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By 2020, more people will own a phone than have electricity

The mobile phone is conquering the world. Everywhere you turn, someone’s glued to the screen of a phone, e-mailing, posting status updates or playing a mobile game. But that’s largely in developed countries like the US or those in Western Europe. In many developing countries, even a basic “dumb” phone is a luxury. That’s poised to change in the next …

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Fitbit gets fashionable, Nintendo teases next mobile game

How can an fitness tracker motivate you more? By judging you for sitting too long. The style-focused Fitbit Alta offers some new ways to track activity (and inactivity). Watch CNET Update below for an overview, and learn what Nintendo is planning for its next app game: Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit gets fashionable, Nintendo teases next mobile… 2:55 Also in …

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​Microsoft Band 2 can now last longer on GPS

The Microsoft Band 2 does a lot of things, but battery life hasn’t been its strong suit. A new software update that hit today might help for those who use the Band 2 with GPS on for outdoor workouts. According to Microsoft’s blog, a new GPS Power Saver mode will extend battery life while GPS tracking is on, for up …

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Microsoft taps into AI with SwiftKey app acquisition

Microsoft has purchased SwiftKey but is more interested in the artificial intelligence behind the software than in the popular app itself. The tech giant confirmed Wednesday it acquired the maker of the predictive-keyboard app, which is installed on more than 300 million handsets. Microsoft paid around $250 million, according to the Financial Times. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a …

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Meet Frinkiac: The cromulent picture search engine for Simpsons quotes

When it comes to everyone’s favourite four-fingered family, there are Simpsons fans, and then there are Simpsons fans. The latter normally spend their days dropping endless quotes into conversation, leaving others furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation. For those die-hards, we now have Frinkiac — a searchable database of Simpsons quotes. The premise is simple: …

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T-Mobile is celebrating. The Bellevue, Washington, company, dropped the price of its unlimited data family plan by a third on Wednesday. The cut came a day after the carrier edged out Verizon Wireless as the fastest carrier in the US, according to a report by testing firm OpenSignal. The nation’s third-largest carrier dropped the price of its four-person unlimited data …

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