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Block Outgoing Calls app lets you loan your phone in peace

# 2013-05-23 04:17:34, Pocketables
Block Outgoing Calls is an app from Droid Mate that enables you with the check of a box block all outgoing calls, calls to numbers that are not in the contact list, or calls to specific numbers without unlocking the app. I tested it with the Sense dialer my HTC EVO 4G LTE comes with, The post Block ...

I’ve started buying apps based on feedback on the developer

# 2013-05-23 02:55:41, Pocketables
Have you ever been in the situation where you’re looking for a new app, there are several that would fit, and you don’t really have a reason to pick one over the other? I have, and I used to go by things like how the UI looks, features I thought I might end up using The post I’ve started buyin...

Quick Tasker tip: Use variables in AutoShortcut by editing the XML

# 2013-05-23 02:20:07, Pocketables
AutoShortcut might be more subtle in its usefulness than some of its more famous AutoSiblings, but it’s nonetheless a great tool to have in your Tasker plug-in arsenal. Turns out that it has a hidden feature that has a lot of potential on its own, though it’s not so easy to get at. Although not...

Sherpa's Personal Assistant App Is Coming To Glass, Other Android Wearables

# 2013-05-23 01:15:00, Gizmodo
Sherpa, the popular natural language digital assistant Android app, is coming to Google Glass and other Android-based wearables the company announced today.Read more...

Why the HTC One Lacks a Micro SD Slot

# 2013-05-23 00:35:49, Gizmodo
According to technical reasons we are not clever enough to be able to argue with, the version of the HTC One sold in the US lacks an SD card slot due to internal space restrictions. Because of something to do with our mobile radio frequencies. That’s what HTC says and we're powerless to argue.The ...

MediaFire promises streaming of stored music and video on its iOS and Android apps

# 2013-05-23 00:33:00, Engadget
MediaFire says its cloud storage service now has 30 million users, but it seems that only a minority of those are using its Android or iOS interfaces -- so far, the former has seen less than 500,000 downloads. One extra feature that might boost the utility of these is the forthcoming addition o...

LG Electronics Japan –“Pocket photo” mobile photo printer – Take a photo with your smartphone and pr...

# 2013-05-23 00:11:44, Akihabara News
LG Electronics Japan is releasing a mobile photo printer called “Pocket photo” in early June. With the “Pocket photo”, you can take a photo with your smartphone and print it out right away, anytime, anywhere. It’s similar in size to smartphones, so it’s easy to carry around. To get start...

HTC Desire 608t with BoomSound joins 606w on Chinese online store

# 2013-05-23 00:01:00, Engadget
While taking a look around HTC China's online store after the Desire 600 (aka Desire 606w in China) announcement, we also stumbled upon this Desire 608t that was first outed by TENAA in late April. With the exception of the One SV-like design and the TD-SCDMA radio for China Mobile, this model i...

World’s Smallest RK3066 HDMI Stick, $35 SmartCandy by Smartvote

# 2013-05-22 20:48:54, ARMdevices.net
SmartCandy is perhaps the worlds smallest Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 HDMI Stick yet on the market. Here showing how they have optimized the size of the ARM Cortex-A9 Dual-core PCB design to fit in the smallest form factor. 1GB RAM, 8GB Flash. The Wi-Fi is external on the special Micro-USB cable, that a...

$45 AML8726-MX Set-top-box by Acemax

# 2013-05-22 20:47:41, ARMdevices.net
Acemax shows their AmLogic AML8726-MX based Dual-core Set-top-box. The bulk price (1K orders or larger) start at around $45. Android 4.2.1 is installed. XBMC support. 80 people in the factory. Acemax also shows their Allwinner A31 HDMI Stick to be sold for about $65 in bulk. Acemax even shows a $70 ...

$130.5 A31 Retina, $169 RK3066 10.1″ 800p by Lik Tim

# 2013-05-22 20:46:26, ARMdevices.net
Here are some of the latest tablets shown by Lik Tim. Filmed at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2013

$105 7.85″ Actions ATM7029 by Tomstar

# 2013-05-22 20:36:20, ARMdevices.net
Here are the latest Tablets by Tomstar. They sell 200K tablets per month with 150 people in their factory. Filmed at the HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2013

LG invites you to splash around with Optimus GJ, a water-resistant phone for Taiwan

# 2013-05-22 17:42:00, Engadget
Come next month, NTT DoCoMo users won't be the only ones to benefit from a water-resistant version of the Optimus G. Similar to the L-01E for Japan, LG has introduced the Optimus GJ for Taiwan, which carries IPX7 certification that allows for worry-free immersion in up to a meter of water for 30...

ASUS K005 tablet hits the FCC, Snapdragon S4 Pro hints at top-tier performance

# 2013-05-22 16:24:00, Engadget
Although ASUS recently delivered the $150 7-inch MeMo Pad and PadFone Infinity combo device, it's been a while since a premium Android tablet graced the lineup. A recent FCC filing from the company, however, reveals an unannounced K005 model equipped with the venerable Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064...

