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Sprint officially outs new Unlimited plans

Not to be outdone by T-Mobile’s big cellular pricing shake-up, Sprint just made its rumored Unlimited phone plans official. Essentially customers can now purchase all-you-can eat voice and text for one phone line starting at $50 per month. Prices decrease though as you add additional lines, but of course there’s a catch. As you might have guessed, that sticking point …

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Foxtel Go lands on select Samsung devices

The Foxtel Go app is no longer exclusive to the iPhone and iPad, moving across to select Samsung Android devices, as well as PC and Mac. (Credit: Foxtel) As of today, the Samsung Galaxy S3, Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Note 10.1 will all have access to the app, either via the Samsung app store or Google Play. The devices …

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Moto X will sport always

If you ever get the feeling that no one is listening when you pick up your smartphone, it appears you won’t have that problem with the Moto X. Motorola’s new flagship smartphone, which is expected to be released later this summer, will sport an always-on voice command feature that will allow users to initiate commands without touching a button on …

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Motorola Moto X software features, release date leaked

A leaked video of Motorola’s Moto X has revealed that the phone will have always-on voice commands, and will be released in August — at least, in Canada. (Screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) A leaked video by Canadian telco Rogers Wireless surfaced over the weekend, showcasing features of the upcoming Moto X smartphone and showing a different handset to one …

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Should I ditch Android for Nokia’s Lumia 1020?

Could Nokia’s new 41-megapixel Lumia 1020 be the best smartphone for shutterbugs? I love taking pictures. But I can’t tell you the last time I carried around a point-and-shoot camera. I almost exclusively use my smartphone for most of my picture taking needs nowadays. But to be perfectly honest, I am often disappointed in the images. Unless it’s an immaculately …

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ABCs of smartphone screens: 1080p and more (Smartphones Unlocked)

The smartphone industry tosses around a whole bucket of names and numbers to describe the viewing experience on your smartphone screen: ClearBlack, 1080p, Retina, AMOLED, supersensitive. And the list goes on. Some designations are marketing monikers cooked up to give one company an edge; others are more scientific. That isn’t to say that flashy names like Apple’s Retina Display are …

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Apple and Samsung set to continue their duopoly in 2014

In 2014, an estimated 2.5 billion devices will be sold worldwide, an increase of 6 percent over the previous year, according to Gartner. More than 75 percent of the devices will be mobile phones, with Android achieving more than double the share of Apple’s iOS or Windows Phone in 2014. Gartner So it’s clear, barring unforeseen circumstances and any gross …

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Turn a cracked Nexus 7 into an e

Now playing: Watch this: Turn a cracked Nexus 7 into an e-book reader 3:14 The Google Nexus 7 is one of our favorite budget Android tablets for many reasons, but durability isn’t one of them. As our Always On torture test has demonstrated, the touch screen on the Nexus 7 is a rather delicate flower. If you’ve experienced the fragility …

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Nokia wants you to hack its Lumia 1020 in competition

Like the look of the brand new Nokia Lumia 1020? Think you could improve its undeniably awesome 41-megapixel imaging skills? If so, Nokia wants to hear from you. The (now photographic-focussed) Finnish phone firm has announced it’s on the lookout for apps and hacks that utilise the 1020’s camera, with its Nokia Future Capture competition. Send in your idea by …

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