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How to Ditch Your Landline
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 11:25 PMChristine Erickson
Since the beginning of time -- or what feels like it -- we've been chained to our homes and desks by landlines. Ten years ago, landlines were the main vehicle of communication, used to run a business or keep in touch with family. Today, we have...



Virtually Send Real Beer and Cake to Your Facebook Friends With This App
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:43 PMJoann Pan
A low-cost web platform called Treater now lets Facebook friends buy each other instant gifts that can be retrieved at local cafes, bars and establishments. You can already buy your pals cups of coffee with the Dunkin' Donuts App. With Treater,...



How Google Fiber Stacks Up Against Verizon FiOS
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:19 PMSamantha Murphy
As residents in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., have three more weeks to petition for Google Fiber's service to come to their neighborhood, many are stacking it up against Verizon FiOS network and its existing packages. But because...



Google Play Takes on iTunes With New Gift Cards
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 12:26 PMEmily Price
Rumored last week to be in the works, Google Play gift cards are now official and headed to number of popular retailers. Cards will be available for sale at Target, RadioShack, and GameStop locations in the United States over the coming weeks,...



Half of Teens Couldn't Live Without Their Phone for a Week [STUDY]
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 10:27 AMAnita Li
Teens may seem inseparable from their cellphones, but just how addicted are they? TextPlus, a free messaging app, sets out to answer that in a new survey of 600 respondents between the ages of 13 and 17. Half of all teens surveyed said they...



Skype Adds Photo Sharing in Latest iOS Update
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 7:32 AMSamantha Murphy
Skype announced Tuesday that it's adding photo-sharing capabilities to its iPhone and iPad apps, as well as improvements to the apps' overall performance. Photo sharing lets users to send pictures from your iOS device directly to other Skype...



Inform Your Vote With These 6 Presidential Campaign Apps
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 6:46 AMAlex Fitzpatrick
Staying in the know about the latest campaign news and poll results is easy, thanks to a slew of politics-themed mobile apps available in time for election season. If you're looking for the best politics apps for your smartphone or tablet, look...



Looking for a Dual-Sim Android Phone? Acer's Got One
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 5:44 AMStan Schroeder
Acer has announced two Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphones -- Liquid Gallant and Liquid Gallant Duo. The two devices are actually the same except for the dual-SIM feature on the Duo, which makes this mid-range phone much more interesting. With...



Maxthon 1.0 Takes on Safari and Chrome for the iPhone [HANDS ON]
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:52 AMStan Schroeder
One of the up-and-comers in the web browser market, Maxthon, was previously available only on the iPad and as a desktop browser. The new version, 1.0, also works on the iPhone and the iPod touch, making it a fresh alternative to iPhone's native...



The Anti-Instagram: Normalize Gets Rid of Hipster Photo Filters
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 4:28 AMZoe Fox
Warning: a new app can make you look more pimply and less hipster-chic. That is, if you've come to associate how you look in real life with Instagram-filtered 70s-inspired photos of yourself. Normalize, a new iOS app from developer Joe...



 
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