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This music industry site was hacked and redirected to The Pirate Bay
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/2d1261bd0c806e7bd81c63e5a3c838e3.jpg The music industry just can't win. TorrentFreak reports that less than 24 hours after Argentina implemented a new blockade for The Pirate Bay following complaints from the music industry's Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF), hackers invaded CAPIF's website and turned it into "a fully functioning and blockade-circumventing Pirate Bay proxy." Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/7c56ac4ebba0b4ad794a0ef6d8d4c173._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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The iPhone is more important to Apple than ever before
by Guest Ben Zigterman- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/ba46cf6f49ef0cf061dc00655e788fb2.jpg Apple is announcing its third-quarter earnings on July 22nd, but in the meantime we'll have to be satisfied with hearing the projections of various financial analysts. Today’s latest predictions come from Maynard Um at Wells Fargo Securities, and in a report picked up by AppleInsider, he projects that Apple will beat Wall Street predictions and have another record quarter based almost solely on the strength of iPhone sales. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/fe1e7ed52d441c897482d564389b800a._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Here’s what gaming will be like on the Chromecast when mirroring becomes available
by Guest Robert Nazarian- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/8d7ef533e25ca38c8a917f62eb54f177.png We saw a ton of new stuff last week at Google I/O, but one thing that didn’t get as much press was mirroring for the Chromecast. Mirroring will allow you to cast whatever is on your Android device’s display to your TV. This should open up to more gaming via the Chromecast. You could use your phone as a controller, but what would make it even more interesting is to use your phone as a “motion” controller. Anuj Tandon from Rolocule Games has posted a demo video of his Motion Tennis game using a Nexus 5 as a motion controller while casing to Chromecast. The biggest question is going to be…
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More details on HTC Volantis surface, Boomsound speakers 64 GB of storage on board
by Guest Jared Peters- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/a608fb5de0fbfeba4bb74c1296ea8898.png More details have surfaced about HTC’s rumored upcoming Nexus tablet. The rumors confirm a few things we’ve already heard, but don’t match up with others. According to @evleaks, we should expect the Volantis to launch with an all-aluminum body and Boomsound speakers, both of which are HTC’s biggest marketing features right now. The screen resolution is also pegged at 2560 x 1600, which is a much more common aspect ratio than what we previously heard. Under the hood, HTC is planning on launching this device with NVIDIA’s K1 CPU, although they’re testing and prototyping the dev…
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European pricing for Samsung Galaxy Ace 4, Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Young 2 revealed
by Guest Jeff Causey- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/ec909df9694ed400f4aa4430b396617b.jpg When Samsung announced four new budget-conscious phones, at least based on the low end hardware, earlier this week one key piece of information missing was the actual pricing. Samsung Netherlands has now revealed pricing for three of the models. The Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 comes with an initial retail price of €219 ($299 USD) and the Galaxy Core II will sell for €179 ($244 USD). The base level Galaxy Young 2 comes with a €99 ($135 USD) price tag. Pricing for the Galaxy Star 2 was not announced, but should be close to the same price point as the Galaxy Young 2. Although the devices are all…
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Samsung Scandinavia leaks some tablet information
by Guest Jeff Causey- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/4c39925814eb623ce0e0a354148b9476.jpg It is not much, but the Samsung Scandinavia site has leaked some information indicating they may be getting ready to start selling a couple new tablet devices. What is unclear is whether these are new models or just models already available elsewhere and they are just getting new model numbers for the Scandinavian market. The two pages that Samsung Scandinavia posted are placeholders for device information. They do not reveal anything about the devices themselves except for the model numbers. Those are SM-T360 and SM-T365. This appears to put the devices in the Galaxy Tab 4 line. Curre…
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Google’s DevArt exhibition starts tomorrow with unique code-based pieces
by Guest Justin Herrick- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/503a30ba54875f1791c1834b92cb4126.jpg Tomorrow, some very unique pieces of art will be put on display in London. Google’s DevArt exhibition showcases art that was entirely designed using code. At the start of the year, Google opened up applications and now it is ready to put on display what people have completed. One of the more interesting pieces is from Zach Lieberman. He has designed a digital piano that utilizes live radio feeds from across the world for notes. Cloud servers grab sounds similar to the musical note and return to be played on a 360-degree speaker. This is so that the sound resembles the area where it is…
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You can shape the Xbox One’s future – here’s how
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/4febb242ee64cd8bba733765169efe89.jpg Microsoft is continuing to streamline the Xbox One Preview program with a new Dashboard app which allows members of the program to send feedback and see the changelog without leaving their couches. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/863b8ba4539b35207fccad3e1a9a89a5._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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This real life recreation of the Grand Theft Auto V trailer is the greatest thing you’ll see...
