Wikipedia iOS And Android Apps Replace Google Maps For OpenStreetMaps

Wikipedia has announced this week that a new update for its iOS and Android application will remove the Google Maps integration the apps both use, and replace it with OpenStreetMaps technology.

As well as adopting the OpenStreetMaps technology the new

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HTC Rezound To Get Android ICS Update Today?

We heard earlier in the week that the HTC Rezound would be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich today, we also heard that the Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx would be getting the update this week.

The update for the RAZR and RAZR Maxx

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Pantech Vega Racer 2 Announced In South Korea

Pantech has added another Android smartphone to their range with the launch of the Pantech Vega Racer 2, which according to the company is one of the world’s first smartphone to feature a glass ceramic body.

The Pantech Vega Racer 2 comes with a 4.8 inch HD touchscreen display

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Samsung Galaxy S Aviator With LTE Announced For US Cellular

US Cellular has just announced its first LTE smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator, which is a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II and the device will be available for $99.99 when you sign up to a new contract with the carrier.

The Samsung Galaxy S Aviator comes with a 4.3 inch WVGA touchscreen display

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YouTube Auto Converting Uploaded Short 1080p Movies To 3D

Today YouTube is expanding their 3D service to now include any short videos that are uploaded. So rather than having to click a button to convert your short movie into 3D. YouTube will now automatically convert 1080p short movies directly to 3D as they are uploaded.

The new service will make it easier for YouTube users to now view movies in 3D by

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Sony Xperia P Appears At The FCC

The Sony Xperia P was announced back in February at MWC, and the smartphone is due to go on sale in the UK later this month, and know it looks like the Xperia P is headed to the US shortly has it has just appeared at the FCC.

As a reminder the Sony Xperia P will come with Android 2.3

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Twitter Takes Tweetdeck Offline After Bug Opens Access To Others Accounts

TweetDeck is a popular Twitter client that Twitter officially acquired last year. The service was temporarily taken offline yesterday due to a bug. A user came across a bug which granted TweetDeck access to the accounts of other Twitter and Facebook

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50K Cards Compromised using Credit Card Processor

Some 50,000 credit and debit cardholders may have their information exposed following a security breach at Global Payments. The breach occurred sometime between between Jan. 21, 2012 and Feb. 25, 2012.

Both Visa and MasterCard have confirmed they

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Android Market Terms Prohibits In App Use Of Third Party Payment Services

It has been revealed this week that Google is putting pressure on developers to use its own Google Wallet payment system. Rather than using third party in-app payment options for their creations, such as PayPal, Zong and Boku. Which would violate the Google Market’s terms of use.

The news has been reported by Reuters who where contacted by a number of developers, investors

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HTC One X Rooted Ahead Of Release

The HTC One X hasn’t even gone on sale yet, the device will be available withing a couple of weeks, but Android developer Paul O’Brien from MoDaCo has already cracked the HTC One X’s software.

He has also released a tool that will let you root the HTC One X, called Superboot which writes a

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Dropbox Launches New Minimalist Design With Photo Viewer, Action Bar And More

Dropbox has today rolled out a new update and redesign to its cloud file sharing and storage service software. Bringing with it a new photo viewer and improved file management.

The new redesign has been quietly rolling out over the last couple of weeks. But if you now login to your Dropbox online account the new features and simpler layout are all finished and ready to

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iPad 3 Features a 70 Percent Larger Battery Than iPad 2?

When Apple announced the new iPad 3, which comes with 4G LTE, they also announced that it would feature similar battery life to the iPad 2, although the 4G on the iPad 3 will use much more battery power than 3G on the iPad 2.

It looks like the iPad 3 features a battery which is 70 percent bigger than that of the iPad 2,

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Xbox 720 To Ditch Optical Disk, Coming In 2013

We have heard a number of rumors about Microsoft’s next generation Xbox gaming console, which may be called the Xbox 720, and now according to a recent report, the Xbox 720 may lose the optical disk.

According to the guys over at MCV, Microsoft has been telling its partners that the new Xbox

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Clear Stick Atlas WiMAX Dongle Offers Instant 4G Connectivity Without The Need For Software

Clearwire has today launched their new USB dongle called the Clear Altas Stick. Which has been been created to provide users with instant 4G connectivity without the need to install extra software or set it up.

The new dongle has been designed to enable almost any computer or device equipped with a USB

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