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HTC’s latest Quad HD beast heads China, while the U.S. is stuck with the less powerful

Already with two Quad HD monsters in Asia, HTC saw fit to announce yet another one, the One ME, which looks like a mix between the One M9+ and the One E9+.
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AT&T appears ready to play ball with the FCC to land DirecTV

AT&T appears ready to play ball with new net neutrality rules to seal its $48.5 billion deal with DirecTV, but there are still a few details to hammer out.
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AT&T’s head honcho says phone contracts will eventually go the way of the dinosaurs

If we are to take AT&T's Ralph de la Vega's words to heart, the end of traditional two-year contracts will be a slow one, albeit one that will happen.
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Ubuntu’s second phone adds an HD screen and a 13-megapixel camera

Only four months after the release of the Aquaris E4.5 UE, the first Ubuntu phone, Canonical announced its successor, the E5 HD Ubuntu Edition.
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Sprint now lets prepaid users rollover 30GB of data with no expiration date

Sprint announced it will extend its rollover data to its prepaid customers through new prepaid plans while announcing a new promo for prepaid customers.
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LG’s G4 laughs in the face of water, after surviving 2 hours submerged in a sink

Whether out of curiosity or not, a YouTube user decided to see if the non-waterproof LG G4 can survive being submerged underwater for two hours.
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Sony’s struggles in mobile continue as company reportedly lays off almost 1,000

Sony reportedly announced a recent round of job cuts in its mobile division, all of which target the workforce in Sweden.
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OnePlus One goes on one-week flash sale, but the OnePlus Two is still MIA

OnePlus announced the OnePlus One will have flash sales every day of this week. This is the only week to take advantage of those sales, however.
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BlackBerry deals a fatal blow to the copycat Typo 2 keyboard, ensures it’ll never return

Typo Products will end sales of the Typo 2 iPhone case, as part of a settlement with BlackBerry. The Typo case allegedly copied BlackBerry's tech.
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Asus launches 8-inch ZenPad tablets, plans a 7-inch and a 10.1-inch version to follow

Thanks to recent leaks, we now know Asus might be prepping two new Android tablets to be released later this year.
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Google Now gets even smarter with contextual information through Now on Tap

During Google I/O 2015, Google announced an update to Google Now, Now on Tap, which takes what's on the screen and show you relevant information.
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Asus ZenFone 2 review

With Asus ready to take on the United States with the ZenFone 2, does 4GB of RAM and a $300 price tag make enough of a noticeable splash? Let's find out.
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Drop tests are so yesterday: HTC One M9 takes on 700 degrees of fire instead

A website decided to do something interesting for its HTC One M9 drop test and introduced 700 degrees of fire. Surprisingly, the One M9 survived, kinda.
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LG gives tablets another chance with the G Pad F 8.0 on AT&T

AT&T announced the LG G Pad F 8.0, LG's first tablet of 2015. Specifically for the budget-minded, the tablet will launch in the coming week.
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Pebble reportedly on the rocks and seeking bank financing

Even considering its wildly successful Kickstarter campaign for the Pebble Time, Pebble is reportedly still facing financial issues.
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The NSA and its friends wanted to slap spyware on your phone through Google Play

According to a recently leaked document, the NSA and some of its counterparts planned to infect phones with spyware by using Google Play.
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T-Mobile and MetroPCS celebrate Memorial Day weekend with a slew of deals and devices

To celebrate Memorial Day weekend, T-Mobile and MetroPCS will both offer promotions, such as deals for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge.
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AT&T will reportedly begin to wean customers off two-year contracts on June 1

The relationship between AT&T and two-year contracts looks to be nearing its end, as the carrier might begin to eliminate them starting June 1.
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Leaked memo reveals upcoming free LG smartphone promotion for T-Mobile prepaid customers

A recently leaked memo revealed that prepaid customers on T-Mobile could soon take advantage of a promotion that nets them a free LG smartphone.
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BlackBerry’s CEO isn’t lacking in confidence — He believes its phones will be profitable

Not lacking in confidence, BlackBerry CEO John Chen said his company's smartphones will be profitable once again
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Zepp wants to help bring out the tennis star in all of us with its $150 Tennis 2.0 sensor

Zepp announced the Tennis 2.0 sensor and app, which will measure a wide variety of related data in order to help you improve your tennis skills.
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FTC wants bankruptcy court to approve RadioShack’s customer data sale under certain conditions

The FTC has gotten involved in RadioShack's bankruptcy process, asking the bankruptcy court to approve the sale of customer data under certain conditions.
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European mobile carriers might soon give users the option to disable Google’s ads

A recent report revealed that several European mobile carriers will soon block ads from Google and other companies on their networks.
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Sony’s tennis sensor tells you how much you suck (or rock) at tennis with data

Sony announced the Smart Tennis Sensor, a cute little thing that goes on your tennis racket. This sensor allows tennis players to record a variety of data.
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Apple and AT&T step in to stop auction of RadioShack’s customer data

Apple and AT&T have both made filings in RadioShack's bankruptcy process, arguing that it cannot sell the customer data of those who bought their products.
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Sony’s Xperia A4 has powerful specs and a cool vibe, but it’s only going to Japan

Sony might be done with low-end smartphones, but it's not giving up on its mobile division by announcing the Xperia A4.
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The NSA suffers another blow as House votes to end bulk phone data collection

By almost an unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to end the NSA's bulk phone data collection program, which falls under the Patriot Act.
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Oh, NSA, please say you’re not spying on Periscope and Meerkat

Even when presented with a Freedom of Information Act request, the NSA didn't say whether it's spying on Periscope and Meerkat.
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Leaked internal T-Mobile memo reveals a juicy promotion for Samsung Galaxy devices

A leaked internal T-Mobile memo revealed there will be a promotion involving Samsung devices starting tomorrow, May 13.
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AT&T extends its Rollover Data program to include some of its prepaid customers

Up until now, AT&T's Rollover Data program only included new and existing Mobile Share Value customers. Now, AT&T extended it to include GoPhone customers.
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This company fired an employee when she deleted an app that stalked her every move

An employee was fired from her job after she decided to uninstall a job management app that tracked her movements, even when she wasn't working.
The Internet Hinders Our Ability to Concentrate, Say Experts

The majority of U.K. Internet users are perfectly happy giving away their personal information

According to a recent survey conducted in the United Kingdom, 7 out of 10 Internet users say they are okay with giving away their personal information.
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AT&T goes on a journey with its first self-branded tablet, the Trek HD 4G LTE

AT&T announced its first self-branded Android tablet, the Trek HD 4G LTE.
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The blind will soon be able to identify their loved ones using this one-of-a-kind cane

Three Birmingham City University students developed a new cane that will allow the blind to be guided to their loved ones using facial recognition tech.