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Motorola’s president doesn’t take too kindly to Jony Ive’s criticism of Moto Maker

Motorola's Rick Osterloh came out and countered Jony Ive's criticism of Moto Maker while delivering a jab towards Apple.
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Looks like Apple won’t give up its iPhone encryption anytime soon

During a last-minute cyber summit, Apple CEO Tim Cook reaffirmed his company's decision to encrypt iOS.
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Prank callers scour through Comcast’s Twitter feed to find victims

Some Comcast customers received insults and crude remarks from fake customer service representatives shortly after their complaints were sent.
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Want to know how tough your phone is? Test it against crabs and a lobster

What better way to test the toughness of your smartphone than to let some creatures of the sea have a field day on it. Xiaomi tests the Mi4's toughness.
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BlackBerry Passport and Classic finally make their way to a U.S. carrier

AT&T announced it will be the first U.S. carrier to officially carry both the BlackBerry Passport and BlackBerry Classic.
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Looking for a little bit of help from Google Helpouts? You’ll have until April 20

Google Helpouts, Google's way of connecting those who need help with those who can provide it, will be shut down on April 20.
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Miami cops sought revenge against Waze, so they entered false data

As a way to get revenge over Waze's "police stalker" feature, hundreds of Miami cops decided to download the app and submit false information.
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Charging iPhone electrocutes woman to death in the bath

A Russian woman was electrocuted after she dropped her charging iPhone into her bath. Authorities would not say whether the charger was licensed by Apple.
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Amazon’s giving away $140 worth of apps today only, so get downloading

Already having kicked off its Valentine's Day sales, Amazon is at it again by offering $140 worth of apps for free.
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Not too shabby: 720,000 Android Wear smartwatches shipped in 2014

Research firm Canalys revealed 720,000 Android Wear smartwatches were shipped in 2014. The Moto 360 and LG G Watch R performed well.
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Newsweek’s Twitter account hack sent threats to the Obama family

Cyber Caliphate, a group of ISIS supporters, compromised Newsweek's Twitter account and posted some disturbing messages, including threats to the Obamas.
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Unlocking your phone is legal again: What you need to know

It is now legal, again, to unlock your cell phone, thanks to the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act. Here's everything you need to know.
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Uh-oh: Denver Verizon customers are being charged for phones they never ordered

Trouble is brewing in Denver as dozens of customers have reported of phone orders made under their name that they never made.
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Valentine’s Day is all about flowers, chocolates, and cheap Amazon tablets

Amazon is spreading some love for Valentine's Day by discounting several of its ebook readers and tablets.
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Qualcomm loses its antitrust battle with China, will fork over nearly $1 billion

Qualcomm and China agreed to a $1 billion settlement after China accused Qualcomm of anti-competitive licensing practices in the region.
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LG throws its hat into the virtual reality ring with VR for G3

LG announced its own virtual reality headset, VR for G3. As the name implies, the headset only works with the company's G3 smartphone.
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From Russia with love: Samsung’s Tizen OS gets a boost from the Kremlin

Even though Samsung's Tizen mobile operating system is off to a slow start, it finds an unlikely ally in the Russian government.
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Dual-boot Android and Windows tablets aren’t dead just yet — Pipo has one on the way

No, Asus and Huawei won't be making devices that boot into Android or Windows, but Chinese manufacturer Pipo is more than happy to make that a reality.
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Now you can get the OnePlus One every Tuesday without an invite

While the invite system won't kick the bucket just yet, you can now buy the OnePlus One every Tuesday.
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Lighter fluid can fuel your phone with this portable fuel-cell charger

Kraftwerk is an interesting portable battery charger in that it utilizes a fuel cell setup instead of a battery to charge your devices.
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Mattel and Google are cooking something up, and we’ll find out what it is on February 13

According to an invitation sent to the press, Mattel and Google are ready to announce something on February 13.
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Swatch’s first smartwatch will arrive just in time to go head-to-head with the Apple Watch

Swatch CEO Nick Hayek confirmed his company is currently working on a smartwatch that will launch within three months, putting it against the Apple Watch.
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The star of the show isn’t Huawei’s Honor Holly phone, but how it’s priced

Huawei's budget Honor Holly smartphone is already available for purchase in India, and news that the company just launched the handset for the U.K. won't shock anyone.
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PhoneSoap is here to sanitize your dirty smartphone with ultraviolet light

PhoneSoap is a case that showers your phone with ultraviolet light while charging it in order to kill almost 100 percent of germs on your handset.
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The Nexus 5 is back in the Google Play Store, so it might be a good idea to scoop one up

The black variant of the Nexus 5 is back in stock on Google Play, with would-be buyers having the option of getting either the 16GB or 32GB version.
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Cricket Wireless ups its data plan game, throws in more data without raising the costs

Cricket Wireless announced it will increase the data allotment for most of its plans while keeping the monthly costs the same.
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Woman gets blindsided by her $42,000 Verizon bill

A Connecticut received quite the rude awakening recently, receiving a $42,000 phone bill from Verizon.
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LG rectified Snapdragon 810’s overheating issues, so the G Flex 2 and G4 will stay on track

LG revealed that, while it did run into some initial Snapdragon 810 "issues," those problems have been fixed.
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Facebook went down for an hour and people actually called 911 to report it

Facebook suffered an outage earlier this week, which led some people to call 911, wondering about it. We wish we were kidding.
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TracFone busted on data throttling charges, must pay $40 million fine

The FTC arrived at a $40 million settlement with TracFone Wireless, which was accused of making false unlimited data claims for customers.
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Marriott’s Android app left customers’ credit card information wide open for years

Software developer Randy Westergren discovered a pretty large vulnerability in Marriott's Android app, which allowed him to obtain customer information.
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Take $140 off the Moto X or $50 off the Moto 360 during next week’s Motorola promo

Next Monday, Motorola will launch two promotions that will make your purchases through its website that much easier to bear.
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AT&T’s Mexican adventure continues with its purchase of Nextel Mexico

AT&T announced it will acquire Nextel Mexico from NII Holdings for $1.875 billion. AT&T hopes the transaction will close in mid 2015.
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At less than 5mm, this is officially the thinnest smartphone in the world

Recently belonging to Vivo's X5 Max, Ivvi's smartphone is poised to take the title of world's thinnest smartphone.