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Samsung Wins Big at CTIA’s 2013 E-Tech Awards
Samsung was the big winner for its consumer mobile devices at Wednsday’s 2013 E-Tech Awards announced at the CTIA trade show in Las Vegas and Verizon earned a “Best of Show”...
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Cricket Reveals Galaxy S 4, Future Smartphone Plans
LAS VEGAS–Cricket is moving on up. At the CTIA Wireless trade show this week, the nation’s No. 5 carrier outlined an ambitious plan to stock more high-end smartphones supporting nationwide LTE,...
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Hands On With the Nokia Lumia 925 for T-Mobile
LAS VEGAS–The Windows Phone gang’s all here. Nokia brought its full U.S. lineup to the CTIA Wireless trade show here in Las Vegas, including the brand-new Lumia 925 for T-Mobile. I...
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HP Posts Losing Quarter as Struggles Continue
Hewlett-Packard’s struggle to turn things around continued in the second quarter as the computing giant reported double-digit year-over-year declines in revenue and net income. But CEO Meg Whitman on Wednesday promised...
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Twitter Lead Generation Card Simplifies Branding
Twitter on Wednesday launched its new Lead Generation Card in an effort to make it easier for users to show interest in promoted discounts from their favorite brands. See an offer...
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Jennifer Lopez, Verizon Team Up for Latino-Focused Wireless Stores
LAS VEGAS–Something went strange at CTIA 2013 today. Verizon Wireless, the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., decided to throw a press conference. What would Big Red tell us about? Nationwide...
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Scanadu Scout Turns Smartphones into Emergency Rooms
Paying for your daily cup of joe is as easy as swiping your smartphone and folding the digital receipt into your records. But what if taking care of your medical needs...
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WD’s HGST Lifts Curtain on 1.5TB Laptop Hard Disk
Western Digital subsidiary HGST this week unveiled a 1.5TB hard disk drive (HDD) for laptop PCs, which it is touting as offering the “highest storage density of any HDD today.” The...
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Xbox One: What We Wanted vs. What We Got
Prior to Tuesday’s Xbox One launch, we polled the PCMag staff and asked them what they wanted to see Microsoft add (or remove) from its revamped console. Blu-ray was the most...
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Google ‘Top Charts’ Detail Hot Search Topics
Want to stay in the know about worldwide goings-on without having to read the news? Just check Google Trends’ Top Charts — lists of the most-searched people, places, and things in...
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Twitter Boosts Security With ‘Login Verification’
Twitter this week introduced login verification, which it says is “a form” of two-factor authentication intended to help users better secure their accounts. Those who sign up for login verification will...
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Nvidia, Citrix Deliver Virtual Graphics Through XenDesktop 7
Nvidia on Wednesday announced the availability of its Grid vGPU virtualized graphics technology for Citrix XenDesktop 7. The graphics chip maker, currently exhibiting its Grid VGX platform at the Citrix Synergy...
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Google Revamps Drive for Android, Adds Document ‘Scan’ Function
Google on Wednesday updated its Drive for Android app with a new look and features aimed at making it easier to store and access your files on the go. The Web...
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Schumer Requests User-Friendly Site, App for Storm Info
Sen. Charles Schumer today pushed for the creation of an online database and mobile app with storm-related information that people can access during and after major natural disasters. The data should...
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Wisconsin Teen Wins ‘Doodle 4 Google’ Contest With Emotional Entry
Wisconsin high schooler Sabrina Brady’s best day ever was when her father returned home from an 18-month deployment in Iraq. Now, the country can share that moment with her, when Brady’s...
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Enough With the 3D Printer Hype Already
Are you tired of the hype surrounding the 3D printer? Well I am. While the 3D printer may eventually become an important part of the manufacturing arsenal, it isn’t yet. And...
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Walmart Wants Its Mobile Apps To Be ‘Indispensable’
Heading to store with a paper shopping list? That’s so 2012. Retailers like Walmart are tapping into the power of mobile to help you shop more effectively and, hopefully, more often....
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Foursquare Apps Get ‘Super-Specific Searches’
Foursquare on Wednesday updated its iOS and Android apps to let users get much more specific with their searches. “When you’re looking for somewhere to eat, sometimes you know exactly...
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GIF Creator Sets Record Straight: It’s Pronounced ‘JIF’
It turns out choosy graphics creators also choose “JIF.” During Tuesday’s annual Webby Awards ceremony, GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) creator Steve Wilhite put to rest the question of the animated images’...
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Microsoft’s Xbox One: What You Need to Know
After much speculation, Microsoft this week finally unveiled its next-generation console, the Xbox One. We’ll hear more details at next month’s E3 gaming conference; Redmond has scheduled a June 10 press...