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Just the other day, we saw the Nokia X rooted and have Google apps installed on the phone. This is actually a pretty big deal because with the Nokia X running on a forked version of Android, this meant that unlike other Android phones, the Nokia X would not, by default, have access to Google apps and services that come preinstalled on Android phones.

Now according to reports, it seems that the reverse has happened. The Nokia Store app on the Nokia X has managed to be extracted and installed on none other than a Jolla smartphone, which for those unfamiliar is a phone made by ex-Nokia employees and runs an operating system known as Sailfish OS. (more…)

Nokia X’s App Store Ported Onto Jolla Smartphone original content from Ubergizmo.

Presumably if Apple sticks with its traditional release cycles, the new iPhone won’t be coming until Fall. However, there have already been many rumors about the iPhone 6, some believe Apple might launch it early this year, possibly in Summer. It is believed that the display size will be finally bumped up this year, and now a purported iPhone 6 front panel has leaked online which hints at just that. Though it is a bit too soon for components of the next generation iPhone to surface, usually when things like these come up so soon its possible that they’re not the real deal.

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Purported iPhone 6 Front Panel Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.

BBM or BlackBerry Messenger has been in the news quite a lot recently. Ever since it was opened up to Android and iOS last year, the messaging service has added millions of new users as well a handful of new features. Only recently BBM v2.0 was released which brought location sharing and more. The company has now detailed what the next major update is going to bring, users can once again expect multiple new features from the next release of BlackBerry Messenger.

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BBM Update To Bring Several New Features original content from Ubergizmo.

Project Ara is a project being worked on by Google at the moment which is a modular smartphone concept where the goal is to swap out components and upgrade them as needed, much like how one would upgrade their desktop PC by swapping out RAM, hard drives, and GPUs.

Google will be hosting their first Ara Developers’ Conference in April, but in the meantime it seems that they are too excited about it and have decided to show off some of its early prototypes along with a demo on how it would work.

This demo was shown off during the Launch festival in San Francisco which took place this week, and where Google’s Paul Eremenko took to stage to talk about Ara as well as to demonstrate the device. (more…)

Project Ara Shown Off And Demonstrated During Launch Conference original content from Ubergizmo.

When Apple launched the iPhone 5s, it came with a unique feature called Touch ID. It was basically a way for users to unlock their smartphones and make iTunes purchases using their fingerprint. Based on our review of the phone and other reviews on the internet, the general consensus was that Touch ID was refreshingly responsive.

However in a recent report, it was suggested that Touch ID would “degrade” over time, due to the fact that the initial fingerprint data could eventually become polluted due to additional scans made over time. Well according to AppleInsider, they claim that a fix for this issue is being worked on as we speak. (more…)

Apple Reportedly Working On Software Fix For Touch ID Sensor original content from Ubergizmo.