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/1d4bebe849d75d24e00d205bf8750058.jpg Why on Earth would anyone want to make a real life recreation of a trailer for a video game? Because it's awesome, that's why. The team at Zapruder Pictures recently released a truly amazing recreation of Rockstar Games' trailer for the smash hit Grand Theft Auto V. Every single scene has been acted out by live actors and some nifty special effects fill in the blanks. The result is a recreation so great that even Rockstar Games had to tweet it out in appreciation. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/5588056759c61a5cb21a3684c391dbf5._.gif Via BRG - Boy Gen…
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Just how far will Google go to make the world forget you?
by Guest Tero Kuittinen- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/71cd7763c9d550495fc3d680afffb27f.jpg The Guardian is now starting to report on the bizarre first wave of Google search results that are being erased thanks to the so-called "right to be forgotten" ruling. After a European court ruled that individuals have the right to demand that "inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant" search results be erased, we are now witnessing the first signs of random people's awkward and embarrassing incidents vanishing from collective consciousness. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/979ee9612985eb94aa696f8ab4753aec._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Facebook’s Sandberg says company’s mood manipulation experiment was ‘never meant to upset you’
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/dd3d53a2cac29bb1e64e9fc02bacf8ba.jpeg Facebook made waves this week when it was revealed that the social network had been conducting social experiments on nearly 700,000 of its users in order to see how their mood could be manipulated based on the content they saw on their news feeds. As you might expect, the Internet was outraged, but The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is trying to quell the anger by admitting that the terms were "poorly communicated." Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/372ea2844c21d39b20ad6f1f8041f358._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Why Windows Phone isn’t going away anytime soon
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/9793a4e22d9eea37996e6501985571a0.jpg No sane person would argue that Windows Phone is a powerhouse in the mobile world, because it's clearly not. However, I think that BGR contributor Tero Kuittinen takes things too far when he says that Windows Phone's failure to gain traction in the United States, China and other key markets means that we're seeing the "death knell" of Microsoft's mobile platform. There are a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest one is that Microsoft simply can't afford to ditch Windows Phone unless it wants to get out of the software platform business all together. Continue reading... http://androi…
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The Galaxy F in crystal clear gets a, well, crystal clear press render
by Guest Jack Holt- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/b7c82a938da156c9c3e5eccc0bd1020a.pngYeeeaah, Samsung, if you could just go ahead and release the Galaxy F already…. That would be great. As everyone can see, @evleaks gave us, as he puts it, a view of the Galaxy F in crystal clear. As we can see, the press render is pretty crystal clear itself. Similarly set up — in hardware design — to the Galaxy S 5, the brushed back is shown off in all its glory. As we know from rumors, leaks and whispers the F will have a QHD screen and the latest Snapdragon processor from Qualcomm. It’ll will come with a 16 MP camera with OIS and 3GB of RAM. Of course, that won’t be until the beast of…
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Microsoft Office for Android tablets is getting very close
by Guest Robert Nazarian- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/a3f83a0692f0550c6889ed537da1994d.jpg While Google continues to update the Docs and Sheets apps, there is still a lot of you that just can’t get away from Microsoft Office. With it already being available on iOS, it’s only a matter of time till it hits Android right? Based on the fact that Microsoft is looking for testers as part of a closed beta can only mean that we are pretty close. The Microsoft Office suite for Android will include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and will only be available on tablets. You can sign up for the beta at Microsoft’s SharePoint site, which we have linked below. At the time of this post, the…
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HTC hits testing phase with selfie phone HTC Eye
by Guest Jack Holt- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/89b1493d45d7d43851cfff3751e4caa8.jpgThose of you with desires to take selfies from dusk until dawn may have a new phone designed just for you coming out in the coming months. According to evleaks, the HTC Eye is a selfie phone and according to his latest tweet, the phone has entered testing phases at AT&T. http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/8f020a29c8f13a4cf8b905361d48668f.pngSo if talking numerous selfies is your thing then this may be for you. We’re not sure on anything other than it entering a testing phase. If we had to venture a guess — based on the M8 which has a 5MP front shooter — the Eye will have som…
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Amazon Fire Phone isn’t setting the world on ‘fire’
by Guest Robert Nazarian- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/c651f501ae1f085a86caa4a78c93742b.jpg Seriously!! Was anyone excited about the Amazon Fire Phone after it was announced? I know I wasn’t, and there can’t be too many of you that were. Based on Amazon’s own best-selling electronics category, it’s not doing too well. It was in fourth-place two days after the announcement of the device, but it has dropped pretty rapidly since then. As of today, the 32 GB model sits at 61, and the 64 GB model isn’t even on the list. Is anyone shocked by this? This is just another ego-driven device that makes no sense. There is really only ONE reason to buy the Amazon Fire Phone, and that …
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Samsung can’t catch a break as it’s suppliers are accused of poor work conditions
by Guest Jack Holt- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/5c17f4afc9f365268979b35f762d6961.jpgSome of you may remember that earlier in the year BusinessWeek released a report highlighting the poor work conditions at Samsung’s semiconductor plants. It made such a big stink, that the Korean company came out saying it would improve conditions of its plant by year’s end. However it looks like Samsung’s problems are only getting worse after an annual social responsibility report found a large amount of safety discrepancies. A third-party audit from December of last year found that a large number of these still fail to provide workers with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE). A…
