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Samsung Galaxy Muse takes on the iPod Shuffle

Samsung’s latest Galaxy announcement, the pebblelike Galaxy Muse, is a stylish $50 media player that attempts to divert some of the iPod zeitgeist to Samsung’s flagship phones. Plug it into the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy S3, and the Galaxy Muse syncs with the smartphone, so you can access just your music without …

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Motorola updates Android Jelly Bean plans

Good news to anyone who’s hungry for Jelly Bean: Motorola recently modified a customer support page that outlines the various devices expected to receive Android updates. The Motorola Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD are the latest to see the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, both of which are reflected on the support page. Looking ahead, the Atrix …

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Hot new games for iOS

The stars lined up just right this week (read: gift-giving season is here!) to have a number of awesome game sequels and new releases launch all at once. Frankly, there are so many new games that there is no better time than the present to check out what the App Store has to offer. Rick Broida already wrote about Grand …

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Can T

Today’s word that T-Mobile plans to sell Apple products in 2013 certainly sounds like great news to the iPhone and TMO faithful. The question remains, however, if the carrier can deal with the increased load Apple’s uber-phone will put on its network. It’s also unclear whether the latest iPhone 5, which boasts 4G LTE data access on other networks, will …

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Carrier Ting: Bring us your Sprint phones

Today Ting, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that resells Sprint’s network, launched a private beta that lets prospective customers sign up for Ting’s service using their previously purchased Sprint phones. For now, just seven devices make the cut: HTC Evo 4G (A9292) HTC Evo 3D (X515C) HTC Evo Shift 4G (A7373) Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch (SPHD710) …

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Huawei teases Samsung Galaxy Note 2 rival

Huawei has given the strongest hint yet that it’s squaring up to the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with an oversized phone. Previous leaks have revealed that the Huawei Ascend Mate is to be a 6.1-inch behemoth of a phone-cum-tablet, and a Huawei boss has spoken out to apparently confirm the rumours. Speaking on Weibo, the Chinese Twitter, a Huawei boss …

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Beyond quad

Remember when a quad-core processor was the ultimate indicator of a super-smartphone? Well its 15 minutes are almost up. Just as the current run of super-smartphones are destined for the bargain bin in a few months, so too will the novelty and obsession with the number of cores powering a phone begin to fade. Sure, smartphones with the latest quad-core …

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Google brings Snapseed to Android

As of today, Snapseed, one of the more unique photo-editing apps for desktop and iOS, is officially available for Android. After enjoying much success on other platforms and even getting acquired by Google in September, it was only a matter of time before this increasingly popular product would make its way onto the Mountain View titan’s own mobile OS. Snapseed …

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