AVG PrivacyFix for Android app stops WiFi location tracking with new feature

AVG is a company that has been making free and paid antivirus software for a number of years. The company also makes smartphone apps that are designed to make mobile users more secure. AVG has announced a new update is available for its Android application called AVG PrivacyFix for Android. PrivacyFix for Android is designed […]

Danalock smart lock ditches keys in favor of smartphone tech

When it comes to securing the door on your home or office, most of us use plain locks that require keys. If you aren’t a fan of having to fumble in the dark with keys, you might be interested in a new smart lock called the Danalock. The lock is designed to need no keys […]

Pandora Alarm Clock for iOS wakes you up with a station, offers snooze option

A much-requested feature has been bestowed upon Pandora‘s iOS users today — an Alarm Clock that allows one to wake up to the sounds of their favorite radio station rather than a shrill typical alarm. With Alarm Clock, one’s smartphone becomes the radio-clock combo of days gone by, only with more configuration options and the […]

Glass camera app adds much-requested preview framing

A new app for Google Glass addresses one of the most common complaints for Explorers using it as a wearable camera: the fact that you don’t see what you’ve photographed until after its happened. Glass, in its standard form, only displays the results from the camera after the photo has been taken: while video recording […]

Largest true-color photo of the sky ever took 60,000 miles of travel

Largest true-color photo of the sky ever took 60,000 miles of travel

SkyGuide’s creator Nick Risinger had to travel more than 60,000 miles by airplane and car to collect 37,000 individual photos to create this single image, the largest true-color image of the entire sky ever made: 100,000 by 50,000 pixels.

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Feeling Cagey? Plasters Nicolas Cage’s Mug on Random Instagram #Selfies

There’s just something about Nicolas Cage that inspires people to create memes, apps, and even eyeshadows in his likeness. The latest one is called “Feeling Cagey?” and it inserts a little bit (or rather, a whole lot) of Nicolas Cage in each and every selfie it finds on Instagram.

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The website basically parses through Instagram’s live feed and automatically tacks Nicolas Cage’s mug on people’s faces. It’s silly, it’s weird, and in a way, it’s strangely addicting.

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Feeling Cagey? was created by web developer Josh McMilan, who clearly has way too much time on his hands.

[via Laughing Squid]

Apple Stores to use iBeacon tech to guide shoppers

The first time we talked about the iBeacon technology was in November when it was announced that Macy’s would be using the tech to guide shoppers around its stores. iBeacon technology uses Bluetooth Low Energy to connect the stores to shoppers depending on where they are in the retail store via an app on a […]

Verizon FiOS Mobile App gets 16 new channels for out of home streaming

Verizon has announced the addition of 16 new channels to its home streaming app called the FiOS Mobile App. With the addition of the 16 new channels, the app now gives FiOS subscribers access to 25 different channels on the go. The application is available as a free download for subscribers. The new channels available […]

Google rolls out voice search update with support for three additonal languages

Yesterday, Google Search for Android was updated to include results from select apps and to pull up app results from the Google Play Store. Today the Internet giant has rolled out a similar update, this time adding voice search support for three additional languages: Japanese, French, and German, opening up the ability to speak one’s […]

Bing Maps Preview for Windows 8.1 adds 3D cities and Skype integration

Microsoft has released Bing Maps Preview for Windows 8.1, its Google Maps-rivaling navigation app with over seventy high-res 3D cities, Skype and OpenTable integration, street-level photography, and Live Tile support. The new app, hitting the Windows Store today, introduces a new 3D graphics engine which Microsoft says delivers more realistic visuals across a wide range […]