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Now With More Than 1.5B Page Views A Month, Secret Sharing App Whisper Launches On Androidview story

http://techcrunch.com – Secret sharing app Whisper has seen tremendous growth since launching last fall. But until recently, it’s only been available on iOS. (IT news)

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Ubuntu 13.04: GNOME vs Unity User Interface Updateview story

http://thevarguy.com – Even as Canonical forges ahead to make Unity the basis of Ubuntu for PCs, phones, tablets and TVs, Linux backer is once again officially supporting GNOME. read more (IT news)

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How many refurbs have you gone through until you got one that completely worked?view story

http://forum.xda-developers.com – I'm going to pick up my third tomorrow. Samsung quality control, or whoever fixes these things, the testing procedures leave a lot to be desired. Maybe, although highly doubtful, if I keep returning phones that have problems that I can show the tech, they'll get tired of it and give me a new one. (HowTos)

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ACLU suing all major US carriers for failing to upgrade phonesview story

http://forum.xda-developers.com – There's an article currently on Ars Technica which you all may be interested in. Quote: Civil liberties advocates have asked the US Federal Trade Commission to take action against the nation's four major wireless carriers for selling millions of Android smartphones that never, or only rarely, receive updates to patch dangerous security vulnerabilities. The request (HowTos)

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Motorola X Phone might come in 20 colorsview story

http://www.talkandroid.com – What’s your favorite color? Well unless you went on a tangent, you may be able to pick up Motorola’s X Phone in your color of choice. The rumor mill is churning and what’s being pumped out is word that Motorola’s new phone may come in 20 different colors. (IT news)

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500 Startups-Backed Wowzer Launches WowzerMatch For Job Seekers On Mobile Phonesview story

http://techcrunch.com – Looking for a job sucks. There’s the process of finding something in a relevant field, then submitting resumes, doing phone interviews, doing in-person interviews, etc. Wowzer wants to make this easier with the ability to streamline the whole process with video. (IT news)

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BuyReply Raises $1 Million From Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures & Others For An SMS, Email & Twitter-Based E-Commerce Solutionview story

http://techcrunch.com – BuyReply, a company that has developed a new platform for e-commerce that allows consumers to purchase items from offline medium, such as TV, print, newspapers and more using email, SMS, or Twitter, has raised $1 million in seed funding, from Peter Thiel’s international fund Valar Ventures, along with Square Peg Ventures (Paul Bassat, founder of SEEK), Adrian MacKenzie, and others. Based in (IT news)

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Flipboard's Mike McCue Talks Mobile Media At Disrupt NYview story

http://techcrunch.com – People want to get their news on their phones, but many publishers are struggling to offer a set of mobile web sites and apps that users truly love. (IT news)

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Knights Of Glory Claims To Be The First Arabic MMO To Launch On The iPhoneview story

http://techcrunch.com – While world of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games has ballooned in the last few years, the content available to people who’d rather not play a character from Western-inspired troops beating the crap out of some vague Eastern enemy has been somewhat limited. Culture is important, right? (IT news)

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Unreliable Battery Indicators on Android Phones?view story

http://www.unixmen.com – The accuracy of the Android battery indicators has always been in question. And it may extend to smartphones on all platforms. The arguments, for both sides of the coin are plenty. Modaco, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (HowTos)