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New study names Samsung the leader in smartphone patents
by Guest Jeff Causey- 0 replies
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Samsung, with a vast portfolio of smartphone devices and more seeming to hit the market on a weekly basis, is also the leader in patents related to smartphones. According to a new study by Thomson Reuters, Samsung applied for 2,179 patents related to smartphones, more than three times the number applied for by their biggest rival, Apple, which had 647 patents. According to the report, LG came in second with 1,678 patents as it works on moving up to the number three position in the smartphone market. Other companies with significant numbers of patents related to smartphones included Qualcomm with 1,383, Sony with 1,071, Panasonic with 976, and Sharp with 963. source…
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Yes, Nest will start sharing data with Google
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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Nest co-founder Matt Rogers on Monday announced on its blog the Nest Developer Program, an awesome initiative that will allow developers to use their devices and apps together with Google’s Nest products for even more advanced home control. What Nest didn’t say in its announcement is that Google will obviously be one of the partners involved, which means some data will be shared with the company. However, Nest later confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that limited data will be shared with Google, in order to enable Google Now functionality. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Google’s next attack on the living room will focus on games
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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Google desperately wants to be invited into your living room, as the company had so far various hits and misses in its relentless attack on home entertainment. The Chromecast was an immense success, following the Google TV which failed to grab enough attention from TV buyers and the Nexus Q, which failed to actually ship to consumers. However, Google won’t give up on its TV-related plans, and will introduce a new Android TV product at Google I/O, The Wall Street Journal has learned. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Here’s one huge difference between the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch model
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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Apple’s upcoming 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 smartphones won’t simply be copies of each other when it comes to hardware, a new report from highly informed KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5Mac and AppleInsider) indicates. The iPhone 6 phablet will have certain differentiating features, supposedly including a better camera. The 5.5-inch model is expected to have a camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), while the smaller 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is said to be equipped with an improved camera that lacks OIS. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Android 5.0 Lollipop name reportedly confirmed
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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Google will unveil its next Android update on Wednesday during its annual Google I/O conference, and Bulgarian blog Nixanbal has learned from a “reliable source” that Google’s Android L release will actually be called Android 5.0 Lollipop, although the publication isn’t revealing any details about it yet. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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You may hate Facebook but it’s still the future of social networks
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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Some people would like you to think that Facebook has a "teenager" problem. You shouldn't listen to them. VentureBeat directs our attention to a new study conducted by curator startup Niche, which surveyed roughly 7,000 teenagers and found 61% of them used Facebook on a daily basis, more than any other social networking service. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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The LG G3 will finally launch in several new markets
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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LG on Tuesday finally announced an international launch date for its recently unveiled G3 flagship smartphone, revealing that various regions will get the handset later this week. Available so far only in South Korea, the G3 will start selling on June 27 in various Asian markets including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. The rest of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and other regions will get the handset in July. A few weeks ago, Carphone Warehouse confirmed it will launch the handset in the U.K. on July 1. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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80% of Flappy Bird clones on Android and iOS contain malware
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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As if the Flappy Bird phenomenon wasn't infectious enough to begin with, the torrent of clones that followed the app's release might be leading to an even bigger problem. USA Today shares the data from McAfee Labs' latest Threat Report, which sampled over 300 of the Flappy Bird clones on the App Store and Google Play only to find that 238 or "almost 80% of them contained malware." Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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A few lucky students are going to be able to rent drones this fall
