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Should Google bring Google Now to other platforms?

Android Not too long ago I asked you, Dear Reader, if you thought it would be a good idea for Microsoft to bring Zune Software to iOS (or other platforms, too). My pain point of the article was to talk about cross-platform capabilities, and how...

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iOS hack allows users to download in-app purchases for free, Apple says it's "investigating"

Ios News began circulating earlier today about an iOS hack that allowed users to circumvent Apple's in-app purchase system and get access to in-app items without paying for them. The hack doesn't require users be jailbroken, only that they...

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New mobile report shows Android and iOS on top, two thirds of recent phone buyers went smartphone

Android Friday's finally here, so how about we wind down the week with some market share numbers? The folks over at Nielsen have put out their latest report on the U.S. mobile market, and surprise, surprise, Android and iOS are sitting atop the...

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Will you be watching the London 2012 Olympic Games on your mobile device?

Android If there is one thing all of our gadgets are spectacular at, it's keeping us up-to-date on quite literally everything: friends and family, local and world news, our favorite sports teams and, of course, the latest phone news and reviews....

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Can you cope with the somewhat creepy context aware digital assistants?

Android When Apple bought the already fairly popular voice search-based artificially intelligent assistant app, Siri, they integrated it into their own iOS platform and revealed it to the world (a second time) as if we're brand new. Much of the...

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Why do smartphone OEMs face so much adversity when making quality cameras?

Android When people talk or write about smartphone cameras, you often hear them reference the popular saying: "The best camera is the one you have with you." That saying is mostly a half-truth. It's better to snag some picture over missing a shot...

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Purported new iPhone, smaller iPad engineering samples photographed

Ios It certainly feels like it's been a while since there have been any new iPhone leaks, doesn't it? Well that changes today, as two reports claim to show images of engineering samples of both the new iPhone and the rumored smaller iPad....

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How many devices does it take?

Android As our lives become more enveloped by ever-improving, ever-evolving, ever-more capable technology, extra devices tend to seep into our lives to fill every possible nook and cranny. One might carry a laptop everywhere they go only to be an...

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Apple reportedly taking its time to investigate mobile payments

Ios Rumors of an iPhone with support for near field communication (NFC) mobile payments have been swirling for some time now. However, the closest that Apple has come to introducing such a product is its new Passbook app in iOS 6, which holds...

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Corrupt App Store updates said to be causing some iOS apps to crash upon launch [UPDATED]

Ios iOS users, take note. It appears that some corrupt App Store binaries may be leading to issues with some newly-installed or updated apps, which can end up simply crashing upon launch even though the app was submitted to Apple in perfect...

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Do you purchase in-app unlockables in mobile games?

Android Back in February, I had just purchased an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime and I had a bit more free time on my hands than I do now. I spent a lot of that free time consumed by mobile games. Words With Friends, Draw Something, Shadowgun,...

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Talking to my devices is becoming less gauche

Android Admittedly, I used to hate Siri. Actually, I hated any form of voice input. And from the very bottom of my heart, I despised every second of having to learn and use Dragon Naturally Speaking to write an essay in the required keyboarding...

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Apple suppliers reportedly prepping for smaller iPad production in September

Ios It may be the Fourth of July here in the U.S., but that doesn't mean that the rumors of a smaller iPad will be taking the day off. A new report from the Wall Street Journal claims that Apple's Asian component suppliers are busy getting...

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HTC cleared of Apple patent infringement by U.K. judge

Android Apple may be stringing together several courtroom wins here in the U.S. as of late, but things aren't going quite as well for the company across the Atlantic. A U.K. judge has ruled that HTC products do not infringe on four Apple patents,...

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Subsidized tablets were a terrible idea to begin with

Android Late last month, Verizon rather quietly rolled out its new Share Everything plans to "help" bring down the cost of having multiple lines. For $40 per smartphone line and $30 per basic phone, families (and individuals) now get unlimited...

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Chrome for iOS is a godsend

Ios In February this year, Google announced the Chrome for Android beta and made it available to all users with devices running Ice Cream Sandwich. Although Adobe promptly assured Chrome for Android would never see any Flash action, the...

from 2012 by Taylor Martin 15

Smaller iPad reportedly due before the end of this year

Ios Been hoping that Apple will finally launch its oft-rumored smaller iPad now that Google has gone ahead and introduced the Nexus 7? According to a new Bloomberg report, your wish may come true. The publication claims that Apple is planning...

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Judge rejects Samsung request for stay on Tab 10.1 ban, ITC denies Apple emergency ban on HTC devices

Android It was just under a week ago when Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple's request for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 here in the U.S., and now Judge Koh has made another decision in the case. Samsung had requested that...

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Android and iOS remain top two U.S. smartphone platforms in latest comScore report

Android Brace yourselves, folks, because you're about to have several May mobile market share numbers thrown your way. Today comScore issued its report on the U.S. mobile market for the three-month period ending May 2012, and standings-wise, not...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

Beats Electronics to acquire streaming music service MOG

Android It's been confirmed this morning that Beats Electronics, known for its Beats By Dr. Dre headphones, is acquiring streaming music service MOG. MOG founder and CEO David Hyman explained that "the addition of MOG's music service to the Beats...

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"Take the poll! What is the perfect smartphone size?"

Akash Gupta 4 Inch

Ira James White Jr. 4 inches is perfect ergonomically and for size, all these big phones are getting out of hand. I say getting out of hand because most if not all cellphone makers think they're in a size race now, and I feel like we're going back to the damn 80's and 90's with these big phones by our heads.. get a decent 7 inch tablet to compliment your phone if you need something bigger