Teenagers who use mobile apps do take steps to safeguard their privacy, according to a report released Thursday by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project. Among the teenage app users polled for the study, 51 percent said they’ve avoided certain apps after learning that they’d have to share personal information to use …
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22 August
Canadian government has ‘close eye’ on BlackBerry
The Canadian government is watching BlackBerry closely, the country’s economic development official said on Wednesday. Speaking to Reuters in an interview, Industry Minister James Moore acknowledged that BlackBerry has been facing some trouble getting its smartphones off the ground, and the government is keeping close watch on how the company’s future goes down. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use …
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22 August
Sony Xperia i1 ‘Honami’ spied in power
Sony’s newest smart phone has been shown off in a new teaser pic — though the Japanese tech giant is giving little away thus far. The image shows a protruding power button, of the kind that adorns the Sony Xperia Z and Xperia Z Ultra, and what looks like a softly curved side, suggesting Sony will scrap the boxy look …
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21 August
Telepathy raises $5 million to develop Google Glass rival
Telepathy, a Silicon Valley startup, has raised $5 million in a first round of funding to develop wearable computing technology that rivals Google Glass. “Wearable technology will enable the next wave in social networking,” Telepathy CEO Takahito Iguchi said in a statement. “The $5 million funding will enable us to enrich the user experience of Telepathy One, which we expect …
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21 August
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active hits Australia
The ruggedised version of the Galaxy S4 hits Samsung stores today outright, and will be available on contract exclusively through Vodafone. It’s just like a Galaxy S4, only rugged! (Credit: Samsung) The water- and shock-resistant version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been announced for Australia today. The handset will be available directly through Samsung stores at an outright price …
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21 August
ReadyCase hands
Way back in October 2012, I told you about the ReadyCase, an Indiegogo project for an iPhone case with seven handy built-in tools. Because I was in the market for a new case for my 4S, I decided to fund it, even though it meant waiting until production began in February. I ended up waiting quite a bit longer; various …
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21 August
First Samsung Tizen phone is 720p, ditches Android
Samsung’s first Tizen phone could sport a 720p high definition screen. The SM-Z9005 is set to be the first smart phone to be powered by Tizen software to cut ties with Android. Dutch site TechTastic spotted the basic specs for the Tizen phone in a user agent profile, the document that lists specs for individual devices. Inside the Tizen phone …
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21 August
iPhone 5C spotted in black in glossy plastic pics
The long-rumoured plastic iPhone is getting back to black — showing a glossy noir casing in freshly leaked snaps. The images of the slick black casing surfaced on Chinese website Weibo, Phone Arena reports, and suggest that the much-anticipated plastic iPhone will be coming in a standard dark hue, alongside a slew of more colourful options. Parts of the new …
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21 August
Going hands
Sarah Tew/CNET The Moto X and new Droid smartphones are always listening and waiting for your next command. Motorola’s latest devices have a feature known as Touchless Control, which enables the device to perform hands-free commands at a second’s notice, even if it is in sleep mode. The phones can also be programed to automatically read text messages aloud when …
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21 August
Samsung Golden is another two
Golden phone, texture like sun: Samsung has launched another Android flip phone, the Samsung Galaxy Golden, with not one but two touchscreens. That’s two 3.7-inch AMOLED screens, displaying Android 4.2. Inside is a 1.7GHz dual-core processor and an 8-megapixel camera with another 1.9 megapixel on the front. It’s only in South Korea though, so no reliving your Matrix fantasies here in …
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