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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Why check out a book when you could check out a drone? That's the decision many students at the University of South Florida are going to be facing when the school library reopens following major renovations. In an effort to provide a more technologically up-to-date environment for students to work in, USF opened a SMART (Science, Math, and Research Technology) Lab on the second floor of the library in 2012. This year, the updating continued. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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It's been said before but it bears repeating: Microsoft inexplicably shot itself in the foot in creative and amazing ways when it unveiled the Xbox One last year. Whether it was telling gamers who didn't want to check in online once a day to buy an Xbox 360 or being completely unable to coherently explain its reasons for putting new restrictions on used games, Microsoft spent 2013's E3 making one unforced error after another. To the company's credit, it has backtracked off some of its most controversial decisions but that may not have been enough to fully reverse the damage that Microsoft did to itself last year. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Minuum designs circular keyboard for Android Wear
by Guest Harrison Kaminsky- 0 replies
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The smartwatch concept is still finding its place in the world. With each new prototype or model released, unique features will be released to either improve upon or completely change what currently exists. These changes, of course, are for the better, and help answer questions surrounding an ever-evolving idea. One of these questions, of course, is how people will use these uber-small screens to type. (Or will we not even need keyboards in the future? Will we eventually become accustomed to voice searching for everything?) For circular screens in particular, this presents a unique problem. But Minuum, a keyboard developer, has come up with a new idea, seen abo…
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Google issues Android 4.4.3 update for Nexus 7 (2013) with LTE
by Guest Justin Herrick- 0 replies
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While many Nexus devices are already receiving Android 4.4.4, Google is making sure one of its tablets don’t fall too far behind. The Nexus 7 (2013) with LTE is receiving Android 4.4.3. Google has posted the factory images and binaries, ready for your consumption. We do not know how far behind Android 4.4.4 is for this tablet, but we would have to assume it will not be to long. Just hit the links below to grab everything as the over-the-air (OTA) update has yet to go live. [Factory images] [Binaries] Come comment on this article: Google issues Android 4.4.3 update for Nexus 7 (2013) with LTE Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more! …
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Google+ adds Auto Awesome Effects and the ability to adjust previous edits
by Guest Robert Nazarian- 0 replies
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Google+ Photos continues to improve with a couple of new options announced today. First up is Auto Awesome Effects. This will stylize your land and cityscape photos, assuming you upload them to your Google+ account. Look for them to show automatically, just like other Auto Awesome features. You can even refine it by further editing these images if you wish. Next up is the ability to adjust those photos that you previously edited. Say, you made a lot of changes to one particular photo such as cropping it, adding a frame, and an effect. Now you can change one of the aspects that you previously changed while keeping everything else intact. So you could switch out the fr…
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Google Glass welcomes 12 new Glassware services
by Guest Justin Herrick- 0 replies
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Right before Google I/O starts tomorrow, Glass owners can toy with some new Glassware. There are 12 new services being added to be exact. The new Glassware services cover categories like personal fitness, sports, news, and cooking. Hit the break for the full list with a description of each. Runtastic is your personal trainer. You’ll have a collection of workouts to help whip you into shape or push you to reach your fitness goals. 94Fifty Basketball works with the 94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball to help you with your game. It measures muscle memory that the human eye can’t see. You’ll get feedback after each shot to help you shoot like Ray Allen. (ok, maybe not…
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Google comes to the rescue, offers $150 in credits for Verizon / Chromebook Pixel debacle
by Guest Robert Nazarian- 0 replies
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Yesterday, it was reported that Verizon decided to kill off the 2-year offer of 100mb per month of 4G LTE that was given to many Chromebook Pixel owners. For whatever reason, they cut it off at the 1-year mark leaving owners hanging. Well leave it to Google to come to the rescue. They are offering a credit of $150 to all those who bought the Chromebook Pixel when the deal was offered. “While this particular issue is outside of our control, we appreciate that this issue has inconvenienced some of our users,” a Google spokesperson said. The credits will come in the form of Visa gift cards, so I guess the good news is that you don’t have to use these funds to buy dat…
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This incredible keyboard app is already waiting for the Moto 360 to come out of hiding
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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The Moto 360 is one of the most hotly anticipated smartwatches of the year, with Google expected to share more details about it, and about other Android Wear devices from LG and Samsung, on Wednesday. While the smartwatch has yet to hit stores, Minuum already has an awesome keyboard app waiting for the Moto 360 to be launched. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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We are a step closer to a smartphone that weighs less than a dime
by Guest Tero Kuittinen- 0 replies
