One of the biggest problems plaguing the first world is dead cellphone batteries. Nothing is worse than being out for a night on the town and seeing that low battery warning. Now you’ve gotta hunt down an outlet, and that’s assuming you even have your charger with you. Otherwise you’re stuck with a useless phone …
Noisestash: Zendure, a tough battery that will keep your mobile devices juiced! Read More »
Aside from the mildly inflammatory title, the BYOD scene presents a number of worries to admins and security folks at firms that allow employees to bring their own e-tools to work. Think for a second what you’re allowing: a device that isn’t under your total control, and is probably used just as poorly as the …
For the last few weeks, Facebook had been rumored to be making a big April announcement. Now with just a few days before the big reveal, the good folks at AndroidPolice seem to have gotten their hands on the APK of the upcoming Facebook phone. The short version of this story goes something like this – …
Facebook Launcher? Someone please say this is an April Fool’s gag. Read More »
Big news coming out of Mountain View today; Google has officially announced that long-time head of Android was stepping down. To mark the occasion, Google took a brief stroll down memory lane citing some of Rubin’s accomplishments since becoming a Googler. Probably most notable was Rubin’s reining in the various flavors of Android by implementing …
Windows Phone has long been criticized that their low rate of adoption from consumers is in large part due to the fact that they have not been able to get native apps from the biggest and most popular developers. Most often at the top of that list is Instagram. With that in mind, it looks …
Famous last words? Instagram may never make it to BlackBerry 10 Read More »
If you’re one of the folks that supported Pebble’s Kickstarter campaign, you’ve been waiting for this bit of news for some time now. Today, Pebble has announced that the first run of Smartwatches are on their way to some customers. The compatible Android app is also going live in the Google Play Store by tomorrow …
After months of almost no challengers Apple’s AirPlay may soon have some competition from Google. Google recently rolled out an update that allowed users to send Youtube videos from phones or tablets running android to Google TV, while this is similar to AirPlay, it still has a long way to go. This could also mean …
Have you been waiting to buy a Google Nexus 4? How about a sweet looking Nexus 10 tablet? According to a report from Engadget the long awaited follow up to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 went on sale earlier today and almost immediately reported being sold out. Great news for Google (assuming that these moved …
Noisestash: Google Nexus goes on sale, immediately out of stock Read More »
The image above made it’s rounds around the internet this past week, originally picked up by the Xperia Blog and ultimately being picked up (and reported on with a healthy sized grain of salt) by larger outlets like The Verge, Engadget, and Gizmodo; many Android fans were hoping that there would finally be a Sony …
It’s pretty widely known that the impact from the decision in last week’s Apple vs. Samsung ruling would create lots of uncertainty from current owners of Android devices. Now a report from MarketWatch has confirmed that current owners of Samsung smartphones are looking to leave the manufacturer and are putting up their devices for resale. …
I’ve got mosquito bites all over and I’m not really enjoying it. Keep that in mind while I grump my way through the news. After 25 years, Microsoft gets a new Logo. Sure, it’s not “Metro” but it looks like it. ಠ_ಠ 25 years after birth, Microsoft has decided that it needs a new logo. According …
I’ll start ya off with a cartoon that involves learning and math and stuff. Unity will be supported – and support – Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. Yessir, the Unity game engine will work on both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. This is awesome because WP8 has taken kernel cues from Windows 8 …
At the most recent Blackhat conference, the high-end information security meeting, mobile devices were put to the test with false certificates. Microsoft Exchange allows for IT departments to remotely lock or wipe devices, assuming the certificates check out. Well, that’s the theory. According to Peter Hannay, a security researcher, iOS and Android are both susceptible to …
Windows Phone 7.5 beats iOS, Android in false certificate, MitM attacks Read More »
So it’s a few hours after my first post, and I figured I’d give you another round of things to look at, contemplate or click on and ignore. Your choice. Imgur isn’t having the best of luck these days. Only a day after Facebook blocked all imgur links, then recanted (and apologized), the Reddit-born image …
It’s been a while since we’ve done a roundup; we can’t promise we’ll make it a regular post again, but for now here is the tech news of the day. First things first, here’s a quick musical interlude: We already got Woz’s opinion on Android apps, but Wired spoke to devs and they explain why …
Noisestash Roundup: Someone asked for it… we delivered Read More »
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