We spend our days walking around in a state of distracted bliss. It’s dangerous. Let’s not die, ok? While you’re rocking out with your EarPods in, you’re in danger of failing to heed the hazards of the world around you. A forthcoming app turns your phone’s microphone into a second set of ears to keep you from going splat.
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Blippar has come a long way in a short time, bringing lightning-fast image recognition and augmented reality to mobile advertising. But today, the company steps away from smartphones and puts on the wearables hat.
The company has implemented image recognition technology into Google Glass, in what Blippar claims is the first-ever image recognition tech on the platform. Read More
One of the more interesting devices here at Mobile World Congress is Blackphone: a pro-privacy handset being developed by Spanish startup Geeksphone, in partnership with U.S. security company Silent Circle using a “security-oriented” Android build called PrivatOS. Read More
Learning to play the gTar, by Disrupt darling Incident, is about as easy as learning to ride a bike. A series of light-up LEDs, paired with an app on your smartphone, show the gTar player exactly when and where to strum to create beautiful music.
The only downside? There aren’t very many songs to choose from that are compatible with the gTar. Until today. Read More
When faced with a buggy, slow-loading Android app, try clearing the cache.
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I talked to the makers of BroApp, which sends automated daily text messages to your significant other (“seamless relationship outsourcing”). Shared here is the app makers’ rationale, which I believe goes beyond just this one app — and captures widely …
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One of the main concerns of Nokia running a forked version of Android would be app availability. Nokia has reassured customers that 75% of Android apps will be compatible with their version of Android, while the remainder will require porting. Well the good news is that things have kicked off as it would seem that the Pebble app for Android devices has since been ported onto the Nokia XL.
The proof was posted onto Twitter by Myriam Joire, a former editor at Engadget and a Pebble product evangelist. Naturally this is good news for those who are considering adopting the Nokia X series of handsets, but might be worried that there will not be many apps available for the device at the start. (more…)
Pebble App Ported Onto The Nokia XL original content from Ubergizmo. 
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BBM one of the services of BlackBerry that is extremely popular. Before its release on iOS and Android, it was only available exclusively on BlackBerry which prompted some phone buyers to purchase a BlackBerry just for that feature. However what is the future of BBM? Will it forever remain as a mobile messaging service, or will we see it evolve? (more…)
BBM Could Move Beyond Handsets, According To CEO original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Quixey, a longtime provider of app search services, wants to move beyond simple app discovery and instead focus on the data contained within those apps.
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Zello is a walkie-talkie app made by a small company based in Austin, Texas—but if you’ve heard of it, it’s probably because you’ve been following the news in Venezuela or Ukraine. Some of its biggest users are protesters taking to the streets. The app’s creators hadn’t planned on getting involved in political revolutions, so you could say this is one hell of a pivot.
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