Consumers have been enjoying Amazon Fire TV in the US since the launch in April of this year, but now the device is also available to those waiting eagerly in the UK. Plugging the small Fire TV box into your HDTV allows for you to instantly enjoy access to services like: Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Demand 5, Spotify, Sky News, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube, as well as low-cost … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Fire TV in the UK
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MOTA SmartRing Provides Android Wearable Watch Alternative
We've seen all manner of Android wearables, though almost all of them pretty much look like watches. Sure there are a few you can wear around your neck, but MOTO is offering you an alternative device in the form of a ring. The MOTA SmartRing claims that it will provide mobile app notifications directly on your... finger. Announcing the SmartRing, MOTA describes the alerts … [Read more...] about MOTA SmartRing Provides Android Wearable Watch Alternative
Huawei Deems Tizen Doomed and Windows Phone Unprofitable
While it may be a name unfamiliar to many in North America, Huawei Technology Co. is quickly becoming a threat to Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone manufacturer. Based in China, the company is seeing rapid growth as they market their smartphones to emerging markets in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. While their business began by supplying networking … [Read more...] about Huawei Deems Tizen Doomed and Windows Phone Unprofitable
LastPass Password Manager Updated to Remove PC Dependency
Our lives are filled with passwords. It's hard enough keeping track of our own credentials, but to an increasing extent we are also needing to share these with family (and sometimes friends). Whether it is wise or ideal, it's reality... the moment you leave the house, your spouse is going to need the Netflix password. LastPass Password Manager is concerned with security and … [Read more...] about LastPass Password Manager Updated to Remove PC Dependency
Google Delivers Slides App for iOS
Rounding out their business-oriented app offering, Google has launched Slide for iOS (complimenting Google Docs and Google Sheets, which were already available). Slides provides similar functionality to competing apps: Microsoft's PowerPoint or Apple's Keynote, allowing users to create, edit, and collaborate with users on presentations. Google has also released update for … [Read more...] about Google Delivers Slides App for iOS
New Style of Android Attack: User Interface Inference
At the 23rd USENIX Security Symposium last week in San Diego, California, a new-style of Android security threat was discussed: user interface inference. This next-generation of attack technique communicates the state of any targeted application --the most intimidating example may be if malware can detect that a user has clicked a login button. Knowing that this behaviour … [Read more...] about New Style of Android Attack: User Interface Inference
Study: Smartphone Users Aren’t Downloading Apps
According to a recent study conducted by ComScore, nearly two-thirds of US smartphone users aren't downloading any new apps. Their research uncovered that only 7% of smartphone users accounted for almost half of the new apps being downloaded. Fortunately for a few app developers, these results cannot be interpreted to mean that we aren't using apps. Over half of users are … [Read more...] about Study: Smartphone Users Aren’t Downloading Apps
Google Photo Sphere 360-Panorama App Released for iOS
Google has found themselves in Apple's App Store once more by porting their popular Photo Sphere app to iOS. Having debuted on Android last year, Photo Sphere invites you to "look up, down, and all around to revisit the amazing places you’ve encountered." Even if you aren't interested in creating your own Spheres (described as being a series of photographs that, when … [Read more...] about Google Photo Sphere 360-Panorama App Released for iOS
Chromecast Support Extends to Firefox
For those watching the evolution and growth of Chromecast closely, the latest nightly build of the Firefox web browser now supports the technology. Once you upgrade to the latest version of the popular browser, you can easily cast tabs or videos from any Android device to any available Chromecast located on the same network. To enable the casting, select Tools > Mirror … [Read more...] about Chromecast Support Extends to Firefox
Change Link Behaviour on Your Android Using TapPath
Every so often there is an app released that eases a pain-point you didn't even really realize you had, and TapPath is the perfect example. Created by developer Chris Lacy, TapPath gives you the opportunity to customize the behaviour of web links inside 3rd party apps. Once you have TapPath installed, you can route links using the number of taps: once to open in your … [Read more...] about Change Link Behaviour on Your Android Using TapPath