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App Friday: Aviary for Android adds photo editing tools and retro grainy effects

9 hours ago | POSTED IN Apps

App Friday has been away from Recombu for a while. While we’ve still been testing, playing with and writing about apps like before we found that there were so many great apps out there that singling out one for special App Friday treatment didn’t seem fair to the other apps we’d written about in the week. Often it was the case that we’d get hold of or hear about an app or game long before it was Friday and we didn’t want to or simply couldn’t hold on to it...

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A is for Aviary

Friday 5 before 5: tech highlights of the week

12 hours ago | POSTED IN Features

There are often things we discover when looking for news, mobile gossip or browsing You Tube in the name of research, that might not make it onto Recombu. Going forward, every Friday we’ll be bringing you our top five 'things' we’ve seen. This can include: video clips, new products, websites or photographs - anything with a tech connection. There will also be a few that make the list for the wrong reasons.... If you have any suggestions let us know below, or via Twitter or...

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Hi Five

Google’s reveals ‘Bouncer’, the hidden security layer of the Android Market

16 hours ago | POSTED IN News

Google has announced the existence of a hidden layer of security for the Android Market that’s codenamed ‘Bouncer’. This isn’t a new app or service from Google that you need to download to your phone or tablet, it’s more of a security procedure that Google puts app submissions through. While the open nature of the Android Market means that there’s few barriers to getting your apps published, Google is taking active measures to prevent scammers from uploading...

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A Bounce of sense

In-store WiFi coming to UK supermarkets this year?

16 hours ago | POSTED IN News

It won’t be very long before you’ll be able to log onto WiFi at all the major UK supermarkets. According to an industry source within the next 12 months, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons are all rumoured to be launching WiFi in stores beyond a trial. Sainsbury’s is trialling WiFi in four stores: Crayford, Stanway, Lincoln and Heaton Park, following a 5-year deal with BT bring broadband to all its stores. Morrisons customers can log in in cafe’s in nine selected...

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Shopping for WiFi

Windows Phone 8 Apollo: Detailed

16 hours ago | POSTED IN News

After the age of Tango will be Apollo. This codename that will represent Windows Phone 8 and the union of ecosystems where Tablet will meet PC will meet phone. Thanks to a video hosted bu senior VP of Windows Phone intended for the privy eyes of partners at Nokia, a number of key Windows Phone 8 features have been uncovered. Pocket now have covered this video in explicit detail so we're not going there, instead we've nutshelled it for you in an official looking list, pulling out our...

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Apollo landing
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