Find out what your Android reader apps know about you

Matt Bernius took stock of what the Android reader applications have been taking from its users and found that we might be giving these apps more than we bargained for. About a quarter of them require location information access; some gain a list of other running apps; and half ask for “phone state and identity,” which gives them access to your phone and IMEI number.

Gizmodo reports Android app permissions currently work on a “take it or leave it” basis and won’t let you select what you’d want to share with an app. You can view the chart in full size from here.

Vine launches vanity URL sign-ups

Twitter’s six-second video sharing site, Vine, is giving its users the ability to register for their profiles starting December 23, Monday. Verified accounts were given a head start to claim their URLs on December 20, Friday. The vanity URL will be a good marketing tool for brands as it allows users to browse through your catalog of past videos.

The social network said they reserved profile URLs for those with verified Twitter @usernames but would still require the users to register the name. You have the option to use a different name from your Twitter account but you have to make sure it does not have an equivalent verified account on Twitter.

Source: The Next Web

Rdio reveals year-end charts for 2013

The year-end countdowns have started to pour in and Rdio has just revealed what topped their charts in 2013. The year-end chart from music subscription site include everything from staff recommendations, 2014 predictions and Rdio Covers for the year. The entire breakdown of the top charts can be seen here but you can take a quick peek at the top global albums and tracks as well as the top tracks and albums from Canada below.

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Samsung to debut 105-inch Curved UHD TV

Samsung has announced that it will be introducing what they touted as the largest curved UHD TV at CES 2014. The Samsung 105-inch Curved UHD TV is designed to produce almost two times as vivid image quality from any angle. It is said to have a “Quadmatic Picture Engine” to guarantee UHD-level picture quality from any source and an 11-million pixel 5120 x 2160 screen resolution alongside a 21:9 aspect ratio.