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Jokes have been making the rounds that the nation's largest consumer electronics show, or CES 2013 which concluded last week, should be called the Chinese Electronics Show, especially when it came to smartphone launches.
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Let's face it - apps have become a huge part of our lives. Whether they're being used on our smartphone, tablet, TV, etc. it seems we can't seem to get enough of them. Is their next home going to be in your car? It looks like that is the trend as both GM and Ford are betting on adding apps to their automobiles.
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ASUS has announced the MeMo Pad 7-inch Android tablet. For a $149 price tag, it brings a 7-inch, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean tablet to those not wanting to spend a ton of money, but are the tradeoffs worth the low price?
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Samsung has more than one hundred million reasons to be happy with its Galaxy S smartphone family. The electronics giant has announced that sales of the Galaxy S smartphone family have now crossed over 100 million devices globally.
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple has cut orders for the LCD screens and other parts used in the iPhone 5 in half. Is this due to weak demand or a sign that Apple is readying the successor the iPhone 5?
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If Mark Zuckerberg isn't in your Facebook network but you'd like to message him, you'll be happy to know that now you can. However, you won't believe how much the privilege will cost you.
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A total of 103 million 4G LTE mobile devices were shipped in 2012. The number of 4G LTE devices shipped in 2012 can be attributed to two important devices - Apple's iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy S3. Both the devices provided a substantial lift in the number of 4G LTE smartphones shipped globally.
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News of a cheaper iPhone dominated the tech headlines this week suggesting that Apple was going to take more of a competitive approach to its family of smartphones. The one feature almost every other smartphone maker has over Aople is that they offer smartphones from high-end to low-end. Apple has and will always be focused on the high end, or as Apple made Reuters to retract a news story that claimed Apple's Senior Vice President, Phil Schiller was quoted in a Reuter's article as saying:
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When you can't beat them, join them. This is what Sony is claiming it is doing in its never-ending, restructuring smartphone business. The company is now claiming that it plans to abandon the entry-level smartphone market so it can compete better with Apple and Samsung.
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New images and video have leaked of RIM's BlackBerry Z10 smartphone. The latest leaks show off two color choices and a short video of BBM Video Calling.
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Samsung has officially announced the latest member in its Galaxy smartphone family and, no, it's not Galaxy S4. It's the Galaxy S2 Plus, which is an update to the Galaxy S2, the smartphone that can be credited for Samsung's rise to the level it's on now in the smartphone world. Is there still a market for Galaxy S2 smartphones?
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The more carriers that announce support to sell BlackBerry 10 devices not only shows that the carriers are regaining their confidence in RIM, hut also it means BlackBerry 10-powered smartphones will be seen on the shelves alongside the likes of the iPhone 5, Galaxy S3, and other popular Android smartphones.
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Google is no stranger when it comes to launching a service that's already widely available. The latest from the tech giant is the growing coupon business. The search giant has announced Zavers, a digital coupon solution that is completely integrated with Google Wallet and allows manufacturers and retailers to reward customers with coupons that are specifically targeted to them.
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