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Pet peeves can ruin the smartphone honeymoon

Lifestyle There's no better person to pick out a phone for your than yourself. If you're reading this, then you are more than likely someone who does at least a little research on a phone before you buy a new one. By the time you get into a...

2 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 47 11 Reactions

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What's in your pocket, Chase Bonar?

Lifestyle My pants pockets are always full...of phones. I've owned way too many over the years, and I probably still own one too many today. So, without further ado, here's what could be in my pants pockets right now , ya'll. The eldest...

2 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 24

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How streaming services and my smartphone kept me from pirating

Lifestyle One of my favorite hobbies and pastimes as a child growing up was listening to music and watching movies. But there came a time where the habits of my collecting caught up with my funds and it wasn’t as easy to afford the music I wanted to...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 20 8 Reactions

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Did mobile wallets debut too early?

Lifestyle When it comes to payment methods, throughout history we’ve gone from using teeth and specialty trading to plastic cards that have an undisclosed amount of money on them - hopefully enough to cover the cost of the purchase. But now, in...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 39 33 Reactions

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What's in your pocket, Anna Scantlin?

Lifestyle What’s in my pocket? What’s in my pocket? Prepare yourselves, PhoneDoggers, because I’m about to tell you all about the magnificence of the phone that I currently carry with me on a day-to-day basis. You might have heard of it – it’s a...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 34 8 Reactions

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Nintendo, bring your games to our smartphones and tablets

Android For the last couple of years, maybe even a few years now, mobile gaming has taken a bigger slice of the overall conversation regarding the mobile industry. We've already seen how big of a presence Apple is, and how much of a force they are...

2 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 34 26 Reactions

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What's in your pocket, Alex Wagner?

Lifestyle What's in my pocket, you ask? I like to keep my pants pockets pretty light, so I've typically only got one device on me at a time. As of this writing that's a 64GB iPhone 5 on Verizon. The iPhone earned its spot in my pocket by having...

2 weeks ago by Alex Wagner 19 11 Reactions

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What's in your pocket, Aaron Baker?

Lifestyle I'm carrying the Samsung Galaxy S 4 right now, as part of the 30 day challenge. For the most part, I'm pretty impressed with the device. I've long been a fan of the software goodies that come with TouchWiz, and the Galaxy S 4 includes...

2 weeks ago by Aaron Baker 62 36 Reactions

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Perhaps building our own phones isn’t a far off dream after all

Lifestyle It’s on days like this that make me realize I’m a huge nerd, which I'm totally okay with. I thoroughly enjoy catching up on all news tech-like, and the past few days have just happened to be a gold mine when it comes to perhaps one of the...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 16 14 Reactions

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Why are smartphone bezels going the way of batteries?

Lifestyle Every new smartphone concept has gradually shed body mass to outline design. There's a certain sense of sexiness that manufacturers strive to achieve with each new form factor. Often times, the display grows into its own by taking up more...

2 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 42 23 Reactions

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Smartphones and personal finance go hand-in-hand

Lifestyle Finances and yours truly, myself, have never meshed well together. Venturing into adulthood was one of the biggest hit-and-miss experiences I think I’ve ever had. At some point, I lost control and my personal finance situation was...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 6 6 Reactions

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Can low-light camera performance sell a smartphone?

Lifestyle Camera quality ranks high on my list of requirements for a smartphone to be considered a true "hero" device. Since I do not own a traditional point-and-shoot camera, I rely on my smartphone every time to capture the moment. I also rely on...

2 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 41 32 Reactions

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Companies should market the amount of usable storage

Android The Samsung Galaxy S 4 - what a phone, huh? And just like every Samsung Android device you see, you get more than the ability to proudly say that you own a Samsung Galaxy device. You get TouchWiz! But of course, in exchange for the ability...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 55 27 Reactions

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Microsoft, where are your phablets?

Lifestyle There is no limit to display size on Android as evidenced by the Asus Fonepad. There is no differentiation between iOS on the iPhone and on the iPad. So, why has Windows complicated the gadget market with multiple versions of a single,...

2 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 28 19 Reactions

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LG figured it out: Become Google's pet, get the goods

Android Last year we saw the unveiling of the latest Google Nexus device, the Nexus 4. According to rumors and reports from TechCrunch and the Korea Times, LG is already in the works for a Nexus 5 – not to be confused with the presumed release of...

2 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 51 29 Reactions

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How often do you send a text message these days?

Lifestyle I remember the good old days, when I had to pay extra for text messaging. It wasn't bundled with a plan, and it wasn't a service that many considered all that important back in those days. Those were the days that people still talked on...

2 weeks ago by Evan Selleck 19

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How do you increase the battery life of your smartphone?

Android When it comes to smartphones in 2013, battery size is all the rage. No matter your mobile OS, the amount of time you can spend away from a wall outlet is easily one of the most important reasons to choose one handset over another. But...

2 weeks ago by Chase Bonar 84 58 Reactions

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Could Android become the forefront for mobile gaming in 2013?

Android According to tech websites Ars Technica and TechCrunch, Google is taking a leap forward when it comes to mobile gaming by employing Noah Falstein as “Chief Game Designer of Android Play Studio”. By hiring somebody with so much gaming...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 28 25 Reactions

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iOS 7 still holds my interest

Ios I’m going to be straightforward with you guys about something. I mean, I know I said it right there in the title so I can’t really get any more straightforward about this than I already have, but despite all of the negative remarks that I...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 69 44 Reactions

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I like every platform. Is there something wrong with that?

Android More often than not you’ll find people in this industry that label themselves as "fans" that are rooting for a particular platform that they have grown to love. But for me? Well, I happen to like and dislike different parts of every...

3 weeks ago by Anna Scantlin 55 40 Reactions