This $30 Spray Will Make You iPhone Or Android Phone Waterproof
Sony isn't exactly enjoying smooth sailing in the global smartphone market right now, but it did start an awesome trend. Following the Japanese electronics giant's…
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Check Out This Big iPhone 6 Rumor Round-Up Video
Following up on the huge iPhone 6 rumors infographic released last week, complete with scores looking to measure these rumors' probabilities of becoming reality, Nowhereelse has…
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Apple Once Again Finds That Dumping Samsung Is Harder Than It Looks
In an effort to further distance itself from rival Samsung, Apple signed an agreement with TSMC regarding the ongoing production of microprocessors for its smartphones and other devices…
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Skip The Theater: This Stop Motion Transformers Video Is Better Than The Real Thing
Michael Bay gets a lot of flak for his over-the-top, disturbingly violent take on the Transformers universe, but each subsequent release makes more money than…
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Here Are All The Free Games PS4, PS3 And PS Vita Owners Can Download In August
Not to be outdone by Microsoft's increasingly attractive Games with Gold program, Sony has announced the August lineup of the Instant Game Collection for PlayStation Plus…
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Here's How You Can Stream A Bunch Of Hulu Shows Without Paying A Dime
Earlier this year, Hulu announced that it would be bringing free streaming to mobile devices at some point this summer, but a precise release date…
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5 Awesome Alternatives To Spotify And Pandora
When we think about music streaming services, we typically think of either the ones being offered by tech giants such as Google and Apple, or…
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The Scariest USB Hack Of All-Time Is Almost Completely Undetectable
When you plug a USB stick into your laptop, you probably aren't too worried about it completely taking over your computer. However, Ars Technica reports…
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It's Official: Apple Is Axing 200 Beats Employees
Apple is cleaning house as the $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics approaches completion. Bloomberg reports that Apple has informed over 200 Beats employees that…
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Korea's Worst Baseball Team Builds Robot Fans To Cheer Demoralized Players
When a baseball team hits a slump, it can feel insurmountable at times. It doesn't help when the fan base isn't there to support the…
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You Can Now Download 30 Paid Android Apps Worth $155 For Free
Android device owners looking to score a slew of free Android apps should check out the Amazon Appstore, where some 30 applications that are worth…
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Verizon Explains Why It's Throttling Its 'Unlimited' Data Customers
Remember that classic Simpsons episode where Homer got tossed out of the "all-you-can-eat" seafood restaurant because he ate its entire supply of shrimp and two…
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Watch This Crazy GoPro Video Of A Man Leaping Off A Four-Story Building
Repeat after me, everyone: Do not try this at home. GoPro has just posted an amazing new video that shows us what it's like to…
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T-Mobile Swings To Q2 Profit, Adds 1.5 Million Net Customers
T-Mobile on Thursday morning reported solid second-quarter earnings that sent the stock climbing in pre-market trading. The company says it led the industry in a…
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FreedomPop Is About To Turn Any LTE Tablet Into A Phone With Free Data, Voice And Texting
FreedomPop on Wednesday announced plans to sell discounted LTE tablets that come with a free data plus connectivity capable of offering tablet buyers phone features.…
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Google's Material Design Is About To Change The Way We Look At The Worldwide Web
Android L's Material Design is not reserved only to the Android operating system or Google's mobile apps, as the company wants to use the same design…
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Apple's Hotly Anticipated Next-Gen Apple TV Won't Launch Until Next Year
That list of "exciting new product categories" Apple CEO Tim Cook loves teasing at every opportunity keeps getting smaller and smaller — and now it…
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How 'Last Blockbuster Syndrome' Dooms Empires Like Nintendo
For years, Nintendo has believed it could reject smartphone and tablet apps, yet still flourish. The reason for this delusion is familiar — it's the toxic…
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This Tiny Android Projector Puts An 80-Inch Touchscreen On Your Wall
TouchPico is an Android-powered pico projector that's about the same size as the Galaxy S4, and it can turn any surface, including a wall, into…
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The Insane Process Of Connecting The World Through Undersea Internet Cables