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You may not have heard of them before, but I can tell you that Aerogels are cool. They are ultra-porous materials that are whipped up from silica gel or even aluminum oxide and may weigh just 15% more than air. Because they consist of so many microscopic air pockets, they are incredibly effective insulators. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Startup takes on Google with $10,000 accessory that could turn your car into a driverless car
by Guest Zach Epstein- 0 replies
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News of Google's work on driverless cars certainly finds its way into the media more often than news covering other companies in the space, but that hardly means Google is the only company making exciting progress. While Google is hard at work producing its own autonomous vehicles, San Francisco-based startup Cruise Automation is taking a different approach to tackling the same market. Instead of developing its own vehicles, the company has created a $10,000 accessory that may someday be able to be retrofitted to any car to turn it into a driverless car. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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New Google Glass surveillance trick really shows why we need alternatives to passwords
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell have discovered a way to steal iPad passwords with help of camera-equipped devices, Wired reports, including Google Glass, the iPhone 5s, a Samsung smartwatch and a Logitech webcam. To make this work, though, you'll also need to install software onto your device that takes into account the tablet’s geometric position and is able to track the shadows of finger taps on the screen. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Microsoft has become completely fed up with the U.S. government’s surveillance programs
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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Microsoft has been one of many technology companies standing up to the U.S. government in response to unwarranted, rampant data collection. CNET reports that Microsoft's top lawyer, Brad Smith, spoke on Tuesday morning at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. to reiterate his stance that the unchecked data collection should be put to an end. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Here’s why the Galaxy Tab S has the best tablet display ever
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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Samsung's trend of crafting unbeatably attractive displays continues with the release of the Galaxy Tab S. According to the latest display technology shoot-out at DisplayMate, the Galaxy Tab S has "the best performing tablet display" that the team of experts has ever tested. In fact, the performance is almost identical to the display of the Galaxy S5, which received the same honor in the smartphone category. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Dumbest thief ever logs into Facebook on victim’s computer during burglary, forgets to log out
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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The world is full of truly stupid would-be criminals but one Minnesota man might have just taken the crown for the title of World's Stupidest Thief. CBS Minnesota reports that police arrested 26-year-old Nicholas Wig for allegedly burglarizing a home in South St. Paul on June 19th after his victim discovered that Wig had used his computer to log into his Facebook page and never logged out before leaving. When police arrived to arrest Wig, they also found that he was wearing his victim's wrist watch, which obviously won't help with any potential defense. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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GET PUMPED, ANDROID FANS: The next major version of Android will launch at Google I/O this week
by Guest Brad Reed- 0 replies
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Google doesn't always launch major new versions of Android at Google I/O but we now have confirmation that it's going to do so this year. In a long profile of Google Android boss Sundar Pichai at Bloomberg Businessweek, the publication reveals toward the very end of the piece that Pichai "will preview the next [Android] release (Lollipop? Lemonhead?) for the first time at I/O rather than waiting until the fall." Last year we had to wait until the fall to get our first look at Android 4.4 KitKat but Pichai explains to Bloomberg Businessweek that the company has decided to push things up this year because "I want the world to understand what we are doing sooner." We'll be h…
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Too good to be true? Battery-free gadget may be a wild $500,000 Kickstarter scam
by Guest Chris Smith- 0 replies
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iFind, dubbed “the world’s first battery-free item locating tag,” may be one of the coolest Kickstarter projects yet, having already hit over $520,000 in pledges – more than 20 times its initial goal – but it also may be a huge scam. iFind is a tiny device that’s supposed to be used with a smartphone app to quickly locate lost items. While this isn’t a new idea, WeTag says it can do it without the use of a battery. And that’s the crucial detail that causes concern. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report
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Crucial Moto 360 feature confirmed right before its big Google I/O launch
by Guest Jacob Siegal- 0 replies
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Motorola has been hard at work positioning the Moto 360 smartwatch to be a success, most notably through a hugely effective face design competition in which over 1,300 concept artists submitted their vision of the upcoming wearable device. Now the device is likely hours from making its debut at Google I/O and an FCC filing has been uncovered detailing one of its most exciting potential features: wireless charging. Continue reading... Via BRG - Boy Genius Report