's Google I/O conference and we're in store for quite a show. The keynote is scheduled to run for three hours — yes, three hours — and Google SVP Sundar Pichai started off the show by announcing cumulative Android activations have now reached 900 million. Google also announced Google Play has topped 48 billion app installs, including 2.5 billion installs in the last month alone. Revenue per user for Android apps is now 2.5 times more than it was a year ago, according to Google. Google's I/O keynote is streaming live and the video feed is available on this page. Follow along with BGR's coverage of Google I/O 2013 on this page. Read More » | ||||||
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