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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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Galaxy Tab 3: Everything you need, but little that you want
The 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 isn't exactly a marvel of modern engineering, but does it need to be?
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Samsung Galaxy S4: When is it too much?
The Samsung Galaxy S4, the followup to the most successful phone in the world, is now in stores. Chock full of new features, applications, and widgets, did Samsung over-do it?
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Facebook Home sees 500K Google Play downloads in five days
But Facebook Home has racked up a dismal user review average on Google Play.
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Saving Money Five electronics that won't get any cheaper
Over the years, several electronics devices have refused to drop in price. It might be time to go ahead and take the plunge on that Blu-ray player.
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What Facebook Home means for Google
There are a number of pros and cons for Android devices allowing Facebook Home, but what does it mean for Google?
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Facebook Home: Teens won't want it dominating their Android smart phone
Facebook Home, Mark Zuckerberg's super app for Google's Android OS unveiled yesterday, despite its name, won't be much of a home for teens. They busy themselves by switching from app to app and won't appreciate how Facebook Home comands their smart phone.
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In lieu of a Facebook phone, a new Facebook 'Home'
At a press event at Facebook HQ today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced a suite of new Android apps called Home.
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PC sales set to plummet as tablet sales take over: report
Analytics firm Gartner has painted a grim portrait of the PC market over the next couple years. But is it accurate?
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Official invitation hints at a Facebook phone
Facebook has sent out invitations to an event on April 4, where the company promised to unveil its 'new home on Android.'
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Can Google persuade users to switch from Evernote to Keep?
Google Keep, a note-taking app, was officially launched this week. The platform is clearly an attempt to steal some market share from Evernote.
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Android chief Andy Rubin will step down
Rubin, a co-founder of Android, will be replaced by Chrome chief Sundar Pichai.
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Google cuts 1,200 more jobs at Motorola
Google is cutting 1,200 jobs in its Motorola division just months after cutting 4,000 Motorola jobs.
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European Commission fines Microsoft, warns others
In an unprecedented move Wednesday, the European Commission fined Microsoft Corp for failing to follow through on a commitment it made to give customers a clear choice of web browser. The fine of 561 million euros ($731 million) represents 1 percent of Microsoft's annual sales.
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Why Google is wary of Samsung's growing power
Samsung's dominance in the smart-phone market has raised some questions about whether it will renegotiation the terms of its arrangements with Google, hurting the search-engine company's mobile-ad business.
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Can the Samsung Galaxy S4 live up to the S3?
Samsung will likely unveil its Galaxy S4 smartphone on March 14. But the S4 has some really big shoes to fill.
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Will Twitter make an impact in Kenya's elections next week?Smart phones now affordable for the first time and can carry messages of reconciliation as well as hate.
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Firefox enters the smart-phone industry, challenging Google, Apple
Mozilla's Firefox OS is off to a solid start with the support of 13 wireless-service providers worldwide. But can a Firefox phone compete with Apple and Google?
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Stock breaks $800: Google passes milestone
Google stock breaks $800 for the first time Tuesday, signaling renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits. The stock breaks $800 in morning trading, with Google shares climbing 1.2 percent.
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Horizons Apple prepares to fight for the iPhone name in Brazil
Apple is set to challenge a Brazilian patent agency ruling that states that the iPhone trademark belongs to a Brazilian electronics company.
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Is it a robot head? No, just the Google Nexus 4 wireless charger.
Google rolls out a new wireless charger for its Nexus 4 handset.
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Horizons OUYA plans to release new video-game console every year
There's a new gaming system in town and it's name is OUYA. Hackable, portable, and affordable -- this new console will soon move from online pre-orders to in-store purchases.
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Are iPhone and iPad developer jobs drying up?
Meanwhile, Apple has released iOS 6.1, the latest version of its iPhone, iPad, and iPhone software.
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As BlackBerry 10 debuts, RIM readies its first Super Bowl ad
For the first time ever, RIM, which has seen its standing in the smart-phone market erode, will buy TV advertising space during the Super Bowl.
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App-driven life: Google translate foreign language signs
Google translate has a feature that can analyze an image and translate text instantly. Why? Because by the time your car passenger finds "interdiction de traverser le pont" in their French-to-English phrase book, your car is already filling up with river water.
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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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