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about 10 years ago
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Chrome for Windows finally optimized for high-res displays two years after Mac version

While Windows 8-powered laptops have been pushing display resolutions higher and higher, there’s been one piece of de...

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about 10 years ago
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HTC's new flagship phone is designed to take over Japan

The struggling company goes all-out for its latest Japanese launch

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about 10 years ago
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HTC Japan conference 2014

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about 10 years ago
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Sony gives up on PlayStation Mobile for Android

Sony has announced that it will no longer support the Android side of PlayStation Mobile, its initiative to support c...

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over 10 years ago
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Google to fix Chrome for Windows bug that drains laptop batteries

Google is promising to fix a bug in Chrome for Windows that has been draining laptop batteries for years. The problem...

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over 10 years ago
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Microsoft kills off its Nokia Android phones

Microsoft is planning to scrap its Nokia X Android efforts and replace them with Windows Phone in the future. The new...

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over 10 years ago
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Microsoft won't let you set Google as default search on some new Lumias

Microsoft has disabled an option to set Google as the default search engine on some of its latest Lumia Windows Phone...

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over 10 years ago
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Microsoft seeks Office for Android testers as it readies tablet version

Microsoft may have released a basic Office app for Android phones almost a year ago, but the company is now building ...

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over 10 years ago
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Samsung's Galaxy S5 mini cuts performance and keeps the gimmicks

A smaller package with a heart rate monitor and fingerprint sensor

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over 10 years ago
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Chromecasts will soon be able to mirror your Android phone

Google is adding Android mirroring support to Chromecast. While Chromecast, as the name suggests, has been limited to...

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over 10 years ago
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Google touts 1 billion active Android users per month

At last year’s Google I/O the company revealed it had activated 900 million Android devices, and this year that numbe...

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over 10 years ago
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Google to show Android TV set-top box at I/O conference: WSJ

Bloomberg Businessweek reported earlier today that Google will announce its TV-focused version of Android on stage at...

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over 10 years ago
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Moto 360 smartwatch supports wireless charging

Motorola’s upcoming Moto 360 smartwatch has been largely shrouded in mystery. While we’ve seen developer examples of ...

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over 10 years ago
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European law catching on to social media

Paul Lambert’s new book is a timely look at the legal and policy issues in Europe around social media usage

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over 10 years ago
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Microsoft teases new Nokia X Android phone for next week

Microsoft has committed to supporting its existing Android-based Nokia X handsets, but it appears the company is also...

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over 10 years ago
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The 10 best designs for the Moto 360 watch face

Motorola contest produces stunning concepts

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over 10 years ago
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Microsoft’s secret Android patents revealed by Chinese government

Microsoft has been licensing access to part of its patent portfolio for several years now, offering device makers pro...

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over 10 years ago
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Samsung hedges Android bet with first Tizen phone

The Samsung Z will hit Russia this year

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over 10 years ago
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AT&T releases shock-resistant Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

The Samsung Galaxy S5's waterproofing was one of its headline features, but if you need a little more resilience AT&T...

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over 10 years ago
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Beats Music lowers its pricing as Apple buys it out

The same day its acquisition by Apple was announced, Beats Music has lowered its annual subscription fee. The service...

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over 10 years ago
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Twitch chooses Google over Microsoft amid multiple buyout offers

By Sam Byford and Ben Popper YouTube is indeed close to securing a $1 billion buyout of live-streaming service Twitch...

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over 10 years ago
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Google hires fashion expert to run Glass

Google's $1,500, Android-powered Glass headset might have an image problem thanks to privacy fears and many talk show...

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over 10 years ago
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Google must remove links to personal material upon request, European court rules

Google has lost a European court case that forces it to remove personal information hosted on third-party websites fr...

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over 10 years ago
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Samsung chairman's heart attack raises questions about son's succession

Samsung Electronics' chairman is in stable condition at a Seoul hospital after suffering a heart attack over the week...

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over 10 years ago
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Google stops scanning student Gmail accounts following privacy concerns

Just days after Microsoft launched a special ad-free version of Bing for schools, search rival Google is making some ...

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over 10 years ago
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The OnePlus One smartphone is a denim-clad $299 Cyanogen monster

OnePlus, the startup founded by former Oppo VP Pete Lau, has unveiled its first smartphone, the OnePlus One. It's a p...

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over 10 years ago
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HTC hires Samsung exec who made Galaxy the 'next big thing'

HTC has hired Paul Golden, the chief marketing officer at Samsung US when its devices were becoming known as the "nex...

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over 10 years ago
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Huawei backtracks on dual-booting Windows Phone and Android plans

Huawei revealed last week that the company was planning to bring a dual-booting Windows Phone and Android handset to ...

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over 10 years ago
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Google removes underlined links, says goodbye to 1996

Google started life as a research project in 1996 to crawl the internet and create a search engine. 18 years later, G...

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over 10 years ago
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Mutant dual-boot Android and Windows Phone coming to US this spring

Huawei is no stranger to Windows Phone, having released a handset in the US last year, but the company is now plannin...

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over 10 years ago
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Google's latest acquisition could foreshadow a Nexus TV

Google is rumored to be releasing a "Nexus TV" Android-powered set-top box this year, and the search giant has recent...

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over 10 years ago
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Samsung's free Galaxy S5 'gifts' focus on fitness

Samsung is partnering with a number of services to provide free trials and subscriptions to owners of its latest Gala...

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over 10 years ago
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First dual-booting Windows Phone and Android handsets due this year

PC makers are increasingly pushing devices that dual-boot Android and Windows, and it appears that phone manufacturer...

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over 10 years ago
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Nokia X hacked to run Google’s Android apps and services

Nokia unveiled its X Android phones less than a week ago, with plans to use the handset to promote Microsoft services...

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over 10 years ago
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Was this Google's smartwatch?

LG appears to be building Google’s long-awaited smartwatch, but Motorola might have had one in the works originally. ...

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over 10 years ago
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Why is Nokia making Android phones?

Relations between Microsoft and Google are as icy as Nokia's hometown of Espoo, Finland, which made it a bit of a sho...

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over 10 years ago
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Google reportedly offered $10 billion for WhatsApp

Facebook’s surprise $16 billion acquisition of WhatsApp yesterday might not have been part of the only offer the mess...

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over 10 years ago
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Nokia teases 'X' as it prepares to launch its Android phone

Nokia is preparing to launch its Android phone, codenamed Normandy, and the company is teasing it heavily today. The ...

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over 10 years ago
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Google Doodle celebrates real American love stories

Google is pairing up with Ira Glass, host of This American Life, for this year’s Valentine’s Day Doodle. The search g...

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