Install Android 4.3 On Your Samsung Galaxy S4 Right Now!

Download and try your hands on Android 4.3 on your UI topped Samsung Galaxy S4 with this leaked testware of Android 4.3! Saturday, June 29, 2013:  Sammobile recently managed to get hold of the very...

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How to Update Samsung Galaxy Note 2 N7100 with Cyanogen Mod 10.1 Custom Jellybean 4.2.2 Firmware

New update from Cyanogen Mod has recently come for Samsung galaxy note 2 N7100. This new custom build has the latest firmware base as android 4.2.2 jellybean. More important factor about this release is the stability of this CM 10.1 build. According to developers review it’s the highly stable build of CM 10.1 ever for the galaxy note 2. As a custom update, it need root access and unlock boot loader....

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OUYA Gaming Console Already Sold Out on Amazon

Well, that was quick. Just hours after going on sale in the U.S., Canada and the UK, the OUYA gaming console was already sold out Tuesday morning on Amazon, though other retailers still had it in stock. Amazon, which was selling the device for $99, told customers that the item was temporarily out of stock. However, as of Tuesday morning, Target and Best Buy were still carrying OUYA. GameStop noted that...

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Why Businesses Should 'Act Human' on Facebook

No matter how much thought you put into your social media strategy, the real world can always interfere. Robert Reimann spent more than a week hashing out a plan to boost sales and engagement on the Facebook page for his bike tour business, after being matched with Shane Johnston, a social media marketing consultant from Mashable's Small Business Panel. With Johnston's help, Reimann would launch a contest...

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3 Ways Paid Social Ads Can Explode Your Content

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Content marketing –- creating and distributing relevant content to attract, acquire, and engage your target audience –- has become a popular marketing tactic over the past few years. But although most companies understand how...

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The little niceties of Apple's iOS interface

Out of last week's Worldwide Developer's Conference in San Francisco comes word of a new, clever, and perhaps useful feature in iOS 7: dynamic icons. At The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW), Steven Sande writes that developers have noted that the forthcoming icon for the Clock app will have a moving second hand and show the correct time down to the second. The current, static icon...

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6 Spotify Apps You'll Use Every Day

With more than 15 million songs on Spotify, deciding what to listen to can be overwhelming. This list highlights the best Spotify apps for discovering new music, reading album reviews and exploring the social buzz of emerging bands. What's your favorite app on Spotify right now? Let us know in the comments section below. 1. Fuse Best for: Creative playlists The Fuse Spotify app is a perfect...

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Apple VP Rushed iBooks Deal While Steve Jobs Was Alive

Apple senior Vice President Eddy Cue told a Manhattan courtroom Thursday that he rushed through the process of making deals with publishers — so that Steve Jobs could unveil the iBooks store on stage while the Apple founder was still alive. Cue is at the center of an antitrust trial where Apple stands accused of fixing prices of e-books at an artificially high level. Department of Justice prosecutors...

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New MacBook Air (mid 2013) and AirPort Extreme teardown

Apple's new MacBook Air has hit the shelves, and one has made its way to the iFixit labs for dissection. Let's take a look at what's new in this device. What's interesting about the new MacBook Air is that it is surprisingly similar to the previous-generation hardware. In fact, you can count the major changes on the fingers of one hand. These are: Larger capacity battery Smaller SSD module Updated...

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Sony PS4 tech specs: HDMI mandatory, removable HDD

As most of you are well aware, Sony finally unveiled the PS4 hardware at their E3 press conference. We gave our first impressions on the new design in a previous report, but now we’re pleased to say that Sony has also released some updated details on the tech specs of their new console. Unfortunately, Sony has also confirmed at the same time that the PS4 console will not come with a camera attachment...

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The Inside Scoop on Google's Visual Design Guidelines

A group of Google designers have shared the various quirks and guidelines behind the tech giant's visual aesthetics, giving us a glimpse at how Google works to keep a coherent look across its products. In a two-part project posted on online portfolio site Behance, Google's Roger Oddone, Yan Yan, Zachary Gibson and Christopher Bettig said their "solid, yet flexible, set of guidelines" have been helping...

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Sony Finally Reveals the PlayStation 4

LOS ANGELES — During a press conference at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Sony finally debuted the PlayStation 4, the latest version of its popular console. Sony announced the the device during a press event in late February. The company began developing the PS4 shortly after it released the PlayStation 3 in 2006. While we learned a bit about the fourth-generation console in February, Sony...

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Everything Apple Announced Today At WWDC [Round-Up]

Apple just finished its WWDC keynote and holy crap, there is a ton of new stuff coming to iOS 7 and OS X. A radical looking Mac Pro was also showed off alongside some MacBook Airs with all-day battery life. To help save you some time, here’s a list of everything new Apple introduced today at WWDC 2013 that we’ll be updating throughout the day as new info become available. iOS 7 Completely redesigned...

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Report: Google Close to Buying Waze for $1.3 Billion

The bidding war for crowdsourced navigation app Waze has reportedly been won by Google, which will pay "more than $1 billion" for the startup, according to Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz. Update: The newspaper later added that the deal will be worth $1.3 billion. The deal hasn't been finalized yet, but according to the report, Google agreed not to lay off Waze workers at its development center in Israel,...

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Facebook Starts Rolling Out Home Improvements

Facebook updated its Android app Tuesday, and enhanced Facebook Home, its all-encompassing skin for Android smartphones. Facebook Home now has a dock, making it easier to access favorite apps. The addition of the dock is the first of many improvements Facebook has planned for Home, improvements being made in part based on the reactions of early adopters to the launcher. “We’ve spent a lot of time...

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Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote to ship free with x86 Windows 8 tablets

During today's Computex keynote, Microsoft Windows chief Tami Reller just announced that new x86 Windows 8 tablets will include Office in the box. The executive didn't detail the software offering, beyond mentioning that Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote will all be included. Windows RT devices, for their part, will now also include pre-installed Outlook, beginning with the Windows 8.1 update, which...

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Intel Scores Major Coup With Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

While Samsung's new Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 looks similar existing models in the Galaxy family, on the inside it's a bit different: The new tablet packs an Intel Atom processor. This is a big win for Intel, a company that has continued to struggle to gain footing in the smartphone and tablet space. Most Samsung products — including previous Samsung Galaxy Tab devices, as well as the Galaxy Note line...

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Is Twitter Testing a New Look for Threaded Conversations?

It looks like Twitter is testing a new look for messages and replies on Twitter.com. Twitter has offered users the ability to see previous tweets and replies for some time, but now it appears the service will make the thread of those conversations more visible in the general timeline. On Friday, David Higgins ran across the new look: Others have run across the new look on their feeds as well.   ...

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Twitter and Traditional Media: Rivals or Lovers?

Not long ago, the media looked at the web as if it was an awkward, unwanted stepchild. Today, the reverse is arguably true, with debate growing over whether social networks such as Twitter will overtake beacons of journalism like The New York Times. At last month's Milken Institute Global Conference, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel said he thinks Twitter will outlast The Times. His reasoning: Its...

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Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.2.2 firmware leaks

Do you own the Samsung Galaxy S III or are you a fun of the device? The great news for you is about the upgrading of this Smartphone to the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system that will come with so much of the unique features. This time Samsung Company has decided to bring up the software update for their Galaxy S III flagship so that the device can be upgraded to a better one with better...

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