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New Tougher Gorilla Glass 3 Is Coming Next Week

Corning has made it known that next week, the company will tell us all about its latest ultra tough gadget glass. Details about Gorilla Glass 3 are scant right now, but here's what we do know: It'll be tough stuff. Read More >>

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smartphones
Will Ubuntu for Mobiles Succeed Where All Else Have Failed?

Last night, London-based makers of popular Linux OS Ubuntu, Canonical, unleashed a mobile version of Ubuntu which also provides options to dock and give you a desktop experience. Even if it ultimately doesn't work, this is an important innovation because phone/desktop hybrids are quite possibly where the future of computing lies -- one device to rule them all, one device to--oh, you get the idea. Read More >>

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smartphones
Ubuntu Takes a Stab at the Smartphone-Desktop Combo

Motorola couldn't make it work with its Atrix, but apparently London-based Canonical thinks it can do better. You'll soon be able to get Ubuntu on a phone, which you can then dock and get a full Ubuntu desktop experience. I'll believe it when I see it. Read More >>

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networks
Vodafone Starts Selling “Nearly New” Used Smartphones

Vodafone's found a new way of reducing the cost of owning one of today's high-end smartphones -- selling used ones for a discount. Read More >>

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Smartphone Camera Features That Need to Appear In 2013

Cameras in mobile phones have come a mighty long way in the past few years, from the pixelated shit-vision of yore to the current breed that have replaced most of our compact digicams. But the sense of wonder is fading, and we need some new features. Who's gonna step up?? Read More >>

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South Korea Wants to Block Swearing and Porn on Teenagers’ Phones

While we're over here yammering on and on about sexting and the best ways to do it, things are moving in a bit of a different direction in South Korea. The country's government is currently rolling out a plan to block swearing and pornography on all its teenagers phones. Read More >>

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mobile
Best Way to Insure That Shiny New Smartphone

If you've been a good little boy or girl, it's a fair bet Santa might've pulled something vaguely smartphone-shaped out of his bulging sack for you this Christmas. If you're a clumsy little fellow though, (or live in horrible, wet, rainy England), you're probably going to want to insure your shiny new toy. Here are your best options. Read More >>

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Is This BlackBerry’s QWERTY Savior?

The hole RIM has found itself in is deep, dark, and doused in despair. And as much as the company's gambling on its new BB10 platform to pull itself up, an operating system's only as good as the phones running it. So take a good, hard look at this supposed BlackBerry N-Series device. It could be RIM's best shot at survival. Read More >>

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google
Google’s Making a Superphone with Motorola, But It’s Not Going Well

In a bit of news-that-makes-you-say-duh, the WSJ tells us that Motorola is working on making a really good phone, and Google is helping. The interesting bits, though, come in surrounding all the trouble surrounding the project, which Motorola is calling "X Phone". Read More >>

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Leaked BB10 Screenshots Look Like Every Other OS Except Crappier

Vietnamese site Tinhte (link currently down) claims to have gotten its hands on some advanced screenshots of BB10, which is expected to launch at the end of next month. For the revamped operating system, it looks like RIM has taken pieces from Apple, Google, and Microsoft competitors and jammed them together. It's the best looking thing RIM has ever done, but sadly, it still doesn't look very good. Read More >>

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Report: Amazon Is Possibly Maybe Building a Smartphone

Amazon just might be building a smartphone, according to the Taiwan Economic News. It claims Amazon has ordered 5 million devices and will launch the phone in the middle of 2013. Read More >>

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How To Rescue Wet Gadgets

So you did it. Or maybe you did it again. Dropped your favorite gadget in a sink or a toilet. Or you spilled an entire 40oz on it. Oops. That doesn't mean you can't save it though. Here are a few tips that might just bring it back to life. Read More >>

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blackberry
Here Are the Clearest Pictures of the BlackBerry 10 L-Series AKA Blackberry’s Last Hope

The BlackBerry 10 L-Series, which has been spied before, just got a full centrefold at Tinhte.vn and the biggest surprise? It kind of looks wonderful. The L-Series, which is also known as the hail mary phone that RIM is banking the entire company on, looks a lot like an iPhone 5 from some angles but at the same time, feels decidedly BlackBerry. Read More >>

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htc
HTC One SV is the Newest LTE Model for EE’s 4G Network

HTC is bringing a second LTE model to the UK, with the newly announced HTC One SV joining the HTC One XL on the UK's first 4G network. Read More >>

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The Most Infamous Sexts of 2012 (NSFW)

Hacked pictures. FBI inbox sweeps. Cameras pointed at mirrors. This year was full of horny, naked Internet. Read More >>