We've oohed and ahhed over interactive maps that detail the world's mysterious network of undersea Internet cables, but a new report over at Builtvisible is…
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New App Brings Fire Phone's Tilt Gesture Controls To Your iPhone
Thanks to our exclusive reporting earlier this year, there was absolutely nothing about Amazon's Fire phone that came as a surprise — including the public's…
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Nokia's Innovative Android Launcher Gets A Huge Update And Opens Up To New Users
We called Nokia's first Android app "wonderfully simple and shockingly innovative" when we gave the world its first look at the sleek Z Launcher app…
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Wii U Drags Nintendo Into $97 Million Q1 Loss
Nintendo's struggles continued in the first quarter of fiscal 2015, as relatively poor Wii U sales and high costs resulted in yet another loss for the…
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The Most Shocking Thing About The Infamous 'Comcast Phone Call From Hell'
The infamous call between Ryan Block and a Comcast retention agent in which the rep refused to let Block unsubscribe from Comcast genuinely surprised me. Not…
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'Fake ID' Security Flaw Could Be The Greatest Threat To Android Phones Yet
One Android feature that never made its way to iOS may be the cause of one of the most worrying security exploits ever on the…
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This Might Be The Worst Advice BlackBerry Has Ever Received
We've seen a lot of different ideas for how BlackBerry can turn itself around over the years but none of them has ever struck us…
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Microsoft Will Launch Another New Surface Tablet In October - But Not The Surface Mini
Microsoft reportedly had plans to unveil a new Surface mini tablet alongside the Surface Pro 3 earlier this year, but the company supposedly cancelled those plans…
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Leaked Footage Shows Halo: The Master Chief Collection In Action
Although Halo: The Master Chief Collection comprises four games we've already played, 343 Industries still hasn't shown off much in the way of gameplay footage since…
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Video: Cortana Trolls Siri In New TV Commercial
Microsoft has a new TV commercial for its Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana assistant in which it's taking new shots at one of its biggest competitors, Apple's voice-based assistant Siri.…
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Samsung's Plans To Challenge Android Fall Apart Yet Again
Samsung has hit another roadblock in its troubled journey to replace Android as the primary operating system for its mobile devices. The Wall Street Journal…
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Pirate Paradise: New App Streams Movie Torrents To Apple TV And Roku
An app called Popcorn Time that has been dubbed the "Netflix for pirates" has been making waves recently because it makes finding and streaming pirated…
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New iPhone 6 Component Leak Reveals Major New Features
A new iPhone 6 internal component has been leaked, with Nowhereelse posting images that show the purported main iPhone 6 printed circuit board (PCB) as received from a reliable…
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It Will Soon Be Legal To Unlock Your Phone And Move To Another Carrier
Handset unlocking in the U.S. is not exactly legal when done by device owners looking to move to a different mobile operator, but this will…
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Everyone Is Now Invited To Play The Destiny Beta
If you somehow missed out on all the code giveaways and couldn't bring yourself to preorder the game, you're in luck -- the Destiny beta…
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This App Will Let You Delete All Your Drunk Texts Once You Sober Up
Wiper is a new smartphone app that will let you do something you may have wanted to do with certain drunk texts, and that's delete…
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Why Google Isn't Afraid To Kill Your Favorite Products
In addition to explaining why Google actually needs the gorgeous new Material Design deployed on Android L, android apps and the web, Google's Search design…
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Save $100 On The New King Of Android Phones
BGR reviewed LG's G3 smartphone earlier this week and we called it the new king of Android phones. The flagship devices features cutting-edge specs and…
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Interactive Map Of Drone Footage Gives You A Bird's-Eye View Of Disasters
Earlier this week, we told you about an incredible new website called TravelByDrone, which is basically a Google Maps Street View for aerial drone footage. While…
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Are You A Verizon Customer With Unlimited Data? Get Ready To Be Throttled
As we learned from a recent study, Verizon has been remarkably efficient at convincing unlimited wireless data plan holders to switch to newer, more profitable…
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Amazingly Fast Internet Speeds Are In Our Future
