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| Court Rules Texting Laws Also Apply to Checking Maps While Driving | | Monday, April 08, 2013 11:28 PM | Emily Price |
| Checking the GPS on your phone while you’re driving may be against the law. A California court ruling in late March claims that checking maps on your phone while driving is a violation of the state’s distracted driving law. In its current form, the law simply states that a person may not use their mobile phone while driving, unless they’re using a hands-free device.
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| More Android Apps Downloaded in Q1, But Apple Had Higher Revenue | | Monday, April 08, 2013 10:41 PM | Emily Price |
| Fifty-one percent of the apps downloaded during Q1 of 2013 were downloaded from Google Play, according to a report released by Canalys on Monday. While Google had the majority when it came to the number of downloads, it didn’t earn top honors in terms of revenue. Canalys reported that Apple was the big winner there, taking home 74% of app revenue during the same period.
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| Is Samsung Making a Giant 'Galaxy Mega' Smartphone? | | Monday, April 08, 2013 6:59 PM | Emily Price |
| Samsung is reportedly working on a mid-range smartphone even larger than its “phablet,” the Galaxy Note. According to Korea’s ET News, the handset will be called the Galaxy Mega, and will sport a whopping 6.3-inch screen, putting it almost on par with some of the smaller tablets out there, such as the 7-inch Nexus 7.
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| HTC One Is a Winner | | Monday, April 08, 2013 12:00 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Android phones are often criticized as flavorless. While they come in a variety of screen sizes with insides that differ even more, they generally all look and feel the same, with many differentiators (ooh, apps that scroll up and down instead of side to side!) actually not amounting to very much. Even the name "Android" implies easily replicated automatons.
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| Facebook Charging to Message Celebs And Other News You Need to Know | | Monday, April 08, 2013 9:52 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. Facebook is charging its users to contact people outside their social circle — and for celebrities prices can vary based on fame.
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| HTC's Profit Dwindles After Delivery Delays | | Monday, April 08, 2013 8:45 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| HTC is paying the price for the delays in the delivery of its flagship Android smartphone, the HTC One. Its Q1 income of NT$85 million ($2.8 million — a 98% drop from last quarter) has been the lowest in company's history, Bloomberg claims. The results are even more disappointing when you consider the analysts' estimates, who had hoped for a NT$600 million ($20 million) profit.
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