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Feb

1

2012

Stanford Students Demo 5 Cool Tricks Using Your NFC Capable Phone &Television (Video)

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by Joe Sirianni
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I bet you didn’t know Stanford had some cool nerds on their roster did you?  Yep, some of the folks over there decided to tinker around using an NFC enabled Android device along with a remote control also housing an NFC chip.  Check out what these guys have managed to come up with: Display photos [...]

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Feb

1

2012

Tablet Remote – Phones and tablets in harmony

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by Jim Farmer
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You all reading this are likely Android aficionados, and being such many of you likely own both an Android phone & Android tablet; I do, and I’m always looking for ways to make them a dynamic duo. Incidentally that’s how I came across this app, Tablet Remote. The goal of tablet remote is to allow you [...]

Sep

21

2011

Desk Pets TankBot for Android

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by Jim Farmer
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We’ve seen some pretty awesome remote control toys with Android control lately, like the Parrot AR Drone and the BlueDrone Race Car, but perhaps the price tag on those were just a bit too high. Desk Pets has something for you. They’ve just released the “TankBot,” a palm sized treaded robot you can control with [...]

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Apr

13

2011

New Android app “autowipe” clears your phone data before you get a chance to forget to

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by Dustin Karnes
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We all want it: remote wipe for our phones. Can we do it through terrific apps like Lookout? Of course we can – and we do! But, sometimes we need a little extra help… like to wipe our device automatically when it gets into the wrong hands. How about a device wipe after too many wrong password [...]

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Apr

13

2011

PocketCloud Update Brings Remote Desktop App Compatibility for Honeycomb Tablets

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by Michael Murphy
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Wyse Technology has released an update to its PocketCloud remote desktop app for Android. While version 1.2 of this app should give all users an increase in performance, what makes this update particularly noteworthy is its compatibility with Honeycomb tablets. It also brings the Auto Discovery tool, to allow for easier detection of clients and [...]

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Mar

27

2011

Sonos Hits a Snag With its Sonos Controller for Android, Delayed ‘Til Mid-April

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by Michael Murphy
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Sonos is a very popular multi-room music system, pumping music through your entire house. What’s the only thing that can make a multi-room music sytem better? Being able to control it from your phone, of course. Well, we assume that if you’re reading this, you’re probably an Android user, and if you’re an Android user [...]

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Mar

8

2011

Sprint Evo 4G Modified With Wiimote For Some Nintendo Emulation Goodness

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by Joe Sirianni
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Talk about having too much time on your hands.  This Sprint Evo 4G Android enthusiast has taken it to the max with what has to be one of the craziest concoctions we’ve seen in a long time.  The Android user, Jack Malone, is responsible for what is being dubbed as the “Evotainment System”.  He managed [...]

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Feb

5

2011

Samsung TV Remote App Released For Galaxy S And Tab Devices, Available For Download In The Market

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by Joe Sirianni
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Samsung announced that they have released their TV remote app for both the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab devices.  The remote sports pretty much all of the functionality you would see on a standard remote, only with a sleek and sharp looking UI.  As of now, the application is not available for any other device, [...]

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Dec

27

2010

New Android app snoops live calls, turns on mic to listen to surroundings, all without user knowledge

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by Dustin Karnes
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Remember all the controversy surrounding the Android app that intercepted text messages? Well, it looks like company “Flexispy Ltd” is looking to take it a step further. Their new app, Flexispy, is one devious little bugger. It allows a some to install it on an Android phone, and – depending on the tier you pay [...]

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Dec

5

2010

PC Monitor for Android Lets You Manage PCs Remotely

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by Jesse Bauer
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If you’re an administrator of computers within your work, or the family nerd who keeps your friend and family’s computers running smoothly, PC Monitor will let you manage your systems remotely from your Android device with ease.

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