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How do you deal with fingerprints and smudges?

Lifestyle I want to talk to you about a very serious problem in the mobile industry. It’s an issue that has plagued the wide gamut of devices we talk about here, in this space. Phones, tablets, and now even cameras . It is an issue that,...

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How do you use your mobile devices for school?

Lifestyle No matter how many times I think about it, and try to figure out a way to make it make sense for my particular usage case, I don’t think I’ll ever own two tablets. At this point, I can barely figure out why I need one ...

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Have you ever switched carriers to get a specific device?

Lifestyle Despite the fact that we’re well into 2012, and about to round our way into 2013, we’re still dealing with carrier exclusivities. Just par for the course, apparently. This last week, AT&T was busy announcing all sorts of different devices,...

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Would you pay for subscription services to further drop a phone's price?

Lifestyle Carrier subsidies aren’t a new thing, and they aren’t going anywhere any time soon. While they aren’t the perfect solution to a common issue, most people, especially those looking to not pay for a phone outright, aren’t decrying the...

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Why on earth would carriers skip over the Lumia 920?

Windows Phone 7 And here we go. With each new day, we inch closer to November, which means we inch closer to the official launch of Windows Phone 8. People are excited. Or they aren’t. There might be some people out there who are still on the fence...

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Is Windows Phone the new iOS?

Ios We've finally made it into the month of October. For those of us excited about Windows Phone (and Surface, and Xbox, and...) then it's been a long time coming . It's hard to wait for the things you're excited about, right? Now that...

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No, Microsoft shouldn't manufacture their own Windows Phone device

Windows Phone 8 Earlier this year, right around June or so, rumors and speculation started swirling around that Microsoft was going to unveil something unique. The Redmond-based company had just put on stage their first Windows 8-based tablets, called...

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Do you use software themes?

Lifestyle You know what Windows Phone needs? Themes . This is one feature that I think could make the mobile platform from Microsoft really stand out. Give it a real sense of flair, if nothing else. They could be third-party themes, from...

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How would you change WiFi notifications?

Wifi As often as I can say that I love the changes that manufacturers have included over the years in our favorite mobile devices, the result isn't always a beautiful picture. Whether it's the display, or perhaps not enough cores under the...

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Which current device would you run Open webOS on?

Webos You absolutely have to love when a company keeps a promise, or even just a plan in general. Sure, HP's not in the best position to those in the mobile industry who liked webOS, but at least the mobile platform isn't completely dead....

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Where is the strangest place you've seen a QR code?

Lifestyle QR codes. They've been around for a long while now, but I can honestly say that I wasn't expecting them to become so common place. I see them everywhere now. Even just last year, I would have said that QR codes are similar to augmented...

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A music video is starting to make me lose hope in RIM

Blackberry Os Earlier today, Research In Motion took the stage at their BlackBerry Jam dev conference, and showcased BlackBerry 10 . It's the newest version of their BlackBerry OS, but unlike every version before it, it's completely different....

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Will you pick the Windows Phone 8X, Lumia 920, or ATIV S?

Windows Phone 8 How do you feel about a whole new Start screen? One that is just filled to the brim with Live Tiles and Hubs, sized in all different ways, and exuding a beautiful color scheme? Sounds like a dream come true, right? After all, it's the...

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Why is the iPhone 5 so successful?

Ios Did you buy one? And by one, I mean the iPhone 5, obviously. Based on all the early reports about how successful the new iPhone's launch was, there's a good chance you did. Or you definitely know someone who did. As of Friday, a lot...

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Should Motorola do more for DROID Bionic owners?

Android Long before Motorola refreshed the RAZR name, another device was being talked about. Around the time that the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) arrived in January of 2011, the DROID BIONIC was a sought-after device. As much as another...

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Is the Windows Phone 8X by HTC really a hero device for the platform?

Windows Phone 8 With Microsoft's newest release for their mobile operating system inching closer, each new day brings the opportunity to see something exciting. Earlier this month we saw Nokia unveil their newest Lumia devices, which got plenty of people...

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Which apps do you want to launch with Windows Phone 8?

Windows Phone 8 Over the weekend, I asked you what it would take for you to switch to Windows Phone 8, when it eventually arrives later this year. As I expected, while there were some hardware requirements scattered about, the majority of people wanted...

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What will it take for you to switch to Windows Phone 8?

Windows Phone 8 This week, HTC is gearing up to unveil something new. As it stands right now, we're not one hundred percent sure what that could be, but there looks to be a good chance it could be the One X+, a slightly upgraded version of the One X that...

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The iPhone 5 is the result of peer pressure

Iphone Os The iPhone. The phone that, back in 2007, changed everything. The phone that, in the hardware department, has lead other manufacturers to participate in an endless race to create something noteworthy. However, on the flip-side, the...

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How would you change Samsung's TouchWiz UI?

Lifestyle Samsung's TouchWiz UI has been around for quite some time now. Not as long as HTC's proprietary user interface, Sense, but that doesn't make the software any less important to the Android ecosystem. Indeed, TouchWiz has become more...

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Maps for iOS is rerouting me to Windows Phone

Iphone Os I like taking road trips. I have ever since I was young. I'm one of those people that can just drive and drive. It's always fun seeing new places, and it's always even better when your destination is somewhere new. It's a lot easier...

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How would you breathe new life into the Nexus brand?

Android The other day, I asked you, Dear Reader, if you thought the RAZR name had already been washed away , much like the DROID brand, with the recent unveiling of three new devices. In that particular article, near the end, I mentioned the...

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How badly do you hate ads?

Business And Money The tablet market certainly heated up this last week, didn't it? Actually, it's become quite the interesting place over the last month or so. Ever since the Nexus 7 from Google found its way into customer's hands, the talk has changed (for...

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Has Verizon already washed away the RAZR brand name?

Business And Money Long before Motorola took the stage last week and unveiled a brand new range of devices within the RAZR and DROID family, I asked all of you whether or not you thought the DROID name stands for anything . If it represents...

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Which device should Apple replace?

Business And Money We are just a few days away from September 12th, and that means we are just a few days away from the unveiling of a new Apple product. More specifically, a new iPhone. Our very own Taylor Martin asked you if you think Apple may be...

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Should manufacturers stop caring about major software updates?

Android If I try hard to remember, I think the first time that I saw a regular amount of people say that the general consumer doesn't care about updates was sometime last year. Maybe way back at the beginning of 2011. It could have been...

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Manufacturers, stop comparing devices to Apple's

Business And Money Next week, in less than seven days, Apple is going to take the stage and unveil the next iPhone. The rest of the world is going to watch, hold their breath, and then the preorders are going to go crazy. Later this month, when the...

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Do you care about the name of your phone?

Ios Earlier this morning, an explosion went off in the Twitterverse. Did you hear it? Plenty of places covered it, about the source of the explosion. You saw it, right? Heard about it, maybe? It was probably the biggest bit of news that...

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Does Nokia need to try new hardware designs?

Windows Phone 7 Tomorrow, Nokia will take the stage and unveil the next devices to own the Lumia brand. Along with them, we're expecting to see at least two devices that will showcase the newest version of Microsoft's mobile operating system, Windows...

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iOS needs animated icons

Ios At some point this month, Apple is supposed to unveil a new iPhone. That's the word on the street , anyway. With it, we'll see the launch of iOS 6, the newest and shiniest version of Apple's mobile operating system to date. As...

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