New technology developed by researchers at Aalborg University, MIT and Caltech may increase Internet data speeds by up to 10 times, and play a role…
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Here's How Verizon's Android Bloatware Might Become The Best Ever
One of the reasons users passionately hate carriers is the bloatware they fill Android devices with, as in many cases a mobile operator's app collection…
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Flagship G3 Drives Record Smartphone Sales For LG
BGR recently reviewed LG's new flagship G3, which just launched last week in the United States. We called the phone Android's new king, supplanting Samsung's…
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Jimmy Kimmel Pranks Strangers With A Fake Apple iTime Smartwatch
Jimmy Kimmel is the best in the business when it comes to making unsuspecting passersby look like complete morons. On a recent episode of Jimmy…
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Incredible New Map Is Like Google Street View, But With Drone Footage
Google Street View is one of the greatest things about Google Maps. With it, users can see actual 3D imagery of locations they plan to…
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iPhone 6 Makes Apple The Biggest Client Of The World's Top Chip Supplier
We've seen a good number of conflicting reports regarding the iPhone 6, but most publications agree that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is going to be…
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Apple's iWallet Might Finally Launch With The iPhone 6
Apple's conversations with payment companies have "heated up in recent months," The Information has learned from people briefed on the matter, with the company interested in…
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Microsoft Says Surface Pro 3 Is Its Fastest Selling Tablet Yet
Microsoft reported its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday afternoon. While the company missed Wall Street's consensus mainly due to poor performance out of its newly…
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Fleksy Keyboard Brings New Tricks To Android As It Prepares For iOS 8's Arrival
Fleksy, a popular Android keyboard app that's going to also be available on iOS 8 devices this year, on Wednesday released a new update in…
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Apple's iBeacons Are Paying Off For Advertisers In A Huge Way
There was a great deal of interest surrounding Apple's iBeacons when they launched alongside iOS 7 late last year, but as they are still in…
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AT&T Beats Estimates In Q2, Adds 700,000 Net New Smartphone Subscribers
Following the solid quarter Verizon posted on Tuesday, AT&T on Wednesday reported its results for the second quarter. Wall Street was expecting a slight on-year…
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The One Way Xbox One Is Crushing PS4
Sony took advantage of Microsoft's early missteps to ensure that the PlayStation 4 would come out on top as the new console generation kicked off,…
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iOS 8 Beta 5 To Be Released August 4th, Beta 6 On August 15th
According to our sources, Apple is nearing the end of the beta testing cycle for iOS 8. We are told that the company plans to…
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Want To Start Using OS X Yosemite Before It Launches This Fall? Here's How You Can
Developers and people with access to developer accounts have already been able to try out the OS X Yosemite in beta form for more than a…
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5 Awesome iPhone And iPad Tricks You Won't Believe You Ever Lived Without
Smartphones have completely changed the ways we work and play, but a problem has developed over the years: there are so many features and so…
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U.K. Has A New Punishment-Free Plan To Turn Download Pirates Into Buyers [Updated]
The British government has apparently decriminalized online piracy, VG247 reports, and pirates who download illegal copies of movies, music and games will no longer be…
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The EFF Has A New Tool That Will Stop Websites From Spying On You
Things have gotten to the point where many Internet users are starting to assume that almost every website on the Net is spying on them…
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Microsoft Misses Q4 Estimates With Earnings Of $0.55 Per Share On $23.38 Billion In Sales
Microsoft posted strong fiscal third-quarter earnings back in April, which helped carry the positive sentiment we've seen since Satya Nadella took over as CEO. Shares…
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Crazy Rumors Say Thinner iPad Mini 'Air' Is Coming Soon, 12.9-Inch iPad Pro Set For 2015
The iPhone 6 may be the hottest device coming from Apple this year, but that doesn't mean the company has stopped working on some other interesting…
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The Creepiest Internet Tracking Tool Yet Is 'Virtually Impossible' To Block
Internet users who are actively trying to make sure their online activity isn't tracked by websites or government agencies should know there's an even creepier…
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Is The 'iTime' Apple's Second Smartwatch?
