Every year in December, Google has come with a list of top searches of that respective year. This list is called as Zeitgeist, it includes from all the events to the most amazing songs, news and technological improvisations. Now Zeitgeist has an official place in Play Store which can be downloaded on your mobile phone.
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Galaxy S III Mini is a device for those people who do not like a very huge phone lik the Samsung Galaxy S III, and if you are one of the users of the Mini and are looking to root your device, then look no further, you can finally root your phone using the following guide, thanks to the guys at XDA.
The HTC Butterfly has been in the news every week, and people can’t just get enough of this monstrous 5″, 1080p device. Peter Chou, CEO of HTC was caught saying that according to initial feedback, the device has become really popular in japan due to which they will be boosting their shipment.
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Last month, it was reported that Google was getting closer to submitting a maps app for iOS. Now, AllThingsD reports that Google plans to release the maps application tonight.
Google plans to release its much-awaited iOS Maps app tonight, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Unlike the Google’s Maps app that was included with iOS 5 and earlier, it is also reported that the new maps app will also offer free turn-by-turn navigation as has been available on Google Maps for Android and which Apple provides in its Maps app.
Earlier this month, we reported that the iTunes Music Store has launched in 56 new countries, nearly doubling the countries with access to the store. In the press released, Apple noted that movies were also being launched in Russia, Turkey, India and Indonesia with “select additional countries” also scheduled to offer the film content.
Now, MacRumors reports that movies had gone live in those countries, AppleInsider has compiled a list of 42 new countries where movies are now available.
– Europe: Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
– Africa, the Middle East and India: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Botswana, Cape Verde, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Zimbabwe
– Asia Pacific: Micronesia, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
– Latin America and the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago
This means that just ten of the 56 countries that started to offer music content earlier this month have yet to begin offering movies. These countries include: Barbados, Bermuda, Burkina Faso, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Uzbekistan.
The Firefox OS is Mozilla’s attempt at the intensely competitive and crowded smartphone game. The OS was announced as an initiative to bring more openness into the mobile ecosystem. Mozilla launched nightly builds of the OS, which in its early stages can be currently made to work on the desktop, but that didn’t stop Modaco user Dazzozo(Daz Jones) from porting it to his phone, the Huawei Ascend G300.
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Google Currents has been on Android for quite some while now, but today it received a major update on the play store, it got bumped up to version 2.0 with loads of new features. Read on to know what has changed.
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Nexus 4 has become a really popular phone both positively and negatively. Google has gone through a problem with their Play store website because of the Nexus 4, they have also been dealing with software glitches, some hardware issues, now to make matters worse Google has suddenly removed factory images and binaries from developers.google.com without any notice.
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Google has just announced that they will be rolling out a new interface for their Google News service in Android tablets. So those who are getting a Nexus 7 or any other Android tablet this Christmas can look out for this new layout.
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Yahoo’s major service like Flickr was being neglected from a long time, last update received for the Flickr iOS app was on 21st December 2011. Now yahoo has come come out with a completely overhauled interface for iOS which is snappy, and mobile friendly.
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HTC has announced a three-year agreement with the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League to become global supplier partner. Through this partnership, UEFA and HTC will promote European club football to a global audience and bring new opportunities to engage with the competitions. Continue reading “HTC becomes official Smartphone partner of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League”
Samsung is the leader when it comes to display technology, they have been manufacturing one of the best displays from quite some time, Samsung had patented the concept of foldable display in South Korea in the year 2006, the recently granted U.S patent for Samsung’s foldable display actually shows some positive light in this concept.
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Cleartrip app is finally available for Android. This app lets you book train tickets across India, domestic & international flights and hotels on the go. You can also access your trips and bookings and make one-touch flight bookings with Expressway. The Cleartrip app for Windows Phone and iPhone were released earlier this year. Continue reading “Cleartrip app now available for Android”
Nexus 7 is one of the most popular Android tablets, mainly because of its good hardware specs and low cost. It was revealed some time back that ASUS was shipping close to 1 Million Nexus 7. now we are hearing reports from supply chain makers across Taiwan that this month they will be crossing the 1 Million mark.
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Oppo has today announced its latest smartphone, the Find 5. The smartphone features high end specifications including a 5″ 1080p IPS screen with 441PPI. Internally you’ll find a Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Processor clocked at 1.5Ghz. Coupled with 2GB of RAM, you won’t find it lacking in terms of performance.
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