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- iPhone 5? The 11 best uses for your old iPhone Here are 11 good ideas for an 'obsolete' iPhone:
- Where iPhone 5 fits in the latest lineup of phones, tabletsThe iPhone 5 debuts amid new smartphones from Samsung and Google, and Windows 8 debuts on Nokia and Motorola. Amazon and others are introducing new tablets this fall.
- iPhone 5 launch: What to expect from Apple's new phoneThe debut of the iPhone 5 draws nigh. After months of speculation, here's what to look for at the Apple event tomorrow.
- Will City Lens be the Nokia Lumia 920's 'killer app'?Nokia has taken the wraps of an 'augmented reality' app called City Lens. Will it persuade users to make the switch to the Lumia smartphone line?Â
- Go Daddy outage hits small businesses hardestGo Daddy, the website hosting service, was hit by a four-hour outage Monday afternoon. Go Daddy says it hosts more than 5 million web sites, mostly for small businesses.
- Massive iPhone, iPad ID breach linked back to Florida companyA Florida company says it – and not the FBI – was the target of a breach last week. Â
- Anonymous takes credit for massive Go Daddy outageThe Web hosting service Go Daddy is down – and 'hacktivist' group Anonymous is taking responsibility.Â
- Star Trek: The Original Series: The 10 greatest episodes (+ video) Star Trek: The Original Series first aired 46 years ago Friday, and Google is marking the occasion with an elaborate, interactive doodle that includes a number of Trek tropes, including a doomed redshirt, a chief communications officer in soft-focus, a bulkhead full of tribbles, a generic rocky planet, and a whole lot of blinking and beeping and flashing lights.The doodle is based on a first-season episode titled 'The Arena,' in which Captian Kirk is transported to a planet that looks suspiciously like the outskirts of Los Angeles, where he must face off against a reptilian humanoid. By our calculations, 'The Arena' was the 17th greatest episode. Here are our top ten:
- Did you find all the secrets in Google's Star Trek: The Original Series doodle? Star Trek: The Original Series made its debut 46 years ago. In that time, the show created a media empire, inspired many rising scientists, and played a surprising role in the American Civil Rights movement. Google honored the original series on Friday with an interactive doodle. The mini Star Trek episode follows a Googlized Captain Kirk from the bridge of the Starship Enterprise to the clutches of danger. Along the way, Google's design team hid many secrets. Here's a complete guide to the winks, spoofs, and inside jokes tucked into doodle.
- Search engine wars: Microsoft invites Google to "Bing It On"Microsoft claims that people preferred its Bing search engine to Google by a margin of almost 2 to 1 in a test. The company's new "Bing It On" campaign aims to convince people that Bing's search results really are more relevant than Google's.
- At $199, Kindle Fire HD isn't an iPad – but it doesn't need to beThe Kindle Fire HD line will hit shelves this fall. How does the latest Fire stack up to its competitors?Â
- Star Trek: The Original Series' surprising role in US civil rightsGoogle features a doodle for Star Trek: The Original Series – a nod to one of the most progressive television shows of its era.Â
- Amazon announcement: new Kindles. Hollywood: new worries.Amazon announcement of seven new Kindles is a boon for consumers. But Hollywood worries the Amazon announcement will speed the move from buying to renting movies.
- Amazon introduces new Kindle Fire HD lineSoon, consumers will be able to choose from three HD Kindle Fires – a 7-inch version, and two 8.9-inch versions, including a $499 with 4G LTE connectivity.Â
- New RAZRs: Motorola introduces its first phones under GoogleThe Motorola RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD, and RAZR M should hit shelves in coming weeks.Â
- Want a smartphone for Christmas? Choices will be dizzying.Apple will have the new iPhone 5, of course, but Nokia, Google's Motorola have introduced new smartphones. Samsung is still strong. Amazon, Microsoft, and possibly Barnes & Noble and Samsung will introduce new tablets.
- Apple, FBI play down alleged Anonymous hackAnonymous says it obtained a bunch of iPhone and iPad user IDs. Not so, counter the FBI and Apple.Â
- Meet the Lumia 920 and 820, Nokia's first Windows Phone 8 handsetsThe Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 are powered by Windows Phone 8. Do they live up to the hype?Â
- Is voicemail on the way out?Voice calls have been on the decline for years, as people increasingly rely on texting and instant messaging services. Now, numbers prepared by VoIP company Vonage indicate that voicemail -- once a revolution in the telephone business -- is slowly dying too.
- iPhone 5 unveiling set for Sept. 12Waiting for the iPhone 5? A new invitation from Apple suggests the long-awaited smartphone is only a few days away.Â