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Meet the Alcatel OneTouch X1, the phone that will likely never grace your hands

The Alcatel OneTouch X1 is a budget smartphone that seems to check off all the right boxes. Unfortunately, the phone was cancelled before it could be sold.
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Up Next aims to make sure students make a smooth transition to college by texting them

Up Next, a joint effort between the U.S. government and a digital creative agency, aims to help students make the transition to college by texting them.
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AT&T discounts several GoPhone smartphones just in time for the holidays

Just in time for the holidays, AT&T slashed the prices of several of its GoPhone prepaid smartphones.
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Top-level Samsung executives in hot water over insider trading investigation

Several Samsung executives are being investigated by South Korea's financial watchdog over accusations of insider trading.
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Samsung’s and LG’s latest budget smartphone offerings could soon land on U.S. shores

The budget-minded Samsung Galaxy J3 and the LG K7 might launch in the U.S. through major and prepaid carriers.
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HTC’s Preview program looks to give users a sneak peek into the company’s future

HTC unveiled its Preview program, which hopes to equip a number of users with software and hardware to test out before release.
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5 reasons why Black Friday is totally pointless

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Microsoft's Nokia 230 is a blast from the past with its T9 keyboard

Catering to sections of the world where networks are still somewhat suspect, Microsoft unveiled the Nokia 230 and its dual-SIM counterpart.
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Want to help a great cause? Make a bid on the OnePlus X Ceramic

OnePlus auctions off five Ceramic OnePlus X phones for charity. The devices are going for more than $800 on eBay right now.
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Having $10 in your pocket will now get you the Nokia Lumia 530

With Walmart now selling a $10 Android smartphone, prepaid carrier U.S. Mobile will sell the Windows Phone 8.1-powered Nokia Lumia 530 for the same price.
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Users reporting charging woes with the iPad Pro and the Nexus 5X

Owners of both the iPad Pro and Nexus 5X are complaining of charging issues, which lead to unresponsive screens and buttons.
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With a 21-megapixel front-facing camera, the Meitu V4 ensures your trip to selfie heaven

Chinese outfit Meitu introduced the V4, an Android-powered smartphone that packs a whopping 21-megapixel camera on the front.
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Nvidia refreshes the Shield Tablet with a much lower price point

Wanting to make the Shield Tablet more accessible, Nvidia announced the Shield Tablet K1, which is the original Shield Tablet with a lower $200 price point.
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The $200 Oxy Smartwatch plays well with its Android, iOS, and Windows friends

U.K. outfit Oxy introduced the Oxy Smartwatch, which can connect to Android, iOS, and even Windows smartphones.
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Apple and its CEO apologize for incident in an Australian Apple Store

Apple and CEO Tim Cook apologized for an incident in a Melbourne, Australia Apple Store that commenters say was fueled by racism.
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What is Singles’ Day and how did Xiaomi make a whopping $188 million in sales on it?

On Singles' Day, a day of celebration for those without partners, Xiaomi announced it made $188 million in sales.
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Say hello to two of the cheapest smartwatches around, courtesy of China

The race to the bottom in the world of smartwatches is heating up, as Oukitel and Bluboo announced the $70 A29 and the $50 Uwatch, respectively.
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Update: Facebook to stop tracking non-users in Belgium, following court order

A commercial court in Brussels ordered Facebook to no longer track non-users of the social network.
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Ay dios mío! Motorola launches a faster, pricier version of the Moto G in Mexico

Motorola unveiled the Moto G Turbo Edition, a speedier version of this year's Moto G smartphone.
Droid Turbo 2

It looks like Verizon’s Droid Turbo 2 giveaway left several burnt contestants in its wake

Verizon's #WhyNotWednesday virtual scavenger hunt for a Droid Turbo 2 surely had its winners, but its losers were left burnt due to technical issues.
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You can, but probably shouldn’t, remove that hideous Verizon logo on the Droid Turbo 2

If you don't like that hideous Verizon logo on the Droid Turbo 2, you can actually remove it. However, doing do eliminates the phone's shatterproof ways.
Amazon Fire HD 8

Amazon Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 review

AT&T Wireless

The stylus-equipped, big-screen LG G Vista 2 is out on AT&T Nov. 6, for $50 with a 2-year plan

Ever expanding its smartphone lineup, here's everything you need to know about the rugged Kyocera DuraForce 2 and the LG G Vista 2.
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HTC loses its Grip, pushes fitness band launch to 2016, if at all

Scheduling its release this summer, HTC delayed the launch of the Grip, the first product born from the company's partnership with Under Armour.
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LG’s dual-screen V10 isn’t selling very well in South Korea

Expected to be LG's powerhouse smartphone for 2015, the V10 is off to a mediocre start in the company's home country of South Korea.
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Samsung goes budget-friendly with the Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7

Through its Chinese website, Samsung unveiled the budget-destined Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7.
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Meet the $79 iPhone 6/6S case that slides your iPhone out in a neat party trick

Gresso looks to spice up the traditional wallet case by announcing the Slider case for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S.
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AT&T CEO admits it made a mistake by having a lawyer respond to a customer

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson admitted that his company made a mistake in having a lawyer reply to Alfred Valrie's suggestions.
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Sprint doesn’t believe 5G will hit the United States by 2020

Sprint senior research scientist Scott Migaldi doesn't expect to see commercial 5G rollout in the U.S. until at least the mid-2020s.
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Sprint will throttle unlimited data customers when they hit 23GB in a month

Sprint announced its "Quality of Service" practice, which will throttle unlimited data customers if they use 23GB of data in a billing cycle.
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A partially transparent Galaxy Note 5 looks about as pretty as you can imagine

Reddit user Skarface08 took it upon himself to make his Galaxy Note 5 stand out as much as possible by removing the film off the back cover of his phone.
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Canada gets tough on fakery as Bell Canada gets fined for posting fake Play Store reviews

Canada's Competition Bureau threw a $977k fine at Bell Canada for posting fake reviews of its apps on the App Store and Google Play Store.
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Blu’s two latest smartphones are all about having huge batteries

Blu announced its latest pair of smartphones, the Studio Energy 2 and the Energy X, that focus on battery life by including massive battery packs.
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Everything you need to know about the Samsung Z3 Tizen phone

Only six months after the initial release of its Z1 Tizen smartphone, Samsung looks to release its successor, the Z3, in October.