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T-Mobile discontinues 200MB smartphone data plan, requires 2GB or higher for new customers

By Dan Seifert on October 19, 2012 05:23 pm + 28 comments

T-Mobile frequently positions itself as a value carrier in the US, but that doesn't mean that it is Continue reading…
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App.net lowers annual fee to $36 and adds a monthly option, as membership nears 20,000

By Vlad Savov on October 2, 2012 03:48 am + 35 comments

The upstart social network that aims to give people a paid alternative to Twitter and Facebook's Continue reading…
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Apple updates Verizon iPhone 5 to solve Wi-Fi issue

By Kimber Streams on October 1, 2012 09:35 am + 50 comments

Yesterday, Apple released a carrier update for the Verizon iPhone 5 to fix an issue with the device Continue reading…
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Hitachi invents quartz glass storage capable of preserving data for millions of years

By Chris Welch on September 27, 2012 01:03 pm + 60 comments

Hitachi has managed to develop a long-term data storage solution it claims can preserve information Continue reading…
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Google Takeout lets you download your original YouTube videos

By Bryan Bishop on September 26, 2012 10:19 pm + 30 comments

Google has been slowly expanding the types of content its Takeout data migration tool can handle, Continue reading…
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Amazon announces 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE plan: $49.99 annually for 250MB per month

By Nathan Ingraham on September 6, 2012 02:56 pm + 104 comments

To go along with the just-announced Kindle Fire HD with 4G LTE connectivity, Amazon announced a new Continue reading…
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One million Apple device IDs with personal information allegedly stolen from FBI laptop

By Louis Goddard on September 4, 2012 09:22 am + 222 comments

A file reportedly containing 1,000,001 iPhone and iPad identification numbers has been posted on Continue reading…
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Digg Archive offers users access to their old data

By Dan Seifert on August 30, 2012 07:04 pm + 8 comments

Longtime users of the aggregation service known as Digg were at a loss when the site's new owners Continue reading…
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Leap Wireless to launch new Android plans with unlimited Muve Music

By Louis Goddard on August 30, 2012 04:17 am

Leap Wireless, which offers prepaid phones under the carrier brand Cricket, has announced that Continue reading…
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Researchers grow cyborg tissue around nanowires and transistors

By Louis Goddard on August 29, 2012 08:58 am + 8 comments

Researchers at Harvard University have managed to grow human tissue around a complex scaffolding of Continue reading…