Nokia’s innovative Android launcher gets a huge update and opens up to new users

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We called Nokia’s first Android app “wonderfully simple and shockingly innovative” when we gave the world its first look at the sleek Z Launcher app back in June, but the app was only available as a limited pre-beta at the time and Nokia quickly filled all available slots. Well, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that the Z Launcher app just received a major update and opened up to a new wave of pre-beta users at the same time. The bad news, however, is that you can only get in if you had previously signed up for access to the app.

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Carter Fuel Systems Expands Product Line

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Carter Fuel Systems, LLC has introduced more than 120 new “Carter Complete” fuel module assemblies, electrical fuel pump sets, pump-and-hanger assemblies and other premium-quality products for millions of late-model foreign nameplate and domestic passenger vehicles. Carter Fuel Systems is a U.S.-based manufacturer of original equipment and replacement fuel system products.

The expansion of the Carter line reflects a renewed commitment to category-best coverage combined with the brand’s leadership in delivering innovative technologies that help eliminate fuel delivery comebacks. Carter Fuel Systems operates a state-of-the-art engineering, manufacturing and product test center in Logansport, Ind.

“This is only the first of several significant investments in new coverage for late-model applications,” said Crowne Group President Greg Flake. “It is our mission to become the number one brand of fuel system products for every vehicle nameplate and in every North American market. We will do that by providing the best coverage, bar none, as well as superior products that are engineered and manufactured right here in North America.”

The new Carter parts include 65 premium fuel module assemblies, 25 electrical fuel pump sets, four pump-and-hanger assemblies and a variety of other components for domestic, Asian and European applications up to and including the 2013 model year. Many new Carter fuel modules, sets and pump-and-hanger assemblies feature the brand’s exclusive CleanScreen strainer, which offers up to 40 percent greater dirt-holding capacity and helps eliminate fuel delivery issues by preventing clogging.

Other key features of the latest Carter modules and assemblies are advanced turbine-style pumps that draw less amperage and are quieter and more resistant to debris than conventional pumps; pump carbon commutators that last significantly longer than copper designs; solid silver fuel sender contacts that provide superior electrical conductivity and are more resistant to corrosive fuel blends and additives; and digital pressure sensor transducers that offer greater accuracy and reliability than original equipment designs. All Carter pumps and modules are 100 percent tested before shipping to ensure superior performance and reliability.

For additional information, visit www.CarterFuelSystems.com.

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EVERYONE NEEDS THIS APP! New app brings free encrypted voice calling to your iPhone

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Are you worried that hackers — or even worse, the NSA — are listening in on your phone calls? Well it’s time to lay those fears to rest; Open Whispersystems has released a new app that brings encrypted voice calling to the iPhone. And best of all, perhaps, the firm’s new app is free to download and it supports worldwide calling, also for free.

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The latest Google Now trick will totally improve your travel experience

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Google is slowly upgrading the powers of its voice-based search assistant, giving Google Now more and more awesome powers that can help users when they need it most. The company revealed on Google+ that Google Now can scan a user’s Gmail account for hotel information, and use it to respond to certain hotel-related questions travellers are likely to search for.

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Wii U drags Nintendo into $97 million Q1 loss

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Nintendo’s struggles continued in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, as relatively poor Wii U sales and high costs resulted in yet another loss for the struggling video game giant. Nintendo on Wednesday reported a June-quarter loss of 9.92 billion yen, or $97.3 million, compared to an 8.6 billion yen profit in the same quarter last year. Revenue totalled 74.7 billion yen, or roughly $732.3 million, in the quarter, which represents an 8% decline from the year-ago quarter.

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Awesome Kickstarter hit revolutionizes water balloon fights

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A new, interesting product is taking Kickstarter by storm – Tinnuss Enterprises’ Bunch O Balloons, which has already raised well over $600,000 with 23 days left in the campaign, or more than 60 times its initial funding goal. The purpose of Bunch of Balloons is quite simple: allow kids to quickly fill up lots of balloons with water, so they can truly have fun instead of spending so much time filling them up with water.

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Xbox steps up its game with the best free Games with Gold offering yet

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It wasn’t long ago that we talked about the one way the Xbox One was beating the PlayStation 4, but if the free monthly offering of Games with Gold keeps getting better at this rate, we’ll have to add an asterisk to that headline. Microsoft announced via the Xbox Wire on Monday that the Games with Gold for August would include Crimson Dragon and Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut on Xbox One as well as Motocross Madness and Dishonored on Xbox 360.

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Apple may have just revealed a new Mac mini coming in mid-2014

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It’s been nearly two years since the last update to the Mac mini line, but Apple may have quietly revealed a new model on Tuesday amid the launch of the 2014 versions of the Retina MacBook Pro. 9to5Mac points out that a new listing on the Boot Camp support page on Apple’s website shows “Mac mini (Mid 2014)” as one of the Mac mini models near the bottom of the page.

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