Category: Tech

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South Korea directive allows Android users to remove preinstalled apps

The picture above illustrates the term coined as “bloatware,” or basically the apps that manufacturers and carriers load onto your phone that you cannot get rid of. Unlike the apps you download from the market, these apps cannot be uninstalled. This is something that has annoyed probably anyone that has ever owned an Android phone,…




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WSJ gets rumors of iPhone 6 with bigger screen swirling again

It seems like as soon as a new iPhone comes out within weeks there are already rumors going around about the next one that will be released the following year. As we all know, rumors of an iPhone with a bigger screen are nothing new. Those started at least a year if not two before…




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Future game titles from EA unlikely on Wii U

As one of the earliest and most successful gaming companies loses appeal and support, I hope they have something really big in development right now because I would hate to see such a legacy die. But to say the launch of the Wii U and its time on sale since hasn’t gone as well as…




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Log Me In axes free accounts, says to log out or pay up

If you are a person who sometimes needs the ability to access a computer remotely from a mobile device and are also a customer of LogMeIn, there are some changes that have been announced that you will need to be ready for. Namely that their free accounts are being ditched, and they are giving customers…




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Supreme Court to decide if police need a warrant to search your phone

The only people on earth that probably don’t realize (or care) how many laws this breaks or how many constitutional rights it goes against are of course the group tasked with making the decision. I am fairly certain if you asked any citizen of the US if this was something under any circumstance that should…




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Verizon adds a new 250MB shared data plan to no applause

In what seems to be Verizon’s never ending quest to offer lesser service at a higher cost to their subscribers, today they introduced a new addition to their share everything plans that is an absolute slap in the face. 250MB worth of data for an entire month is less to laugh at and more to…




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Motorola adds more wood options to custom Moto X, also slashes price

It seems as though each of the major manufacturers in the phone market all have their own trademark build material for their flagship phones. HTC has the all aluminum One series, Samsung owns the plastic/faux leather market, Apple made glass on both sides of the phone popular, and Motorola even has Kevlar. Well today Motorola added another feather…




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Leef Bridge USB 3.0 flash drive flaunts dual connectors

There are a plethora of ways to transfer files on and off you phone or computer, but few devices can connect directly to both that don’t require WiFi, wires, or cloud storage services. The Leef Bridge however packs both a full-size USB 3.0 connector and a microUSB port allowing you to connect to PCs, Macs,…




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DirecTV rains on The Weather Channel’s parade

If you are a DirecTV customer and attempt to tune into The Weather Channel, you will now instead be greeted by WeatherNation, its replacement. Because of an unsettled dispute between the two providers TWC has been dropped from the DirecTV lineup. This is certainly not the first time we have seen a carrier drop content…




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Sony Xperia Z1 pictures show potential bending issue

I know curved smartphones seem to be the thing to do right now, but only when it’s intentional and comes that way from the manufacturer. In the case of Sony’s Xperia Z1, well, let’s just say it’s users are a little bent out of shape right now. Taking to the forums, people are posting pictures…