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Samsung Galaxy Nexus for Just $199
Nov 26th
There were reports a few days back that mentioned that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus would not be released till December. Before that we heard it was going to be released in November. The phone is not going to be out in November, so you’re going to have to wait a little longer. The good news is that when it is launched, you’ll probably be able to pick it up from Verizon with a two year contract for just $199.
Siri May Not Be Exclusive To Apple For Long
Nov 25th

Siri has been the highlight of Apple’s new iPhone, but will it be exclusive to Apple for much longer? Reports state that “hackers” have come to the conclusion that any device with a microphone and an internet connection has the ability to run Siri. All it requires is a single line of code to make it work. Read More
Top 4 Android Games That’ll Get You Addicted
Nov 23rd
If you are a new Android user or you plan on getting an Android device, then you are likely going to download an arsenal of applications that fit your personal needs. With thousands of applications in the market, which one should you get first? Well, you could get on your phone or go to Android.com to see what the most popular apps are. But there are really good apps way down on the long list of Apps too. During the coming weeks, we will be covering some breath-taking Android Apps that will help you get the most out of your device. For this week, we will be covering the top Android games that’ll get you addicted. Read More
Android.com Has Been Redesigned To Promote and Sell Android The Right Way
Nov 18th
Google has redesigned Android.com to sell and promote their open-source Android platform for mobile and tablet devices. Although the pages aren’t as sophisticated as the ones presented by Apple promoting iOS, it is definitely better than the earlier design. Now it features three tabs – “Discover Android”, “Get Apps” and “Develop Apps”.
Give it a look here.
Resources for Design and Inspiration for App Developers
Nov 12th

This post has been presented to you by the developers of the amazing application “Par-Tee” You can watch the trailer video of the App here, and get it from the App Store.
Apple Developer Tools
The Apple Developer Tools are essential if you want to develop iOS applications, or Mac apps, or Safari web apps. If you want to make apps, this is the first thing you need to know, especially if you’ve never made one before.
First off you need an Intel-based Mac (any Mac from the last few years). You can get these second hand, or buy directly from Apple – it’s your choice. If you’re a student, you may even qualify for a special discount if you buy directly from Apple on their website, through your college or university’s internet connection, or you call them up. Read More
Kindle Fire To Set The Tablet Wars On Fire
Sep 28th

Amazon has finally unveiled its long anticipated tablet, the Kindle Fire, which may challenge the Apple iPad in the tablet market.
Amazon showed off the tablet with a 7 inch screen on Wednesday, in New York. The Kindle Fire sports a colored 7 inch touch screen display and runs on a totally redesigned version of Google’s Android. Amazon is also using its web-based experience to make browsing the web extremely smooth and fast with its new tablet. In-fact, the techniques that Amazon is using could make webpages load faster on the Kindle Fire than the iPad 2 with A5. Amazon Silk the browser that powers the tablet learns users behaviors and starts caching often visited pages for quicker load times. It offloads content to Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) that shrinks it to a more efficient size. The iPad however, has a larger screen of 9.7 inches, which has its own advantages. Read More

Steve Jobs commented on Google and its products in his upcoming official biography. An early version of the book was obtained by the Huffington Post, and the book mentions that Steve thought of Google products apart from Search like Docs and Android to be ‘shit’. 






