Rovio, the mobile developer behind the wildly popular Angry Birds franchise, has launched a Mario Kart-like racing game for iOS. The title, dubbed Angry Birds Go, puts some of the franchise’s characters into soapbox cars, allowing gamers to kart-race around different tracks. The game is somewhat of a milestone for the franchise. All previous titles …
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11 December
AT&T delivers GigaPower fiber network to Austin
AT&T has fired a shot over the Google Fiber bow. The carrier on Wednesday announced that it has launched its U-verse with “GigaPower” all-fiber network in Austin, Texas. Access to the network starts at $70 per month, and it will feature initial Internet speeds of up to 300 megabit per second. AT&T said it will up speeds to one Gigabit …
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11 December
Google releases Android Device Manager app
Google today released a mobile app for its Android Device Manager service. Available for free in the Google Play store, the app lets users manage and secure an Android tablet or phone associated with their Google account from another Android device (running Gingerbread and up). Related stories: Essential steps for securing your phone, and what else can be done to …
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11 December
Galaxy S4 Mini and Ace 3 could get 4.4 KitKat, says leak
Samsung’s putting several of its more recent mid- and low-range Android phones through their paces to see if it’s feasible to update them to Android 4.4 KitKat, according to a leaked company document. Phones up for consideration include this year’s mid-range mobiles the Galaxy S4 Mini and Ace 3, and older low-powered blowers such as the S3 Mini, the Ace …
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11 December
Asus PadFone mini shrinks phone and pad, stays quad
Asus has put its bonkers PadFone gadget in the wash and both its fone phone and pad tablet have come out much smaller — but crucially haven’t lost any power. The PadFone mini 4.3, like its big bro the PadFone 2, is two gadgets in one: a 4.3-inch phone and a 7-inch screen dock that becomes a tablet when you …
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11 December
Google Drive for iOS adds sorting, searching
Google Drive for iOS continues to take small steps in becoming more like its Android counterpart. Yesterday, Google updated the app with two small but welcome additions: file sorting and a find/replace feature for documents. Now, when viewing your main file list, you’ll see a Sort button in the upper-right corner. Tap it to access the following new options: Last …
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11 December
Private equity firm to buy LightSquared
Private-equity firm Centerbridge Partners will buy LightSquared out of a bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday afternoon. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the Journal says the tentative deal calls for Centerbridge to pay $3.3 billion for the wireless company, which had planned to build a nationwide wireless broadband network using wireless spectrum that had originally been allocated for …
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11 December
Google Play Books gets an Android punch
Heads up, bookworms: the Google Play Books app for Android has received a noteworthy update. Related stories: How to upload documents, e-books to Google Play Books Google Play for Android expected to get new features How to enable SD card support for offline Google Play Music An enhanced version of Google’s official e-reader app has started rolling out this week, …
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11 December
LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition tablet runs Android 4.4
LG’s Google Play Edition of its G Pad 8.3 tablet runs unadulterated Android 4.4 KitKat and looks to be quite the desirable slice of cutting-edge Android. The new slate is a Google Play Edition of the standard G Pad 8.3, meaning you’ll be able to buy it direct from Google, but also that it’ll be very near the front of …
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11 December
Spotify expands free music to Apple and Android devices
Spotify is bringing free music to phones and tablets. The Swedish music service has announced free listening, just like on a computer, for Apple and Android mobile devices. The new free service lets you pick an artist and put their entire catalogue on shuffle, without having to create your own playlist. Like the free version on your computer, it includes …
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