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TWC customers are begging the government to kill the Comcast merger
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/45a7690f33ba80e945d8d4d9aa2ad855.jpg What does it say about Comcast and Time Warner Cable that some of the people most opposed to their merger are those who know them the best: Namely, their customers. Ars Technica's Jon Brodkin has been digging through some of the public comments that have been filed with the New York Public Service Commission and has found that many TWC customers are absolutely pleading with the government to block the merger because they worry the combined companies will provide even worse customer service and will raise prices even higher. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCach…
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Looking to upgrade your old iPhone 5? Don’t trade it in at an Apple Store
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/239e1afd86d7fc8fa67ca99c7aaead65.jpg Apple's next-generation iPhone 6 and iPhone phablet are expected to be significantly larger than the company's current smartphones. Millions of customers will be delighted by the fact that they can now purchase an iPhone with a bigger display, but millions more don't want a larger smartphone. For them, now may be the perfect time to upgrade their old iPhone 5 handsets — but trading in your iPhone 5 at the Apple Store for credit toward your new iPhone 5c or iPhone 5s is no longer a good idea. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/5a6968d274559618b6b9cbe4d2249c8…
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Cortana still has a perfect record at predicting World Cup elimination round matches
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/27115240bda149ebde87bbdb73f78ddd.jpg You'd be rolling in money right now if you took World Cup gambling advice from Microsoft's virtual personal assistant. As Business Insider points out, Cortana still has a perfect record at prediction World Cup elimination round matches after correctly forecasting the United States' defeat at the hands of Belgium on Wednesday. There's absolutely nothing mystical about Cortana's prognostications, of course, since it's making assessments based on a variety of tangible factors including team records, the weather and home-field advantage. Nonetheless, this is a neat feat for Microsoft's version o…
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You can now hack Android L
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/b7156e95c623b43cf9d412bc72621f0a.jpg Hackers, start your engines — Andorid L is ready to be picked apart and made even more awesome. Google has released the source code for its brand new mobile operating system, currently referred to as "Android L." The Android L source code has been made available through the Android Open Source Project website for the Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 tablet (current-generation model and previous-generation model) and Nexus 10 tablet. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/214797e6f4382c98eaa1861c69a0b277._.gif Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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GALAXY F LEAK: New leak gives us our best look yet at Samsung's most gorgeous smartphone ever
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/3a92b56addd1b86a285198f29feeeb5d.jpg Is Samsung finally getting ready to unveil the smartphone we've all been waiting for? Samsung's top smartphones have all have a few things in common over the past few years. They have all had gorgeous displays and plenty of nifty features, and they have all featured plastic cases that feel cheap and flimsy. According to a series of leaks, however, we may soon finally be able to get our hands on an awesome high-end Samsung smartphone with a premium look and feel that matches its premium specs. Continue reading... http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/54dea5c5ff3a27590e0df88b30e82f…
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Ouya 12-month all access pass goes live, then sells out
by Guest Christian de Looper- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/136471cd8d62c95fa8077ab42b95e8ae.png Ouya has launched an “all access” pass which can be purchased for $59.99, granting the user access to every game in the Ouya library for an entire year. It is, however, only being tested, so it may not be available for very long. While the pass currently shows up as sold out, a new batch should be available soon. To check and see if you can buy the pass for yourself, simply head to the Ouya website. Source: Droid Gamers Come comment on this article: Ouya 12-month all access pass goes live, then sells out Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! …
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Google to rename Google Play All Access to “Google Play unlimited music subscription”
by Guest Christian de Looper- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/8bb3bc85eed99103efa5df7a7b5b2a86.jpg According to a new Google support page that may have been updated a little too early, Google Play All Access might be getting a rebrand, soon being known as “Google Play unlimited music subscription.” The support page in question is for the Nexus 7 that currently offers Google Play Music All Access. The text on the page reads as follows: A Google Play unlimited music subscription (previously known as Google Play Music All Access) entitles subscribers to listen to unlimited music from the song titles available within Google Play on a monthly basis. While the change is likely…
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Additional Samsung Galaxy S 5 Google Play Edition press render leaks, this time without...
by Guest Justin Herrick- 0 replies
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http://androidforum.us/data/MetaMirrorCache/068a2645e55c2748788748d692831e6f.png Earlier in the day, an image of the Galaxy S 5 Google Play Edition leaked. And a little while after that the image above surfaced. The difference between the two is that this one lacks the onscreen buttons that were present earlier. Other than that, this is the exact same press render. And it is still the same Samsung device in terms of hardware, just running stock Android on the inside. Source: @evleaks (Official site) Come comment on this article: Additional Samsung Galaxy S 5 Google Play Edition press render leaks, this time without onscreen buttons Visit TalkAndroid for And…