Foursquare on Android and iOS gets search filters for the extra picky

# 2013-05-22 11:02:00, Engadget
Foursquare knows that there's a lot more to a night on the town than a good search keyword. Accordingly, it just updated its Android and iOS apps with location search filters that narrow the results based on familiarity and price. At times, the terms can get very specific: if you want to try an ...

Chrome for Android updated with tab history on slates, fullscreen for handsets

# 2013-05-22 10:01:00, Engadget
Google's like the gift that keeps on giving. Following earlier news of a Drive for Android update, the team from Mountain View today rolled out a new version of its Chrome browser for mobile devices. This update brings the same features we saw a little over a month ago in the Beta channel, howev...

Lazaridis: iPhone, Android users will abandon iMessage and WhatsApp for BBM

# 2013-05-22 09:20:39, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
BlackBerry announced earlier this month that its BlackBerry Messenger service will be coming to Android smartphones and the iPhone in the coming months. The company was initially criticized for once again being late to the game, with services like iMessage, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp having tak...

Google Drive for Android updated with card UI and refined scanner function

# 2013-05-22 07:21:00, Engadget
Cards, cards, cards... that's the refrain around the Google campus these days. Everything is getting turned into cards. That now includes your documents stored on Drive, too. The Google Drive app for Android was updated today with a whole new UI that moves towards the refined Holo design of the ...

Google’s X Phone confirmed for Sprint

# 2013-05-22 07:15:34, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
A recent filing with the Federal Communications Commission has confirmed that Google’s rumored X Phone device will be coming to Sprint later this year. The Sprint version is identified with the model number XT1056 and includes support for LTE on band 25. The device is equipped with NFC, 802.11ac W...

Google Drive App For Android Gets Card-Style Redesign, Document Scanner With OCR And Improved Spread...

# 2013-05-22 07:11:16, TechCrunch
Google's Drive app for Android just got a major redesign that brings the Google Now-like card-style look the company introduced with Google Now to its mobile productivity app.

Chrome For Android Gets Fullscreen Mode For Phones, Simplified Searching From Omnibox, Voice Search ...

# 2013-05-22 06:30:04, TechCrunch
Chrome 27 for the desktop arrived yesterday and today, Google updated Chrome for Android to version 27 as well. While the desktop update mostly focused on improved speed, the Android version actually includes a number of new features. The most important of these is probably the new fullscreen mode f...

Google Navigation is still broken for many on the HTC EVO 4G LTE

# 2013-05-22 05:42:05, Pocketables
Google Navigation, part of Google Maps and one of the most useful applications on the HTC EVO 4G LTE, has been broken for many (myself included) for about five and a half months now. This happened since the first Jelly Bean update, with no official word from Sprint or HTC about plans to fix. Meanwhi...

Cricket launching Galaxy S 4 on June 7th, starting at $55 down

# 2013-05-22 05:10:00, Engadget
The Galaxy S 4 is now readily available in the US, but it hasn't had much sway with the prepaid crowd so far. Cricket should be addressing that deficit soon, as it just narrowed down its launch of the Samsung flagship to June 7th. The contract-free carrier is making up for being late to the part...

Here’s a simple way to use Google Now dynamically with AutoVoice and Tasker

# 2013-05-22 03:34:25, Pocketables
I’ve previously written about how you can use AutoShare to access Google Now searches without having to split your voice command in two. That disables any voice feedback though, as well as other methods, which means that the alternative method- which does actually require you to split your command...

MessageMe chat app amasses 5 million users in 75 days across Android and iOS

# 2013-05-21 23:50:00, Engadget
Between WhatsApp, Viber, Google+ Hangouts and a raft of others, the mobile messaging app space is crowded, but recent entrant MessageMe has still managed to make notable headway. After a mere 75 days since its launch, the application has amassed 5 million registered users, up from 1 million in i...

LG Optimus F3 leaks with 4-inch screen and Jelly Bean, allegedly headed to Sprint

# 2013-05-21 17:41:00, Engadget
As was the case with another LG device recently, the Optimus F3 is making an appearance before going official. Today we're getting an early look at what appears to be an entry-level member of the Optimus family, courtesy of @eveleaks, and one which will reportedly join Sprint's smartphone lineup...

Unity makes mobile tools free for small devs

# 2013-05-21 16:00:00, TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
Unity has announced that it's making its mobile game development tools free to use for most independent and small studios. Unity has always been a popular engine both for mobile game development and for cross-platform game creation, but up until now, you had to pay about $800 to actually publish...

Microsoft ends up “scroogling” itself by reading Skype messages

# 2013-05-21 09:54:19, Pocketables
Lots of people are sick of Microsoft’s “scroogled” campaign, which attempts to demonize Google’s long-standing practice of using automated machines to serve you targeted advertising based on your email. That’s why some Google fans have created the MicroShafted website that details some of ...

Tasker PAI series: Google Calendar multi-event fetcher

# 2013-05-21 08:01:54, Pocketables
Disclaimer: The Tasker PAI series is a series of Tasker articles “Provided As Is“. They are marked as such because there’s an above average likelihood that something will break very badly when used by someone else, for whatever reason, and I don’t have the time to fix it for everyone that ...