Google Drive spotted in the wild, launch could be imminent
Last week the Wall St. Journal reported that Google would be launching a cloud storage service in the coming weeks. It now appears that the launch could be imminent as a reader of GeekWire discovered that the Google Drive service had already been enabled on his account.
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Feb 16 AT 2:43 PM
Dustin Earley
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Swype updated with Android 4.0 and Galaxy Nexus compatibility
Back in early February, the Swype Twitter account announced an update to the ever-popular alternative keyboard would be coming soon. At the time, Swype didn’t say what the update would include. I reached out to them on Twitter for more details, and they confirmed that the update planned would indeed include ... Read More »
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Feb 15 AT 4:45 PM
Taylor Wimberly
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The Sims FreePlay now available on Android Market
Today EA Mobile announced that The Sims FreePlay is now available in the Android Market. I’m not sure how many Sims fans we have around here, but earlier comments suggest that your wife will love the game. This time around, players will be have more than 1,200 customizable ways to design their dream home and neighborhood.
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Feb 15 AT 2:30 PM
Dustin Earley
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Unity powered Portal clone leaves us begging for more
Of all the video games to come out in the last five years, Portal might just be one of the best. If you’ve never played the game, it’s an absolute must. It’s won a ton of awards, and thanks to its immense popularity, has been made available for Windows, OSX, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. ... Read More »
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Feb 15 AT 12:23 PM
Taylor Wimberly
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Zvelo takes issue with latest Google Wallet update, says service still vulnerable
The Google Wallet drama is far from over. Late last night Google emailed me to inform everyone that they have restored the ability to issue new prepaid cards to the Wallet. Google also issued a fix that prevents an existing prepaid card from being re-provisioned to another user.
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Feb 14 AT 4:11 PM
Anthony Domanico
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Amazon MP3 gets a much needed UI overhaul
When Amazon released UI updates to the Amazon Appstore and Kindle applications several months ago, the Amazon MP3 app was left out in the ugly cold. Though I personally have all of my music uploaded to Amazon’s cloud, I chose to take advantage of Google’s Music service because the application on ... Read More »
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Feb 14 AT 9:30 AM
Nick Gray
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Magically remove unwanted moving object from your pictures with Remove by Scalado
Sick and tired of obnoxious people moving in and out of your pictures? Remove by Scalado may be exactly what you need! Remove is a new camera technology that enables users to remove any moving object from a picture after it has been taken. Scalado is not revealing the exact details about how Remove works, but ... Read More »
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Feb 13 AT 4:14 PM
Dustin Earley
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Quadrant Standard benchmarking app updated with multiple core and Android 4.0 support
Many a benchmarking app has come and gone on Android, but there is one that has truly stood the test of time, Quadrant Standard. It’s been around since April of 2010, and with today’s update finally bringing multiple core and Android 4.0 support to the app, it doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere any time ... Read More »
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Feb 11 AT 9:32 AM
Taylor Wimberly
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Google Wallet team responds to hacks, “We are safe enough for mobile phone payments”
This week the Google Wallet team was surprised when two different vulnerabilities were discovered. One hack revealed a user’s PIN number on a rooted phone and the other allowed anyone to reset the PIN and gain access to funds on a Google Wallet prepaid card.
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Feb 10 AT 5:13 PM
Taylor Wimberly
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Top 10 Android app updates for the week ending February 10
When I got my first Android phone a little over three years ago, one of my favorite things was to browse the Android Market and watch which apps were being pushed to the Android Market. Developers soon began to exploit the Just In section of the Android Market with fake updates to get their app ... Read More »
