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The end is near, folks. Google Reader will officially shut down on July 1 whether you are ready for it or not. Thankfully, services like Feedly have stepped up to the plate to make sure that RSS addicts still have options when that day arrives. In a blog post this morning, Feedly announced that their [...] Feedly Cloud Available to All Users Two Weeks Before Google Reader Shuts Down, Press... Click the post title to continue through and join the conversation!

We're in Day 3 of apps week, and myself, Kevin, Rene, Dan and Marcus got together to chat a little more about apps and whether going cross-platform is a necessity. Check it out!

Guys, I have some important news: the internet is a thing, and on this internet, there are other things. It's blowing my mind. And in this mindblowing, I happened upon Rockmelt (a name which subsequently blew my mind yet again). Rockmelt helps you navigate this "internet" by organizing it into categories of things you may care about, based upon your preferences. If only there were a name for such a sort of app. Oh well. Really, Rockmelt is yet another take on the growing demand for mobile reader apps, and the platform has long been popular on the desktop. Rockmelt seems to take the aesthetics and layout of Pinterest's app very close to heart, though that's far from a bad thing. Done With This Post? You Might Also Like These:[K]apps! Lands In Market - A Social Twist On App Discovery Springpad Updated, Focuses On Social Sharing And Discovery Rockmelt On Your Phone? Skyfire 3.0 Brings Facebook Integration And More Social Features AppBrain Stream Brings Social App Discovery To Android Rockmelt Launches Official Android App, Allows You To Browse Stuff On The Internet And Things was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

After the authentication token issues earlier this week, third-party Twitter app Falcon Pro has been pulled from Google’s Play Store. On Monday, Falcon Pro reached its limit of 100,000 users, who were each given an access token. Once that 100,000 limit was reached, new users could no longer get tokens to access the app, thanks to official Twitter third-party app rules. As a workaround, developer Joaquim Verges released a new version of the app that revoked all previous tokens so users would have to log in again, which would free up unused tokens and pirated apps. A few months ago, this solution worked to get around the token limit, but according to Verges, the limit was reached within 24 hours. To keep anymore people from buying the app, the developer has pulled the app from the Play Store. As a courtesy to those who bought the app, Verges has uploaded the last available version as a Google Drive link until he can figure out another workaround for that token limit. Hopefully this won’t be the end of this fantastic Twitter application. source: Android Authority Come comment on this article: Falcon Pro pulled from Play Store due to token authentication issues Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!

Ah, Falcon Pro. It’s had a rough life. When it was first released, it quickly rose to the top as one of the most popular Twitter apps out there due to its sleek design and interesting features. But it hit its API token limit of 100,000 pretty quickly which kept it from adding any new users. So the developer “reset” the API tokens for Falcon Pro to allow users to get back on. But alas, the API token limit has been hit again so the developer decided to do the same thing for a second time. But when the developer, Joaquim Verges, woke up this morning, he found that all of the tokens for the app had been used up. That would be a crazy amount of people re-downloading the app overnight so people are now assuming that Twitter has revoked his API keys. But why would they do that? Well, the folks at Android Police have helped to explain a murky area regarding his resetting of the app’s tokens. Apparently Verges was generating a new application key each time that he hit or got near the API token limit. But he’d leave the keys for the old version live as well which would give him more than one API key for the app and in essence, more than the 100,000 tokens granted to him. That would mean that he’s definitely in violation of Twitter’s rules for their API which would certainly give them a reason to revoke his API keys. For now, Verges has pulled the new version of the app from Google Play and has left the old versions live for people already using them. This is a clear example of Twitter’s new API guidelines at work that are an attempt to keep third-party Twitter apps from stealing attention from Twitter’s own app. We don’t know what will happen with Falcon Pro but if Verges pulls it for good, it could be the first of the third-party Twitter giants to fall. What do you guys think of the entire situation with Twitter? Do you believe that the API rules should be changed again?

We got a pretty good look at the HTC Butterfly S this morning via HTC's official first-look video. But seeing as how there's very little chance of it being released in the U.S. (we've got the HTC One, after all), it's worth another look. We've got a bevy of official shots -- as well as the full specs list -- after the break. Enjoy. read more

One of the OG Android web browser apps that we used to hype back in the day, Dolphin Browser, received a big update to version 10 today. Whether you continue to use Dolphin after the introduction of Chrome for Android or you are somehow stuck with the stock Android Browser application, it is nice to see [...] Dolphin Browser Reaches Version 10, Features New Interface and Web App Store is a post... Click the post title to continue through and join the conversation!

