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May 9, 2012
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Samsung Galaxy S III: Hands-On With a Smartphone Sensation We took Samsung's latest Android phone, which caused a worldwide uproar when announced last week, for a test drive. We found a svelte design, a killer display, and some other cool features.
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TechHive: Dreaming of a Better Kindle Fire If an Android-powered tablet is going to become a hit, the Kindle Fire may be the product to do it. But Amazon has some work to do.
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With BlackBerry 10 On The Horizon RIM Launches Last-Generation Curve 9320 RIM's latest Curve 9320 is a hard sell with the BlackBerry 10 coming soon and so many decent entry-level phones available with beefier specs.
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Why You Can't Dump Java (Even Though You Want To) So many recent exploits have used Java as their attack vector, you might conclude Java should be shown the exit.
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HTC EVO 4G LTE Hits Sprint on May 18 for $199 The phone has a 4.7-inch Super LCD display, a high-end 8-megapixel camera with ImageSense and runs the Android 4.0 interface with HTCs Sense 4.0.
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USB Fuel Cell Promises Two-Week Charge for Smartphones Lilliputian Systems says its portable fuel cell will provide juice for your smartphone a dozen times before running out.
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New From HP: Stylish Ultrabooks and a Wafer-Thin 'Sleekbook' HP's summer newcomers will include a high-end Ultrabook, a low-cost Envy, an ultrathin Sleekbook, and a business EliteBook.
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5 Hidden Gmail Tricks for Power Users Whether you use Google's Gmail service at work or for personal purposes, you probably have a good handle on the basics. Here's a look at five tips and tricks that will take you to the next level.
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Twitter Resists Subpoena to Release User's Data Without Warrant The case involves a Twitter user who has been charged along with several hundred others for allegedly marching onto the roadway of the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Can Apache OpenOffice Still Compete with LibreOffice? OpenOffice finally gets a major update; but it might be too little, too late.
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Apple's E-Store Satisfaction Score Jumps, Thumps Microsoft's Apple's satisfaction score was 85, up five points from the year before. Only one e-store -- Amazon's, with a record score of 89 -- beat Apple's.
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Sony Launches 13-Megapixel Smartphone with LTE, but Only for Japan The phones can download at speeds of up to 75 MB per second over LTE networks, according to Sony.
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Windows Phone Smokes Android, iPhone, But No One Wants It Despite critical acclaim and cheap phones, few people in the U.S. want a Windows Phones and its market share may be slipping faster than Windows Mobile.
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Color App Streams Live Video to Facebook Friends on Verizon The app, which is restricted to Android devices, takes advantage of Verizons 4G LTE network.
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Huawei's MediaPad 10 Tablet Shown at CTIA 2012 This tablet, which we first saw in February, still has a lot to like, but it's not shipping soon.
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Symantec Leapfrogs McAfee in Mobile Security Symantec will allow companies to wrap corporate applications with a layer of code that prevents data from leaving employees' smartphones.
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Microsoft Pitches SkyDrive Over iCloud to Mac Office Users Microsoft is pitching its SkyDrive online storage service to Office for Mac users, calling Apple's iCloud offering "not enough" for collaboration, file sharing and anywhere-access to documents.
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Sprint Guardian Service Apps Keep Your Phone and Family Safe The new Sprint Guardian service uses a cluster of apps to keep an eye your Android phone--as well as on other family members.
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FTC Seeks to Recover $52.6 Million in Alleged Phone Cramming Charges The FTC seeks a civil court contempt ruling against a large U.S. billing vendor, alleging that it placed more than $70 million in unauthorized charges on telephone bills in violation of a previous court order.
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