As the age of the smartwatch begins, everyone is keeping a close eye on Apple. Considering the outrageous success of the iPhone, analysts and consumers alike believe…
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Leaked Screenshots Show The The New Start Menu In Windows 9
One of the main features Windows 9 is expected to offer users is the return of the Start menu, which Windows users are anxiously waiting…
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Verizon Reports Solid Q2 Results As Tablets Offset Slowing Smartphone Sales
Verizon on Tuesday posted second-quarter results that topped Wall Street's expectations as huge tablet sales offset the continued decline of cell phone contract additions. Verizon posted…
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The Nexus 9 Isn't The Only Tablet HTC Is Working On
HTC is widely expected to make Google's next Nexus tablet – an 8.9-inch premium device that was already spotted in internal Google code, and which…
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BlackBerry Says Its Square Phone Is Already Stealing Back iOS And Android Users
A lot of people who now use iPhones and Android phones once used BlackBerry devices many years ago, and now BlackBerry says that its new…
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What One Savvy Verizon Customer Did To Get Decent Netflix Streaming
The Net Neutrality-related Netflix vs Verizon fight over service quality continues with a new episode, as one FiOS customer managed to prove that Verizon may…
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Don't Expect Any Updates To Fix Android L Troubles
If you happen to run Android L, or a port based on it, on your device and you're wondering whether Google will release an update…
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10 Hidden Mac Features You Didn't Know Existed Until Now
Our computers are packed to the brim with features we never use, but some of them might be more useful than you think. Business Insider…
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New MacBook Airs Are Coming, But The 12-Inch Retina Model Might Be Delayed
Apple is apparently going to launch new 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air versions in the coming months, 9to5Mac says, citing reports from Taiwan's Economic Daily…
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Restaurant Finds Its Service Is Slower Because You're Spending Too Much Time Staring At Your Phone
If you find that service at your favorite restaurant isn't as speedy as it once was, don't blame your waiter — instead, blame all the…
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EU Likes Google's In-App Purchase Policy Changes, Wants More From Apple
The European Commission's request for Apple and Google to take additional steps that further protect smartphone and tablet users from unexpected in-app purchases coming from…
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Amazon Officially Unveils eBook Subsciption Service Kindle Unlimited
Amazon officially announced its eBook and audiobook subscription service Kindle Unlimited on Friday after an accidental leak revealed the details of the service less than 24…
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It Looks Like Microsoft Was Smart To Scrap The Surface Mini
And now we see another good reason for Microsoft to not release the Surface mini tablet. ITWorld reports that Lenovo has already stopped selling its…
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BlackBerry's Firewall Is About To Come Under Siege
Batten down the hatches, BlackBerry — Hurricane Xiaomi is barreling toward you. The Wall Street Journal reports that even though red-hot Chinese vendor Xiaomi has…
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Google Admits Chrome Is Killing Laptop Batteries And Promises A Fix
A recent report shed light on a major bug in Google's Chrome web browser that causes the batteries in Windows laptops to drain much faster…
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See What It Feels Like To Be A 'Glasshole' Before Dropping $1,500 On Google Glass
There's no question that Google Glass is the ultimate geek toy right now, but are you really ready to spend $1,500 and fully embrace the…
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Hackers Target Nest As A Warning To Google About Data-Sharing
If you ask Nest about sharing data with its new owner, the company will say that advertising isn't part of its business model and that it…
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Google Whiffs Again In Q2 2014 Earnings But Beats On Revenue Expectations
Google on Thursday reported adjusted earnings of $6.08 per share on revenues of $15.96 billion, which missed the consensus estimate of earnings of $6.24 per share while…
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Giveaway: 5 Codes For The Destiny Beta - Act Fast, They Won't Last Long!