The Huawei Ascend P6, the company’s new flagship device, now has a price tag, after being made official yesterday. The handset, which has been first seen in a filing with the Chinese version of the FCC, has been made available for pre-order by Carphone Warehouse and, while it’s not as cheap as previously rumored, it still has a price tag that makes it pretty interesting, if you take a look at its specs. The Ascend P6 costs £329.95 SIM-free or around $516. Carphone Warehouse also offers it free with a monthly deal that starts at £21 per month, and also as an upgrade to your current phone (still free with a plan starting at £21 per month). Another important thing for you to know, if you’re planning on purchasing the Huawei Ascend P6 from Carphone Warehouse, is that the device is expected to arrive on July 4, so you won’t get your hands on it until then. In terms of colors, you can currently choose between white and black – there’s a pink version, too, but it’s not available for pre-order at Carphone Warehouse just yet. What do you get for your money? Well, you get a very slim smartphone – at only 6.18 millimeters thickness and with a weight of 120 grams – which also includes some pretty good specs, starting with a 4.7-inch screen with HD resolution. The device is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Huawei K3V2 processor, as well as 2GB of RAM and has 8GB of internal storage, which can be added to using a microSD card. The rear camera is an 8-megapixel one, while the front one has a 5-megapixel resolution (one that enhances “selfies,” if you’re a fan of that). As for the battery, we’re looking at a 2000mAh one. What do you think of the Huawei Ascend P6′s price? Will you buy the device?

The arrival of any new game console is frustrating for consumers, but this holiday season may be a particular rough one for would-be PS4 buyers.GameSpot UK reported today that Sony Computer Entertainment America Chief Executive Officer Jack Tretton expects to have more PlayStation 4 buyers than the company will be able to satisfy."I certainly think, given the technology that we're offering, given the software lineup, given the price point we have, that we'll have consumers interested in excess of what we're able to manufacture," Tretton told Forbes during a post-Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) interview this week.Tretton's comments echo those of the parent company's President and Group CEO Andrew House, who cautioned at last week's hardware unveil that demand "may well outstrip supply."GameStop stocks upMaking Sony's PS4 supply chain problem potentially worse is the insatiable appetite of specialized video game retailers like GameStop.Tretton revealed that GameStop executives have committed to buying "every single unit" of the PS4 Sony can come up with, a good indication that demand for the next-generation console will be higher than many expect.The retailer isn't just buying blindly, however - at the end of March, GameStop had already signed up nearly 900,000 eager buyers looking to be notified about PS4 preorders.Although GameStop has not disclosed preorder numbers in the wake of the full E3 unveil, it's likely that number has mushroomed considerably since then.Get all the latest-breaking news on the Sony PlayStation 4!

NVIDIA announced via their blog today that they are preparing to take things in a new direction by licensing their GPU cores and visual computing patent portfolio to other manufacturers. NVIDIA notes that during recent years, as PC sales have been in a decline, sales of other computing devices have been increasing. Going along with this changing landscape, consumers are demanding faster, crisper, high definition displays that produce vivid images no matter what device is currently in use. Driving those displays are the GPUs and NVIDIA is in a good position to capitalize as they have been a long time leader in the GPU market for PCs and more recently, they have been successful in the Android device market with their Tegra line of chips. As NVIDIA notes though, trying to meet the demands of every part of the expanding market, which will be in the billions of units range for all types of devices, is not practical. They can get their technology into more parts of the market by licensing their intellectual property to other manufacturers and realize financial benefits in the process. The first step will involve the Android device market, which NVIDIA describes as “an unprecedented opportunity” due to the explosion of Android devices, by licensing their Kepler architecture. Kepler supports DX11, OpenGL 4.3 and GPGPU capabilities using only a half-watt of power to operate. This makes “it scalable from smartphones to supercomputers.” Kepler is already the base architecture for GPUs like the GeForce line, Quadro and Tesla and will be used in the next generation of Tegra chips codenamed Logan. NVIDIA will eventually license rights to their visual computing patent portfolio so others can develop their own GPU devices. source: NVIDIA Come comment on this article: NVIDIA announces plans to expand business model to address growth in visual computing demands Visit TalkAndroid for Android news, Android guides, and much more!