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AccuWeather 3.0.1 for Android Gets Redesign, New Widgets, Landscape and Portrait Modes

on February 28th, 2013 by Aamir Usman

AccuWeather, which is one of the most popular weather apps, is updated with new dress for android OS based handsets. I just installed it on my Samsung Galaxy S3 and I can tell you one thing that is it runs smoothly and presents more detailed information. When we open AccuWeather 3.0.1 first time, after installing

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Ubuntu Touch OS Developer Preview Released – Guide to Install it on Nexus Android Devices

on February 22nd, 2013 by Aamir Usman

Ubuntu Touch Developer Preview build is now available and is ready to be installed on Nexus android devices. This initial version won’t bring all the functions to your device but the basic ones are present. You can make call, receive SMS, connect to WiFi network, use front and back camera and play with Shell and

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Apple is Filtering “Jailbreak” Term in the US iTunes Store

on May 17th, 2012 by Aamir Usman

Apple is reportedly filtering the “Jailbreak” term from the iTunes items. All the categories are affected with this filter including Apps, songs, albums, podcast episodes, and iTunes U episodes. One of our readers told us that this filter is also blocking the term even in iBooks. Few moments ago I myself searched the term “Jailbreak”

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Official Google Drive App for Mac OS X Goes Live for Short Time

on April 17th, 2012 by Aamir Usman

Google’s cloud storage app, Google Drive, is about to go live within few days. TNW reported on its site, after getting the information from some reliable source, that the service would be live on Google domain next week, probably on Tuesday or Wednesday. They also say 5GB free storage option is also coming at the

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The First Image of BlackBerry London with BBX OS Leaked

on November 16th, 2011 by Aamir Usman

The Verge published the story about BlackBerry London which is rumored to be the first phone running on BBX OS. According to the source the image sent to them seems to be a picture of a dummy phone. The actual device is still under development.

All Kindle Models Announced By Amazon: Kindle, Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire

on September 28th, 2011 by Aamir Usman

Amazon’s event is still going on and so far the company has unveiled three types of Kindle on the stage. One is called, simply, Kindle, the other one is Kindle Touch and the third Kindle is Kindle Fire. Here are the specifications of these models and their prices extracted from the event. Kindle Fire: It

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Samsung Galaxy S II Sales Reaches 10 Million In Just 5 Months [Still The iPhone 4 Is Better]

on September 27th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

The Android OS dominated smartphone, Samsung Galaxy S II, which was released by the Korean gadgets developing company back in April, has rocked the smartphone market. It has been on the top of the chart. Being much more faster than the iPhone 4, and having a bigger screen accompanied by better contrast and resolution, it

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HTC Runnymede’s Pics And Video Leaked

on September 26th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

HTC’s new yet-to-come Android Phone, dubbed as the HTC Runnymede has been spotted across the web. HTC has been constantly on the go for producing new kind of Android and Windows Phone. In the past few days, there have been rumors and pics circulating all through the web of upcoming HTC phones. Only at the beginning of

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Pics Of A Mysterious BlackBerry, Possibly BlackBerry 9980 Leaked

on September 11th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

Is a new BlackBerry about to be released? It looks like a new device, possibly BlackBerry 9980, is around the corner, as pics of a new BlackBerry with a quite new design have leaked to the web. Now, you see, it is quite a new design though not bad. This photo first leaked through a

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Apple Helps In Finding Of A Downed Plane In Chile With The Help Of “Find My iPhone”

on September 8th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

Well, we’ve heard many advantages and uses of the Apple services as well as its devices. Well, you would really have been surprised by reading the title of this post. We’ll just give you a bit of background information about the “Find My iPhone” feature. This feature was introduced by Apple back in 2009, so

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Photos and Specs Leaked Of The Upcoming HTC Amaze 4G (Ruby)

on September 6th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

HTC has been on the ready for the past few months. Rumors have been coming about new HTC Android phones and Windows Phones for the past few days keeping up the competition between iPhone and Android OS (Windows Phone is just a developing OS for now). Google has been on the same line, though Google

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Amazon Kindle Specifications, Price, Release Date Surface Through Reliable Source

on September 4th, 2011 by Aamir Usman

Earlier we have shared a rumor about Amazon Kindle Tablet but at that time it was very difficult to confirm it. This time we have a reliable person from TechCrunch who claims that the Kindle tablet exists and that he has actually played with it. MG Siegler says the device is being tested at Amazon’s

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HTC Announces 2 Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” HTC Titan and HTC Radar, Prices And Specs Revealed

on September 2nd, 2011 by ahmedrehan

Today, HTC announced its latest windows phone 7.5 “Mango“. HTC Titan and HTC Radar were the dubbed names of these new handsets. While the Titan one is giant sized 5.2 by 2.2 by 0.4 inches, bigger even than the HTC sensation, the HTC Radar is much the usual size 4.7 by 2.4 by 0.4 inches.

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“iEmu Project”, A New Project That Will Allow You To Use iOS Apps On Windows, Linux And Probably Android Too

on August 31st, 2011 by ahmedrehan

This is a most interesting project announced by a funding website, Kickstar. This project would allow us to use  iOS apps on Windows and Linux, and most probably Android platform too, in other words it will act as an emulator. Kickstar is a most popular funding platform for creative projects. It has been a source

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Samsung Hires HP Exec, Another Step Towards Buying WebOS or PC Business?

on August 30th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

Earlier Samsung was rumored of buying Web OS from Hp but today a new move from the Korean company strengthens the rumor. Samsung has hired HP’s ex-vice president of PSG marketing Raymond Wah to handle Samsung’s PC sales. Besides this hiring there are other two factors which point us to believe on this rumor. The

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Amazon Working on Kindle Scribe – Can it Kill Apple’s Famous iPad?

on August 30th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

There have been a lot of rumors on the upcoming tablet known as Kindle Scribe by Amazon which is being called “the iPad killer” in the Tablet market. Almost every tablet producing company has boasted about its tablet, taking the throne away from Apple’s iPad, though all of it has been pure hype, and none

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Galaxy S II LTE And Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE Announced By Samsung

on August 29th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

Samsung has announced Galaxy S II LTE and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, unexpectedly before the IFA trade show,  which takes place in Berlin from 2 to 7 September. It was expected that Samsung would announce the latest version of their devices in the IFA trade show but Samsung has got ahead trying to top the

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Razer’s Gaming Laptop “Switchblade” Will Make Its Debut At The End Of 2011 At $2799.99

on August 28th, 2011 by ahmedrehan

Gaming hardware manufacturer Razer, earlier promised an announcement today, something that would show the love of Razer for PC gaming. Everyone expected a new mouse or a keyboard, but Razer today launched what might be the most attractive gaming laptop to date. Razer is launching its own laptop which the company is calling the “Switchblade

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Comex, the Man Behind JailbreakMe Joins Apple for an Internship

on August 26th, 2011 by Aamir Usman

Nicholas Allegra, a 19 year old guy and a student of Brown University, who is well known as Comex in Jailbreak Community will be starting an internship with Apple from next week. He announced his hiring on his twitter page few hours ago. Comex is very popular among jailbreak community due to his JailbreakMe tool

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Police Arrests First PS3 Jailbreaker in South Africa

on August 5th, 2011 by Aamir Usman

According to South African online newspaper Beeld, yesterday the South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Unit arrested a person involved in PS3 jailbreaking and selling illegal copies of games and other stuff. This raid was conducted in Parktown, Johannesburg, after receiving criminal complaints from the South African Federation Against Copyright Theft (SAFACT). The members of

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