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L.A. Restaurant Incentivizes Ditching Your iPhone at the Door L.A. Restaurant Incentivizes Ditching Your iPhone at the Door
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A restaurant in Los Angeles, California that offers modern American fare with “classic French technique and a touch of Japanese flavor” has decided that enough is enough when it comes to smartphone obsession. Tired of seeing everyone in the dining …

Your Smartphone Can Now Be Used To Track You Without A Warrant Your Smartphone Can Now Be Used To Track You Without A Warrant
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Warrants are an important part of the legal process in this country. If the police want to search your house, they must obtain a warrant from a judge. New technology like social media and smartphones are not as strictly defined …

Apple Conducted A Study To Find Out Why You Went With Android Apple Conducted A Study To Find Out Why You Went With Android
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A lot of interesting evidence is being brought to the public’s eye in the ongoing Apple vs. Samsung court case. Nothing is more interesting, however, than a study conducted in 2010 by Apple. It wanted to find out why people …

Smartphone Sales Rise as Apple and Samsung Consolidate Power Smartphone Sales Rise as Apple and Samsung Consolidate Power

Market research company The NPD Group has released its findings on the smartphone industry for the second quarter of 2012. It states that consumer smartphone sales by unit-volume have risen 9% since the previous quarter. The company contributes the continued …

RIM Might License BlackBerry 10 To Multiple Handset Manufacturers RIM Might License BlackBerry 10 To Multiple Handset Manufacturers
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RIM is pretty much up sh*t creek without a paddle. In fact, they don’t even have a boat. They’re knee deep in the stuff and they need to find a way out. The company is banking all their hopes and …

AT&T Joins Verizon In Charging You More For Shared Data Plans AT&T Joins Verizon In Charging You More For Shared Data Plans
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Verizon caught a lot of heat from consumers when they launched the Share Everything Plan a few months ago. Not only were they taking people off of unlimited data, but they were making them pay large fees for a very …

Android Assimilates Into Over Half Of All Smartphones Android Assimilates Into Over Half Of All Smartphones
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One of the major talking points during Google’s I/O keynote was centered on Android growth. The company announced that Android activations grew from 100 million in 2011 to 400 million in 2012. That’s 12 activations every minute with one million …

If You Own an iPhone or Android, Chances Are Obama’s Your Guy If You Own an iPhone or Android, Chances Are Obama’s Your Guy
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Although the national race for the White House seems to stand at a virtual dead heat according to many polls, when it comes to smartphone owners it’s really not even close. Mobile advertising technology company Velti, with the help of …

Apple Hits 65% of the Smartphone Market as RIM Continues to Sink Apple Hits 65% of the Smartphone Market as RIM Continues to Sink
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Net Market Share, a market share analytics site run by the analytics company Net Applications, today released the results of its June 2012 market share research for mobile and tablet operating systems. From the looks of things, Apple is still …

Pissed Off Guy Vandalizes T-Mobile Store With A Fire Extinguisher Pissed Off Guy Vandalizes T-Mobile Store With A Fire Extinguisher
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I’m sure that we’ve all experienced the blood-boiling anger that can arise from dealings with mobile carriers. Whether it’s AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile, some bad news about your data plan or your upgrade or your warranty has probably pushed you …

Tablet Traffic Has Grown 10x Faster Than Smartphones Tablet Traffic Has Grown 10x Faster Than Smartphones

The latest news from Adobe’s Digital Index report is tablet computers will generate more traffic than smartphones by early 2013. Apparently, many consumers find browsing on tablets almost as engaging as on PCs. The news comes at a time when …

How The iPhone Changed The Smartphone Industry How The iPhone Changed The Smartphone Industry
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Five years ago today, Apple’s first iPhone hit stores. Many in the tech world thought that it would be a flop. For one thing, it was ridiculously expensive. For another, it was something no one had ever really heard of …

What If Your Smartphone Could Detect Your Behavior – Cool or Freaky? What If Your Smartphone Could Detect Your Behavior – Cool or Freaky?
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As technology has advanced and smartphones have become ubiquitous, we’ve seen the rise of some very interesting applications. Many of these apps make our lives easier, help us make decisions, and even offer up some fun and games. At SXSW …

55% of Adults Go Online Using Cellphones [Pew Study] 55% of Adults Go Online Using Cellphones [Pew Study]
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Pew Internet Research has been keeping track of how often people are using their cellphones to go online, and as of April 2012, 55% of adults who own cellphones are using them to go online. A majority of adults are …

You’re Going To Want To Try Out The New Firefox For Android You’re Going To Want To Try Out The New Firefox For Android
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As much as I love Mozilla and Firefox, I will make no excuses for the abysmal Android browser. I’ve been messing around with the beta Firefox Android browser for a while now since it provided some relief from the clunky …

Galaxy S III To Top 10 Million Units Sold Galaxy S III To Top 10 Million Units Sold

The U.S. launch of Samsung’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, may have been a debacle, but the device is still selling very well. Samsung has told Reuters that it expects sales of the device to top 10 …

Wear This Smartphone Controller On Your Finger Wear This Smartphone Controller On Your Finger
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Let’s be honest with ourselves here: the majority of mobile games are absolutely awful. We can’t completely blame the game designers though. They have big ideas and a touch screen can only do so much. That’s why you see many …

HTC Pulls Out Of Brazil, Terminates Plans For HTC One Line HTC Pulls Out Of Brazil, Terminates Plans For HTC One Line

I have a HTC phone and I like it well enough. It’s a good Android phone and has served me well. It seems that Brazil doesn’t have as many fans. A representative from HTC has confirmed to AndroidPIT that the …

Remote-Controlled Robot Dogs That Won’t Pee on Your Rug Remote-Controlled Robot Dogs That Won’t Pee on Your Rug

If you’re starting to feel like you’re never going to be able to get that dog of yours housebroken, there’s now hope for tomorrow – not hope for your mammalian dog, really, but help for you, the mammalian human. By …

RIM Trims the Fat with Substantial Job Cuts as they Struggle to Stay in Business RIM Trims the Fat with Substantial Job Cuts as they Struggle to Stay in Business

Research in Motion (RIM) has been struggling for awhile, and has definitely lost its foothold in the marketplace giving way to increasingly popular iOS and Android devices. While their BlackBerry line was once considered an enterprise communication standard, they are …

ARM Announces Next Generation GPU For Android Devices ARM Announces Next Generation GPU For Android Devices

The GPU is the driving force behind the games and video that people enjoy on tablets. Unfortunately, a good GPU can drive the price up of a tablet to unforeseen levels. While getting a cheaper tablet ensures that you’re going …