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2 min ago | USA Today

Tips for reducing risks while using mobile devices

Georgia Tech students Sarah Malis, 20, left, and Marcela Moreno, 20, use public WiFi at an Atlanta Starbucks in 2011.

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Related Topix: Georgia Tech, Wireless, Science / Technology, Wi-Fi, Emerging Technology, Starbucks, iPod touch App, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Facebook

2 hrs ago | TMCnet

Amazon Appstore on Android Expands Availability with 5.0 Update

To help in celebrating the launch, the Amazon Appstore will be bringing back the ever-popular free app of the day promotion.

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3 hrs ago | Ubergizmo

Unreleased Asus Tablet Pays A Visit To The FCC

Unreleased and unannounced devices appear prominently on our radar when they turn up for the customary stop at the Federal Communications Commission or FCC.

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Related Topix: Asus, Business News, Federal Communications Commission, Gadgets

7 hrs ago | Coolest Gadgets

Sony Xperia Tablet Z is now available for the masses

So you happen to be in the market to pick up a spanking new tablet, but are not quite sure whether you want to take the iOS powered route, or to handle things from the Android perspective.

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8 hrs ago | The Guardian

Shazam redesigns its iPad app with television-tagging in mind

Mobile firm Shazam has revamped and relaunched its iPad app , with a new feature that automatically identifies TV shows, advertisements and music, rather than waiting for people to manually tag them.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Shazam, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Ipad, Science / Technology, Facebook, Social Software, iPhone

9 hrs ago | Information Technology

Appigo Launches New Todo Pro App for Android on Google Play with Task ...

Orem, UT, May 23, 2013 -- Appigo today announced the availability of the first public beta version of Todo Pro for Android on Google Play.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Google+, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Google, Startups, Orem, UT, iPhone

10 hrs ago | PC Magazine

Coolpad's Stock Android Smartphones Target T-Mobile, Sprint

LAS VEGAS&#151Coolpad may only have one phone out in the U.S., but it's now the tenth-largest phone maker in the world, bigger than HTC, Motorola, or BlackBerry, according to research firm Strategy Analytics .

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Related Topix: T-Mobile, Science / Technology, CPU, Marketing, Cameras

10 hrs ago | WebProNews

"Facebook Phone" HTC First Won't Be Sold In The UK [Rumor]

When Facebook revealed Home for Android , it also revealed a new phone called the HTC First to go along with it.

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12 hrs ago | Engadget Mobile

MediaFire promises streaming of stored music and video on its iOS and Android apps

MediaFire says its cloud storage service now has 30 million users, but it seems that only a minority of those have installed the Android or iOS interfaces -- the former has seen less than 500,000 downloads, for example.

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14 hrs ago | SlashGear.com

Square mobile payments go live in Japan

Mobile payments provider Square has reached its third market, going live in Japan today .

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Wed May 22, 2013

ComputerWorld

ASUS confirms Fonepad will launch Down Under

The Fonepad is a 7in Android tablet that also functions as a regular smartphone.

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Related Topix: Spain, World News, CPU, Science / Technology

Electronics Weekly

U-blox LTE modem supports Android 4.0+

A Swiss wireless module supplier has introduced a range of LTE modules on a small format: TOBY-L1 . Made by U-blox, they are designed for incorporating in tablets, mobile routers and M2M applications such as digital signage, mobile health, and security systems.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Wireless

GigaOM

HTC One and the harsh reality of the Android ecosystem

HTC was the shining star during the early days of Android. Now it is reeling under the pressure of cheap Androids, a dominant Samsung and a management disarray.

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Related Topix: HTC, Arts, Industrial Design (Product Design), Google, Enterprise Mobile, Startups, Marketing

Network World

Would you pay $30 for a waterproof Android smartphone?

If you've ever dropped, broken or drowned your mobile phone, Kyocera Wireless has a deal for you: two new waterproofed Android phones, one of them ruggedized, aimed at first-time smartphone buyers looking for affordable handsets.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, CPU, Science / Technology

SlashGear.com

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 appears in video run-down

As the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 continues to appear as the company's newest device in the mid-sized tablet category, a video has appeared this week showing off the newest Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 - the non-stylus tablet segment for the company.

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Pinoy Tech Blog

Cherry Mobile Sonic, 4-inch dual-SIM Android for Php2,999

Let the title sink in for a moment. A 4-inch smartphone, with dual-SIM capabilities, for only a peso less than Php3,000? That's the Cherry Mobile Sonic.

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Paddock Talk

Mahindra Racing Launches Android Based Mobile Application

Mahindra Racing has today officially launched an Android based mobile application, for fans to stay up-to-date with all of Mahindra Racing's latest activities and results.

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Related Topix: Startups, Facebook, Social Software

ComputerWorld

Growing mobile malware threat swirls (mostly) around Android

Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Startups, Apple

Digital Game Developer

Corona Labs Announces Corona Plugin Partners, Empowering Developers...

Corona Labs, maker of the revolutionary Corona SDK for mobile app development , today announces the first set of Corona Plugin partners .

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Related Topix: Startups, AdMob, Marketing, Facebook, Social Software

MediaShift

NowThis News' Ed O'Keefe: Making Video News for Mobile 'Changes Everything'

Typically, web content flows from a website into social media and mobile apps. NowThis News , founded last September by veterans of Huffington Post, anchors its content in its mobile apps.

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Related Topix: Ed O'Keefe, Journalism

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