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  Google Chrome’s tab sync is a really nifty feature and today they’ve extended it to the stable version of Chrome 19. The desktop version can sync opened tabs in real time so that users can access those sites from any other PC or device running Chrome browser. A user needs to associate his Google [...]

  Samsung touted Galaxy S III as the exclusive launch partner of the Flipboard for Android app but the uber-friendly XDA Developers forum have beat them to the punch! A forum user managed to extract the .apk file of the Flipboard from the Galaxy S III he had one “lying around.” Whatever the case is, [...]

  Symantec has a segregated range of security solutions based on users needs. You’ve got Norton Antivirus to fulfill the basic need of virus protection; Norton Internet Security that goes a step further to protect from viruses and phishing attacks and; Norton 360 that promises an all-round performance protecting users from virus, tuning up their [...]

  Opera Inc. today launched the beta version of its upcoming Opera 12 codenamed Wahoo. Opera says the new version is “smarter and faster” that gives both developers and consumers something to cheer for. Opera 12 adds theme support, separate process for plugins, improved SSL code, webGL support, camera and extension APIs and more. You [...]

  Instagram that was limited to the iOS for so many months is now available for the Android OS. Instagram allows users to apply variety of filter effects to their pictures and share them instantly on social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Tumblr. It also gives users a dedicated page for others to follow, [...]

  Google has been serving apps, books, music, videos separately on the Android devices but this will change with the newly introduced Google Play. All the apps, videos, music and books will now be sold under the Google Play brand. Most importantly, the birth of the new service marks the death of Android Market and [...]

  Adobe has been selling its Photoshop Touch for Android tablets for quite some time and today they’ve announced the availability for the world’s largest selling tablet – the iPad. Photoshop Touch is now selling on the iTunes App Store for US$9.99. To give you a gist, Photoshop Touch gives users core Photoshop features to [...]

  Looks like cloud storage war is getting big in the Android arena. After Box.net announced to give away 50GB of free storage, Dropbox today released an update to its app that adds a new feature and a way to earn up to 3GB of extra space. The app now features automatic photo upload feature [...]

  Nuance, developers of Swype keyboard have updated its keyboard for Android OS. The app now supports swiping on devices running Ice Cream Sandwich OS. The v3.26.92.38303 also comes with another important addition – Dragon Go! Long press on the Dragon key on the keyboard now opens up Dragon Go! app that enables buying books, [...]

  Google’s Chrome team has had a busy week. First was the release of the Android-based Chrome browser and now they’ve updated their desktop version to make it better than before. Version 17 is now available in the stable channel and enables faster browsing by pre-rendering the most likely to visit web page. As for [...]

  Google’s Chrome web browser has been finally launched for the Android OS. The Chrome for Android adopts the same speed and simplicity you’d find on the PC web but is designed to be more intuitive and user friendly for mobile devices. There’s sync support, omnibox and card-style tabs that makes it navigating through the [...]

  Apple released a major update of Final Cut Pro X yesterday adding some noteworthy features. The most important inclusion in this update is the multicam editing support that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of videos and photos, irrespective of formats, frame sizes and frame rates. Coupled with the Angle Editor, users can edit [...]

  Google has confirmed that they’ve released the source code of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS. The source code available for download on Google’s AOSP page contains the Android 4.0.1 build which will ship with Galaxy Nexus. The code release is definitely good news for devs who can tinker around the code to produce [...]

  Back in June, Evernote released their Peek app that worked in conjunction with the iPad 2′s Smart Cover. For the uninitiated, Evernote Peek is a unique app that allows users to peek under the iPad Smart Cover to reveal bits of text, which helps in learning and memorizing. But Evernote understood the fact that [...]

  It’s no secret that Symantec has carved a nice target market for its protection suites for consumers. There’s Norton Antivirus for basic level of protection, Norton Internet Security to protect from any untowardness on the internet and Norton 360 that gives protection as well as backup options. This time we’re checking the middle version [...]