Ten apps add Chromecast support including some with locally stored content
If you’re a Chromecast owner, then you just got a little present from some hardworking Android developers. Make that, a big present since 10 new apps have been added to the “Chromecast family.” According to Google, starting today you can enjoy more photos, videos and music…
Completed Firefox 26 brings a new Android home screen (video)
Firefox 26 has exited beta at last, and it includes a few big treats for Android users. The mobile browser now includes a promised home screen with quick access to favorite pages, bookmarks and the Reading List. There’s also new optimizations for …
Microsoft’s Socl social network gets iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8 apps
The Microsoft Research team launched Socl in beta form a little over a year ago — and yes, it is still very much alive. Now, Redmond’s experiment could potentially have a more extensive reach, thanks to newly launched applications on iOS, Android…
Google Hangouts app update tweaks texts and group messaging
Since Google bundling text messages into Hangouts, it’s had its share of quirks, and the Android app’s latest update addresses a few of them. If you were aggravated by the application converting group messages to MMS by default (and the possible u…
LG, Sharp, Qualcomm and others team up to make your house even smarter
In the rush to connect our personal devices, manufacturers have often launched products and platforms that run completely independently of the gadgets we already own. In an effort to break down those barriers and encourage innovation in connected …
CyanogenMod 11 Screencast video recording is as easy as taking a screenshot
One of Android KitKat’s new features is a way for developers to easily make video recordings with the SDK, but what about every day users? After previously demonstrating display streaming software, CyanogenMod developer Koushik Dutta has released …
Qualcomm releases proximity beacons that track Android and iOS shoppers
Short-range location services are all the rage these days, but they’re nothing without the Bluetooth beacons that make them possible. Qualcomm is fulfilling that behind-the-scenes need today by releasing its Gimbal proximity beacons. Both the tiny…
Leaked document tips Android 4.4 KitKat for mid-range smartphones
According to a leaked document, Samsung plans to update select models in the mid-range of to Android 4.4 KitKat. Models alleged to see the update include the Galaxy S4 Mini, Galaxy S3 Mini, Galaxy Ace 3, Galaxy S Advance, Galaxy Ace 2, Galaxy Core, Galaxy Fame and Galaxy Fresh….
CyanogenMod to encrypt text messages by default with latest update
Android users worried that the government is spying on their smartphone now have a new privacy option: CyanogenMod. Starting with today’s nightly 10.2 build, the custom firmware will encrypt SMS and MMS messages sent to any device using the TextSe…
Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 to bring LTE and 64-bit support to emerging markets
We knew it was only a matter of time before Qualcomm came out with its own chipset capable of supporting 64-bit, but we figured it’d be in something a little more… high-end. The Snapdragon 410, however, is a 28nm SoC that seems to be focused mor…
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