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FitScales

If you haven’t already sold your Wii Balance Board on eBay, then it’s time to grab it out of the garage, dust it off, and give it a new lease of life. With a new Android app called FitScales, your Balance Board becomes a pair of wireless scales, allowing you to keep a digital record of your weight on your smartphone.

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Three workers have been injured at a Samsung chip plant in Hwaseong, 37 miles south of Seoul, following a highly poisonous hydrofluoric acid gas leak. The incident comes just three months after 10 liters of diluted hydrofluoric acid, a colorless poison that can damage the lungs and bones, and even affect the nervous system, was leaked at the same plant.

Galaxy-S4-unlocked-bootloader

Earlier this week, we reported that the AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 had a locked bootloader, and that meant it would be unlikely we would ever see custom ROMs like CyanogenMod for the new Android flagship. But just days later, developers have already successfully unlocked the bootloader.

They won’t be releasing the unlock to the public for another month, however.

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The HTC One has been incredibly well received since it launched last month, but the handset was just too late to have a positive impact on HTC’s profits during the first quarter. The Taiwanese company made just $2.8 million in profit during the three-month period, which is a 98% drop from the $152 million it saw a year ago.

Twitter-Android-menu-button

The official Twitter client for Android has been updated to introduce a new menu button that provides users with quick and easy access to account switching and settings. It also supported Trends, a feature that was also brought to iOS this week, and promises a smoother experience.

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