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  Sunrise for iPhone update lets you call, text, or email from your calendar

  By Ellis Hamburger on March 28, 2013 10:00 am + 33 comments

  Dozens of apps have tried and failed to smarten up your calendar using gimmicky third-party Continue reading…

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  BlackBerry exec claims just 20 percent of BB10 apps are Android-based

  By Matt Brian on March 27, 2013 05:48 am + 100 comments

  Following the news that its app marketplace had surpassed more than 100,000 apps, BlackBerry has Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 games app updated with Xbox Live messaging alongside SmartGlass improvements

  By Tom Warren on March 26, 2013 06:47 pm + 18 comments

  Microsoft is updating a number of its Windows 8 apps this week and the company is now starting to Continue reading…

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  Windows 8 Mail update now available, Google Calendar support removed for existing users

  By Tom Warren on March 25, 2013 08:40 pm + 203 comments

  Microsoft has started pushing out its latest Windows 8 Mail, Calendar, and People app updates to Continue reading…

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  Major Windows 8 built-in app updates due Tuesday, Google Calendar sync will be disabled

  By Tom Warren on March 25, 2013 12:00 pm + 125 comments

  Microsoft is preparing some major updates to its built-in Windows 8 applications on Tuesday. The Continue reading…

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  Best new apps: Ridiculous Fishing for iOS

  By Ellis Hamburger on March 22, 2013 11:00 am + 31 comments

  What is so satisfying about upgrading gear and unlocking levels? Why does acquiring the chainsaw Continue reading…

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  BlackBerry claims 100,000 apps for BB10 devices

  By Matt Brian on March 21, 2013 09:06 am + 126 comments

  Seven weeks after it launched its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, BlackBerry has announced it Continue reading…

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  Google to keep Android and Chrome OS separate, says Schmidt

  By Matt Brian on March 21, 2013 07:26 am + 167 comments

  Google chairman Eric Schmidt has squashed rumors that the company will merge its Android and Chrome Continue reading…

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  Microsoft tempts Windows developers with $100 cash for new apps

  By Tom Warren on March 19, 2013 03:48 pm + 169 comments

  Microsoft wants Windows 8 and Windows Phone developers to create apps for its platforms, and it's Continue reading…

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  RSS isn't dead: the best Google Reader alternatives

  By Ellis Hamburger on March 19, 2013 01:30 pm + 184 comments

  When I heard Google was planning to kill Google Reader as part of a “spring cleaning exercise,” Continue reading…