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Edward Snowden announces forthcoming prototype of device to prevent iPhone radio transmission

Edward Snowden may be in exile from the U.S., but that doesn’t seem to be slowing him down. Snowden, who once met with reporters in a Hong Kong hotel room to spill the NSA’s secrets and famously asked them put their phones in the fridge to block any radio signals that might be used to […]

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Google Translate app updated, now offers Word Lens, fast live action translation

It always helps to know the local language. According to the Google blog, Google has released a new version of Translate for Android and iOS.

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Google Play Books for iOS updated to 1.6.0, adds textbook rental support

This is kind of nifty. Per AppleInsider, Google on Thursday updated its iBooks-like Google Play Books port, bringing in-app rentals, highlighting and note taking for scanned books, as well as other features to the iOS title. Now at version 1.6.0, Google Play Books for iOS now supports in-app rentals, which allows users to access select […]

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Rumor: Microsoft planning boot-to-desktop mode for Windows 8.1 update

If you’re using a Windows 8 partition, then there’s a fairly decent chance you want to strangle whoever created the Metro interface, as great as Microsoft seems to think it is. Per The Verge, in an apparent attempt to have its latest operating system better appeal to business customers, Microsoft reportedly plans to add a […]

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Apple patent shows interest in adjusting on-screen brightness according to content being shown

This could lead to some interesting stuff. Per the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a patent discovered on Tuesday outlines a system in which displays like the iPhone and iPad’s Retina panels are automatically dimmed based on what type of content is showing on screen, allowing for portable devices to conserve energy. The U.S. […]