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The best alternatives to Google's own Android apps

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As Android has evolved, Google's worked increasingly hard to keep users locked into its ecosystem. The search giant creates new apps, retains users by giving them a thoroughly decent out-of-the-box experience and then charges device makers for a... … Go To Full Article

Square Cash makes bill collecting from your friends less of a hassle

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Getting your friends to pay you back for dinner just got a lot easier. Square Cash, the company's super-simple service that lets you pay friends by sending an email, added the ability to request money Thursday. Now you can ask… Go To Full Article

iPhone 6 with 4.7 and 5.5-inch displays rumored again, iPhone 5c to get the axe

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No one can be sure of anything so early in iPhone 6’s production process, but reports are piling up to nearly set in stone two large-screen versions, a 4.7 and 5.5 incher. You’d think that, since September is still far… Go To Full Article

China sees rare drop in smartphone shipments as its market matures

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We tend to see China as a hotbed of smartphone growth, but we're going to have to rethink that belief in light of new figures from IDC. The analyst firm estimates that smartphone shipments to the country dropped from 94.8… Go To Full Article

CMStorm Ceres 500 Gaming Headset @ LanOC Reviews

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Quality sound and a comfortable fit aren’t exclusive to just PC gaming but for the most part finding the same experience in a console headset can be difficult and expensive. For most, owning a set of quality headsets for both… Go To Full Article

Skype's new tweaks will sync all your devices and notify you quicker

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One of the downsides of owning a smartphone, tablet and a computer, is that you can miss important messages if they only land on one of that trio. That's the thinking behind the latest Skype update, which will now sync… Go To Full Article

Canon's burly PowerShot G1 X Mark II is a pleasure to use

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This week, we met Canon's G1 X Mark II. Judging by its nomenclature, we expected a straightforward update to 2012's PowerShot flagship. Instead, this year's model is only like its predecessor when it comes to size -- the camera's specifications… Go To Full Article

Antec High Current Pro Platinum 1300W PSU Review

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Antec swings for the fences with its HCP-1300 Platinum, which you guessed it, touts extremely high efficiencies. It can supply a huge 1300 watts of power at full load, and has a healthy feature set that includes being fully modular… Go To Full Article

NSA Says Snowden Stole Co-Worker's Password

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I can't believe someone that would steal thousands of classified documents before fleeing the country would steal someone's password. What is the world coming to? That co-worker resigned after being stripped of his security clearance, according to the report, which… Go To Full Article

Sapphire Radeon R7 265 2 GB @ techPowerUp

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Today AMD releases their Radeon R7 265 in a pre-emptive strike to cover their bases against NVIDIA's upcoming GTX 750 Ti. While the card is based on the aging HD 7850, it still offers good gaming performance and comes with… Go To Full Article

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