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T-Mobile: Take an iPhone for a free test driveAt a Seattle event Wednesday, the wireless carrier announced plans to let users "test drive" iPhones for a free one-week trial period and a new music-streaming service.聽
BlackBerry adds Amazon Appstore to take consumer load off its shouldersBlackBerry is handing its app burden to Amazon. The Canadian company is adding Amazon's Appstore to its future BlackBerry 10 devices in hopes that it can add even more focus to enterprise customers and overcoming financial difficulties.
Look deeper into the Amazon Fire Phone's 3-D featuresAmazon Wednesday unveiled the new Amazon Fire Phone, its first foray into the smart phone market, which features 3-D technology. But will it be enough to convince consumers?聽
Amazon debuts Fire Phone: 3-D images, gesture controls, and scanning techIf you're going to release a smart phone today, it better be something no one has ever seen before. On Wednesday, Amazon did just that with its first smart phone, the Fire Phone, which features 3-D imaging and full access to Amazon's warehouse of content and commerce.
More than 250 new emojis coming to your smart phoneUnicode, the group dedicated to ensuring standards in software writing systems, has announced more than 250 new emojis.聽
Amazon phone event: Here's what to expectMajor online retailer Amazon is hoping to win the digital hearts, and wallets, of its 250 million customers through a much-rumored smart phone set to be unveiled Wednesday. Is it a smart move?
Nest Protect returns, without problematic hand-gesture controlNest pulled its聽carbon monoxide and smoke detector, Nest Protect, off the shelves in April after its gesture controls proved faulty. Now the device is back without the controls, but with a discounted price.
Amazon smart phone expected to be exclusive to AT&TAmazon's highly-anticipated smart phone is expected to be exclusive to AT&T. Will this arrangement do for Amazon's smart phone what the wireless carrier's exclusive deal with Apple did for the iPhone in 2007?
US government wants to oversee all car navigation appsIn a move to make driving safer, the Department of Transportation is asking for congressional authority to monitor phone- and tablet-based navigation apps.聽
Facebook appeals to gamers with new iPad layoutGamers rejoice: Facebook is rolling out an iPad layout tailored to your needs.
Portland welcomes Google Fiber, but will Google accept?The Portland city council last week voted to approve Google Fiber, Google's high-speed Internet service it plans to roll out in 34 cities across the nation.聽
FCC launches inquiry into Comcast, Verizon, Netflix 'peering deals'After back-and-forth blog posts, passive-aggressive error messages, and a highly publicized PR battle, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler has launched an investigation into the source of Netflix's and other streaming video services鈥� lagging loading speeds.
Former Microsoft employee sentenced to prison after leaking company secretsAfter an investigation that angered privacy activists, former Microsoft software architect Alex Kibkalo will serve three months in prison before being deported to Russia.聽
Samsung debut its 'thinnest and lightest tablet,' challenging AppleSamsung unveiled its new tablet Thursday, the Galaxy Tab S, promising a brighter screen in a bid to compete with Apple. Will consumers respond?
AT&T lays out why DirecTV merger is good for consumersMajor telecoms are gearing up for a year of mergers, and AT&T laid out its case this week. It says that the merger with DirecTV would drive down the price of cable bundles and allow both companies to compete with the potential Comcast/Time Warner Cable behemoth.
Tesla Motors says: Take our patents, pleaseThe electric car maker says it will give away its patents "in good faith" as an incentive to spur manufacturing in the electric car sector
Need a mobile buzz? Starbucks rolls out wireless charging nationwide.Starbucks customers can now get their coffee with an extra jolt 鈥� of charge that is. The coffee chain is rolling out free Duracell wireless mobile charging mats at cafes nationwide.
iPhone 6 leaks: Larger screen and wireless chargingWith Apple's聽annual iPhone event on the horizon, the rumor mill is ramping up. The most recent leaks show off an iPhone 6 with a larger display, plus additional software that will better implement health and home-focused applications.
Facebook gives people more control over ads, collects more user dataFacebook announced Thursday that users can give feedback about which ads are relevant to them. The social network will now be gathering more data on users for these targeted ads, but will also tell people how to opt-out.
Cab drivers protest Uber by clogging streets in London, ParisTaxis across European cities clogged traffic today as part of a mass protest against Uber, the popular car-sharing app that many cab drivers say is encroaching on their business.聽
