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- Facebook bug improperly revealed some personal information to 'friends'
- Android Central Podcast - Live!
- We're podcasting live at 4 p.m. EST - join us!
- Instagram's newest, most important option
- Your daily Talk Mobile hangout is here!
- RadioShack offering $100 Google Play credit with an HTC One
- Rich Dev, Poor Dev: Why some succeed where others fail - Talk Mobile
- Second look: The Samsung Galaxy NX camera
- HTC reportedly inks $12 million ad campaign with Robert Downey Jr.
- AT&T's Pantech Flex gets Jelly Bean update
- Deal of the Day: Seidio OBEX Waterproof Case for Samsung Galaxy S3
- FAA expected to relax ban on gadgets on takeoffs and landings
- Hands-on with the LG Optimus F3
- PSA: AT&T's new GoPhone prepaid plans now available
- Behold, the Samsung Galaxy S4 in red
- LG headed to New York City on Aug. 7
- Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for AT&T
| Facebook bug improperly revealed some personal information to 'friends' Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:49 PM PDT
Approximately 6 million users affected; no evidence of malicious exploits of the bugFacebook's security team made a post today to let users know of a bug that was discovered and fixed that has revealed some user's contact information to "friends" they did not intend to share with. The bug, which was pointed out to Facebook's White Hat Program by an independent entity, involved the combination of users uploading their contacts lists to find connections on Facebook, and the service's Download Your Information (DYI) tool. When users upload their contacts list to the site, Facebook analyzes it to recommend friends that you do not already have connections with, matching up phone numbers and email addresses to keep from offering duplicate contacts. When going through this analysis, Facebook inadvertently stored this personal information with user's profiles, allowing it to then be given to other users who downloaded their data with the DYI tool. The end result, Facebook says, is that approximately 6 million Facebook users possibly had their phone numbers or email addresses made available to people who used the DYI tool to download their own (and therefore friends publicly available) Facebook data. For a vast majority of the users who had their data inappropriately shared, Facebook claims each individual address or number was only downloaded with the DYI tool once or twice. No other types of personal information was made available, and the DYI tool was not used by developers or advertisers, just individual users. 
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| Android Central Podcast - Live! Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:51 PM PDT Live June 21 at 4 p.m. EDTThe Android Central Podcast is recorded live in front of a live studio audience, so you can catch us in the act. Watch us live from your phone
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| We're podcasting live at 4 p.m. EST - join us! Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT
After a couple weeks away from the live show, we're back this afternoon to record Episode 139 of the Greatest Android Podcast in the World! On tap: We'll get the lowdown on everything Samsung announced at its London event this week. Plus Instagram does video, we do more of your questions -- basically it's the best of the week in Android, all in one handy podcast. Check back in at 4 p.m. EST as we do this thing. Namaste. 
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| Instagram's newest, most important option Posted: 21 Jun 2013 10:56 AM PDT
Do yourself a solid and head on into the options for Instagram v4.0. There you're find a checkbox to keep the all-new InstaVines from automatically playing. Your ears will thank you. The ears of your friends will thank you. And it should speed up the app a little as well. And we, also, thank you. 
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| Your daily Talk Mobile hangout is here! Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:50 AM PDT We're back! Your daily installment of Talk Mobile 2013 is live -- today we're talking about why some apps succeed where others fail -- and we're gonna hang out and chat about it for a bit. Come join us! 
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| RadioShack offering $100 Google Play credit with an HTC One Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:34 AM PDT
A pretty slick deal just came down the pike from RadioShack. Order up an AT&T or Sprint HTC One with a two-year contract and they'll toss in $100 worth of games and apps and stuff from Google Play. As always, find more in our HTC One forums. More: RadioShack 
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| Rich Dev, Poor Dev: Why some succeed where others fail - Talk Mobile Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT  Both iOS and Android are rapidly approaching the million app mark. It's an absurd number of apps, and making a living in that vast sea is a tough prospect. Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 are both over 100,000 apps, which on its own is also an absurd number. How is a developer supposed to get noticed when there are thousands upon thousands of other apps in the same store? A developer can rely on search and word-of-mouth, but that's only going to get them so far. How is a developer supposed to get their app featured on the platform storefront? How are they supposed to tell users and publications about their app? And just how can they convince users to actually download the app? Is it better to be flashy or funny, informative or intriguing? Does it matter what audience you're targeting? Just bobbing up and down in the waves of a million other apps is counting on an impossible stroke of luck to get noticed. Developers can be their own best advocates - but how does somebody who specializes in code and interface design come to understand what it takes to market their wares? Let's get the conversation started! 
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| Second look: The Samsung Galaxy NX camera Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:29 AM PDT The Samsung Galaxy NX appears to be one hell of an Android-powered camera, and as such it deserves a second look. First, the broad strokes for those just joining the fun: The NX sports a 20.3MP sensor and interchangeable lenses, a 4.8-inch display and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with a custom UI. And it's got full Wifi and LTE capability, so you'll be sharing pictures all over the place in addition to whatever other Android goodness is added (or hacked) into this thing. 
