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Google launches Play Store v4.3.10 update with minor tweaks

Google has launched an update for the Google Play Store app bringing it to version 4.3.10. The update doesn’t bring major user interface changes, as most of the updates are under the hood.

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Android 4.3 unveiled with improved multi-user support

Android 4.3 has officially been announced – it's been in the wild on Google Play Edition devices for a while, but the unveiling was put off for today. So, what's new? Well, 4.3 is a minor upgrade so it brings minor improvements and refines the user experience, rather than delivering game-changing features.

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Samsung shows 10 features you probably didn’t know the Galaxy S4 had

Samsung’s TouchWiz is loaded with ridiculous amounts of features (especially on the Galaxy S4), it took even us quite a while to find them all. Not that we’re complaining – as gadget geeks finding new toggles and buttons to play with is half the fun of a new phone. Yet, Samsung takes pity on those less tech inclined and posted a list of 10 features the Samsung Galaxy S4 has out of the box that you might
have missed.

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Android users can provide idle computing power to research studies by merely charging their phone

As a human, there are things that you can donate to the needy. Money, clothing, canned foods are some of the things that come to mind. But those sporting an Android powered handset can donate something that might help scientific research-their spare computing power. Thanks to a new app released by the University of California Berkeley on Monday called BOINC, the school says that Android owners can donate their idle computing power to help researchers "crunch numbers for projects that could lead to breakthroughs ranging from novel medical therapies to the discovery of new stars."

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