Samsung reportedly launching new 8-inch tablet in June, Galaxy S 4 Active in July

Samsung Gulf president Young Soo Kim reportedly made casual mention of an upcoming rugged take on the Galaxy S 4 at a press event earlier in the week, but left out any details. Sources for the Wall Street Journal claim to know more of the story, and it sounds like the toughened phone won't be alone this summer. The Galaxy S 4 Active, as it's rumored to be called, would arrive in July and carry the dust- and waterproofing of spiritual predecessors like the Galaxy Xcover 2 while maintaining the GS 4's design language. A smaller, 4.3-inch parallel to the GS 4 would appear at the same time -- Galaxy S 4 Mini, anyone? The same tipsters also expect the release of a new 8-inch "Galaxy-line tablet" in June, which suggests the Galaxy Note 8.0 may get a regular Tab counterpart. We wouldn't base our buying strategies around the rumors when Samsung hasn't said anything that's truly on the record, but it might be wise to hold off if you're not in a rush.

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Amazon Box Could Be Another Ecosystem Building Block

The world's largest online retailer, Amazon, may soon challenge Apple, Google, Roku and other set-top box makers with a delivery device of its own. While cable and satellite set-top boxes remain among the most popular content delivery hubs in the living room, they have been challenged by other hardware, including game consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, which can stream a variety of content.

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Personal Activity Monitor tracks time you spend using desktop apps

Up until a couple of years ago, I used to turn to RescueTime to figure out how I spend my time online. Then it got too complex, and I stopped using it. Personal Activity Monitor is like a vastly dumbed-down version of RescueTime, and I mean that as a compliment. It's free and bare-bones -- all it does is track what applications you're using and for how long.

A big drawback at this point is that it doesn't integrate with Web browsers to help you analyze how you spend your time on the Web. Still, if your work doesn't require constant Web app use, knowing how long you've used a browser overall might be enough to help you manage your time.

This is far from the only application in this space -- alternatives such as Slife and Chrometa are full-featured and impressive -- but PAM is good option for those who want a nice, simple tracker.

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Draw Something 2 released with updated tools, galleries, and more

Draw Something 2, the sequel to the original Draw Something, is now available in the App Store and comes with a bunch of new features including new pens and other tools, gallery views of all your drawings, a new free draw mode, and more.

If you liked the original Draw Something, you'll definitely want to check out the updated version. Just like the original Draw Something, there are two apps available, a free ad-based version and a premium version. The premium version strips out all ads and also offers other incentives and modes that the free model doesn't have.

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Mail Pilot updated with IMAP enabled Exchange accounts, bug fixes, and more (plus giveaway!)

Mail Pilot has just received an update which adds the much requested support for Exchange accounts that are IMAP enabled. Other features in the update include an improved add account system, bug fixes, enhancements, and more. Mail Pilot was also nice enough to give us some codes to give out to our readers...

If you'd like to try out Mail Pilot now, you can download it via the link below. We've also been given six codes to give out to our readers. All you have to do is leave a comment below to enter. Winners will be announced next week!

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Ask A VC: NEA's Pete Sonsini On The Next Disruptive Startup In The Enterprise

This week, NEA's Pete Sonsini joined us in the studio for Ask A VC. Sonsini joined NEA in 2005 and is the co-head of the firm's enterprise software practice group, focusing on early-stage investments in the space. His investments include Xensource (acquired by Citrix Systems) and Teracent (acquired by Google). He is currently on the board of Engine Yard, Eucalyptus Systems and a number of others.

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Little Red Riding Hood by Nosy Crow for iPhone and iPad review: Help Little Red Riding Hood fight off the Big Bad Wolf

Nosy Crow has released an interactive story book of their version of the Little Red Riding Hood featuring fully-animated illustrations multiple paths that let you take control of the story.

Little Red Riding Hood by Nosy Crow is the same story we all know and love, but instead the gruesome part where the Huntsman rescues Grandma and Red by cutting them out of Wolf's stomach, Little Red Riding Hood collects items on her way to Grandma's house and uses them to fend off the Wolf herself. And Grandma is simply locked in a wardrobe, unharmed. Much more appropriate for children!

One of the great features of Little Red Riding Hood is that you get to have control over some of the story. Three different times, Red encounters a fork in the rode and much choose which direction to go. The choice you make for her determines what you end up helping her collect along the way.

In my version, Little Red Riding hood picked flowers that she used to make the Wolf sneeze, scooped water into a jar that she threw in the Wolf's face, and rescued a spider that ultimately scared the Wolf away.

The good

• Great graphics, animations, and artwork
• Very interactive
• Nine different games and activities embedded in the story
• Hundreds of interactive touch points
• Text highlighting to help young readers
• Universal for iPhone and iPad

The bad

• Not a fan of the little highlights that show you where to tap. I prefer kids discovering where to tap on their own.
• If you choose the spider path, you have to tilt the screen to help the spider through the web maze, but it doesn't work very well. After struggling for a bit, I was informed I could use my finger, so that's good.

The bottom line

I love this book. My daughter loves this book. If you have kids, Little Red Riding Hood by Nosy Crow is a keeper.

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