How to make international calls with your smartphone on the very cheap
We compare the international calling rates of a few VoIP smartphone apps, and find that you can pretty much forget about your carrier’s exorbitant international rates, provided that you have Internet access on the phones, of course… PhoneArena
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How to Stream Super Bowl XLVI
Watch the 2012 Super Bowl online, no matter where you are, with our guide to streaming the Giants vs. Patriots game on your PC, smartphone, or tablet. PCWorld
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Android’s automatic backup and restore service is great … when it works
I will admit that I grew somewhat tired of Android last year. I had been through way more than what most would consider a healthy number of phones, and the majority of those were Android-powered. And as many of you know, I’m a purist. I like my Android in vanilla flavor, and a large portion [...]
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Apple’s Secrets Reveal Consumer Focus
A new book examines Apple from the inside out, revealing details about the company’s level of detail that continue to give it an edge in the market. “Inside Apple: How America’s Most Admired-and Secretive-Company Really Works,” by Adam Lashinsky, senior editor-at-large at Forbes, shares highly guarded secrets about the company’s development and design processes, as [...]
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Droid Razr Maxx with Bigger Battery Set for Debut
Motorola claims that the Razr Maxx gets 21 hours of talk time. Here’s how it stacks up to its predecessor. PCWorld
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Android, Windows Phone Creep Up on iOS
Android could replace iOS in terms of importance to developers within the next 12 months, according to Ovum’s second annual developer survey. PCWorld
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Consumer Cellular Refreshes Data/Messaging Rates
Consumer Cellular today made available a revised set of messaging and data bundles for customers. Moving forward, there are five plans instead of four. The plans incude: 100 messages and 10MB of data for $ 2.50 per month; 500 messages and 50MB of data for $ 5 per month; 1000 messages and 100MB of data [...]
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10 Android apps that you wouldn’t expect to work
Have you ever stumbled upon an application that made you think to yourself: “There is no way for this to work!”? So have we, yet despite our disbelief, some of these dubious apps do seem to do whatever their author claims… PhoneArena
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Thorsten Heins Takes Over as CEO at Research In Motion
Research In Motion’s co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have quit after a tumultuous period at the company, which saw intense competition. PCWorld
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FCC Outs LG Connect 4G Variant for Verizon
Documents on the Federal Communication Commission’s web site reveal that the LG Connect, announced for MetroPCS during the CES trade show earlier this month, is also headed to Verizon Wireless’s network. The LG VS-840, which was recently approved by the FCC, supports CDMA 850/1900MHz and LTE 750MHz, which is unique to Verizon. The FCC also [...]
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