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Facebook tests $1 fee for inbox access
The 'small experiment' will let some people pay to have a message routed to the Inbox of someone they're not connected with, rather have it be banished to the Other folder. Read this article by Donna Tam on CNET News.
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Apple Reportedly Killing Chargers That Power Both Lightning and Legacy iGadgets
A Kickstarter developer claims Apple dropped the hammer on its multi-device charging station because of a new, and so far unannounced, licensing rule for the Apple Lightning connection cable.
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China Now Has 1.1+ Billion Mobile Users
Statistics released yesterday by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show that as of the end of November 2012, there were 1.104 billion mobile phone users in that country, an increase of nearly 118 million people during the first eleven months.
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Google’s Mobile Future Is Now
Google Now may be one of Google's most underrated new products of 2012, but I think it will turn out to be Google's killer mobile product in the long run.
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The Three Smartphone Business Trends That Mattered Most In 2012
In 2012, the business of mobile became... complicated. Between patents fights, security concerns and mobile payments bickering, the business of smartphones has become a heated landscape.
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Going back to my phone after playing with my new tablet
What is this? A phone for ants?
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Why is Apple fading?
As the once-unstoppable stock continues its slide, some experts wonder if the company will ever recover.
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Samsung expected to ship over 500 million phones in 2013
Samsung certainly had a big year, and despite some legal setbacks with Apple, the company saw record profits in its mobile division.
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Samsung looks to address its biggest weakness in 2013
Samsung raked in $6 billion in profit last quarter thanks in large part to huge smartphone numbers. The company also does well in several other areas of its business, but one key aspect of its portfolio is still lacking: services.
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Lack of low-end BlackBerry 10 phone could be a serious stumbling block
South Africa is one of Research In Motion’s top five markets in the world, and it is a decent proxy for the entire African market. Statistics illustrate exactly why BlackBerry 10 cannot arrive soon enough… and why RIM badly needs a cheap new BlackBerry 10 model by spring.
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Apple Is Working On A Computer Watch?
Now similar sources are gossiping about a new Apple product. It's not an Apple TV, it's a watch.
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Why You Should Pay for Apps
So you just got a smartphone or tablet for Christmas. Great! Now buy some apps. No, not free apps. You, or a special someone, just spent, what, $200-plus on your new gadget? Plunk down $10 for some apps. It's good for everyone.
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When You Should (And Shouldn't) Buy AppleCare
If you're making an investment in an Apple product, whether it's a new machine or a permanently on-sale refurb, you want to protect it. At the same time, spending a few hundred more on AppleCare hurts when you're already dropping a couple grand on a computer.
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Snapchat rises: Why Poke's decline shows Facebook's inability to invent
Facebook's Poke app, a copy of red-hot Snapchat rose almost to the top of the iTunes appstore on launch. A few days later it has tanked, making me wonder: can Facebook really invent any new Internet behavior or is it destined to be a copycat forever?
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Mom's 18-Point iPhone Rules for Son
Mom has to always know the password and calls from parents cannot be ignored.
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13 Technologies You Won’t See in 2013
It seems like only yesterday we were planning for the Mayan apocalypse, but like so many other products, the 14th b'ak'tun (next era) has been delayed due to bugs and lack of pre-orders.
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Foursquare to display full user names, share more data with local businesses
Fond of your family name? Good -- it's about to get a bit more visible. Foursquare is planning to display full user names on profile pages, explaining in
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Using an iPhone on a Plane Won't Make it Crash, You Morons
It's 2012 and The Federal Aviation Administration still doesn't allow electronic devices to be used during takeoff and landing. Of course, phones — the F.A.A.'s worst nightmare ever, aren't allowed to be used even when you're at the gate and your plane's not moving.
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Facebook's Poke Is a Wild Success for Rival Snapchat
It took Facebook 12 days to copy Snapchat's self-deleting social-networking app, then took Snapchat days to become really, really popular.
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2012’s Best Fashion Instagrams: Rihanna, Lady Gaga & More
Victoria’s Secret Angels, Miley Cyrus and more of the year’s top social media snapshots from the stylish.
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