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Top 5 weather apps
Rain, shine, snow, or sleet, our top 5 weather apps can help you make the most of whatever weather you’re up against.
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Top 10 fitness apps
With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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10 weird iPhone attachments
There’s more to the iPhone than the App Store. Chances are, if you eat, sleep, or sweat with an iPhone at your side, there’s an attachment that will make your life easier -- or at least more entertaining.
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20 best iPhone apps for starters
Here's a selection of some essential and not-so-essential apps that will help you get by in a world increasingly dependent on digital interaction.
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Horizons Are we there yet? Ask Apple's new Siri for cars.
Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant introduced on the iPhone 4S, is coming to automobiles everywhere.
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Greek election: leftist leader has opposition history
Alex Tsipras, whose Syriza party is in a close contest for Parliament, is opposed to Greece's membership in the eurozone.
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Apple announcements: Google loses, Facebook wins (+video)
The tech giant's new software is doing away with Google Maps, but deeply integrating Facebook. The announcements came amidst the debut of new laptop computers.
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Apple expected to showcase new Macs and fresh software at WWDC
In 2010, Apple demonstrated the new iPhone 4 at the WWDC, but analysts don't expect the company to show off a phone model this year.
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Horizons Google Earth, now in 3-D!
With 3-D imagery, expanded street view, and offline access, Google Earth and Google Maps got a pretty major boost this week. Rumor has it that Google is beefing up their services before Apple launches its own competing map app.
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Data-only wireless plans likely in two years, AT&T CEO says
Data-only wireless plans will be offered by someone in the industry, not necessarily AT&T. Phone calls, texts would be counted as data under data-only wireless plans.
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Modern Parenthood Facebook lowering age restriction? Will your toddler friend you?
Facebook is reportedly exploring lower age restrictions to allow the under-13 set to get in on the social network. Reality is, many under age are already using it – but do they really need it?
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Samsung Galaxy S III debuts in Europe
Samsung Galaxy S III goes on sale this week in 28 European and Middle Eastern nations. In Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain, the Samsung Galaxy S III will have access to Music Hub, an ITunes-like service.
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How 'Hatfields and McCoys' became cable's biggest-ever hit
The History Channel miniseries 'Hatfields and McCoys' is the most-watched non-sports show ever on cable. Yes, it's violent and vulgar, but it's also good, movie-style entertainment, critics say.
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Horizons Google Chrome OS lives on with big update, new hardware
The latest version of Google's cloud-centric Chrome OS resembles a "regular" desktop operating system in a lot of ways. The revamp, and new Chromebook and Chromebox hardware from Samsung, show how much Chrome OS has matured in the three years since its inception.
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Gadget guide: Which electronics are 'in season' and which to avoid
Thinking about some major gadget purchases this summer? It may be the right time to pick up a new TV. An iPhone? It's probably best to wait a bit.
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Horizons $75 million? Apple CEO Tim Cook says, 'No thanks'
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has said he won't take the quarterly $75 million payments he would earn under a new Apple employee policy.
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Horizons With Axis, Yahoo wades into the browser wars
Axis, from Yahoo, is available as a plug-in for most browsers and as an app on Apple iOS devices.
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Horizons Newly knighted, Apple design chief hints at mystery product
Jonathan Ive, the design chief at Apple, told a reporter that his current work – still a mystery – trumps everything that has come before.
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The Simple Dollar Buying a discounted floor model: dos and don'ts
You can buy display models of products like digital cameras and DVDs for a deep discount, but beware the risks.
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Latin America Monitor Chavez re-election: Many Venezuelan voters are undecided
An influx of new voters and widespread apathy may be key factors, writes guest blogger Miguel Octavio.
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Why is Mitt Romney serving warm cookies to the media?
Mitt Romney, branded as cold by critics, is on a new charm offensive. Romney appears to be trying to win over the reporters who will travel with him through Election Day.
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Top Picks: Historian Niall Ferguson on PBS, Carole King's demos, and more
National Geographic's digital edition shines on the iPad, an old newsreel shows window washers in 1938, and more top picks.
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iPhone: Apple to boost screen size in next version
iPhone production could begin as soon as August with a screen as much as 30 percent larger than the current iPhone 4S, according to reports of Apple's plans.
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Smartphones: Postal service bans foreign shipments
Smartphones with lithium batteries will no longer be accepted for international shipment beginning Wednesday because of fire risks. Shipments of smartphones to US troops abroad will have to go via UPS or FedEx.
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Top Picks: The soundtrack to the HBO series Treme, CNN's series about the postwar era, and more top picks
National Geographic follows paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey and his family, a videographer uniquely captures his children's lives, and more top picks.
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Sony stock slides as entertainment giant suffers huge earnings loss
Sony stock dipped 1.2 percent in Tokyo following the news that Sony racked up a record $5.6 billion annual loss in 2011. It was Sony's fouth straight year in the red.
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Chapter & Verse Target will stop selling Amazon Kindle devices
Is Target now seeing Amazon as an enemy rather than a partner?
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Horizons Target waves goodbye to the Amazon Kindle (but Nook can stay)
Target and Kindle are parting ways. What's behind the split?
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Spotify releases iPad app. Was it worth the wait?
Spotify, the popular music streaming service, releases its highly-anticipated iPad app. Does it live up to the hype?
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