Androidifying

ChromeCast, that new piece of tech Google just introduced and everyone is talking about, that little HDMI dongle that sold out in the Play Store in a matter of minutes and is sold out in Amazon and Best Buy as well. In a few days, a lot of people is going to be using this, streaming YouTube videos, movies from Netflix and Google Play, music from Google Play Music and showing pictures from their Chrome tabs to friends without even thinking about it, one click and it’s done. For users, it’s a little piece of heaven, is that missing link we’ve been waiting for such a long time, one where we can not only stream movies and music, but where our devices our independent from that stream and it doesn’t even matter which device we’re using, Android, iOS, PC, Mac, anything goes. Google wins by having a new service everyone uses, users win by having this process simplified by a million times, so who could be the loser with this? Because there’s always a loser. In the case of the ChromeCast, the

Nexus 7 Lands in Canada Some retail outlets in Canada had the Nexus 7 up for sale today. Including Staples, as you can see in the screenshot above. It appears that the 16GB version was running $249, which is a bit higher than in the US. Smart IR Remote for the Galaxy S4 Launches on the Play Store Today, the folks at Color Tiger released Smart IR Remote for the Galaxy S4. It’s a cool app that turns your phone into a real remote control. It looks pretty awesome, but it is $9.99 on the Play Store. Sprint Launches 4G LTE in 41 additional markets Today, Sprint flipped that switch that makes their network not suck as much. Bringing 4G LTE to another 41 markets, making it 151 LTE markets in the US: Baraboo, Wis. Beaver Dam, Wis. Brownsville/Harlingen, Texas Bronx/Brooklyn, N.Y. Columbus, Miss. Daytona Beach, Fla. Durham, N.C. Dyersburg, Tenn. Faribault/Northfield, Minn. Fayetteville, N.C. Fitchburg/Leominster, Mass. Flint, Mich. Fort Lauderdale/Pompano Beach/Deerfield Beach, Fla. Grand

As some of you may know, Samsung’s Eynos processor that is showing up in all of its mobile devices was dubbed an “octa” processor. That title is incredibly misleading as it leads people to believe the the processor is actually an octa-core processor, meaning that it has 8 cores working together. In reality, the processor is just two quad-core processors together running different processes on the device. The reason this is not a true octa-core processor is because only 4 cores can be running at one time, resulting in significantly poorer performance. Well now, Samsung is set to release a legitimate octa-core processor that will be able to run all 8 cores at the same time. We’ve already heard whispers of Samsung’s newest processors and if the rumors are true, these cores running simultaneously should not affect battery life in any dramatic way. This release is undoubtedly due to the fact that MediaTek has already unveiled a true octa-core processor . MediaTek has stated that they will

Imagefusion is an interesting app, enabling you to create images for the lock screen background from local libraries. If you've used media players in the past where a collage of images are displayed from multiple artist albums, this is the same affect but with images you choose. The end result can be quite something and best of all: it's free and really simple to use.

It’s no secret that your Xbox One will be more than just a game console when it launches later this year. There’s of course the media aspects that are being expanded on from the Xbox 360, namely video and music capabilities. But it could be so much more than with rumors and hints of Windows 8 apps and games working on the machine. The latest fuel to the fire comes from Justin Angel who noticed something that’s been in front of all of us for a long time.

Wead is a Windows Phone 8 app that lets you insert local weather information on to your photos. The app acts more like a plug-in, accessible through the edit menu when you view individual photos in the Pictures Hub. Weave was updated today to version 2.0 and brings a new user interface and a sharing option to the table. The new user interface calls for you to enter your location then retrieve the current weather conditions. From there you choose your temperature units, font style and color then set your text position with the slider controls.

We know that Bluetooth 4.0 with low-energy support is coming to Windows Phone 8 sooner than later. Nokia has reportedly been hard at work getting their devices ready and we wouldn’t be shocked to see it come officially from Microsoft in GDR3 , expected later this year. In documents posted to the FCC on the upcoming Samsung ATIV S Neo , due on Sprint on August 16th , it’s revealed that the device has evidently been cleared with Bluetooth LE on board, meaning 4.0 status. That’s good news for those on Sprint waiting for a high end Windows Phone to carry them into 2014, as BT4.0 will ensure greater device capability, better battery usage and open new avenues for accessories.