Nokia’s outsized Lumia 1320 hits the FCC
A little over a month after Nokia unveiled the Lumia 1320 and it’s finally making its way through the FCC. Indeed, the measurements in the filing line up almost exactly with what we saw in Dubai, confirming that the 6-inch smartphone is quite the …
Action Launcher 2.0 Launches Bringing 1-Swipe Quickdrawer and Quickpage Access
Action Launcher 2.0 has hit the Play Store and it is bringing some pretty nifty features to your homescreen. A lot of you might have already tried out Action Launcher, since it has been around for quite some time now, but Chris Lacy keeps on adding features to his baby, and he has brought Action…
Get This Look: Vibrant Skies
We’re huge fans of changing the home screen around a bit and creating a new user experience for our Android. So much so that we present our ongoing series of Get This Look posts. In a nutshell we show you a new layout, app, widget, or icon set for your Android handset and tell you…
Google search on Android now finds results within apps
As much as Google’s search business revolves around the web, the company knows that mobile apps sometimes have more relevant info. Accordingly, Google has updated Android’s native search app and its web-based search to take you directly to content…
NVIDIA GRID cloud gaming service now in open beta for Shield owners in Northern California
NVIDIA Shield owners who downloaded a new software update a couple days ago not only received the ability to stream PC games over 1080p, but were also given the keys to try out NVIDIA’s GRID cloud gaming service before anyone else. Similar to Gaik…
MacUpdate Winter Bundle: 10 Apps for $39.99, Including 6-Month BackBlaze and Anonymizer Subscriptions [Mac Blog]
A few times a year, MacRumors partners with MacUpdate to promote their Mac application bundle deal.
Their latest bundle delivers 10 Mac applications for $39.99 (a $360 value if all purchased separately). Notably, it includes 6-month memberships to Anonymizer, a VPN service, and BackBlaze, an…
Galaxy S5 Benchmarks Surface Showing Very Impressive Specs
Some Galaxy S5 benchmarks have already surfaced courtesy of GFX Bench, and oh are they very impressive. Now this is not confirmed that it is actually the Galaxy S5, but the mysterious model number SM-G900S ran through GFX Bench, and speculations suggest it is in fact the Galaxy S5. The…
Google Wallet for iOS Updated With Single Sign-On, Card Adding via Camera [iOS Blog]
Google Wallet for iOS today received its first update following its initial September release. Version 2.0 of the app adds a new feature that allows people to use the iPhone’s camera to snap pictures of credit cards and debit cards, entering information like card number and expiration date…
Search and Social: How Apple Might Utilize Its $200 Million Topsy Purchase
Following Apple’s $200 million purchase of social analytics firm Topsy earlier this week, a wide variety of analysts and pundits have been considering what Apple might do with the company.
More than anything, Topsy is a search and analytics company, holding a number of search-related…
Carl Icahn Presses for Apple Shareholder Vote on Increased Stock Buyback
Activist investor Carl Icahn has filed paperwork to ask Apple shareholders to recommend a $50 billion share repurchase to Apple’s board of directors.
The request is what’s called a precatory proposal, meaning even if a majority of shares vote in favor, it would not be binding on…
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