Having been issued with a 7 day grace period to switch over to a new messaging app before the old chat service shuts down, some users have been a little apprehensive about installing another Facebook app, complete with a new set of permissions. Understanding that some users are sceptical about giving apps free roam through their pictures, messages, and contacts, Facebook has added a new page to its help section explaining exactly what the new Messenger app needs and uses these permissions for, and it all appears above board.

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been hailed as the latest and the greatest device in the Android world. It’s been receiving rave reviews and for good reason. This device boasts one of the key features few other phones have. Have you ever wanted to transfer files from and to your Samsung Galaxy Nexus without having to go through your computer? It’s definitely possible with the Galaxy Nexus’ USB On-the-Go feature, one of the exciting gems of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.

The community led LibreOffice software suite has been in development for quite a while since it split from the well known Linux based OpenOffice.org community. The software suite supports over 30 different languages and a good selection of operating systems, but sadly not Android. A small group of developers have been hard at work for over a year attempting to port the open source office suite over to Android, and they are on the verge of having at least part of the project ready for release.

After a fantastic teasing campaign that had all of us eagerly waiting to see what the smartphone would offer, the OnePlus One is finally here. We were lucky enough to go hands-on with this fantastic device, that certainly managed to meet a lot of the high expectations it had set for itself. So, while we wait for a review unit to really dive into this smartphone (it’ll still take a few weeks,) we wanted to revisit the phone to tell you what we think are its most exciting features.

It’s probably safe to say that everyone has played pinball at some point in their lives – whether it’s the analog version that dates all the way back to the 18th century or the digital version that came preinstalled with Windows. Well, Mediocre is putting a futuristic twist on this classic game that we all know and love, and I have to say, not only am I nostalgic, but I’m completely hooked.

As you may have already expected if you follow tech trends, Samsung has passed Nokia (who is still chugging along) as the top cell phone manufacturer for 2012. However, what makes this extra significant is that it is the first time in 14 years that Samsung has been able to do this, thanks to their estimated 29% share of shipments by the end of 2012. Nokia is estimated to drop down to 24% of the worldwide shipments, which is still pretty significant.

TL;DR Samsung is tipped to drop the iris scanner on the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S10. The device is instead expected to get both an in-display fingerprint sensor and 3D sensor. The iris scanner has been around on flagship Samsung devices since the Galaxy Note 7. Samsung will reportedly ditch the iris scanner on the rumored Galaxy S10, with the manufacturer instead tipped to include an in-display fingerprint sensor and a 3D sensor on the phone.

Obviously, Friday the 13th is the best day to make a tablet purchase… right? We are not sure, but whether you are superstitious or not, you just can’t say not to a free tablet. T-Mobile is trying to turn this date’s fame around by offering a free LG G Pad F 8.0. But you should hurry, as this deal is only available this weekend! The LG G Pad F 8.0 currently costs $239.

To say the current corporate climate in Japan is terse right now is somewhat of a surreal reality. For a country largely associated with “pure” and honest business practices, a traditional commitment to protect the tenure of the employee (at times to the detriment of the company’s own well-being) and the origin of some of the world’s most respected companies, the current scandal Toshiba has been charged with is truly mindblowing, perhaps all the more so given how the numbers in this one continue to rise as it progresses.

WhatsApp has published a blog post reminding users that they’ll eventually have to accept its controversial privacy update to continue using the messaging service. The platform has a new plan of asking users to review its terms of service and privacy policy. The Facebook-owned company said it’s now using the Status feature on the app to share its values and updates directly within WhatsApp. “We previously encountered a great deal of misinformation about this update and we continue to work hard to clear up any confusion,” WhatsApp wrote, addressing the flak it received after it announced updates to its privacy policy in January.