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By Tom Gray on October 14th, 2011

A bogus Netflix app has been circulating around certain online forums, causing problems for those downloading the software. Taking advantage of users who may be seeking out a functional version of the app for unsupported devices, a mock log-in screen collects account usernames and passwords and ships them off to a central server. The app…

By Tom Gray on October 14th, 2011

I was never really a big fan of Twitter, in fact I think Google+ kicks to crap out of Twitter. Knowing that these guys are here, it might make me log in once in a while, just to see if they end up releasing some interesting facts. The guys inside building 44 chose today to…

By Tom Gray on October 12th, 2011

Not long ago my friend Ryan Moore posted about a leaked update of Google+ 2.0 which can be found ( HERE ) The very next day Google releases an update to Google+. The V1.0.8 includes the following fixes: Fixed a bug that prevented installation on some devices Improved messenger notification reliability Numerous crash fixes Disable…

By Ryan Moore on October 11th, 2011

Patentfun is my usually done on the weekend wrap-up of all the recent news in the litigation wars on Android and it’s affiliates.  With my pipe band playing on the weekend out of town I just never got a change [I thought the US was the land of the free wifi — not so in…

By Tom Gray on October 10th, 2011

I don’t normally post about roms and rooted apps an such, but this has got me really excited. Cyanogen, arguably the best near stock rom available for Android phones, has released their first official stable release for Galaxy S II.   For some odd reason if you don’t know what Cyanogen is, they specialize in making…

By Tom Gray on October 7th, 2011

Well I think many of us totally called this. We watched the Galaxy S II go on sale after sale at Bestbuy and Futureshop, and now it’s finally going for $0.01 as many of us suspected it would. You can find the most recent sale post I made about the Galaxy S II ( HERE…

By Ryan Moore on October 6th, 2011

This happened on my day to write. How do I write this? Am I being melodramatic?  Maybe.  But, the passing of Steve Jobs, although may not affect us all, Steve had an impact on those of us who were ‘tech heads’. I’ll be up front, I’ve never been an “apple guy”, never got turned onto…

By Tom Gray on October 5th, 2011

Not long ago I mentioned the HTC Ruby, which can be found ( HERE ) Today the phone was placed on the Telus site, slapped with the label “Coming soon”. On top of being labeled as coming soon, they officially called the phone “HTC Amaze 4G”. HTC Ruby/Amaze 4G Specs: 4.3? qHD Screen at 960…