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Here’s why the iPhone 5 is the best gaming phone

Back before the iPhone 5 was a known quantity, back before we even knew it was definitely going to have a larger screen, the iPhone was already a great gaming handheld. Millions of people know that. Gamers may hate to admit it, because the iPhone lacks physical buttons. It doesn’t matter. What the iPhone did to mobile gaming has reverberated …

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Magnetyze brings conductive charging to iPhone 4/4S

One of the features I was secretly hoping to see in the iPhone 5: induction-powered battery charging. This already exists in the form of third-party products like the Powermat and Energizer Qi. Alas, Apple missed a chance to wow the world, catch up with smartphones like the Lumia 820 and 920, and perhaps distract from the massive disappointment that is …

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By now most everyone knows about Apple’s deficient Maps app in iOS 6 — particularly those who counted on the former Google-powered app for public transit directions. Apple CEO Tim Cook publically apologized for the Maps app and said the company is working to make the app better. But in the meantime, if you need public transit directions, you’re going …

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Next step for app notifications: Location

Urban Airship wants to wed its push notification service with location and history data to provide more accurate and timely alerts. The company, which provides a push-notification platform to various parties (including CNET), unveiled its Location Messaging Service today. The service allows its partners to tap into a user’s location history to provide notifications such as news, deals, and other …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 outsells iPhone 5 in UK, say new figures

The Samsung Galaxy S3 is outselling the iPhone 5 despite Apple’s hugely hyped launch, according to new figures. Comparison site uSwitch says the S3 outsold the iPhone on deals from British phone networks in September, but the figures don’t include any phones sold SIM-free. Despite the huge hype around its launch, the iPhone 5 arrives at — appropriately enough — number five …

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Tested: iPhone 5 talk time

To get a better handle on the iPhone 5’s battery life, we decided to subject the company’s first 4G LTE smartphone to talk time tests. After all the dust settled, our tests produced respectable and surprising call time numbers Since it’s the first device in the iPhone franchise to boast a 4G LTE connection, I was really curious to see …

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 stomping into UK shops today

Batten down the hatches, grab some tinned food and stay indoors — the enormous Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has risen from the ocean depths and is stomping its way through Britain. On sale as of today, Samsung’s lab-grown monstrosity is equipped with a palm-destroying 5.5-inch display, a heart-stopping 1.6GHz quad-core processor and a huge 3,100mAh battery. Oh, and a stylus. …

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How JibJab grew up by focusing on kids apps

Remember the JibJab guys? To refresh your memory (I needed to look them up myself), they’re the brothers who shot on to the public stage in 2004 when their video, “This Land is Your Land,” starring George W. Bush and John Kerry, skyrocketed in popularity. While JibJab, founded by brothers Evan and Gregg Spiridellis, were never able to reproduce that …

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