As of 1pm ET on July 17th, the public beta for Destiny is officially live on the PS3 and PS4. In order to get in,…
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It Looks Like Some iPhone 6 Buyers Might Not Get Sapphire Displays
Apple is expected to use sapphire glass in its iPhone 6 front panels that cover the handset's screen, although reports thus far have different takes on the…
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Nokia's Handset Business Is Nearly Dead - But Microsoft Would Be Crazy To Give It Up
The new Microsoft layoff wave will axe thousands of employees from Nokia's old handset unit and will close down the once crucially important Oulu R&D center…
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12 Nifty Google Tricks You Should Know About
Google is the preferred search engine for millions of people, with the giant company having many other web-related products available for users, all built around,…
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Here's What Elop Told The 12,500 Nokia Employees Who Just Got Axed
It's safe to say that Stephen Elop really isn't very popular in Finland, especially after Microsoft announced on Thursday that it was laying 12,500 people…
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Microsoft Announces Massive Round Of Layoffs, Including 12,500 Nokia Employees
As expected, Microsoft on Thursday announced a huge round of layoffs that will see roughly 18,000 employees lose their jobs. Of these layoffs, 12,500 will…
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Netflix Would Rather The FCC Do Nothing Than Authorize 'Fast Lanes'
It's safe to say that Netflix is still really not a fan of the Federal Communications Commission's proposal to possibly allow for Internet "fast lanes"…
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Upcoming LG G3 S (Mini) Uncovered
Android smartphone buyers who fell in love with LG's newly launched G3 but would like something smaller yet similar, should know that an LG G3…
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Now They Tell Us: Microsoft Says Strong Passwords Are Overrated
You know all the time and trouble you put into making and memorizing unique strong passwords for every website you visit? Well, Microsoft says a…
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FBI: Google's Self-Driving Cars May Become 'Game-Changing Lethal Weapons'
Self-driving cars, such as Google's experimental vehicles, will be available to buyers in coming years, but the FBI is not particularly thrilled about their arrival,…
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Google Finally Gives Google+ Users The One Feature They Have Been Asking For
Google's social network is now much more troll-friendly than it was when it launched three years ago, as the company is finally ready to offer users…
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Comcast Employees Explain Why Their Customer Service Is So Terrible
How is it possible that Comcast's customer service is so relentlessly terrible? Hint: It's not because it's hired a disproportionate number of people who are…
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How To Get HBO GO Without Paying Full Price For A Cable Subscription
One of the only things keeping cable subscribers tied to their providers is the never-ending stream of quality content being pumped out by HBO. Whether…
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Check Out These Wild Boeing 787-9 Maneuvers You'll Hopefully Never Have To Experience
Boeing has a new gigantic Dreamliner ready to fly you to a hot destination, Engadget reports, and the company decided to demo the longer 787-9…
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Check Out This Nexus 8 Concept With Google's Gorgeous Material Design
Google has yet to unveil new Nexus hardware this year, but at least the company confirmed at I/O 2014 that it doesn't plan to cancel its…
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Here's The Best Way To Make Gmail As Awesome As You Remember It
When Gmail was first launched, it was the best thing to happen to email in just about forever. Over the years, though, Google started tinkering…
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New Site Exposes The Web Pages People Hide From Google
Following a ruling recently made by the European Court of Justice, Google was forced to create a system whereby European citizens can instruct Google to…
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Ouch: Eight-Month-Old iPhone 5s Outsold The Galaxy S5 In Its First Full Month Of Sales
As Samsung's recent second-quarter earnings pre-announcement made clear, the company's smartphone business is facing some trouble right now. At the low end, Samsung is getting…
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BlackBerry At Long Last Unveils Its Answer To Siri And Cortana
BlackBerry is a bit late to the party when it comes to unveiling its own voice-enabled personal assistant. Even so, the company nonetheless took the wraps…
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These Are The Absurd Names British Intelligence Spies Have To Remember To Spy On You
In case you didn't know it by now, spy agencies are really good – and hopefully effective – at spying on people, including both actual valid…
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Shocker: Extensive New Study Says Movie Piracy Isn't That Harmful To Hollywood
A new study looking at the relationship between movie piracy and Hollywood revenues has found that the mass illegal downloads movie studios complain about while…
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A Crazy Idea For Helping Comcast Keep Customers: Provide Good Service
By now, you've probably heard the ridiculous phone call between former Engadget editor-in-chief Ryan Block and a Comcast representative who refused to let him unsubscribe to Comcast's service…
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Apple Just Made A Huge Move That Will Bring iOS To More Enterprise Customers Than Ever Before
