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Review – Instagram (Android)

Instagram has finally arrived on Android phones, almost two years after its iPhone debut. With no shortage of retro camera apps around, will Instagram win over Android in the way it has iOS? Find out in our review. Instagram is a retro camera app with a built-in social network. This may be factually true, but [...]

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Facebook and Dropbox iOS identity theft hack

A security researcher has found flaws in the Dropbox and Facebook apps for iOS that leave user’s security credentials open to harvesting by anyone using the device, leading to potential identity theft. British security researcher Gareth Wright has published a report detailing a vulnerability in the iOS (and possibly Android) Facebook app. The flaw is also found in the [...]

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Google Project Glass revealed – not an April Fools Joke

Google has unveiled Project Glass – a wearable computing ‘heads up’ concept that is apparently not an April Fools gag and could actually be released as a product by the end of the year. Will it replace your mobile? Google has a research division known as Google X – a secretive lab where teams of mad scientist [...]

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SIM-free Galaxy S2 to get ICS last

Samsung has confirmed that unlocked SIM-free Galaxy S2 handsets will not receive the promised update to Ice Cream Sandwich until after branded carrier-locked phones. The conventional wisdom on Android phones is that if you want to get the latest OS updates first, you should buy a Nexus phone. If you want to buy a non-Nexus [...]

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Instagram for Android launches

Android users now have no excuse for ordinary-looking photographs. Instagram for Android has finally seen the muted, artificial light of day. iPhone owners have been a reliable source of oddly-framed photos with retro styling and faux-Polaroid effects since the launch of hit photo app Instagram back in 2010. Now the Android-owning population can join the [...]

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Apple working on iOS game controller

Apple is reportedly working on a game controller add-on for iOS devices that will help turn iPhones and iPads into serious gaming devices. There is no question that the iPhone (and the other iDevices) has had a transformative effect on gaming and the games market, bringing console-quality games to the palm of your hand. iOS [...]

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LG mass producing flexible displays

LG has begun mass production of a flexible ‘e-Ink’ display that could end up in a mobile device as early as next month. The ridiculously high resolutions offered by Apple’s Retina display (and similar tech from Samsung) are just one take on the future of mobiel displays. At the other end of the scale are [...]

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Apple offering iPad refunds over 4G claims

Apple is to offer some Australian customers a refund on their new iPad purchase after consumer rights groups attack the company’s advertising claims to offer 4G connectivity. Will the UK be next? When the new iPad launched earlier this month it had two major new selling points – the amazing Retina display and the ultra [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S III to have ‘Retina’ display

The Samsung Galaxy S III is to launch with an ultra-high resolution AMOLED screen to rival the Retina display of the Apple iPHone 4/4S, according to a new report. We are, we must admit, quite excited about the Samsung Galaxy S III. Since we first heard rumours of Samsung’s next flagship Android phone back in October, the [...]

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BlueStacks brings Android apps to PC

BlueStacks has released a beta of its App Player for Windows, which can run almost any Android app or game on a Windows PC. Some Android developers have been known to moan that it is hard to make money on the platform. How about if there was a whole other platform for them to try [...]

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