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66 percent of players ditch free Android and iOS games within a day, study says

Apparently, the best things in life aren’t free. At least in the context of mobile games, freebies are as transient as yesterday’s cannoli, which means you’ll probably get rid of it within 24 hours.
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Qualcomm’s new Quick Charge tech promises 75 percent faster charging

Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 claims that it'll recharge mobile batteries up to 75 percent faster. There's no word yet on availability.
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One of the best iOS email clients is now available on Android and Mac OS X

Dropbox's popular Mailbox email client is now available for free on the Google Play Store and for Mac OS X.
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T-Mobile launches $40 phone plan with unlimited talk and text

The newest phase of T-Mobile's marketing blitzkrieg against rival AT&T is its $40 Simple Starter plan, which promises unlimited talk and text, 500MB 4G LTE data and tethering with no data overages.
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Forget fingerprints: Your phone could lock out thieves by learning your ‘touch signature’

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new security system that continuously tracks how you swipe and tap on your mobile devices to keep thieves from using your smartphone or tablet.
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EU court dismantles law requiring phone companies to retain customer data

The European Court of Justice has handed down a ruling to reject the EU Data Retention Directive, which required telecom companies to store customer phone data for up to two years.
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Popular Android anti-virus app found to be a scam, gets booted from Play Store (update)

Google has removed the highly-rated Virus Shield for Android from its Play Store, after the app was revealed to be a scam.
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NBC’s iPad and iPhone apps now support Apple TV

NBC's update to its app makes the notion of dumping one’s cable company in favor of Apple TV more appealing, particularly because it is allowing unfettered access to full episodes without a cable subscription.
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Samsung internal docs declare beating Apple as “#1 priority”

The newest revelation in the Samsung-Apple courtroom saga comes in the form of an internal memo that warned Samsung employees that the “threat from Apple is extremely real and urgent.”
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StoreDot’s next-gen smartphone batteries go from zero to charged in 30 seconds

StoreDot, an Israeli start-up, has found a way to further enable our clingy relationship with our smartphones, claiming that its special battery can fully charge a phone in 30 seconds.
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Robot plays Threes perfectly, infuriates people who suck at it

A robot programmed to play the iOS game Threes effectively gets Twitch talking as it racks up huge scores in the popular tile-shifting game.
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Samsung is all in on graphene, and it could mean real bendable devices

Samsung announced the development of a new method for synthesizing the ultra-thin material graphene, suggesting a future where phone screens and wearable devices bend to your will.
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The White House is upset with Samsung about this Obama selfie

Why President Barack Obama poses for selfies as often as a teenage girl, we may never know. However, what’s clear is he objects to corporate sponsorship for his up-close and off-kilter snapshots.
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Galaxy S5 Zoom images leaked, name changed to K Zoom

A new leak for the Galaxy S5 Zoom has surfaced, thereby confirming previously leaked specs for the upcoming phone/digital camera hybrid such as a 20-megapixel camera with 10x zoom and a Xenon flash.
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Put down the phone to get it up: Study links cell phones and erectile dysfunction

Men, hold off on the panicking! Before you start blaming your performance shortcomings on your phone, know that the results are only preliminary and more studies are necessary to further explain the link.
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Indiegogo’s credibility called into question over GoBe calorie-tracking bracelet

The GoBe activity tracker, which is being pushed by a Moscow-based venture called HealBe, has raised questions over its claims of automatically calculating the total calories a person burns while exercising.

Check out Spotify’s all-black redesign, which adds a ‘Your Music’ section

Spotify's new “Your Music” feature makes the process of storing and sharing whole albums and songs a lot less complicated and it's new design
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Former Nokia CEO to lead Microsoft devices, work with Xbox team

The appointment of Stephen Elop, who was once said to be in favor of selling Microsoft's Xbox business, fans rumors that the division may be sold off.

Comedy Central’s new iOS app has full episodes for free

If you’re looking to cut ties with your cable company, Comedy Central just made your impending break-up a little less painful.
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Your selfies can now unlock content on your iPhone (please, no duckface)

As if selfies weren’t ubiquitous enough, a new app called FaceCrypt now allows you to unlock your phone by taking a snapshot of your face.
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Ready for an emotional Siri? Computer voices are learning how to sound scared or excited

In case of emergencies, the technology will deliver messages in an alarming tone, which in turn will give you a clue that you should freak out.
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Thanks to a hack, Pinterest was flooded with butt pics today

If you’re curious if that’s an every day thing, the answer is, it’s not. Multiple Pinterest accounts were hacked, replacing people’s collections of wedding gown and cupcake photos with butt pics and weight loss ads.
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Beware: Scam Google apps appearing in Windows Phone Store

Before you pick up your phone and click to download these Google apps, know that these are fake and that your money is better spent on another iteration of Angry Birds.
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In the future, simply holding your phone may charge it up

In the future, we all become batteries. A study conducted by Peking University found that the human body can be used as an electrode to charge a phone.
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Last.fm shutting down subscription radio service by April 28

The company will focus on music recommendations and keeping track of what users listen to in other streaming platforms such as Spotify and Youtube
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Tired of stock apps on your iPhone? This iOS 7.1 glitch can help you with that

A glitch allows you to hide iPhone stock apps so they don't take up space on your phone’s home screen. Here's how to perform it without any problems.
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This brain implant may help people walk again

Researchers have developed a neural probe array that is designed for long-term implantation in the brain yet minimizes the risk for brain tissue damage.
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Sony now says ‘door not closed’ to Android Wear

Ravi Nookala, the head of Sony Mobile’s US arm, said that his company is sticking with their own Android-based Smartwatch platform.
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Two men will go to jail for distributing more than a million pirated Android apps

Nicholas Anthony Narbone and Thomas Allen Dye pleaded guilty to criminal copyright infringement, marking the first ever conviction in a pirated apps case.
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CyanogenMod’s GalleryNext app now supports Chromecast, Roku

CyanogenMod's GalleryNext app, which allows media from multiply cloud services to be viewed on one device, has added support for Chromecast and Roku.
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Today is the day to buy that SD card: Amazon heavily discounts MicroSD and SD prices

Amazon's "Deal of the Day" is especially worthwhile today due to big discounts (as much as 65 percent) on Samsung MicroSD and SD cards. You can get a 64GB MicroSD card for $50 right now.