Review: Cygnett Urbanshield case for iPhone 5

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The iPhone 5 hasn't been officially out for a week yet and there are already disturbing reports of chipping and scratching of the device's sleek new aluminum exterior. As mucha as I dislike using cases on smartphones, the search for a good iPhone 5 case continues. This time around, I give the Cygnett Urbanshield case a try.

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Here's a peek at BlackBerry 10's flow and interface

RIM is finally showing some of BlackBerry 10's interface and features at the BlackBerry Jam Americas developer pow wow taking place in San Jose, California this week. The video above shows the Dev Alpha B device (i.e. not final hardware) showing off some of the new interface gestures and the BlackBerry Hub. BlackBerry 10 comes in 2013.

Google Play store celebrates 25 billion downloads, 675,000 apps

Google's Play Store is their storefront for apps, books and videos and has just celebrated 25 billion downloads as well as the availability of 675,000 apps across myriad versions of Android OS on smartphones, tablets and Google TVs. To celebrate the milestones, Google is giving users a chance to download content forjust 25 cents. There will special collections like 25 movies you must own, 25 banned books, 25 albums that changed the world and 25 top selling magazines, all at special prices. Google Play can be accessed through Android devices.

Pearson launches Early Edition eBooks that give advance access to iOS developers

Available exclusively through Pearson, Early Edition multi-format eBooks (PDF, ePUB, and MOBI) provide readers with early access to important, time-sensitive topics and technologies–before the official publication.

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