Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp caused a lot of ripples in the technology world and raised almost all brows across the business and corporate segment with some regulators even claiming that the acquisition…
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Archos unveils 80 Helium 4G tablet and 3 smartphones
Ahead of MWC 2014 next week, Archos has revealed a slew of new devices – 80 Helium 4G tablet, 50c Oxygen, 64 Xenon, and the 40b Titanium smartphones. The new Archos 80…
CERT-In: Microsoft Bing for Android plagued with arbitrary code execution vulnerability
Computer Emergency Response Team-India (CERT-In) has warned all Android users of vulnerability in Microsoft Bing on their phones which may be exploited to run arbitrary code. According to CERT-In, “A flaw has…
Amazon Coins arrive in Android land
Amazon has announced that its virtual currency, Coins, is now available on Android devices in the US, UK and Germany. Users will be able to buy, spend and even earn Amazon Coins…
Samsung lowering risk factor with Tizen powered Galaxy Gear 2
Samsung and Google have come closer than ever since the two tech giants signed a global patent licensing agreement last month , but the South Korean consumer electronics giant isn’t giving up…
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear 2 to ditch Android for Tizen?
The new iteration of Samsung’s Gear smartwatch will be powered by Tizen, instead of Google’s Android operating system, reports USA Today. Samsung is likely to launch Galaxy Gear 2 powered by Tizen…
BlackBerry releases BBM for Android Gingerbread
BlackBerry has released BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android Gingerbread devices as promised, which can be downloaded from the Google Play store or the BBM website. The company earlier teased that it was…
Photo taken with Nokia X A110 aka Nokia Normandy surfaces
A photo allegedly taken with Nokia X A110 aka Nokia Normandy has surfaced on the web and according to EXIF information, it is all but confirmed that Nokia’s first Android smartphone indeed…
Parent finds adult content on kid’s phone downloaded for free from Google Play Store
A concerned mother wrote a letter to her local MP Stephen Barclay after she found that her son was downloading adult content from Google Play Store and that too through a section…
Google wants all smartphones launched in 2014 to run Android 4.4 KitKat
A new set of leaked documents indicate that Google is taking a firm action to target fragmentation in 2014 and wants all Android smartphones releasing this year to run Android 4.4 KitKat….
Google, Apple reject games with word ‘Flappy’
Apple and Google have started to reject submissions with the word ‘Flappy’ in the name on IP infringement grounds – a move to stop the flow of plethora of Flappy Bird clones…
Android tablet usage grows more than 300 percent in the UK
A study conducted by the Cloud, one of UK’s leading public WiFi hotspot providers, has revealed that popularity of Android powered tablet devices has increased many folds during the holiday season. The…
Android openness has strings attached claims new report
Android has always been referred to as an open system which is completely free to use and imposes no licensing restrictions. However, newly disclosed documents reveals that strings are attached when one…
Nokia X, Lumia 635 undergoing intensive testing in India
Folks over at Nokia India are busy testing out Nokia X and Lumia 635 extensively, new reports coming from India have claimed. The Finnish mobile phone giant is expected to unveil a…
BT launches Android-powered Home SmartPhone S with nuisance call blocker
British Telecom (BT) has launched a new Home SmartPhone S device to keep its users updated with the latest Android technology across the world, while still giving them utility of a home…