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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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Five gifts to 'green' your dad on Father's Day
Here are five energy-saving Father's Day gift ideas to help 'green' your dad:
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Five ways to protect yourself from government surveillance
Last week, press leaks revealed that the National Security Administration has been gathering and storing metadata from Verizon and nine Internet communication companies: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple. Regardless of how you feel about the government collecting data on its citizens, take a few minutes to click through and consider these five tips for protecting yourself from government surveillance.
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What kind of an eater are you?
From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
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10 best Facebook apps and games
Because there's a seemingly endless catalog of Facebook apps to choose from, here's a list of the few that are actually worth trying. From classics such as Words with Friends to fresh upstarts like Pinterest, these are the best, most entertaining, and most intriguing Facebook apps out there.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, 'beam' phone unveiled
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2, widely expected, will take on Apple iPad 3, when it's released. Samsung Galaxy Beam smartphone, however, is baffling.
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White House releases 'privacy bill of rights': what it promises online consumers
While falling short of law, the consumer 'privacy bill of rights' would give consumers 'new legal and technical tools to safeguard their privacy,' according to the White House.
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iPhone tracking: Is Google breaking its privacy pledge?
iPhone privacy feature was circumvented to allow Google to track what iPhone users were doing, privacy researcher says. Google settled another privacy case in October.
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The Monitor's View Privacy for children who use mobile apps
App stores and developers are lapse in helping parents protect the privacy of a child using smart phones and tablets. From Google to Apple, finds an FTC report, clear information is needed.
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Horizons Twitter apologizes for squirreling away iPhone user data
Twitter has agreed to amend its privacy guidelines, after facing criticism over a mobile functionality called Find Friends.
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Verizon SNL skit: Is smartphone market too confusing?
Verizon and other wireless carriers are marketing so many devices and options that smartphone shopping may be too confusing for the general consumer. Even SNL has poked fun via a Verizon skit.
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EU approves Google's $12.5B Motorola Mobility acquisition
EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said in a statement Monday that regulators didn't believe the transaction itself raised any competitive problems.
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Opinion What a smart phone can't find: happiness
I watched a basketball game with one of our sons the other night. Every time I made a comment or asked an off-handed question he went to his iPad to summon statistics or video clips. We didn’t experience the game together in real time; we processed it search by search.
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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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Horizons iPhone on Sprint: Great for sales, terrible for profits
iPhone helped drive up activation numbers for Sprint. Still, the company posted a major loss in the last quarter of 2011, thanks to the iPhone.
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Nokia will end cellphone assembly in Europe
Nokia is shifting production to Asia to speed up delivery of new products. Nokia will pare 4,000 jobs in Finland, Hungary, and Mexico.
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Horizons Facebook, already rich off online ads, gears up for mobile adverts
More than half of Facebook users access the social network through a mobile device. And now Facebook could be close to rolling out a mobile advertising initiative.
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Horizons Apple now third largest phonemaker, pushing feature phones aside
New data shows the worldwide breakdown of mobile phone sales in 2011. Feature phones are increasingly being replaced by smart phones, with top-tier models from Apple and Samsung leading the pack.
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Horizons Samsung Galaxy S III: Can 'the best Android' phone pull off a sequel?
The Samsung Galaxy S III will launch later this year, Samsung reps said in a statement.
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AT&T posts huge loss on charges, iPhone subsidy
AT&T lost $6.7 billion in the fourth quarter, its first lost in three years. AT&T remains heavily dependent on iPhone for subscribers.
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Laptops, gadgets too old? Trade 'em in at Target.
Laptops and other electronic gear can be turned in at nearly 1,500 Target stores. Target and other stores are offering gift cards or store credit for used laptops, iPhones, iPads, and other gadgets.
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App developers may trade iOS for Android and BlackBerry
Apple's operating system iOS has long been a goldmine for app developers, but Android will companies away this year, a new report says. Could Apple lose its hold of the app market?
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Horizons Nokia Lumia 710 review roundup
Nokia has launched a new budget Windows phone. So how does the Lumia 710 fare against its competitors?
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Horizons Lumia 900 set for March release: report
The Lumia 900, Nokia's new Windows Phone, could hit shelves in the US as soon as March, according to one reporter.
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Horizons At CES 2012, Motorola introduces Droid 4 and Droid Razr Maxx
The Droid 4 and Droid Razr Maxx are expected to hit shelves early this year, but here's a taste from CES 2012.
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Android phones: Motorola shows Droid 4 with keyboard
Android phones from Motorola will now include new Droid 4 with physical keyboard. But these Android phones still don't run Ice Cream Sandwich OS.
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Horizons Upcoming Google tablet takes aim at Kindle Fire: report
A Google tablet is on the way. But it is aimed at the Kindle Fire or the iPad?
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Horizons Meet the Nokia Lumia 710, the entry-level Windows phone
The Nokia Lumia 710 is priced at 50 bucks, with a 2-year contract – $150 cheaper than the base-level iPhone 4S. Can the Lumia 710 stack up?
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Horizons Nokia Lumia 900: AT&T's 'Ace' in the hole?
Nokia is prepping the Lumia 900 Windows Phone for a US launch, according to one new report. AT&T's model will don the name 'Ace.'
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