Apple and IBM used to be the bitterest of arch-rivals in the personal computer market in the '80s but now they're teaming up to help…
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This Is How Microsoft Is Trolling Google In New Nokia Lumia Phones
The Microsoft-Google enmity is one of the very interesting rivalries in the tech world, and the Windows maker has just taken another hit at its…
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Samsung Is Now Getting Squeezed From All Sides
Chinese smartphone sensation Xiaomi has started to expand into new markets aggressively and its new Redmi 1, with its astonishing specs, is a sign of just…
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12.9-Inch iPad Pro Reportedly Still Very Much In The Picture
In addition to detailing Apple's purported iWatch launch plans – the company is expected to have two sizes for its smartwatch and three versions in…
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Google's Chrome Browser Is Killing Your Laptop's Battery Life
Want your laptop battery to last longer on each charge? Stop using Google's popular Chrome web browser. According to one Forbes contributor, there is a big…
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Hysterical Video Shows Us What It Would Be Like If Google Was A Guy
The next time you pose a ridiculous question to Google, like how many walruses you'd have to stack on top of one another to reach…
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The Ultimate Guide To Using Siri Includes Everything You Could Ever Need To Know
Siri is one of Apple's crown jewels. The intelligent virtual assistant was introduced in 2011 alongside the iPhone 4S and the software has seen tremendous…
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Forget Smartwatches, This Is The Wrist-Worn Wearable You Need
Smartwatches will probably take off at some point. Apple's iWatch will definitely help and once that launch is behind us, Samsung will probably start to…
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Comcast's Brilliant New Way To Retain Subscribers: Refuse To Let Them Cancel
Comcast didn't earn its reputation as America's Worst Company overnight — it took years and years of hard work. From offering customers ridiculously overpriced bundle packages,…
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North Korea Tells The UN That James Franco And Seth Rogen's New Movie Is 'An Act Of War'
North Korea really does not like James Franco and Seth Rogen's new movie and it's not afraid of looking utterly ridiculous if it means putting…
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Scientists Have Developed A Black So Deep It Makes 3D Objects Look Flat
Coating objects with a layer so black it makes them look like flat holes in reality is potentially important for developing stealth weapons. But we…
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Leak Reveals Key Details About Destiny, Bungie's Incredible Looking New Game
We got a pretty good taste of what's to come from Bungie's new massively multiplayer shooter during the Destiny First-Look Alpha, but the public beta…
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Movie Studios' Worst Nightmare Has Just Gotten Even Better For Pirates
Popcorn Time, also known as Netflix for Pirates, also known as a nightmare for Hollywood and its fight against piracy, has just gotten better for users,…
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Man Tries Wearing Smartwatches For A Week, Still Finds Them Virtually Useless
Is Silicon Valley deluding itself into thinking that smartwatches are going to be the next game-changing gadget? That certainly seems to be the case for…
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This App Shows How Apple Might Implement 3D Tech Into The iPhone And iPad
When Apple acquired PrimeSense, the 3D sensing company that invented the Kinect, there was no immediate indication as to how Apple would take advantage of…
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Is Google Trying To Kill You?
Robots and artificial intelligence have caused humans quite a bit of uneasiness, with even Tesla CEO Elon Musk saying there could be some scary outcomes…
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Here's What Google's Gorgeous Material Design Looks Like On The Play Store
One of Google's main I/O 2014 announcements is the company's new design language – dubbed Material Design – which will be applied to all of…
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The Y2K Bug Is Back... And It Just Trolled 14,000 People
The late 1990s were defined by a number of ridiculous things, but somewhere near the top of the list was the panic that boiled over…
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Amazon's In For A Good Fight With The FTC Over In-App Purchases
Apple recently acknowledged its in-app purchases issues that allowed children to purchase content without requiring verification and settled the FTC case agreeing to refund some…
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Here's How Apple Is Protecting You From Outdated Versions Of Flash Player
As if Apple hadn't made a strong enough case against Flash already, Adobe announced this week that a security vulnerability had been discovered in the…
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How To Bring One Of Chromecast's Coolest New Features To Almost Any Android Device
One of the coolest new features for Google's Chromecast, the ability to mirror the display on your Android smartphone or tablet to a television, is…
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Samsung Highlights Multitasking And A Beautiful Display In New Galaxy Tab S Ads
Samsung's Galaxy Tab S is quite possibly the most powerful tablet on the market right now. With its impressive specs and killer display, the Tab…
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Does Apple Have A 'Zombie App' Problem?
