Tuesday, September 24, 2013

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Blu Life View Review

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 12:33 PM PDT

With the Blu Life View, Blu has attempted to ride the wave of overside Android phones that dwarf the screen sizes seen on other devices. It's a category with increased competition and increased difficulty to master. Can the Life View keep up?
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Moto X camera stops being terrible after software update (T-Mobile only)

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 11:55 AM PDT

Motorola and T-Mobile have updated the Moto X to address the biggest problem with an otherwise phenomenal product - it's camera. The change is reportedly the "biggest ever seen" through an over the air update, according to Brian Klug of Anandtech.
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BlackBerry agrees to preliminary deal to sell for $4.7 billion

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 11:10 AM PDT

BlackBerry, once the biggest name in mobile and worth more than $200 billion at its peak period in 2007, may soon be sold for less than $5 billion, according to a statement issued by the former smartphone giant.
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Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear launching October 4 for $349

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:47 AM PDT

Sprint today confirmed it will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear companion smart watch beginning Friday, October 4. The Galaxy Note 3 smartphone will sell for $349.99 when purchased with a two-year agreement.
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Oppo N1 has CyanogenMod and a 13-megapixel camera that can swivel from back to front

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:28 AM PDT

Oppo is doing some interesting things with Android, but the just announced Oppo N1 may the most interesting of all its hardware moves. Why? The N1 has CyanogenMod and a 13-megapixel camera that can be used on the back or front of the device.
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Apple sold 9 million iPhones over the weekend, updated 200 million devices to iOS 7

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:38 AM PDT

In the least surprising news of the week, Apple has announced that it sold more than 9 million iPhones over the weekend, continuing a streak of breaking records for iPhones sold in an opening weekend of availability.
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Apple Touch ID fingerprint sensor fooled by fake fingerprint

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:33 AM PDT

No, Touch ID is not the super-secure locked down solution that some might have hoped Apple's fingerprint sensor would offer to the iPhone 5. A group of hackers have already managed to bypass the security settings.
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Saturday, September 21, 2013

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BlackBerry Deathwatch: company announces layoffs, nearly $1 billion in losses, and strategy change

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 01:24 PM PDT

BlackBerry is in serious trouble. The once leading smartphone manufacturer has warned investors today that it anticipates $930 million to $960 million in losses related to unsold devices, and has decided to cut more than a third of its workforce as it shifts its business focus.
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Cyanogen Inc.'s 5 most likely hardware partners

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 07:16 AM PDT

The developers behind CyanogenMod have announced Cyanogen Inc., a company that will strive to put its software on more phones, including with one mystery hardware partner. Here are five possible companies that could soon be confirmed as the first hardware partner of Cyanogen Inc.
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Sprint One Up plan now official - upgrade every year and get a discount in the process

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 05:24 AM PDT

Sprint One Up - the early upgrade program Sprint will offer in response to similar programs from T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon - is now official. Here's how to get an annual upgrade on Sprint.
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Friday, September 20, 2013

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Google's Quickoffice for Android and iOS now free with 10GB of Google Drive storage

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 12:17 PM PDT

Quickoffice, a mobile app suite for Android and iOS made by a company Google acquired last year, is now available on Android and iOS at no cost. The Google Drive team today revealed that Quickoffice can now be used to edit or create Microsoft Office Documents.
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Moto X is only $299 at Republic Wireless -- off contract

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:55 AM PDT

The Moto X is available at the major carriers and typically costs $199 on a two-year agreement or $599 when purchased for full retail price. MVNO Republic Wireless is undercutting the competition by selling the Moto X for only $299 without any contract.
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Google Wallet iPhone app launches in App Store

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:21 AM PDT

Google Wallet is in the process of going from a rebranded NFC-reliant payment service to a PayPal-esque mobile payment app that focuses more on sending money to people and redeeming offers. A new iPhone app will be part of that transition.
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iOS 7 blocks uncertified Lightning cables but there's a way to bypass it

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 05:39 AM PDT

Apple has a reputation of urging customers not to use charging cables other than the officially sanctioned, and coincidentally more expensive, cables sold by Apple and authorized vendors. The new iOS 7 encourages similar behavior by blocking support for unlicensed Lightning cables.
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