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Apple and Samsung found to have violated one another's patents by South Korean court

Android The jury in the trial between Apple and Samsung in California may still be working on coming to a verdict, but tonight some decisions were made in legal battles between the two companies in a completely different part of the world....

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How do you communicate best with your smartphone?

Android When it comes to modern smartphones, there is no shortage of ways to communicate. With wireless data speeds that match – and often surpass – your home internet speeds, it makes just about any form of communication via mobile viable and...

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Don't spring for the discounted iPhone 4S just yet

Business And Money When Apple took the stage just over a year ago and announced the Apple iPhone 4S, it's safe to say many of us were disappointed. It's not that the 4S is a bad device, by any means. But we all were expecting so much more from Apple, the...

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Is LTE a must-have feature for you now?

4g 4G is a feature we all have become accustomed to over the span of the last year or so. The term has found itself embedded in the names of new devices, in carrier branding and as the subject of hot headed flame wars over what is and isn't...

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What are the outstanding problems with smartphone battery life?

Android I've touched on the topic of battery life a lot lately. The consensus is that, in general, smartphone batteries suck these days and, like many others, my phones rarely last an entire day without some form of supplementary charge after...

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AT&T responds to FaceTime over cellular issue, says it's not violating net neutrality rules

Ios Last week, AT&T revealed that while it won't charge an extra fee for iOS 6 users to make FaceTime calls over a cellular connection, only customers on the carriers upcoming Mobile Share plans will be able to take advantage of the feature....

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Verizon vacation blackout reportedly set for September 21-30, may be related to new iPhone

Ios While Apple has yet to officially announce the launch date of the new iPhone (or even the iPhone itself), several reports came out late last month alleging that the device will be unveiled on September 12 and released on September 21. The...

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Have you ever shattered the display on your smartphone?

Android Being that the front of most of our smartphones are now covered with glass instead of a thin, flexible plastic, they tend to be a bit more fragile. Unsightly scratches still may occur. But there's nothing quite like how glass will react to...

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Apple and Samsung battle over Galaxy Nexus ban, Samsung argues Apple not harmed by "minuscule" sales

Android It's been a while since we've heard anything in the battle between Apple and Samsung related to the Galaxy Nexus, but today a bit more information about the case came out as the lawyers for the two companies were duking it out in appeals...

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Take charge of your phone's notifications with Pushover

Android If you're anything like me, your notifications are a mess. No, I meant it. A complete, total mess. Almost as bad as my address book. I have so many applications, networks and services that are constantly running, pulling and pushing data,...

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Would you leave your phone at the door for a discount on your meal?

Android Cell phones and technology have seeped into virtually every part of our lives, leaving only a few nooks and crannies completely tech-free. I am hardly ever more than a few inches from both of my phones, and only on rare occasions am I more...

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Motorola files new ITC complaint against Apple, seeks import ban on several Apple products [UPDATED]

Android Apple and Motorola Mobility are no strangers to filing lawsuits against one another, and today a new complaint was added to the list of legal battles between the two companies. According to Bloomberg, Motorola (which is owned by Google)...

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AT&T won't charge fee for FaceTime over cellular, but only Mobile Share customers can use it

Ios Following speculation that AT&T may charge users for FaceTime over cellular use in iOS 6, the carrier today provided a clarification on the situation. AT&T has released a statement explaining that it won't charge customers for FaceTime...

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iPhone SMS spoofing flaw detailed, said to be present in all iOS versions [UPDATED]

Ios Take note, iOS users, as a new security flaw has been discovered that could be used to spoof the reply phone number of a text message. Uncovered by an iOS security researcher known as pod2g, the hole utilizes an option in the Protocol...

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Which rumored smartphone are you looking forward to the most?

Android In case you hadn't noticed, we're over halfway through August, which means a couple things. First and foremost, temperatures here in North Carolina (and across the nation) are slowly trickling back down towards tolerable. It also means we...

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Is rapid charging the answer to current battery life woes?

Android In general, smartphone battery life is miserable, especially in comparison to what it was just a few short years ago. While the pocket-sized, personal computers are immensely more capable and powerful, battery technology has remained...

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What are some of the best uses for mobile devices in the classroom?

Android Like it or not, it's that time again. Schools across the nation are back in session (or will be soon enough) and it's time for students to get back into the learning, studying and testing mindsets. For some, that may be easier said than...

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iPad mini said to feature small side bezels and a design similar to iPod touch

Ios The rumblings of a smaller iPad have been building quite a bit in recent months, with reports claiming that we could finally see Apple introduce the device later this year. Today a new report from 9to5Mac claims to have some more details...

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There is still hope for a redesigned iPhone this year

Ios For going on two years now, rumors of Apple's next iPhone – supposedly the iPhone 5 – have been flowing steadily in. Last year, the rumors alleged that along with a larger display, there would be a radical redesign in the iPhone 5, that it...

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Have you ever considered mounting a tablet to your car dashboard?

Android Since the popularization of modern tablets, or the introduction of the original iPad, people have been searching high and low for clever uses for the scaled-up smartphones. Their large displays but relatively small footprint make tablets...

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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