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Nintendo plans to release unnamed "mini-games" on mobile devices

Mario may fall short of triple-jumping his way to smartphones and tablets, but he and other iconic Nintendo characters could dip their toes into mobile devices with game demos. The company...

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4.7 and 5.7 iPhone's rumored to be coming as soon as June

Despite the success of handsets 5-inches and larger, you felt it was with a certain amount of reluctance that Apple bumped up the iPhone from 3.5-inches to a dinky 4-inches...

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Verizon's cheaper Shared Data plan is a joke

Beware of wireless carriers trying to sell you on “bargains.” CNET notes that Verizon has come out with a new “share everything” data plan that costs just $20 a month but that also offers only...

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Verizon shortens its Edge early upgrade wait time by 85%

Verizon just announced big changes to its Edge early upgrade and payment plan, which allowed customers to upgrade their phones mid-contract after 6 months. Customers can now upgrade their phones after just 30...

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Intel will be cutting about 5,000 jobs from its work force

Intel said Friday it will cut about 5,000 jobs from its work force of 107,000. The world’s biggest chip maker made the announcement a day after it reported earnings that missed analyst targets....

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Apple and Samsung control two-thirds of the U.S. smartphone market

Motorola, LG, and HTC are getting left in the dust, according to new data from research outfit NDP Group. According to a study, Apple and Samsung account for a huge 68 percent of...

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Microsoft extends Windows XP anti-malware support by one year

Microsoft has announced that they will continue to supply antimalware signatures for their products on Windows XP until April 15, 2015. There has been much speculation in about whether they would continue...

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iPhone 5S accounted for 59% of iPhone sales last quarter

It goes without saying that the iPhone 5s has proved to be a popular smartphone, not only amongst first time buyers, but also amongst existing iPhone users who have opted...

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Samsung devices could feature head tracking in the future

Back in 2013 when Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 with more pomp and substance that we had ever seen, it showed off the new eye-tracking features that its latest smartphone...

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Spotify sees download boom after free streaming launch

In the days since Spotify rolled out free mobile access to its on-demand music service, the company has seen an explosion in user interest. Earlier this week, Spotify saw its app download rate...

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