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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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10 ways the Android is better than iPhone 5
Sure a larger iPhone screen, 4G LTE support and a faster CPU are welcome additions, but Apple is a year late and $199 short. Android has provided all these features and more.
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5 secrets hidden in Google's tribute to the first drive-in theater
To commemorate the opening of the first drive-in theater in New Jersey, in 1933, Google unveiled another of its nostalgic doodle. But, Google being Google, it hid several secrets codes and allusions. Have you spotted all of Google's inside jokes?
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32 essential Android tips and tricks
Several weeks ago, we highlighted 40 useful iPhone tricks everyone should know. We got such good feedback from that feature that we wanted to share the love with Android users – who, after all, make up the largest proportion of the smart phone community.
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10 most intriguing tablets of 2012
From the inevitable iPad 3 to the mysterious Google Nexus tablet, here are the 10 tablets to watch in 2012.
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EBay sues Google over stolen secrets, poached employees
EBay sues Google over mobile payment technology: PayPal's parent company, eBay, is suing Google after Google allegedly poached eBay executives in an effort to better understand PayPal's mobile payment strategy.
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Stocks end modestly higher; Microsoft gains
The Dow rose about 8 points, closing higher for the second session in a row
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With Microsoft Mango, the focus is on social media
Mango makes any Windows Phone a social media machine, Microsoft says.
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Amazon tablet: Will it be a 'Kindle for movies'?
Two Amazon tablets will ship by the end of the year, according to one source. But don't expect another e-reader.
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Windows 8: Would you like the PC version? Or one of four mobile versions?
Windows 8 is set to ship in iterations for traditional desktops and for mobile devices.
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Angry Birds: Play online for free, thanks to Google
Angry Birds is now available on the Chrome Web Store, Rovio announced today.
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iPhone 5 release date pushed back to fall 2011: report
iPhone 5 will launch around September, according to one outlet.
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Android tablet Galaxy Tab 10.1 brings Google power to iPad frame
Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices were handed out to attendees of the Google I/O conference this week. The rest of us will have to wait until next month for the hot, new Android tablet.
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Google I/O kicks off new music service, battles with Apple
At Google I/O, the company launched its new cloud music service. And as with Amazon, Google did so without much support from the music industry.
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Tablets fly off shelves: Bad news for laptop makers?
Tablets such as the Apple iPad 2 have a funny way of edging out other computing devices in the minds of consumers, according to one new report on tablets.
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Android now dominates US smartphone market. (Don't ask about RIM.)
Android is the most popular operating system in the country. Can RIM and Apple catch up?
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White iPhone 4: The antidote to Apple's privacy troubles?
Revelations about Apple's iPhone tracking raises questions about whether the near-maniacal interest the new white iPhone 4 will be dulled by fresh concerns about user privacy.
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Smartphones: What tracking means for you
Smartphones tracking users has ethical and legal implications. Here's a look at what tracking by smartphones could mean.
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Can the Sony S1 and S2 tablets capture Apple's allure?
Sony will launch two new tablets before the end of the year. But do the S1 and S2 really stand a chance against the Apple iPad and Xoom?
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Nook Color update includes app store, Flash capability, Froyo
Nook Color users finally have an app store of their own. Which raises the question: Is the Nook Color a tablet or an e-reader?
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So, if your iPhone is spying on you, who benefits?
Reports that iPhones and Android phones track the owners' movements have revived privacy concerns. The list of who wants the data – from police to marketers – is potentially a long one.
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iPhone lawsuit heats up, as Samsung counter sues Apple
iPhone lawsuit started with Apple suing Samsung. Now the Korea company is fighting back with its own iPhone lawsuit.
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Motorola Xoom sales numbers flag. Bad sign for Android tablets?
The Motorola Xoom has struggled against competitors such as the Apple iPad 2.
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Acer Iconia tablet undercuts Apple iPad 2 on price
The Acer Iconia A500 gets Flash support, the Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS, and all sorts of other niceties.
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Epsilon security breach: 5 signs it's only the tip of the iceberg
Targeted attacks are the trend in cyberspace. Six months ago, the world's first cyber superweapon – Stuxnet – was discovered to be targeting Iran's nuclear facilities. This week millions of e-mail addresses were reported stolen from Epsilon, a firm that supplies e-mail marketing to BestBuy, Disney, and many others. The two highlight a trend toward precision among those that create malicious software. Epsilon's information will help hackers craft very specific "phishing" e-mails that are far more subtle, experts say. Here are five emerging targets for precision attacks:
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Windows Phone will soon topple Apple iOS: report
Windows Phone 7 software is poised to leave Apple in the dust, according to one new report
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Smartphone apps: target of grand jury
Smartphone apps are under investigation for the personal information they might reveal about users to advertisers and others. Pandora, an online radio service that revealed the smartphone apps investigation, said it received a subpoena.
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HTC Thunderbolt review: Verizon strikes at 4G speed
Verizon's first 4G Android phone arrives. And the HTC Thunderbolt is a zippy masterpiece.
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The Monitor's View: Consumers may be losers in an AT&T merger with T-Mobile
An AT&T takeover of T-Mobile could reduce competition and choice and raise prices.
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What, exactly, is Google?
The search engine has evolved into something much broader, and it's hard to say exactly what kind of company it is anymore.
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