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“Should I get the HTC EVO or the iPhone…?” “The Samsung Galaxy Epic 4g or the Droid X…?” Those are the famous last words that usually end in a bloody fist fight between fans of both sides. But, what about the facts? Have you seen the Smartphone Comparison chart in the groovyPost forum? When I was deciding what phone to buy that thing was a life saver! I think someone at Google picked up on the idea, because that is just about exactly what the new Google phone gallery is....

Google today has updated its Google Maps application for iOS with a new feature to bring it in line with its Android counterpart. With today’s update, Google Maps now includes a “match” feature that will help suggest new restaurants it thinks you will enjoy… With the match feature, Google Maps will use the data it has available on you, such as other places you’ve visited and interests you provide, to predict if you would like a particular restaurant....

. Google Plus (iTunes) iOS users will see a big update in their App Store today with lots of new features and improvements that were detailed earlier this week. Most notable is the ability to start and join video hangouts from a mobile device. In brief testing on both an iPhone 4 and an Android device on Wi-Fi, the Video conferencing worked great. It should work over 3 or 4G but the results obviously won’t be as good....

German antitrust proceedings against Apple have been initiated by the Bundeskartellamt (Federal Cartel Office). The main focus is on the App Store, but the competition regulator is also examining the broader impact of the Apple ecosystem, such as pre-installed apps and the treatment of services that compete with Apple (like Spotify). Apple is the fourth tech giant to come under investigation since a new antitrust law came into effect in January …...

“CISA has added 95 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. These types of vulnerabilities are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risk to the federal enterprise,” the agency said. The Windows flaw CVE-2021-41379 that joined CISA’s list was being used in attacks against customers in November. Cisco’s Talos researchers discovered malware that targeted the elevation of privilege flaw affecting Windows 11 and earlier....

What television show better captures millennial angst than Girls? Lena Dunham’s semi-autobiographical HBO series featured twentysomething aspiring writer Hannah Horvath and her friends navigating life, love, and exorbitant rent prices in Brooklyn. The series was praised for its warts-and-all portrait of millennials in the 2010s, but there were times when the show’s brilliance was overshadowed by the shockingly entitled behavior of its characters. Between this and Girls’ tendency to veer off the beaten path in terms of splitting up the characters and sending them on adventures away from their NYC home-base, the show’s tone felt inconsistent at times....

Over 1.5 million public domain books in the US (and over half a million outside the US) are now available for perusing on iPhone and Android devices. Just go to books.google.com/m in your mobile browser. You can search for a title, author, or subject. Or you can browse the list of “Featured books” and various categories like business and economics, the classics, science and math, travel, and more. Once you’ve picked out a book or two, you can easily get back to your selections by clicking on the “Recently viewed books” under the “My books” section....

Avalanche’s Generation Zero boasts an interesting concept and stunning graphics, but it’s far too repetitive and buggy to be worth the ride. Generation Zero imagines an alternate 1980s Sweden where killer machines invade and players must strategically find a way to survive and push back against the robot threat. This is a premise filled to the brim with possibility and one that a studio like Avalanche should have no problem knocking out of the park....

Download and Install Office 2013 for Free Go to the TechNet Evaluation Center and click the Get Started Now button and log into your Microsoft account. You will need to fill out a evaluation form first before you can download it and select the 32 or 64 – bit version. After filling out the form, you’ll get the evaluation key you need to activate Office. Copy the key to Notepad or print it out....

With Apple’s introduction of the much anticipated 12-inch “iPad Pro” and a new iPad mini 4 planned for Wednesday’s press event, now is your last chance to trade-in your old iPad for its maximum value before resale prices inevitably fall following the official launch of the new device. Gazelle: NextWorth: iPad Air 2: $275 iPad mini 3: $220 Payment by: check, gift card, or PayPal Price Lock Guarantee: 30 days Best Buy: iPad Air 2: $240....

Girl Vs. Monster might be a great Olivia Holt showcase but it’s an awful monster movie. These days Olivia Holt is best known for her role as teen superhero Tandy Bowen (aka Dagger) in Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger but until just a few years ago she was a Disney Channel star. She got her big break starring as Kim Crawford in Disney series Kickin’ It about a group of teen misfits who attend a martial arts academy, and later had a main role on I Didn’t Do It as teenage twin Lindy Watson....

The Godzilla: King of the Monsters villains did a much better job with Thanos’ plan than the Mad Titan himself. In Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos (Josh Brolin) uses the Infinity Stones to eradicate half of all life in order to rebuild the universe into something better. In King of the Monsters, Emma (Vera Farmiga) and Jonah (Charles Dance) come up with a very different plan, but with similar goals. While Thanos’ plan is too flawed to succeed, the eco-terrorists in Godzilla 2 manage to pull off a scheme that actually works....

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdftOloAH9Q&w=640&h=385] Google has updated their popular Google Goggles application with two incredible new features. The first allows you to point your iPhone’s camera at a print advertisement and it will then search the ad and show you more information about it online. The second feature, as shown in the video above, lets Google Goggles read sudoko puzzles. The update is available for the stand alone Android Google Goggles app and will soon be available in the official Google app on the App Store....

The bank warns against Apple’s reliance on its rival for its services revenue as its venture into subscription Services is Apple latest long-term business strategy. If you’re wondering why all this money is exchanged between the companies, it’s due to the fact that Google still pays an exorbitant sum to remain the default search engine on iOS devices — right in the $9 to $10 billion range, according to industry analyst Rod Hall....

MacPaw’s CleanMyMac X has become the go-to utility for Mac users as it replaces dozens of apps with the ability to clean, protect, optimize, and speed up your machine in a single piece of software that’s notarized by Apple. One-click Smart Scan With a beautiful and seamless UI, CleanMyMac X features a one-click Smart Scan button to clean, protect, and speed up your Mac automatically. Going further, it includes dozens of useful tools to dig deeper into optimizing and organizing your machine....

Ghost Giant is a new PlayStation VR adventure game by the studio who brought you Zombie Vikings and Flipping Death, and is definitely a must-play. The intimacy of first-person VR games grants a sense of involvement to the player, sometimes in a way that feels like cheating. Just being physically immersed in the idea of an environment, then given the most meager of interactive cues — is this what’s considered a robust modern gaming experience?...

Bea Arthur accidentally dressed up as various Star Wars characters during her stint as Dorothy Zbornak in The Golden Girls. Throughout the seven-season comedy, fans have seen her and the other three ladies - Rose Nylund (Betty White), Blanche Devaraux (Rue McClanahan) and Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty) dress up for various occasions. However, one fan noticed that Dorothy may have mined his sartorial choices from characters inhabiting the space soap opera....

Google has updated its mapping app for iOS with a redesigned transit view that includes real-time information about your arrival time that previously debuted on Android. The new app also provides additional choices for alternate routes. The update also gives you new options for sharing your maps with other users, specifically noting that Facebook and its separate Messenger app are both supported now. A gird view of photos has been added for locations, too....

Angel Has Fallen, which marks the third installment in the Fallen film franchise, shows a new side of hero Mike Banning (Gerard Butler). The Secret Service agent must not only contend with the wrath of the country, but with his own inner demons as well. Butler spoke with Screen Rant about kinship he felt with his character’s struggles and the depth of his onscreen relationships. Gerard, Mike has gone from public hero to public menace....

Using Dynamic Notifications on Android The app is free and you can get it from the Google Play Store, here. There is a paid version for $0.99, but most users will do just fine with the free one. After you’ve installed the app, you’ll be asked to give it access to notifications. You can then come back to Dynamic Notifications and enable them. You’ll notice that the premium features are grayed out in the free version....