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Google Updates the Play Store to Version 3.10.9

Google is at it again.  The company has begun rolling out version 3.10.9 of their Play store for Android.  This updates comes closely on the heels of recent updates to versions 3.9.16 and 3.9.17.  Version 3.9.16 brought a number of new features, while the following update seemed to be more of a bug fix. The new 3.10.9 has also brought

Rovio Releases C-3PO, R2-D2 Trailer for Angry Birds Space

Rovio began talking about their latest Angry Birds game several weeks ago.  Since then they have slowly teased the game out, first with a video that provided little clue of what was in store, then with one that finally displayed some game play and featured Luke and Leia.  Today the Finnish game studio has pushed out their latest offering and

Sandy Cancels Google Android Event in NYC

While the blogosphere has been buzzing the past couple of weeks about the upcoming Google event that was scheduled for this Monday in New York City, it seems that our speculation will now have to continue a bit longer.  Android Police is reporting that the event has been officially canceled with no rescheduling yet set. At the event, we expected

Gmail 4.2 for Android Still Available

A few days ago Android Police posted an exclusive video showing the next version of the Gmail app.  Version 4.2 includes several new features that users have wanted for some time now, like pinch to zoom in emails, swiping away emails to archive them, reporting emails as phishing scams and a lot more.  At the time, they also posted links to

Firefox OS Launching on ZTE Handsets Soon

Mozilla has been hard at work on a Firefox operating system that will power mobile devices, mostly of the lower-end variety.  The OS has been rumored to be launching first in Brazil in early 2013.  Now, hardware maker ZTE is rumored to be the first to get devices on the market, and they are expected very soon. ZTE has several

New Universal Root for Android ICS, Jelly Bean Devices

The folks over at XDA Developers are a resourceful bunch.  The crew has come up with ways to root and flash almost every Android device, sometimes within hours of it's release.  They previously rolled out a universal root method for all ICS (Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich) devices.  Now one of the developers there, who goes by the name Bin4ry, has

Jimmy Kimmel Shows Off the “iPhone 5”

Alright, I realize that based on my rant yesterday, and now this, I look like an Apple hater and I can assure you that I am really not.  I am, however, upset about the previously mentioned connector issue that caused my daughter to decide she no longer wanted the new iPhone, and I also have a sense of humor, which