Lately, it seems that Amazon is trying to take over the technology world. They began with e-readers, moved on to tablets, revealed that they may be working on a smartphone, and now three sources close to the company say they are working on a TV set-top box as well. The e-commerce giant is supposedly looking to introduce a device this fall focused ...The post Amazon working on a Kindle TV set-top box? appeared first on AndroidGuys.Read similar

In a report from the Korea Times, it has been revealed that LG is working with Google once again to bring the world another Nexus smartphone. The report also describes meetings between founder of Google, Larry Page, and the CEO of LG Electronics, Koo Bon-joon and how LG has aspirations to further its partnership with [...]Read similar

As smartphones contain more and more personal information these days, security is a topic that will likely be attracting more attention moving forward. There are a few items at the[...]Read similar

Sure, kids can play with an iPad to learn how to program, but what about robots? Play-i is a start up company seeking to develop affordable (under US$100), programmable robots as an educational tool for children. Normally this would sound like the plot of a bad 90s sci-fi movie of the week, but the development team behind the Play-i have impressive resumés.CEO Vikas Gupta, a former head of consumer payments at Google, is joined by Saurabh Gupta, a former head of the iPod software team, and Mikal Greaves of Frog Design. The team also features Imran Kahn, a former head of marketing at Elo... Read similar

Twitter is currently testing two-factor authentication, and plans to roll it out to users soon, according to a reportThe microblogging network is conducting internal tests before gradually debuting the security measure site-wide, Wired reported Tuesday night.Also known as "two-step verification," two-factor authentication prevents fraud by forcing users to provide two pieces of information that will verify their identity. Bank customers, for example, must provide both a physical card and PIN numberThe reports come just after The Associated Press' Twitter account (using the handle @AP) was hack... Read similar

Getting the Nexus 4 into customers' hands aside, the Google-LG team-up was a huge boost to the Korean manufacturer's smartphone fortunes. According to the Korea Times, LG's now looking to repeat the magic and is already working with Google on a Nexus sequel. Presumably another phone beyond that Optimus G sequel we've been promised, there's no word yet on whether we'll see any new Google-branded hardware at this year's I/O event. We reached out to an LG spokesperson, who told us that it doesn't comment on rumor and speculation, although the meeting wasn't all about the Nexus series. LG is also ... Read similar

LG is an Android smartphone OEM that, like many others, finds itself in the shadow of Samsung. But it scored an impressive hit with the Nexus 4, the $300 unlocked Google-branded Android reference phone it released last year, and according to the Korea Times, it's already working on a follow-up with the search giant.Read similar

Given the fairly nutballs hype surrounding the launch of Mailbox for iPhone (and its crazy queues), you could probably assume that they'd bring the app to other devices and platforms — and you'd be right if you did.The company recently started letting users know of their upcoming projects: an iPad app is in the works, with Android and desktop clients "on the agenda".Read similar

Adobe is planning to release a professional-level photo-editing app for iOS that will be similar to the company’s Lightroom editing software. Adobe plans to add the ability for the app to sync with Lightroom so that users could edit photos on their iOS devices and send them back to their computer for finalization. Adobe’s group Read The Full StoryRead similar

If you do much photography at all, you probably have come across and enjoyed Adobe Lightroom, the digital darkroom suite that makes photo editing a snap, especially for RAW files, which preserves a wide variety of information for better results when tweaking things like exposure, sharpness and color balance. Now, Adobe's Lightroom lead Tom Hogarty has demoed an upcoming version of the software for iOS, and it looks good.Read similar