While Apple is celebrating six years of App Store action with more than 75 billion app downloads served and over $15 billion paid to developers so…
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Leak May Reveal Crucial Details About The iPhone 6's A8 Processor
Apple's 2014 iPhones are expected to come equipped with a new 64-bit A8 system-on-chip (SoC), with CNBeta having learned that the iPhone 6's A8 processor will…
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Ditching The Kinect Requirement Is Boosting Xbox One Sales
Although Microsoft still has plenty of catching up to do in the coming months, the Xbox One is finally seeing a jolt in sales after…
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iPhone 6 Is Already Causing Problems For Apple's Rivals - And It Doesn't Even Exist Yet
We've read a number of analyses that paint a troubling picture for Apple's rivals following the launch of its next-generation iPhone 6 smartphone and "iPhone…
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A Step-By-Step Guide For Telling The FCC How You Feel About The Comcast-TWC Merger
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday opened up public comment on the proposed merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which means that you have until…
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You Still Can't Buy A OnePlus One, But Here Comes The OnePlus Two
The OnePlus One is a very interesting, and quite affordable, fresh Android flagship smartphone – if you're able to buy one that is – but…
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FreedomPop Attacks Europe With Freemium Smartphone Plans
FreedomPop isn't happy selling its free smartphone service only in the U.S., as the company now plans to expand to Europe. It will begin in Belgium,…
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Sorry, Apple TV: Roku And Chromecast Are Killing You In Sales
The market for web TV streaming devices is heating up and Roku and Google's Chromecast look like the big winners so far. Per GigaOM, new…
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Watch Someone Break The iPhone 6's Unbreakable Sapphire Screen
The leaked iPhone 6 front panel – supposedly made of sapphire crystal – is very hard to scratch or break according to a couple of videos that…
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Netflix Pro Tip: How To Find Movies That Don't Suck
Netflix is a fantastic service that has and will continue to change the home entertainment landscape. But despite how disruptive the service have been —…
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LG G3 Coming To Verizon On July 17th, Preorder Now For $99
Verizon customers won't have to wait much longer to get their hands on one of the best looking Android phones of the year as the…
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The Best Case We've Heard For Why You Should Stick With BlackBerry
If there's one company that knows what it's like to lose a once-dominant position in the market and be seen as a relic of tech…
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Shocker: Hollywood Downloads Pirated Content Just Like Everyone Else
Hollywood has been on a holy war against piracy for years, but that doesn't mean it actually managed to achieve anything worth bragging with, especially…
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Google Just Made Chromecast Even Cooler With An Awesome New Phone Mirroring Feature
Google announced on Wednesday on the Official Android Blog that Chromecast owners will now have the ability to mirror the screens of their Android tablets and…
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Rooftop Solar Power Is Making Coal Obsolete In Australia
Rooftop solar panels are becoming such a powerful factor in the energy market that they now can push the price of electricity to negative territory…
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Is The Surface Pro 3 The Much-Needed Hit Microsoft Has Been Waiting For?
Microsoft's first venture into the tablet market didn't exactly go well but the company has been doggedly refining and improving its products to the point…
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Is The LG G3 Waterproof?
Officially, the LG G3 is not waterproof, but just as the case was with other hot new Android devices that were dunked in water despite not…
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Uber And Lyft Appear Poised To Destroy New York's Iconic Taxi Industry
Are there more empty taxis than usual rolling around Manhattan today? It seems that way — and it would be no wonder, because the New York transportation system…
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Cops Assert Powers In Teen Sexting Case That Should Scare The Hell Out Of You
There are times when we really can't believe how far cops are willing to go to bust someone. This is one of those times. The…
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Verizon Scores An Exclusive Xperia Z2 Tablet With 4G LTE
One of the lightest, most durable tablets we've ever reviewed is back with some new tricks up its sleeve. In coordination with Sony, Verizon will be…
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Brazil's Horrific World Cup Humiliation Is Now The Most Tweeted Sports Event Ever
Germany on Tuesday crushed Brazil in a World Cup semi-final game that will remain in the history of the sport for breaking numerous records –…
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Update Adobe Flash On Your System Right Now
Adobe on Tuesday issued a critical security update to patch a vulnerability that could help hackers "take control" of computers after users visit various sites,…
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Attention Music Lovers: A Gigantic Library Of 13,000 Live Concert Videos Has Just Gone Up On YouTube
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After launching a cheaper Kinect-less Xbox One version that put it on par with Sony's PS4 when it comes to price, Microsoft is now taking…
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Microsoft Ending Mainstream Support For Windows 7 In Early 2015
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Want To Make $1 Million Per Month? Retire From The NSA
Former NSA director Keith Alexander will charge companies up to $1 million a month to keep them safe from online hackers, Foreign Policy reports. Apparently…
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