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China Knocks Off U.S. to Become World's Top Smart Device Market — Just days into the Chinese New Year (Year of the “Snake” for anyone keeping track), China has passed the U.S. to become the world's top country for active Android and iOS smartphones and tablets.
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“Frost” Attack Unlocks Android Phones' Data By Chilling Their Memory In A Freezer — A wrapped-up Samsung Galaxy Nexus in a freezer, as a researcher measures its temperature. — If you lose possession of an Android phone, your PIN or pattern unlock might not be enough to protect the sensitive data stored on it.
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Digital Diary: Are We Suffering From Mobile App Burnout? — At last count, I had 259 applications on my iPhone. — I probably use 16 regularly — including Google Maps, Messages, Twitter for iPhone and Instagram. — When I got my first iPhone in late 2008, I couldn't wait to peruse …
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Sprint switches on LTE in some parts of San Francisco, New York City, and Washington, D.C. — Sprint has switched on its 4G LTE network in some pockets of San Francisco, New York City (and other parts of New York State), Washington, D.C. and some “cities in Florida,” including Jacksonville … | Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note: |
The Next Apple TV: iWatch — Rumors don't actual Apple products make, see the perennial Apple TV — and the latest iWatch rumors. This is an opportunity to step back, look at Apple's one and only love -personal computers — and use this thought to sift through rumors.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
LG's 5.5-inch 1080p Optimus G Pro is coming to North America (hands-on) — After weeks of teasing, LG has finally given its 5.5-inch Optimus G Pro a full unveiling in South Korea today. The model for LG's home country gains half an inch of screen size and a 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 processor … | Claire Davenport / Reuters: |
EU privacy regulators take aim at Google privacy policy — (Reuters) - European data watchdogs said on Monday they plan to take action against Google by this summer for its privacy policy, which allows the search engine to pool user data from across all its services ranging from YouTube to Gmail.
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Tech Industry Sets Its Sights on Gambling — SAN FRANCISCO — Look out Las Vegas, here comes FarmVille. — Silicon Valley is betting that online gambling is its next billion-dollar business, with developers across the industry turning casual games into occasions for adults to wager.
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Amazon fires German security firm amid probe over mistreatment of temporary workers — BERLIN — Amazon says it has fired a German security company amid mounting criticism after reports that temporary workers had been mistreated. — An Amazon spokeswoman in Germany, Ulrike Stoecker …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
No Cute Android Pins, No Schmidt, No Slide: Google Tones Down Its Presence At MWC This Year — We're now about a week away from the start of the Mobile World Congress, the large, annual European mobile event put on by the GSM Association that has served as a barometer of the progress of the wireless industry.
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Apple airs new ‘Alive’ and ‘Together’ iPad TV ads to showcase reading, gaming, various App Store apps — Tonight, Apple has aired two new television commercials for both the full-sized iPad and iPad mini. The new ad showcases reading with iBooks, collaborative gaming, and several apps from the App Store.
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Ex-Google China Head With 30 Million Followers Barred From Weibo — Lee Kai-fu, the former head of Google Inc.'s China division, said he was banned for three days from posting on local micro-blogging sites, where he has more than 30 million followers. — The ban applies to Sina Corp.'s Weibo …
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