Samsung Galaxy S4 Launches On Seven U.S. Carriers In April [Updated]
When BGR previewed the Samsung Galaxy S4 back in March, we called it the Android smartphone by which all others will be judged in 2013.…
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Next-Gen Battery Tech Can Charge A Smartphone In Seconds
Mobile devices have come a long way in a short period of time. It seems as if smartphones and tablets are capable of just about…
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Gap Keeps Narrowing: Google Play Now Delivering 90% Of iOS App Download Volume
App Annie's Market Index for the first quarter of 2013 shows Google Play continuing to narrow iOS' lead in app download volume and revenue creation.…
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Dell Executive Defends Windows RT, Company Planning New ARM-Based Tablets
Despite negative reception and poor sales, Dell remains committed to Microsoft's Windows RT operating system. The company has confirmed that it plans to release "future…
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WhatsApp Now Bigger Than Twitter, But Lead Over Rivals No Longer Seems So Vast [Updated]
WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum has been talking at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference and he revealed some numbers about the company's performance. The figures…
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Android Malware Infections Found To Have Tripled In 2012
Anyone developing malicious software for mobile devices has set his or her sights almost exclusively on Android at this point. Mobile security vendor NQ has…
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Firefox OS Smartphones To Debut In June In Emerging Markets
Speaking at AllThingsD's Dive Into Mobile conference on Monday, Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs announced that the first Firefox OS smartphones will launch around June, Business…
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Sony-Backed ISP Shames Google Fiber, Launches 2Gbps Service In Japan
A Sony-backed ISP has announced that it now offers the world's fastest home broadband service. So-net Entertainment on Monday began offering its "Nuro" fiber-based service…
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Why A Dish Takeover Of Sprint Would Be Fascinating
Pay-TV operator Dish has made a dramatic bid for Sprint in an effort to elbow SoftBank aside. The company's $25.5 billion bid is 13% above…
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Next-Gen iPad To Be Lighter, Thinner Thanks To New Display Tech
Apple's fifth-generation iPad may debut as soon as later this month, and it is expected to feature a significant design overhaul. With major internal and…
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The Pirate Bay Gets Booted Out Of Greenland In Less Than Two Days
Things haven't been going very well for The Pirate Bay recently ever since the notorious file-sharing website had to scrap its plans to shift hosting responsibilities…
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Raspberry Pi Sales Soar Past 1 Million As U.K Production Tops 500,000 Units
The bulk of Raspberry Pi production moved from China last September to one of Sony's factories in Wales. The Raspberry Pi Foundation this week announced that…
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Apple Target Slashed Again, Choppy Waters Expected In Q2
Apple (AAPL) is set to post its results for the second fiscal quarter later this month and sell-side analysts are getting antsy yet again. RBC…
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Verizon To Abandon Early Upgrades
Many wireless providers in the U.S. require customers to sign a two-year service agreement when purchasing a new smartphone, though some still allow subscribers to…
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Facebook Home Now Available For Select Android Smartphones
Facebook (FB) on Friday was true to its word and released Facebook Home for some Android devices. The application, which was announced last week, is only…
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Fingerprint Identification Technology May Be Next-Gen iPhone's Siri
Apple's (AAPL) next-generation iPhone is expected to be an "S" upgrade like the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4S before it. Rather than a complete overhaul…
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Why Lenovo Has Been The Only OEM To Weather The Great PC Collapse So Far
The Wednesday IDC report on the disastrous state of the PC industry had one very interesting tidbit that many overlooked: Namely, that while companies such…
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How A Single Android Smartphone Can Crash An Airplane
A hacker claims that a single Android handset can be used to hijack an entire plane, Net-Security reported. Security consultant and trained commercial pilot Hugo…
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Devastating PC Decline Is Literally Incomprehensible To Industry Experts
Despite ill omens, the IDC report about PC volume decline hitting -14% in the first quarter shows once again how much trouble the tech industry…
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WSJ: Microsoft Is Prepping A 7-Inch Surface Tablet
What a coincidence — on the same day market research firm IDC reported that the PC industry saw its worst-ever decline, The Wall Street Journal…
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IDC: Windows 8 Has Actually Made PCs 'A Less Attractive Alternative To Tablets'
While Microsoft's (MSFT) launch of Windows 8 was supposed to be the big change that the company needed to help personal computers keep pace with…
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Competition Takes A Bite Out Of Apple
Apple (AAPL) is set to post its results for the second fiscal quarter on April 23rd and a new report suggests increased competition may have…
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Survey: 83% Of Americans Have No Idea BlackBerry 10 Has Launched
If you want to understand the major challenges that BlackBerry (BBRY) faces in the American market, look no further than a new survey commissioned by MKM…
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Botched SimCity Launch Vaults EA To Second Consecutive Award For 'Worst Company In America'
It wasn't easy, but Electronic Arts (EA) managed to beat out the competition and make history by being named the "Worst Company in America" by…
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iPhone 5S Will Reportedly Be Available With 'At Least' Two Screen Sizes
Vendors such as Samsung (005930), LG (066570) and HTC (2498) offer a variety of smartphones with different screen sizes, but Apple (AAPL) has never felt the…
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Microsoft Extends Anti-Google Efforts To Europe As It Files A New Antitrust Complaint
When last we heard of the "Scroogled" campaign, Microsoft (MSFT) had moved its efforts from the public relations front to the legal front and was…
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Number Of Teens Texting While Driving Has Doubled Since 2010 Despite Warnings
Despite increased efforts by companies such as AT&T (T) and others to prevent teenagers from texting while driving, a new statistic showed that the problem…
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