Author Archives: Sina Hamedian

About Sina Hamedian

Student, developer, and cheese aficionado.

Google patches Calendar and Contacts bug in Android 2.3.4, fix rolling out for all users

After several researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany published and confirmed a flaw in the latest version of Android that allowed to you to grab authentication tokens from select Google products (namely Picasa, Contacts, and Calendar) over an insecure WiFi … Continue reading

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Apple brand value is $153 billion, takes lead for most valuable

The folks behind the BrandZ survey, valuing the brand of each company, have released their results for 2011. For the past four years, the survey named Google as the most valuable brand, but after the introduction of products like the … Continue reading

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HTC announces ChaCha, Salsa “social” phones

HTC showed off two new lower end Android phones at Mobile World Congress 2011, the ChaCha and Salsa, equipped with a dedicated Facebook button. According to Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, these are the first of several phones to be released … Continue reading

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This (waterproof) power strip will scare you

Wet Circuit’s waterproof power strip feels scary. Looking at it, it makes you feel like that the outlet will blow in some gigantic explosion. But not only is the thing waterproof, it prevents a spark, controls its own temperature, has … Continue reading

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The iPhone 4′s 2 year cost vs. other smartphones

The iPhone 4 was launched today to eager, eager crowds. But how does Apple’s new smartphone compare against other phones that want a piece of the action? BillShrink has taken a look at the total cost and features from each … Continue reading

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