Friday… what better day is there to enjoy some awesome paid apps that have just been made available for free for a limited time? To be fair, every day is a good day for an app sale, and we try to point out great apps that go one sale as often as we can. Today we have some particularly nifty options for you and as always, if you see anything that looks appealing you should click through the download link and grab it as soon as you can. These are all limited-time sales and there’s no telling when they’ll be over.

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Young people seem to be having enough trouble wrapping their heads around the possibility that devices like Google Glass may someday be ubiquitous, so you can guess how the elderly feel. Imagine having grown up in a world where personal computing didn’t exist, and then seeing a device like Google Glass hit the market.

Well, thanks to the Fine Brothers, you don’t have to imagine anymore.

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The Galaxy S5 LTE-A – or Galaxy S5 Prime – may only be a South Korea affair, but Samsung is also working on another new flagship Android smartphone with monster specs that the whole world will be able to enjoy. The Galaxy Note 4, expected to be unveiled at IFA 2014 later this year, has apparently been spotted online in benchmark test results, which reveal many details about its hardware.

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While many argue that Google’s Android malware isn’t a real problem, the fact still remains that apps with malicious capabilities are constantly being discovered. This problem is especially serious in third-party app stores, but it also exists in Google Play, where issues such as the recent app permission change might let developers silently add malicious features to their apps without the user knowing.

On top of that, a new research paper details an even more serious security flaw in Google Play that can be used to expose personal details of users, even if they aren’t using an app.

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After years of rumors followed by a string of exclusive BGR reports that exposed nearly everything there was to know about Amazon’s first smartphone, the company finally unveiled the Fire Phone earlier this week. Despite its somewhat lackluster specs, the phone includes a good amount of unique technology and related features that might help justify its sky-high price point. Industry watchers had expected Amazon to use aggressive pricing as a key weapon, however, and many have now written off the phone’s chances as a result of its $650-$750 price tag.

In an interview following the Fire Phone’s unveiling, however, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made his case for the new handset and explained why he thinks it’s a better option than top rival phones.

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In addition to replacing Dalvik with ART, which should bring performance improvements and better battery life, the next Android version has apparently been confirmed to feature a new significant security feature that will help users better protect their data when losing their devices, and especially when having them stolen. The same feature is coming to Windows Phone handsets as well.

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After Reuters on Thursday revealed that Apple’s upcoming smartwatch will arrive in October, featuring a 2.5-inch display and wireless charging, The Wall Street Journal came out with a new report early on Friday offering more details about the rumored iWatch.

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It was only a few days ago that Google released Android 4.4.3 KitKat for various Nexus devices, and not only, but it looks like the company is not finished issuing security fixes for its operating system. The company has rolled out a new KitKat version – Android 4.4.4 – which brings more improvements and fixes, but no new features.

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Those of us who are addicted to our smartphones often do things we know we shouldn’t do, such as checking our phones during dinner. The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay has put together a handy list of 21 dos and don’ts for smartphone dinner tablet etiquette, and while not all of his suggestions will be adopted as cultural mores, some of them are definitely worth heeding.

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The Internet this week has been buzzing about the rise of Yo, the incomparably stupid new mobile app that has raised more than $1 million and whose sole purpose is to let you send a message that just reads “Yo” to your friends. In fact, Yo is such a flat-out brain-dead idea that it’s inspired iMore’s Derek Kessler to do the one thing no one should ever do with apps like these: Think about their broader implications for the future of the human race.

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