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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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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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Smartphone smudges can reveal password, study finds
The gesture unlocking method of Google's Android smartphone can leave telltale smudges on the screen, presenting a security risk.
08/18/2010 03:50 pm -
Horizons Samsung Galaxy tablet reportedly ready for 2010 launch
A Samsung Galaxy tablet could be unveiled at the IFA conference in Berlin, sources say.
08/17/2010 12:51 am -
Horizons Droid 2 review roundup
Droid 2 has arrived on Verizon Wireless. So what are the reviewers saying about the latest handset in the popular Motorola Droid line?
08/16/2010 12:28 pm -
Mobile technology: India and BlackBerry standoff could lead to ban
India says it wants to keep mobile technology and Internet markets safe from militants. BlackBerry says it won't give India special treatment.
08/13/2010 10:10 am -
Horizons Dell Streak review roundup
Dell Streak is set for a Friday release. But how many users are in the market for a 'tweener' device?
08/13/2010 02:02 am -
Horizons Dell Streak set for Friday release. But is it a tablet or a phone?
Dell Streak is something of a 'tweener' device, some critics are arguing, and that could prove problematic for Dell.
08/12/2010 02:33 am -
Horizons How does the Droid 2 stack up against the Droid X?
Droid 2 is set for launch on Thursday – almost exactly a month after the launch of the Droid X.
08/11/2010 11:49 am -
Horizons Android has helped smartphone market double, study shows
Android is the most popular mobile OS in the country, according to a report released earlier this week. Now, a second study is showing that Android sales have buoyed the smartphone market to its best ever Q2.
08/06/2010 05:21 pm -
Kindle to be everywhere in the future, according to Amazon CEO
Kindle, according to some experts, has revolutionized the world of literature. Amazon is scheduled to release a second version of the Kindle next month. Meanwhile, an e-book price war has broken out.
07/29/2010 05:35 pm -
Editor's Blog The ghost in the iPad. Why tech becomes us
From iron tools to iPads, technology changes way we think and interact. And that's the way it always is.
07/26/2010 08:43 am -
Horizons Poly9 reportedly snatched up by Apple. Is a Google Maps competitor on the way?
Poly9, a digital mapping company based in Canada, has been purchased by Apple, according to several sources. Could Poly9 be a new weapon in the ongoing arms race between Apple and Google?
07/14/2010 04:01 pm -
Horizons Will Droid X benefit from iPhone 4 havoc?
Droid X, the latest Droid phone from Motorola, is due out on Thursday. For Verizon, the timing is propitious.
07/13/2010 05:54 pm -
iPhone? Android? BlackBerry? Get smart about new cellphones.
Looking to upgrade? Consider the pros and cons behind these iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry models.
07/07/2010 03:54 pm -
Horizons Motorola Droid X review roundup
Motorola Droid X, the latest handset in Motorola's popular Android lineup, is set to launch on July 15. We sift through the early Droid X reviews so you don't have to.
07/01/2010 05:38 pm -
Motorola Droid X focuses on screen time
Motorola Droid X: If videos and Web surfing is your thing, then this is the smartphone for you.
07/01/2010 01:52 pm -
Google's China presence in limbo as license set to expire
The license for Google's China website expires at midnight, but as the workday ended it had not been renewed. The US firm antagonized Beijing this year by refusing to censor its search results.
06/30/2010 09:17 am -
'Cloud music' firms enter mobile streaming market; MOG and Rdio launched
'Cloud music' companies MOG and Rdio are entering the mobile streaming field. Cloud music services eliminates the need to download songs.
06/29/2010 12:52 pm -
Kindle for Android review
Kindle for Android, Amazon's app that lets you read Kindle books on Android-based smartphones, is a snap to install and use.
06/28/2010 07:18 pm -
iPhone 4 does well in first week; over 1.5 million sold
iPhone 4 has created a lot of interest with consumers. Over 1.5 million iPhones have been sold, according to Apple.
06/28/2010 03:06 pm -
iPhone 4 vs. Droid X: How do they compare?
iPhone 4 has some new competition: Motorola and Verizon announced their next Android phone, the Droid X. How does it compare to the iPhone 4?
06/25/2010 07:48 pm -
iPhone app campaigning? Candidates turning to phone apps
iPhone apps, maintaining a Facebook page, and Twitter feed have become standard practice for political candidates seeking to get their message out.
06/21/2010 04:44 pm -
Horizons Droid X: The newest Verizon Android phone is a shot across Apple's bow
Droid X, the newest unit in Verizon's top-selling Droid line, will likely be unveiled on June 23. Early reports put the high-powered Motorola Droid X as a worthy competitor to the Apple iPhone 4.
06/17/2010 03:59 pm -
iPhone 4 setting record sales pace, despite big gaffe
iPhone 4 sales are through the roof despite ordering problems.
06/17/2010 01:47 pm -
iPhone changed the smartphone game and will do it again
06/08/2010 01:20 pm -
Technology that translates, and unites
A cellphone may let a U.S. soldier 'speak' in Pashto or Dari. A browser can pick up on linguistic nuance.
06/07/2010 05:56 pm
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