Samsung Exynos devices kernel vulnerability
A security vulnerability affecting Samsung devices has recently been discovered by members of the XDA Developers forum.
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VLC Media Player for Android
VLC Media Player is one of the most popular desktop music and video player for desktop systems.
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Use your Android phone as a Flashlight
Having to unlock your car door in a parking spot with bad lighting, or the door to your house, or having to search for something that you have dropped in the da
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Changelog Droid: Android apps update information
Android apps that you have installed from Google's Play store update automatically, usually.
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Great Windows Apps is a Windows Store alternative
I already mentioned yesterday that Microsoft's decision to offer Windows Store only as a program on the Windows 8 operating system and not the Internet a failur
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Gmail for Android Moves to 4.2, adds more features
Gmail, along with other Google services, is a core part of the company's Android operating system for phones and tablets.
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Advanced Mobile Care for Android
IOBit's Advanced Mobile Care for Google Android can be best described as a system maintenance tool collection.
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How to uninstall Android apps quickly
If you have installed an Android application that is annoying you with notifications, either app related or ads related, you may be inclined to uninstall the ap
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The official Outlook.com Android app has been released
Outlook.
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Adblock Plus released for Google Android
The popular Adblock Plus ad blocking program has been ported to Android where it is now available on Google's Play store.
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Moving to a new device? Don't lose your Angry Birds progress
There isn't much question that Angry Birds has become a bit a of a worldwide phenomena.
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Mute your Android phone with your hand
Have you ever tried to dampen the sound coming out of your phone with your hands, for instance after it started ringing in a place where it should
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Turn off Android 4.2's Lockscreen widgets
A so called lock screen is displayed when you lock your phone manually or when it gets automatically locked after a certain inactivity period.
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Pin Steam adds your Steam games to Windows 8's start screen
The popular Steam gaming platform is not - yet - available as a Windows Store application.
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Watch television with Windows 8's Live TV application
Live TV is without doubt one of the cooler applications that has been released for Windows 8 up until now.
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Tile A File: add any file to the Windows 8 start screen
Microsoft limits the type of files and programs that you can pin to the start screen of the Windows 8 operating system.
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Google Updating Play to Version 3.10.9
Google has been pushing new updates to the Play store for Android at a rather fast pace lately.
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Use Plan B to find your stolen or lost Android phone
The chance of getting your smartphone back when it gets stolen is slim, right? That's especially the case if you do not have some form of application or softwar
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Cross-platform Nokia Maps Here.net service launched
You can do maps right, like Google does with its service Google Maps, or get lots of flak for your maps application like Apple did when the company switched fro
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Google Search app for Windows 8 update brings YouTube support
I had mixed feelings about Google's Google Search application for Windows 8 for a number of reasons, from missing YouTube video playback support ov
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Control Panel for Android Launches
As of today, there is a new Control Panel app for your Android phone and it is, perhaps, the most comprehensive one so far.
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Lookout Ad Network Detector: Android apps advertisement scanner
It is important to analyze the permissions that applications request that you want to install on your Android smartphone to avoid installing apps that may reque
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Mobento: Search, download and watch educational videos on Android devices
Mobento is a new video learning application for Android devices that originated out of the web service of the same name.
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Chrome gets apps launcher under Windows
Are you using apps in the Google Chrome web browser or Chromium? If you are new to the browser you may need some background information on the difference betwee
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Display all Android apps permissions with G Data AntiVirus Free
Apps stores have become quite popular in recent time thanks to the rise of smartphones and other mobile devices powered by Apple's iOS and Google's Android oper
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Park me Right for Android: never forget where you parked your car again
Have you ever had troubles locating your parked car? Maybe you drove with it to another city for a job interview or shopping and forgot where you parked it exac
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How to back up your Samsung Android phone to PC
Creating regular back ups of your smartphone, in my case the Samsung Galaxy Note II, is an essential task for a number of reasons.
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It's Been a Big Week in Android World
Despite Hurricane Sandy raining on Google's planned Nexus parade in New York City, the company forged ahead with it's new product releases anyway, only issuing
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The Samsung Galaxy Note II from a webmaster perspective
I recently upgraded to the Samsung Galaxy Note II after two years of using a Samsung Galaxy Wave for nothing but phone functionality and SMS messaging.
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Why Google Nexus devices do not have SD card slots
The only Google Nexus device that shipped with an SD card slot was the Nexus One which came out in January 2010.
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How to work with apps on the Windows 8 start screen
If you are not one of the users who decides to sit out on Windows 8 or skip the start screen to go right to the desktop, you may have noticed that […]
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What's New in Android 4.2? A Lot Actually
While all of the new devices got most of the attention yesterday when Google skipped their New York City press event in favor of a simple press rele
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The Windows 8 Kindle Application
If you own a Kindle device you know that the books you download are associated with your Amazon account so that you can access them on other devices as well.
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Photo Sphere for Android 4.2 is like Microsoft Photosynth
If you use the digital camera built in to your smartphone to record the moment, you have two main options to do so.
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Track TV series with SeriesGuide X for Android
If you like to watch TV shows and maybe even are collecting entire TV series on your computer or DVD or Blu-Ray, you may find an application to track TV series,
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E-Codes Free: Food Additives dictionary for Android
Have you ever asked yourself why food often contains food additives indicated by e-codes on the packaging? This may be especially helpful when you are in a fore
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Evernote Introduces Windows 8 App
There has been no shortage of Windows 8 news today.
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What the Skype app for Windows 8 is missing
The Internet was buzzing with news that Microsoft released the Skype app early yesterday during the release of Skype 6.
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What is Xbox SmartGlass?
Xbox SmartGlass is a new application for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 that is being released on October 26 and October 29 respectively when the new operating s
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Camera Zoom FX for Android Gets a Major Update
Every phone today comes with a camera, including even the most basic handsets.
