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Giz Explains: Why Android Updates Are So Slow

If there is one complaint we hear from Android users more than any other, it’s the speed at which software updates arrive. Or don’t arrive. It’s especially tough on tech enthusiasts who read about all the advantages of the new update but can’t get it on their own devices for six months, if at all. Even brand new devices typically fail to launch with the latest version of Android.


iOS 6.1.3 Is Coming To Kill Your Jailbreak

Have one of those seven million jailbroken iDevices? Like it that way? Then stop — don’t touch anything. iOS 6.1.3 is poised to ruin your day, and there might not be any way to go back.


LG Acquires webOS From HP To Power Smart TVs

LG has announced that it has acquired the much-troubled webOS from HP. But instead of using it to power smartphones or tablets, it’s planning to roll out smart TVs that will make use of the OS.


iOS 6.1.3 Beta Fixes iPhone Lock Screen Security Hole

Apple has been keeping busy rolling out small patches for iOS 6. The latest, iOS 6.1.3 beta 2 just hit developers. Importantly, 9To5Mac reports that the update fixes the gaping lock screen bug that allows access even with out a passcode.


How Google Makes Android Understand You

It’s the future, and that being the case, you’re going to want to talk to your smartphone and have it make heads or tails of what you’re saying. Getting that to work can be a pretty tough job, however, unless your phone can learn like a human. Wired explains that’s exactly what Google’s Jelly Bean operating system does.


The Burden Of Apple iOS

When Apple released the iPhone in 2007, it released iPhone OS (later known as iOS) with it. The device and the operating system necessitated each other. The two were birthed into the world together on the same stage.


Nine Reasons To Root Your Android Device

To root or not to root? That is the question. Rooting your Android device definitely pushes you up a level or two in your geekdom. It requires a certain level of commitment, at least a little savvy, and even a modicum of risk. So, why would you want to bother?


iOS 6.1.1 Jailbreak Is Already Here

iOS 6.1.1 was released yesterday, and there’s already a jailbreak available for it. The Evasi0n jailbreak tool, which hit the internet last week has been updated to version 1.3, and it will now liberate everything.


Report: Leaked Documents Confirm Android Key Lime Pie Launch

Could Google be preparing to announce the brand new 5.0 version of its Android operating system at Google I/O in May? If that wasn’t a sure enough bet just based on the “well duh” factor, some leaked Qualcomm documents are backing it up. And yes, it’s Key Lime Pie.


What RIM Needs To Prove With BlackBerry 10

RIM’s day of reckoning is almost here. Tomorrow, the once-mighty Canadian company will officially unveil its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, along with new hardware. It’s a chance at rebirth, reinvention, and getting out from under its walking corpse reputation. But for that to happen, RIM needs to prove it’s back on the right track.


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