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Best Netflix alternatives for phones and tablets

If you love to watch movies or TV shows on your smartphone or tablet, you are spoiled for choice. Join us as we take a look at the best Netflix alternatives (video-on-demand apps) for tablets and phones.
Mobile Best-ofs
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Keep it in your pants! (And other ways to keep your phone from ruining Valentine’s Day)

If you need some help this Valentine's Day or you just want to be romantic, your smartphone can help you, but be careful because it can hinder you, too.
Mobile News
BlackBerry 10 apps

Does BlackBerry 10 have the apps it needs to take on Android and iPhone?

Apps are the driving force behind the smartphone revolution. Can BlackBerry 10 offer potential customers the apps and games they really want?
Mobile News
BlackBerry 10 apps

BlackBerry 10 app roundup, new platform launches with more than 70,000 apps

The BlackBerry 10 platform launches with over 70,000 apps and the intention is to add thousands more each week. Today, BlackBerry revealed some top apps available at launch.
Mobile News
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RIM changes company name to ‘BlackBerry,’ one unified worldwide brand

The BlackBerry 10 launch has kicked off with the news that the RIM name will be dropped. Research In Motion will now be known simply as BlackBerry.
Mobile News
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10 reasons why BlackBerry 10 just might save RIM from oblivion

The descent of RIM has been well-documented in the tech press, but the obituaries may have been scribbled prematurely. BlackBerry 10 is almost here and it could spark a major comeback for the brand.
Mobile News
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ZTE Grand S vs. Galaxy S3 vs. iPhone 5: Spec showdown

The ZTE Grand S just made its debut at CES 2013 and it is the world’s thinnest Android smartphone boasting a 5-inch full HD 1080p display. Can it compete with the current leaders? We compared it with the Galaxy S3 and the iPhone 5.
Mobile
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Intel announces Lexington Atom chip Z2420 for emerging markets and Bay Trail quad-core Atom processor for tablets

Intel debuted the Lexington Atom Processor Z2420, aimed at emerging markets, and the Bay Trail quad-core Atom-based processor for tablets.
Mobile News
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Vizio unveils two HD Android smartphones – but only for China

Vizio has unveiled a couple of impressive Android smartphones at CES - but before you get excited, they are for the Chinese market only right now.
Mobile
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If you have 4G LTE, chances are you’re using less Wi-Fi, but why?

As LTE networks spread across the globe a new report has found that subscribers download more data, use Wi-Fi less, and are more likely to be on metered plans than 3G subscribers.
Mobile News
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Stay warm and connected with winter gadgets to beat the chill

If the wintery weather and the freezing cold have got you holed up inside going slowly stir crazy then you need some high tech winter gear to warm you up.
Emerging Tech News
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The 10-inch tablet takedown: iPad vs. Surface RT vs. Nexus 10

If you’re struggling to decide which large tablet to buy, then this iPad vs Nexus 10 vs Surface RT comparison can lend a helping hand.
Mobile
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Remembering the Razr: The device that snapped shut the era of flip phones

We take a fond look back at the design classic that was the Motorola Razr. 130 million sales made it the most popular flip phone of all time. Seven years ago it was the best Christmas present you could hope to receive.
Mobile News

How to avoid getting suckered when you shop for gadgets

Some retailers will do anything to get you in the door and dropping money on tech – like some of these dodgy strategies.
Emerging Tech Guides
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Bad news: you’re not getting a domestic robot and you still need to mow the lawn

You can carry the collective knowledge of humanity in your pocket with a smartphone, but domestic robots remain nearly as far-flung as they seemed decades ago. What happened?
Emerging Tech News
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Does tech really make kids grow up faster?

Kids now have access to more information through a 4-inch screen than used to be available in a library the size of a city block, but is it affecting the way they develop for better or worse?
Computing News
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Best Halloween apps for Android

Bag yourself a host of spooky Android apps just in time for Halloween. We round up apps to help you with your costume, horror movie apps, scary story apps, and more in this top ten Halloween Android apps list.
Mobile
Apple wins big: Samsung violated Apple patents, must pay $1.05 billion in damages, court rules

ITC ruling finds Samsung does infringe four Apple patents

Samsung just lost another case against Apple in the U.S. as an ITC judge found the company had infringed on four Apple patents. If the finding is upheld then the ITC has the power to stop infringing devices from being imported into the country.
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iPhone 5 vs iPhone 4S: Our in-depth comparison

The iPhone 5 is here. But is it worth the money to upgrade from the iPhone 4S? Check out the specs and decide for yourself.
Mobile
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Why vinyl and cassettes should stay dead and hipster analog revivalism should join them

There’s a good reason that 8-tracks, rotary telephones and tube TVs all went to the landfill: They suck compared to what we have today. And no amount of reimagining history will make them any cooler.
Computing News
Why are we all so terrified of Google

Why are we all so terrified of Google?

Google’s data-hoarding reputation may be well deserved, but is helping users connect the dots really such a bad thing?
Web
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Does tech grant us more time away from work, or less?

Mobile technology has the capacity to liberate us from the punch clock, but instead, most of us elect to drag on our work days voluntarily. When is enough enough?
Mobile News
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Why you shouldn’t fall for the upgrade trap phone makers set for you

Will the latest superphone save you time, organize your days and make you the life of the party any more than your last phone? Probably not.
Mobile News
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Will Web broadcasters like Netflix degrade the quality of TV?

Web broadcasters like Netflix make a fine home for shows we already know and love, but do they have what it takes to keep the ball rolling?
Entertainment News

RIM announces 4G LTE PlayBook and offers to license BlackBerry 10 to other manufacturers

RIM has announced the new version of the BlackBerry PlayBook and it features 4G LTE connectivity. It will be released in Canada first on August 9. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins also floated the idea of licensing BB10 to manufacturers.
Mobile News

The curse of the lengthy game: How developers are changing their style to get you to finish games

Studies show that most people don't actually complete the games that they buy. So how can developers change the way they make games to keep people playing?
Gaming News

How developers deal with griefers

Griefers, the people in games that deliberately try to annoy others, are a problem for gamers. So how do developers plan design a game knowing that a small group will actively try to undermine their work?
Gaming News
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Top three problems the mobile industry needs to solve

The smartphone industry may be booming, but carriers and manufacturers alike face some major hurdles ahead.
Mobile News
Sex and Games Don't Mix But Why Not?

Sex and games don’t mix, but why not?

The sexual content of the new Tomb Raider sparked the most recent in a long line of controversies regarding sex in video games. But why?
Gaming News
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