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Windows Phone handsets outselling iPhone in 7 countries

Windows Phone may not be challenging the likes of Android or iOS in most places, but devices running Microsoft’s mobile OS are actually outselling the iPhone in some countries. That’s according to IDC, a market research company. Frank Shaw, corporate vice president of corporate communications at Microsoft, quoted the research in a blog post, and …

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Lower screen specs hint smaller Windows 8 tablets incoming

Smaller Windows 8 tablets could be on the way, if Microsoft’s new guidelines are anything to go by. This month, the Redmond-based company relaxed its certification specs for manufacturers, The Register reports. The minimum screen resolution has been dropped from 1,366×768 pixels to 1,024×768 pixels, meaning future Windows 8-running slates could have smaller screens than the current crop. Does Microsoft have …

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Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 5 lands on T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network 1:07 Unlocked iPhone 5 owners on T-Mobile’s network might be able to update their devices to LTE a bit earlier than expected. According to TmoNews, the carrier is said to be sending out an update on April 5 that will enable LTE, Visual Voicemail, and more. “The T-Mobile …

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Game of Thrones piracy a ‘compliment’, doesn’t hurt sales

The night is dark and full of terrors — but not for HBO, which says its hit sword-em-up Game of Thrones isn’t having its success dampened by digital piracy. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, HBO programming boss Michael Lombardo is quoted as saying that illegal downloads of ‘Thrones are “a compliment of sorts”. “The demand is there,” the broadcasting …

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MetroPCS advises investors to say ‘yes’ to T

MetroPCs wants its shareholders to vote thumb’s up on the T-Mobile merger. In a letter sent today by MetroPCS to its investors, the company said it could provide no assurance that it would offer better shareholder value remaining as a standalone carrier, according to Reuters. If approved, the deal would see MetroPCs declare a 1-for-2 reverse stock split and give …

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Feedly mobile apps add better search and more features

Wasting no time after the death of Google Reader was announced, multiplatform RSS solution Feedly has already updated its mobile apps, not only with new features, but also with some new power under the hood. With a new search-and-discovery engine running, finding feeds from around the Web is noticeably faster. The search bar even immediately tries to autocomplete what you …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 price drops precede Galaxy S4 launch

Related stories Hands on with Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Why you should consider the Galaxy S3 over the Galaxy S4 All you need to know about the Samsung Galaxy S4 The smartphones we can’t wait to get Just as expected, carriers have begun to slash prices on Samsung’s Galaxy S3 handset in anticipation of stocking the bigger, fancier Samsung Galaxy S4 …

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