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New App Turns Smartphones Into Your Wireless Therapist New App Turns Smartphones Into Your Wireless Therapist

While you’re busy wondering how the government is tracking your behaviors via your smartphone, in the future your smartphone might be trying to influence your behavior based on your mood. And no, this isn’t a smartphone-as-mood ring device, either – …

AT&T Raising Smartphone Upgrade Fee Today AT&T Raising Smartphone Upgrade Fee Today

In a move that some consumers may not like, AT&T is raising the fee to upgrade from a previous device today. The upgrade fee for the past decade has been a nice, cheap $18. The new upgrade fee hitting today …

Police Want Way To Shut Down Phones Remotely Police Want Way To Shut Down Phones Remotely
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Getting your phone stolen is pretty bad. Having the information on your phone stolen is even worse. Washington D.C. police want a solution. While there are there ways such as Find My iPhone and other tracking software available to find …

All 4G Smartphones Free At T-Mobile For One-Day Valentine’s Sale All 4G Smartphones Free At T-Mobile For One-Day Valentine’s Sale
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Looking for a gift for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Are they on a diet or allergic to roses? T-Mobile thinks that nothing says I love you like a new phone. This Saturday, February 11th, for one day only, T-Mobile …

Is The iPhone Killing Wireless Carriers? Is The iPhone Killing Wireless Carriers?
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With all those iPhones sold last year, surely the wireless carriers are doing great, right? Turns out the iPhone is what’s hurting carriers the most. CNN reports that due to the heavy discounts applied to the iPhone by carriers, sales …

The History Of The Mobile App Marketplace The History Of The Mobile App Marketplace

Did you know that it’s been less than four years since Apple launched iTunes App Store? Only four years and yet information about apps for smartphones is omnipresent in commercials, ads, conversation, and so on. Smartphones would hardly be worth …

HTC Phones Suffer From Bug That Allows Wi-Fi SSID & Password Theft HTC Phones Suffer From Bug That Allows Wi-Fi SSID & Password Theft

What is up with smartphones and their knack for having so many vulnerabilities just waiting to be exploited? HTC is the latest smartphone maker to acknowledge a vulnerability in their software that allows a user’s Wi-Fi password and SSID to …

Patriots Win The Mobile Super Bowl Patriots Win The Mobile Super Bowl

Although the big game on Sunday between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants has yet to be decided, we can say, with certainty, that the Patriots have won the Mobile Super Bowl. The Interactive Advertising Bureau gives …

Internet Usage Predictions For 2012 Internet Usage Predictions For 2012

Chances are, if you’re reading this article, you’re on the Internet. You’re probably going to spend a lot of time on the Internet in 2012. How much time? Let’s find out! An infographic coming to us from the Slots of …

75% Of Americans Use Their Phones On The Toilet [STUDY] 75% Of Americans Use Their Phones On The Toilet [STUDY]
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The bathroom is a sanctuary. Not only that, but it’s the best office that anyone could ever have. For years, I’ve made all my most important calls, sent my most important texts, and done my most ardent Facebooking from the …

Most People Can’t Shop Without Their Mobile Phones Most People Can’t Shop Without Their Mobile Phones

With every new study conducted on how people have integrated mobile devices into their everyday life, imagining a life without smartphones increasingly sounds like a return to a hunter-gatherer society. Solidifying that presumption are some conclusions from a new study …

Google Smartphone Apps On Top In India Google Smartphone Apps On Top In India
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Google’s Android has blown onto the scene in India. Since the behemoth growth of Android in India in 2011, the country has exploded to the forefront in terms of shipment. A Nielsen Informate panel discovered Android users in India spent …

Tech Envy & The Object Of Your Coworkers’ Desire Tech Envy & The Object Of Your Coworkers’ Desire

If you feel like your coworkers have been a little icy towards you since you returned from the holiday break with that new tablet in tow, you’re not imagining things. A new study reveals that happily displaying or even using …

No Hands-Free Devices For Drivers Idea Fails To Win Public Support No Hands-Free Devices For Drivers Idea Fails To Win Public Support

There are plenty of things that a driver can do to distract him/herself to a dangerous degree – texting, disciplining children, drinking beer, eating a meatball sub, etc. And while most people can agree that first thing on that list, …

Self-Healing iPhone Case: The Clumsy/Angry Smartphone User’s Dream Self-Healing iPhone Case: The Clumsy/Angry Smartphone User’s Dream
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If you’re as haphazard with your iPhone as I am, it probably didn’t take you very long to figure out that a nice, solid case was in your best interest. And it probably wasn’t very long before that case was …

Zeeblio Makes It Absurdly Easy To Format Your Website For Mobile Devices Zeeblio Makes It Absurdly Easy To Format Your Website For Mobile Devices
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As more and more people use their smartphones for computery purposes, it’s become increasingly important for webmasters to make sure that their webpages don’t turn into to complete mess. Small fonts, poor organization, frames that don’t stay aligned – what …

Nest Learning Thermostat Brings The Cool At CES 2012 Nest Learning Thermostat Brings The Cool At CES 2012
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Amid the barrage of technological wonders sure to stream out of CES this week, one device that deserves your attention (especially if winter ever belatedly arrives) is the Nest Learning Thermostat, the thermostat that learns from your dwelling habits. In …

Hi-Def, Smartphones, et al Rule Our Lives! Hi-Def, Smartphones, et al Rule Our Lives!

Lorraine Baines: Our first television set. Dad just picked it up today. Do you have a television? Marty McFly: Well, yeah! You know we have… two of them. Milton Baines: Wow! You must be rich! Stella Baines: Oh, honey, he’s …

iPhone 4S Launching In China January 13th iPhone 4S Launching In China January 13th
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Just a few weeks after the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology gave the iPhone 4S their approval early last month, the newest Apple handset is set to arrive in China late next week. Apple has announced that the …

Are iPhones Becoming Uncool? Are iPhones Becoming Uncool?
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Is the iPhone really becoming uncool? Or is it just incredibly popular these days to say that the iPhone is uncool? Investors Business Daily is now another member in a growing group predicting the imminent demise of the Apple smartphone. …

TextSecure App For Android Is Now Open Source TextSecure App For Android Is Now Open Source

Following the discovery of Carrier IQ, the devious app that stealthily collects data on smartphone users, putting a little more priority on security is worth considering. After all, you never know who is watching so you should probably assume that …