Today’s app for Android is News Republic

By James in News No Comments Tags: Android, app, news republic

If you own an Android device and would like to catch-up with the headlines for today while you’re commuting, one app that we recommend for doing that is called News Republic. The app can be downloaded free of charge from Google Play and here’s what it has to offer.

The latest version of the app allows users to read news feeds by creating their own channels, by selecting from the default topics like sports, business, world or technology. In addition to this, you can actually build your own channels by entering a tag in the search box.

The… Continue to Today’s app for Android is News Republic

New iOS 6.0.2 update drains battery on iPhone 5

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, ios 6.0, iPhone 5

Apple has recently pushed a new update for iOS, numbered 6.0.2, and negative comments from iPhone users are starting to show with every hour that passes. Although Apple claims that with the recent update, they fixed an issue concerning WiFi, reports show that that it does more than that.

Among the hot and trending topics in Apple forums are those which refer to the new update draining the battery more than the previous version of iOS used to.

Among these users, there’s one who claims that before applying the update he used to have 75 percent of power… Continue to New iOS 6.0.2 update drains battery on iPhone 5

Send self-destructing messages with Poke app from Facebook

By James in News No Comments Tags: Facebook, messaging app, poke

Do you remember those self-destructing messages that Tom Cruise always receives in every Mission Impossible movie? If you do and happen to have a Facebook account, you can now play with your friends in a similar manner.

The app which Facebook called Poke, will allow its users to send messages that are going to expire in a number of seconds once they have been opened. The concept of destructing in 10 seconds or less a message that you receive, is not that new. I’m saying this because there’s an app called Snapchat, which offers such a feature in the… Continue to Send self-destructing messages with Poke app from Facebook

Android App: Save Battery When Your Device Is in Sleep Mode

By Clarkson in News No Comments Tags: Android, battery, deep sleep

This Android application will save battery by entering your device into sleep mode (shutting down WiFi, 3G/4G).
Nowadays gadgets can do a lot of things for us: they can let us surf the web, while listening to music, or, why not, watching a movie, in the same time. Not to mention that they have huge displays with excellent colors which make them even more attractive when it comes to multimedia experience. And that’s just a tiny portion of what they can offer us. But all of these advantages have one minor downsize: the battery of such a device is very quickly drained. And sometimes… Continue to Android App: Save Battery When Your Device Is in Sleep Mode

Details Leak About Upcoming Nexus 7 Tablet From Google

By James in News No Comments Tags: Amazon, Android, Apple, Google, iPad, Kindle, nexus, NVIDIA, operating system, tablet

The guys over at Gizmodo Australia have managed to get their hands on a bunch of documents which offer a lot of details over Google’s Nexus 7 upcoming tablet. The device is scheduled to be announced at the well-known Google I/O Conference but the news about the leak can only contribute to the hype and buzz for the product.

In terms of size specs, the Nexus 7 will have as its name already shows, a seven inch LCD display with a resolution of 1280 by 800 pixels. Even though this is not a state of the art SAMOLED+ display… Continue to Details Leak About Upcoming Nexus 7 Tablet From Google

Microsoft Entering The Tablet Market With Surface

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, Gorilla Glass, iPad, liquid metal, magnesium body, microsoft, redmond, surface, tablet, type cover, Windows 8

Even though Microsoft has infirmed numerous times the rumors about them entering the tablet market, the company from Redmond has recently showcased a new product called Microsoft Surface which is designed to compete with the Android tablets and the iPad. This new tablet is Microsoft’s first attempt to directly compete with other hardware manufacturers like Samsung or Apple, which have been fighting for a couple of years for that number one spot. We’ll just have to wait for the product to be officially available for sale, in order to see if they will be able to grab some of the… Continue to Microsoft Entering The Tablet Market With Surface

iOS 6 Demo Unveil @ WWDC 2012 Confirmed By Banner

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, Google, ios 5, ios 6, iPad, iPhone 5, Mobile Operating System

Apple fans from all around the world have their attention pointed at the news regarding the WWDC 2012 scheduled to start today. Without any doubt, this is the most important Apple event of the summer because Tim Cook will unveil iOS 6, which is the most anticipated mobile operating system of the year. Even if Apple decide to show off just a demo and not the full blown version of the operating system, we know this for sure because they are already setting up banners for the conference.

Apple seem to have managed keeping the unveil a secret as… Continue to iOS 6 Demo Unveil @ WWDC 2012 Confirmed By Banner

Samsung Galaxy S3 Facts Roundup

By James in News 2 Comments Tags: Samsung Galaxy S3

Samsung have officially presented a few days ago, its 2012 flag-ship smartphone called Samsung Galaxy S3. The hype for the new device was that big as almost every news agency out there had reported about stories of leaked pictures at least a couple of times.

Samsung’s biggest announcement of the year took place on May the 3rd in London, where a popular TV host unveiled the latest model in the Galaxy S range of devices, the Galaxy S3. As the device benefited from a lot of media attention, I thought that we should roundup all the facts about the… Continue to Samsung Galaxy S3 Facts Roundup

Apple’s Patent Over MacBook Air Design Threatening UltraBooks?

By James in News No Comments Tags: Apple, MacBook Air, ultrabooks

We are all aware of Apple’s push on having all sorts of patents approved for its device lineup but things could get a lot messier even now. There are reports about Apple filing a patent at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for the design of the MacBook Air, claiming that they are the rightful owners of the design.

Now patenting a specific design or specification is not something new for the USPTO but this particular patent from Apple would entitle them to a intellectual property right for any computing device which has a “wedge shaped top case”… Continue to Apple's Patent Over MacBook Air Design Threatening UltraBooks?