Saturday, September 28, 2013

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LG G2 Review: When the best isn't the best

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:58 AM PDT

Rarely does a phone like the LG G2 arrive. It's faster than most, has a great camera, and features a design unlike anything else on the market. Does that make the G2 the best phone or just another Android smartphone?
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Dolphin Browser moves away from Google and adds new search engines, personalization features

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:57 AM PDT

Dolphin Browser, one of the most popular alternative browsers available on Android has forged a series of partnerships that will see it become less reliant on Google for search queries. Is openly resisting the most popular search engine a wise strategy for an Android app?
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Virgin Mobile USA to sell iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C next week

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:15 AM PDT

Virgin Mobile has announced that it will join the list of U.S. mobile network operators that carry the latest smartphones from Apple. The carrier will begin selling the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C next week.
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HTC and Beats Audio finalize their divorce

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 06:10 AM PDT

Beats Electronics has repurchased the remaining 25 percent stake sold to HTC when the two companies formed an exclusive partnership for mobile devices with Beats-brand audio settings in 2011. Beats was rumored to want to end the partnership after two years because of a desire to expand into more product areas and take on new investment that HTC, facing its own financial troubles, couldn't support. HTC originally paid $300 million to own 50 percent of Beats Electronics. HTC originally sold 25 percent of its stake for $150 million and most recently sold the remaining shares for $265.
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BlackBerry predictably announces terrible quarterly results

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 05:36 AM PDT

As expected based on the disappointing news released last week, BlackBerry today announced that it generated $1.6 billion in revenue and had an operating loss of $248 million; however, it also has nearly $1 billion in unsold devices.
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Friday, September 27, 2013

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iOS 7.0.2 update closes lockscreen security loop hole

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 10:57 AM PDT

Apple has released an over-the-air update for iOS 7.0.2 meant to fix a security bug that allows anyone to press a few buttons and find a way to get beyond the lock screen and gain access to a user's photos.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is region locked, won't work outside of your home continent

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:20 AM PDT

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will not allow buyers to use their phones with a SIM card from a carrier outside of their region. In other words, a phone purchased in the U.S. will not be able to use a SIM from a carrier in the U.K., and the same is true when our friends from the other side of the pond venture to the States.
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Motorola expanding into BlackBerry's territory to hire more engineers

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 05:46 AM PDT

Waterloo, Canada, home to BlackBerry's headquarters and a wealth of talent ready to be hired by tech companies, will soon see another major company move into the area. The timing seems fortunate considering BlackBerry's plan to gut its workforce.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013

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Gmail Android app hangs conversation view and better multi-select

Posted: 25 Sep 2013 11:11 AM PDT

Like it or not, Google is working to unify the appearance of its many mobile apps, and the new version of Gmail for Android is the latest to see a slight tweak to its appearance in order to fall in line with the other Google apps for Android.
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AT&T will sell Pebble smart watch later this week

Posted: 25 Sep 2013 09:07 AM PDT

Purchasing a Pebble smart watch has not been easy in light of the device's record Kickstarter success and limited supply. Production has ramped up in a deal that saw Pebble appear in Best Buy, and AT&T has announced that it will sell the watch in stores as well. Pebble will be a "carrier exclusive," meaning AT&T will be the only carrier in the U.S. to sell the Pebble in its retail stores and at ATT.com. Customers will be able to purchase a Pebble from AT&T for $150 begnning September 27.
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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX launches with 2.2 GHz processor and new Fire OS 3.0 "Mojito"

Posted: 25 Sep 2013 06:03 AM PDT

The Amazon Kindle Fire line is due for a refresh and Amazon has given the Kindle Fire HD an upgrade to a new Snapdragon 800 2.2 GHz quad-core processor, an HD display, and an updated version of its Android-based Fire OS software. Here's the new Kindle Fire HDX.
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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

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Apple iPhone 5S Touch ID demo: how to setup the iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 11:19 AM PDT

I typically don't use a lock screen on my iPhone but decided it made sense to keep my phone protected like I do on my Android devices. Apple's new Touch ID in the iPhone 5S makes unlocking a phone faster and simpler than any previous solution.
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Google Nexus 7 vs. Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 08:43 AM PDT

When a smartphone has a 6.44-inch display, one could easily argue that it's also a tablet, especially when the best-selling Android tablet has only a 7-inch screen. Knowing that the Xperia Z Ultra is a respectable tablet, one can't help but wonder how it compares to the leader of the Android tablet world.
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Samsung says smartphone cameras will get a big improvement with ISOCELL upgrade

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 06:47 AM PDT

Samsung today revealed a new camera component designed to improve the effectiveness of managing light when taking a photo with a smartphone. The new ISOCELL pixel technology should lead to better photos taken with the next generation of smartphones, and not just on Samsung devices.
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