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A smartphone as a holiday gift? Not such a brilliant idea

Before the holidays, wireless carriers slash prices on hot smartphone models — making them a tempting buy for anyone looking for a gift. But do smartphones really make good gifts? On Black Friday this year, retailers were offering jaw-dropping deals on some of the most sought-after smartphones on the market. For example, the latest Samsung Galaxy S5 could be had …

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Samsung ChatOn will be turned off in February

Samsung ChatOn? ChatOff, more like — Samsung is killing its WhatsApp-rivalling instant messaging service. Samsung told CNET today that ChatOn will be discontinued on 1 February 2015 everywhere except the US. It will then shut down in the US at an unconfirmed date soon after, with the delay due to “existing contractual obligations with US mobile carriers.” The 12 most …

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