Category Archives: Tech

Google I/O 2013: Google Announces New Music Streaming Service, New ‘Nexus’ Samsung Galaxy S4, More

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Joe Gillis

During a keynote presentation for Google I/O at San Francisco’s Moscone Center this morning, Google announced several new services and technologies including a new music service called Google Play Music “All Access” and a pure Android Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. … Continue reading →

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Tech: BlackBerry Messenger Coming to iOS and Android

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Not that long ago RIM’s BlackBerry was the most popular smartphone in the world. It’s a bit hard to believe now, with the immense popularity of the iPhone and Android devices, but at one time the BlackBerry was the king … Continue reading →

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Tech: Google Merges Storage for Drive, Gmail, G+ Photos

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Joe Gillis

Even though Google occasionally does things people don’t like (killing Google Reader comes to mind), they stil offer a host of great services that millions of people rely on each and every day. Last year, Google launched Google Drive, storage … Continue reading →

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YouTube Starts Offering Paid Subscriptions To Content

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Well, well, how things are changing. Not to be left behind as the paradigm shifts from traditional cable and satellite networks towards what paid subscription services like Apple, Hulu and Netflix are doing, YouTube today announced the first channels that … Continue reading →

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Tech: Flipboard for Android Updated to Version 2.0

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Joe Gillis

We know it’s sometimes hard to be an Android user in what must seem like an iOS-dominated world — at least where new apps, or updates to current ones, are concerned. Yes, most new apps and updates appear for iOS … Continue reading →

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Is This Google’s New X Phone?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

Even though a majority of us here at The Flickcast use smartphones made by Apple, that doesn’t mean we only care about iOS or things from Cupertino. We also like Android quite a bit too. And when a new smartphone … Continue reading →

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‘Google Now’ Reportedly Killing Battery Life For iOS Users

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

It isn’t that often that iOS users don’t get the latest and greatest aps first, before their Android-using pals. However, when the app in question happens to come from Android-maker Google, iOS users tend to take a back seat. Most … Continue reading →

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Apple Releases iOS 6.1.4 Update for iPhone 5

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Joe Gillis

Even though they don’t release updates quite as often as a company like Microsoft, Apple does tend to update its products pretty often. In fact, they just issued an update today. Today’s update is for iOS and the iPhone 5 … Continue reading →

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