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| HTC reportedly inks $12 million ad campaign with Robert Downey Jr. Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:08 AM PDT
HTC has reportedly hired actor Robert Downey Jr. for a 2-year global marketing campaign. The smartphone manufacturer will try to capitalize on the actor's popularity to promote their new devices, such as the beloved HTC One. A bold move like this should come as no surprise. It is no secret that there have been questions about HTC's longevity, with recent employment changes and competition with the behemoth that Samsung has become; though May was its best financial month of 2013. The deal has not yet been officially announced, but the speculation is that Downey Jr. will have final creative say over the campaign and will not be portraying any characters but himself. This is a good move by HTC. As good as the HTC One is, Samsung has been pouring money into marketing, which has been effective. The more HTC can brand itself and capture the public's attention, the better off they will be. An actor of Robert Downey Jr.'s caliber will help them do just that. Source: Bloomberg 
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| AT&T's Pantech Flex gets Jelly Bean update Posted: 21 Jun 2013 06:47 AM PDT
Plus you get those fancy Jelly Bean notifications that the kids are all talking about. AT&T says those with the Flex should receive a text message alerting them to the update. Source: AT&T 
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| Deal of the Day: Seidio OBEX Waterproof Case for Samsung Galaxy S3 Posted: 21 Jun 2013 06:16 AM PDT
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| FAA expected to relax ban on gadgets on takeoffs and landings Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:23 AM PDT
Don't expect to make phone calls, though, even if e-readers and tablets approved for takeoff and landingYou might no longer have to worry whether you shut off that gadget as your plane takes to the sky. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration -- in part to get with the times and in part because so many passengers don't actually shut down everything with an on/off switch -- will relax the blanket ban on some personal electronic devices below 10,000 feet. The policy shift, which hasn't been officially announced yet, isn't expected to address phone usage, so it's unsure yet whether airplane mode would suffice, or whether you'll have to tuck away anything that doesn't look like a small tablet. And that could get interesting given that half of all new Android smartphones essentially are small tablets. It's also not yet known whether you'd have Wifi access during takeoff and landing. A formal decision isn't expected until the fall. Source: WSJ (paywall); photo courtesy Jason Rabinowitz 
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| Hands-on with the LG Optimus F3 Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:33 AM PDT
Sprint was on hand at last night's Pepcom showcase to highlight its next cream-of-the-entry-level-crop, the LG Optimus F3, available now for a mere $30 on contract. It's undoubtedly a starter phone, designed specifically with the blind and visually impaired thanks to its bundled Google TalkBack software. With extensive text-to-speech capabilities, the F3 is the go-to device for those looking for a budget-conscious, entry-level-friendly handset. The F3 packs a 4-inch WVGA display, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, and Gorilla Glass 2, with a 2,650 mAh battery and Android 4.1 thrown in to spice up the spec sheet -- a bit under whelming for the power user yet totally respectable for the first-time buyer. I've said it once and I'll say it a million times: entry-level devices are becoming more and more capable, and the Optimus F3 is very much a well-made, albeit bottom-rung LG device. The Optimus F3 ships in both silver and purple and is available now in Sprint stores and on sprint.com for $29 with a two year contract. Shots of the device can be found after the break. 
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| PSA: AT&T's new GoPhone prepaid plans now available Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:26 PM PDT |
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Behold, the Samsung Galaxy S4 in red
Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:31 PM PDT
Samsung didn't stop with just a handful of new devices today -- the company also gave its flagship best seller, the Galaxy S4, a new paint job. Five of them, actually.
Among the colors introduced is Red Aurora, which reps had in tow at tonight's Pepcom event here in New York. It's a welcome addition to the standard black and white, and along with the purple, pink, and brown versions also introduced today, just about every taste should be satisfied.
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LG headed to New York City on Aug. 7
Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:53 PM PDT
LG just dropped a little something in our inbox, giving advance warning of an "international media event" going down Aug. 7 in New York City. We're suckers for international media events, especially if they're in our backyard.
What to expect? There's a pretty good possibility we'll see that "successor" to the Optimus G that both LG and Qualcomm were teasing just yesterday, with its Snapdragon 800 processor in tow.
We've marked our calendars. Suggest you do the same.
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Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for AT&T
Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:36 PM PDT
We’re here in New York where Samsung introduced its newest addition to the Galaxy S4 lineup, the Galaxy S4 Active, to US consumers. Our friends across the pond got a bit more fanfare today than we did here at Pepcom’s annual summer shindig, but even without the grand stage, the Active still seems to impress.
What Samsung cooked up here is a true-to-form Galaxy S 4 in every sense of the word – same processor, same gorgeous screen, and same Touchwiz/Jelly Bean experience. There’s one major difference, though: this version can withstand just about anything you throw at it. Shock, sand, water, you name it – the S4 Active is just barely short of bulletproof (don’t test that, please).
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