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| T-Mobile Gets Rid of Cellphone Contracts | | T-Mobile has done away with cellphone contracts, replacing them with installment plans in an effort to stay competitive in the U.S. market. Instead of offering its customers a phone with a two-year contract, T-Mobile will offer it for a fixed upfront price plus a monthly fee for unlimited calls and data.
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| 'World's Smallest Cellphone Charger' Provides Emergency Backup | | A cellphone charger claiming to be the "world's smallest" aims to save users in a pinch when their battery is dying. Comparable to a quarter in size, the Fuel Micro Charger is designed to provide 20 to 30 minutes of extra talk time, or up to a few hours more while on standby.
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| 10 Firefox Add-Ons for Designers | | Firefox is an incredibly popular browser, chiefly due to the vast library of available extensions and add-ons. Since we spend huge chunks of our days working in browser windows, increase productivity by adding functionality to Firefox and cutting down time spent on external applications.
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| Zillow Updates Its Home-Rental App For Android | | Zillow released an Android update on Tuesday, adding Spanish-language support to the home-rental app. The app allows users to search for homes based on location, by using their phone’s GPS, typing in a specific address, or drawing a search boundary on a map (e.g. around your office or favorite neighborhood). Renters can also use Android’s voice-capabilities to search for locations.
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| Make Old Speakers Bluetooth-Enabled With This Little Gadget | | Monday, March 25, 2013 9:47 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| If you have an old speaker collecting dust in the garage or shoved in the back of the closet, there's now a clever way to make it useful again. The London-based Paul Cocksedge Studio is raising funds on Kickstarter to further develop "The Vamp," a cube-like device that attaches to any speaker and adds Bluetooth capability.
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| Evernote vs. Google Keep: Which Does More? | | Monday, March 25, 2013 4:55 PM | Christina Warren |
| Now that Google Keep is officially out in the wild, how does Google's note-taking and syncing service compare with longtime favorite Evernote? From the moment Google Keep was accidentally leaked, it looked like Google was building an Evernote clone. In the wake of the official release, its name, announcement video and aspects of the user interface all evoke a certain Evernote-like quality.
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| 3D Ear Canal Scanner Depicts the Inside of the Skull | | Monday, March 25, 2013 1:50 PM | PSFK |
| Lantos Technologies has introduced the first FDA-approved 3D ear canal scanner, which will enable audiologists to measure their patients' ears for better-fitting hearing aids. The 3D ear scanning system can quickly and accurately map out the inside of the ear, streamlining the process of obtaining ear topology measurements for custom-fit in-ear devices.
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| 'Paintable' Electronics Pave the Way for Cheaper Gadgets | | Monday, March 25, 2013 12:52 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| Researchers in the field of materials science are using a new technique to create paint-on plastic electronics that can be used to make popular gadgets less expensive and better for the environment. Scientists at the University of Michigan (U-M) recently announced that they've discovered a way to make unruly semiconducting polymers- like those used in computer processors and LED displays- more manageable.
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| Two Key Windows 8 Apps Get a Makeover | | Monday, March 25, 2013 12:00 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Microsoft is updating the built-in Mail and Calendar apps for Windows 8, boosting functionality and adding some convenience features based on user feedback. The changes apply to both Windows RT and Windows 8 machines. Mail is the app that changes the most. The main thing users will notice about the new version is that it's faster, Microsoft says, with creating, sending and searching messages all getting a speed boost.
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| Average Mobile Customer Already Owns 2 Unused Cellphones | | Monday, March 25, 2013 11:37 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| Although 45% of American adults own smartphones, only about 11% of mobile devices are recycled, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's latest data. When you think about big tech companies and the new smartphone models they release every year or so, that's a pretty staggering statistic.
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| Windows Blue Leaks And Other News You Need to Know | | Monday, March 25, 2013 8:45 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. West Virginia is taking a preemptive strike against driving with Google Glass equipped. The FAA might ease its rules on using electronic devices on planes.
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