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CyanogenMod 10.1 stock camera app now sports HDR shooting Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos CyanogenMod 10.1-toting photography fans are in for a treat: the latest version of the modified Android OS now packs an HDR mode, which was in development for three months, within its stock camera app. When a user snaps a photo with the function, a total of three pictures (one at minimal, neutral and maximum exposures) are taken and combined into a single HDR image with the help of an algorithm. Differences…

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Android 4.2.2 update reveals minor changes to Quick Settings and more Mobile

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Android 4.2.2 began arriving on an assortment of Nexus devices yesterday with “performance and stability” improvements listed as the only changes, but Android Police dug into Google’s change logs and compiled a list of small tweaks. With the update on board, Play Store downloads now display the time left to their completion, and Android Debug Bridge security is shored-up with the addition of a whitelist. Now, WiFi and Bluetooth tiles can be toggled by…

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Wine coming to Android, will run Windows apps on Google’s mobile OS

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As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos Android apps on Windows? Been there, done that. Try running Windows programs on Android for size. Alexandre Julliard, the developer behind the Wine compatibility layer, gave an update about an ARM-friendly flavor of the software and showed off a version that runs on Android at the 2013 Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting. According to Phoronix, the demo of a Windows app running on Android was “horrendously slow,” but Julliard…

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Is Google’s new Android statue made of Chrome?

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As reported on The Verge. By Amar Toor There’s a new Android statue on Google’s campus, and it’s unlike any other before it. Android Community Manager Paul Wilcox posted a photo of the new chrome sculpture this morning, noting that it’s been installed at Building 45 on the Mountain View campus, opposite the lawn where the company typically places its statues. Judging from the image, the structure appears to be situated above an entryway, facing downward with one…

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Experimental Android hotspot app lets you bank credit for sharing your signal

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As reported on The Verge. By Jeff Blagdon The Viral Spaces research group at MIT’s Media Lab has developed an Android app that could let you make the most of your mobile data plan. Airmobs is a community-based P2P Wi-Fi tethering market; you let other users tether to your phone when they need network access, and you get credit to leech off someone else the next time you’re stuck with no connectivity. The system optimizes for a number…

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The Truth Is That Android Is Cheap, Not Good

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As reported on TechCrunch. by JOHN BIGGS When Android first appeared I had an inkling that it would be a hit. I didn’t enjoy the early incarnations of the software – the G1 was like a Sidekick on steroids – but generally I expected Android devices to blanket the world for one simple reason: it was free and carriers no longer had to worry about Java stacks and wonky, homebrew OSes. Instead they could sell phones…

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11 Apps That Will Make You Wish You Had An Android Phone

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As reported on Businessinsider.com by Kevin Smith Kevin Smith/Business Insider  Apple’s iPhone app selection.   While Apple’s store is usually the first choice for developers to launch their apps, others know that Android is the platform to push hardware and software to the limit. Browsing through Android’s massive app library can be difficult as there are many apps that simply aren’t very useful. But if you look a little harder you can find apps like BetterBatteryStats, which…

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Dropbox For iOS Updated With New Photo Gallery And Design

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As reported on TechCrunch. by SARAH PEREZ Following October’s update of its Android application, Dropbox today released a new version of its iOS app, which focuses on refining the photo-viewing and sharing experience. In today’s update, there’s now a new Photos tab, which offers a way to tap into a scrollable timeline of the photos you’ve uploaded into your Dropbox account. As with the Android update, which preceded this one, the new iOS app offers a more visual interface…

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