Tag Archives: 2.3

Sony introduces Cyber-shot HX50V, a small and light 30x superzoom

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There exists a type of photographer who can’t quite get by with a pocketable compact, but also hesitates to commit to a full-size (and pricey) DSLR rig. This shooter is all too familiar with the superzoom — and Sony’s latest 30x model may just of…


WordPress 2.3 for Android gains Holo interface and menu drawer

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Bloggers have been getting plenty of love on Android as of late, and if WordPress happens to be your platform of choice, you’ll be glad to know that your time in the sun has arrived. Similar to Tumblr’s recent overhaul, WordPress was just updated wit…


Google Translate for Android adds offline support covering 50 languages

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Google just announced that it’s bringing offline language support to its Google Translate app for Android. The company allows offline translations for fifty languages “from French and Spanish to Chinese and Arabic.” Google readily adm…


Pirated software was used to design parts for Patriot missiles and Blackhawk helicopters

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Pirated software was used to make components for military radar systems, Blackhawk helicopters, Patriot missiles, and the President’s transport helicopter Marine One. Defense contractor Wronald Best has been sentenced to 366 days in…


With the Micromax Bolt A51, phones are still launching with Gingerbread

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It’s 2013, folks, but some OEMs seem to be stuck in 2010. Micromax has announced the Bolt A51, a new entry-level smartphone that looks like it will appease mighty nicely to those who don’t want to break the bank. It’s a 3.5 inch HVGA smartphone with an 832MHz Broadcom chipset, has 256MB of RAM, 512MB [...]


Do It! task list app brings feature-rich productivity tool

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The problem with many task list applications these days is they always seem to have something. Some apps might look great, but exclude Google account sync. Some might include account sync but have a bad user interface. The balance between form and function is tough to manage, but it’s one that developer Myron Lee has [...]


Android 4 finally surpasses Gingerbread, but not the majority yet

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For the first time, there are now more people running a modern version of the Android OS than there are running 2.3 Gingerbread. According to the Android Developers Dashboards, 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and 4.1 / 4.2 Jelly Bean posted 28…


Eric Schmidt will sell nearly half his Google stock for an estimated $2.51 billion

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Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell 42 percent of his shares in the company, as revealed in an SEC filing on Friday. The former CEO currently owns about 2.3 percent of the search giant, but plans to sell about…


Android Overload: Nexus 4 only $76 on T-Mobile with LetsTalk, Activist calls for legislation requiring quicker Android updates from carriers, and more

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The Android Overload is where we feature the biggest news stories from throughout the day (see above video), as well as stash all of the stories/articles/news bits that didn’t make it onto our front page. But just because they weren’t featured doesn’t mean they aren’t worth taking a look at. In fact, there’s almost always [...]


[Update] HTC Thunderbolt Ice Cream Sandwich update starting to roll out

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It’s been a long time coming, folks, but Verizon’s eldest 4G LTE phone is finally receiving a healthy helping of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Signs of the update’s arrival have graced several corners of the interwebz for months in the form of leaked ROMs, but without word from Verizon or HTC we were beginning [...]