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Barnes & Noble Simple Touch GlowLight Announced, Available for $140

Barnes & Noble have just announced a very interesting device. It’s the Barnes & Noble Simple Touch that users have been enjoying for some time, but they’ve just announced a variant called “GlowLight.” The GlowLight illuminates the e-Ink display to allow you to read in the dark. While a clip-on light might have done the trick for some users, this solution is sure to cut down on cumbersome reading and evenly distribute light across the slate. Continue reading

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Barnes & Noble Simple Touch GlowLight Announced, Available for $140

Barnes & Noble have just announced a very interesting device. It’s the Barnes & Noble Simple Touch that users have been enjoying for some time, but they’ve just announced a variant called “GlowLight.” The GlowLight illuminates the e-Ink display to allow you to read in the dark Continue reading

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Amazon Kindle Fire 6.3 Update Coming, Root Already Achieved

The Amazon Kindle Fire is receiving an upgrade to firmware 6.3 tonight. Before we go any further, let me just inform you that the upgrade has already been rooted. Continue reading

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Facebook follows your spouse’s steps and starts reading your text messages?

Let’s take a break from the Mobile World Congress madness and talk about security. This is a huge issue in the smartphone market, as our devices hold all of our personal information. Continue reading

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Get These High-Quality “Androidified” Cases For Your Galaxy Nexus Before They Sell Out

It’s not everyday you’re able to find high-quality Android branded cases on the cheap but tonight may be your lucky night. Cruzer Lite’s “Androidified” soft gel cases are finally in stock (I had it marked on my calendar) and available via Amazon.com. Continue reading

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Carrier Coverage Launches On Android Market

The Carrier-IQ scandal still hasn’t blown over, but now a pro-consumer alternative – called Carrier Coverage – has found its way to Android Market . The app collects real data from real users to piece together an accurate and unbias picture of carrier coverage, segmented by location , carrier , and device Continue reading

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Could Google’s new Privacy Policy have something to do with Majel?

DISCLAIMER: This bit of news is based from a post on the forums over at The Verge. It is based entirely on rumors. Continue reading

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Erase your Android device before getting rid of it [Android 101]

With the news today that Motorola accidentally shipped out 100 refurbished Xoom tablets without properly wiping the previous owners' information , it's worth a reminder of what you need to do when selling, returning or otherwise disposing of an Android device. With any electronic device — computer, tablet, smartphone or whatever — it's important to keep your personal data secure Continue reading

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Erase your Android device before getting rid of it [Android 101]

With the news today that Motorola accidentally shipped out 100 refurbished Xoom tablets without properly wiping the previous owners' information , it's worth a reminder of what you need to do when selling, returning or otherwise disposing of an Android device. With any electronic device — computer, tablet, smartphone or whatever — it's important to keep your personal data secure Continue reading

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Lenovo Announces Two New Android Devices: IdeaPad S2 10 Tablet, and S2 Smartphone

It’s shaping up the be one heck of a week as  Lenovo announced today a new duo of Android devices. They are the IdeaPad S2 10 Tablet and the S2 smartphone. The tablet will weigh in at less than 1.5 pounds and boast the following specs: 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8960 dual-core Processor Lenovo’s Mondrian (custom version of Ice Cream Sandwich ) 10.1-inch 1280800 IPS Display 1GB RAM 16GB/32GB/64GB Internal Storage Wifi and 3G Connectivity micro USB, micro SD, Micro HDMI ports 5MP rear camera and 1.3MP front facing camera Integrated keyboard dock also available The Lenovo S2 smartphone has the following specs: 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 dual-core processor Lenovo Magic 3.0 UI (Gingerbread, surprising it’s not ICS) 3.8-inch 800480 TFT display 8MP camera and .3MP VGA front facing camera 512MB RAM for devices with 8GB internal storage 1GB RAM for devices with 16GB internal storage Micro USB port HDMI and MHL Connectivity 1500mAh battery The s2 is said to have a secure version of the Linux kernel that will protect your personal data Continue reading

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