Google reportedly purchasing Waze for $1.3 billion

aze, the popular GPS and social app, has been courted by many top tech firms lately. Apple was said to have made an offer of around $500 million, which was later denied by Tim Cook. Facebook and Google have reportedly been in a bidding war of sorts, with Facebook having recently pulled out of negotiations. The turning point for Facebook was their desire to move the Israel-based Waze team to their headquarters in California, and Waze CEO’s Naom Bardin refusal to do so.

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Galaxy Note 3 prototype allegedly spotted; phone “shipped in low quantities for R&D” report says

A prototype of the next Galaxy Note flagship handset has been spotted in the wild one publication says, while a different source claims that the device is shipping for R&D purposes.
From the looks of it, Sam Mobile and TechTastic handled the device shown in the images below, which is said to be a Galaxy Note 3 prototype. According to the first site, this isn’t the Galaxy Mega 6.3 “because of the corners, high resolution display and bezel.”

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Paranoid Android’s Halo theme is ready for public beta testing!

Paranoid Android was enamored with Facebook Home when it came out. We all were, really, but the thought of Facebook in our face all the time was a bit much. Chatheads was a particularly cool concept, but just not as finished or nice as we would have hoped. Paranoid Android fixed that for us.

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Is a Chrome dongle in the works? We’re doubtful.

Our living room is fast becoming the new battleground for tech manufacturers and service providers. The XBox One announcement was ripe with talk of TV functionality, and Google has long had their Google TV hardware. A recurring rumor suggests that Google may have another piece of hardware in mind for our precious HDMI ports.

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Google Plus photos allude to a Galaxy Camera successor, 20.2MP shooter included

Samsung Galaxy Camera

Following a flurry of Galaxy S4 Zoom leaks, we began to question whether Samsung was releasing an actual camera phone, or a successor to the Galaxy Camera. However, it looks as if Samsung is taking the connected camera seriously this year, as it appears to be gearing up to release both a Galaxy S4 Zoom and a successor to the Galaxy Camera.

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Quadropus Rampage 1.0.4

v1.0.4
> Fixed a crash that would rarely occur when defeating the last enemy of a depth.
v1.0.3
> Fixed the music mute bug!
> Added an “orb booster” to the store. Double your orb gains! Woooooh; orbs.
v1.0.2
> Reduced the frequency of crashes. Hopefully entirely! Keep us posted if crashes persist.
> Added “exit” button to the main menu screen.

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Fruit Ninja Free 1.8.6

The wait is over! Fruit Ninja has now been expanded with a gigantic update for our loyal Android followers! Get ready to expand your fruit slicing arsenal with 8 new blades, 7 backgrounds, exciting new power-ups and a whole lot more!

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Beach Buggy Blitz 1.3.1

- Bug Fixes
Version 1.3.0
- Google Play Game Services integration. Sign in with your Google account for leaderboards, achievements, and cloud saving.
- Simplified Permissions
Overview:
Drive your hot-rod beach buggy as far as you can into the uncharted depths of a mysterious tropical island!

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AA Weekly: top Android news of the week, June 9, 2013

In the AA Weekly, we recap the most significant events that happened over the past seven days in the world of Android. We look at new devices, major news, leaks, and everything else you should know to stay on top of your favorite operating system.

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Doodle Jump 2.0.1

Ninja theme STORE is now FINALLY available for Android!!! It features super-cool outfits and powerups!
Bug fixes.
*****
Thanks for playing Doodle Jump!!!
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