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Apple's ecosystem evolved: Would you sell your digital content?
Business And Money We can buy apps, books, movies and music through the online marketplaces of each mobile operating system, but we might soon be able to sell what we own, too. That is, if you're bound to Apple's ecosystem.
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Nokia admits concern over a Microsoft phone, and why I'm rooting for one
Business And Money Microsoft has a shoddy track record of admitting they would build their own smartphone, but that could change according to an SEC filing by Nokia outlined by our own Alex Wagner. Though a Surface phone has always been a sort of "Plan B"...
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To every manufacturer that dubs a feature innovative
Lifestyle The marketing teams of Apple and Samsung used to have the luxury of proclaiming "Innovation!" at press events with very little argument. However, these days, you can't update a name and get away with innovation anymore. This is my main...
Solavei now offering nano-SIM cards for use with Apple iPhone 5
Business And Money Less than a month after adding the new BlackBerry Z10 to its stable of supported devices, T-Mobile MVNO Solavei has opened its airwaves to another major smartphone. Solavei announced this morning that it's now officially offering nano-SIM...
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I think we've left small screen sizes in the dust
Lifestyle We watch as trends come and go in the mobile market. We watch as manufacturers put a focus on one feature or piece of hardware, and watch as they fade away or stick around. They come and go.
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Thoughts on AMOLED and LCD displays in 2013: Is there a clear winner?
Lifestyle There are many displays technologies prowling the mobile domain, yet no two are alike. AMOLED displays and its variants HD, Super, Plus, and Full HD, take up a large chunk of the market thanks to Samsung's near monopoly of the...
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The Galaxy S IV needs a distinct feature, or else
Android I've said it before and I'll say it again, hardware features in our smartphones are beginning to peak. Regardless of your smartphone preference, there is an uncountable array of hardware combinations. The sheer amount of cores, gigabits of...
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Hey Canonical: I just tested Ubuntu for phones and I'm sold
Android There's a Key Lime Pie-size hole in the Android ecosystem, and Jelly Bean hasn't filled the gap. Jelly Bean has suited me well for the past five months, but that doesn't mean I'm not getting bored with it. I'm looking for more quick...
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I would pay to have Google Now
Android There are a lot of services out there. Cloud-based or otherwise, there are plenty of options out there for anyone who needs an application to get something done. Different calendars.
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The Oracle called, here's two things she just told me about The One
Android And so it begins. The comparisons. The "I want it, and I want it now" arguments. The importance of hardware and design in justifying a handset's $800 pricetag. It's a double-edged sword, this industry. No, I'm not talking about the...
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Apple, please do something...anything
Ios Apple is living in a new world in 2013. Some loyalists have crossed the border to Android running atop Samsung's Galaxy S III. Others have moved to a similarly functional OS via the HTC Windows Phone 8X. Yet, some stay loyal to Apple and...
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HTC's One is the company's one last shot
Android As we inch inexorably closer towards February 19, I can’t help but feel a deep sense of anxiety building in my gut. HTC has always been one of my favorite device manufacturers, even before I got my hands on the original Hero, and the 19 of...
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The Internship: Google's way of crashing everyone's momentum in tech
Android Rule #10 is clearly not a problem for Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in their new Hollywood gig The Internship. But as interns at Google, it's obvious that their journey amongst the brighest and youngest techies will not be smooth, mainly...
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Apple is feeling bullish about smartphone displays in 2013
Business And Money It makes complete sense that Apple would believe their devices are superior compared to the competition. It's an atmosphere harbored by Steve Jobs himself and duly earned. Yet Apple under the direction of CEO Tim Cook has been much less...
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Do you have to charge your phone too often?
Lifestyle One of the things I look at when inspecting the specification list of a device is the battery size. I check to see how it compares to the devices already available on the market, to devices that have been officially confirmed to be coming...
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Would you pay for Apple's new iOS 7 or Samsung's next TouchWiz?
Business And Money It's no secret that 2013 will be the year of large smartphones. Whether or not they should be called phablets from now on is a matter of personal opinion. Regardless of your thoughts on large devices or top specifications, smartphones are...
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Is Apple their own biggest obstacle?
Android Last year, right around this time, I was starting to get excited about what Apple had coming down the pipe. Last year, around this time, I would have told you that I thought Apple was gearing up to surprise the world with a brand new...
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When does screen size matter to you?
Lifestyle A report published by Digitimes says shipments of smartphones with displays 5-inches and larger are expected to grow 136% this year as compared to 2012. In other words, a total of 60.4 million units are expected to ship worldwide with a...
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Are you interested in a smartwatch with complete phone functionality?
Android To the tech enthusiasts in search of a reason to put down the Cheeto's and hit the treadmill: your answer awaits you. Come forth from the couch and embrace the technological prowess of the Neptune Pine smartwatch. As a tech enthusiast...
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Can LG pick up where HTC left off?
Android The most exciting news in mobile has been centered around the same players as of late. Rumors of the HTC M7, Samsung Galaxy S IV, and the potential for Apple to announce more than one smartphone are justified but redundant. Of the three...
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Should Apple add tablet features to their iPad lineup?
Ios I was having a discussion with a friend yesterday about iOS, about the iPad Mini, and about his iPhone. He had asked me if I still had the iPad Mini I had shown him a little while ago, and I told him no.
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Would you choose cloud storage over a microSD card?
Lifestyle Last year, Taylor Martin outlined what he thinks HTC can do to make a comeback in 2013. As he always does, he made some great points, especially when he put the microscope on smartphone memory. Martin pointed out that our phones need more...
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What apps do you use every single day?
Cell Phone Apps Right before I started writing this article, I picked up the iPhone 5 I carry around on a daily basis, and counted the number of applications I have currently installed on it. I didn’t count games; just the number of applications that I...
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Smartphones are too fragile and thin these days
Lifestyle When it comes to a device worthy of the term "daily driver," it's my belief that function and utility should come before design. I like to run case-less even if accidents happen. Most rugged cases are unattractive and ruin the appearance...
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Could we see three iPhones in 2013?
Ios Rumor mills are at it again with talks of Apple possibly planning to release more than one iDevice this year. While I definitely think some changes are in order for Apple to keep on keeping on, releasing two additional versions of the...
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How BlackBerry 10 targets all the major mobile platforms
Android My favorite part about BlackBerry’s press event was realizing I wasn’t at a yard sale when Alicia Keys came on stage. It just happened to be a coincidence that it was the end of the show. Admittedly, it seemed like we were being pitched...
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Are Apple's app policies keeping you away?
Ios A day after our beloved Aaron returned, he posed a simple question, in the form of a poll: What does Apple need to do to stay competitive? It’s a good question to ask, because this year is the year that Apple will hopefully unveil an iOS...
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