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There is nothing quite like a survey to pull out some cold, hard facts about a particular situation, and a survey that comprises of college students as the subjects of questions, close to 50% of those claim that they have sent a sexy text – or a “sext” if you will, without meaning the content within to be true. In a nutshell, sexters do not wear or do what they laid claim to in reality.

The survey’s lead author, Michelle Drouin shared, “This already exists in face-to-face interactions, like with orgasms it’s common. I expected people would also be ‘faking it’ in sexts.” Welcome to the real world, Michelle, and I am quite sure that you have not seen the worst of human nature and behavior just yet. In this survey that drew its conclusions from a pool of 155 participants where he/she happens to be in a committed relationship.

The reason behind the lies are simple – it is either for themselves, for others, or neither. Two thirds lied to keep their partner happy while the remainder sum lied to help themselves. Considering how around twice as many women as men had deceptively sexted, there really isn’t that much change as opposed to lying during sex itself.

Survey: Nearly 50% Of Sexts Are Lies , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, sms,

When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3 back in 2013, it was discovered that the phone came region-locked, meaning that if you bought the device through a grey market import, you’d have to find some way to get a SIM card from the country that it originated from, use it for a few minutes, and you’d be good to go.

This was a minor inconvenience but it was a way for Samsung to curb the number of grey market imports and to discourage the practice. Unfortunately it looks like with the Galaxy S5, Samsung has made things slightly more difficult. Not only will you require a SIM card from the country the phone originated from, but you would also be required to make a 5 minute phone call in order to bypass the lock.

This is according to a sticker found taped on the Galaxy S5’s box which reads, “European Model: This product should be activated with a SIM card issued from a mobile operator within Europe. (as defined EU/EEA, Switzerland and the following Non-EEA countries Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M), Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Serbia and Vatican City.) To use SIM cards from other regions, a cumulative call over five minutes must first be made with the SIM card from European operators.”

For those who are planning on getting their model through grey market imports, we’re not sure where you might be able to get yourself a SIM card from the country it has been imported in. Then again with all this trouble, perhaps grey market importers might be discouraged from such practices, or at the very least prepare a SIM card for their customers to use in order to activate the device.

Samsung Galaxy S5 Will Be Region-Locked As Well , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, galaxy s5, Samsung,

The HTC One M8 was released not too long ago and given the flagship nature of the handset, it basically puts itself in competition with a slew of Android phones like the LG G Pro 2, Sony Xperia Z2, and how we not forget, the Samsung Galaxy S5. So out of these flagship smartphones from other OEMs, which does HTC find to be the biggest threat?

We guess it’s no surprise that it’s the Samsung Galaxy S5, although HTC basically confirmed this thanks to a leaked training document that the folks at HTC Source managed to get their hands on. According to the leaked document, it basically instructs sales reps to promote the HTC One M8’s features and explain to customers why and how the phone is better than the Galaxy S5.

HTC has listed 5 points that reps can use, starting with how the phone is made from metal, and not plastic. They also mention BoomSound which is the front-facing stereo speakers on the phone (in which Sprint’s model is apparently made by Harman/Kardon). They also mention how the HTC One M8 is apparently better for one-handed use, and they also talk about the Duo camera feature, and last but not least is the HTC Advantage which is basically HTC’s offer of a free screen replacement in the first 6 months should anything happen to it.

All of HTC’s points are valid claims although we guess it really does come down to personal preference. While we had no qualms about the Duo camera feature during our review, there are others out there who have expressed their wish for something a bit more conventional. The front-facing stereo speakers are also nice to have but not necessarily a must-have feature either.

Will HTC’s tactics work against Samsung? Or will loyalty and reputation of Samsung’s brand be more than enough to work in their favor? We guess we will have to wait and see, but in the meantime which phone are you guys leaning more towards to, at least between the two?

Leaked HTC One M8 Training Doc Compares It To The Galaxy S5 , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, galaxy s5, HTC One (M8), Samsung,

Is the world geared up for the global release of the Samsung Galaxy S5? The South Korean smartphone manufacturer has moved pretty quickly when it comes to software updates on its upcoming flagship devices as well as wearable technology such as the Gear 2 Neo, and so it is not surprising to see Samsung deliver a stability update to the flagship Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone prior to its global availability.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Stability Update Arrives Prior To Global Launch original content from Ubergizmo.

It was in June last year when we brought you word that Age of Empires, the real time strategy (RTS) game which was pretty solid and fun to play, but somehow was overshadowed by the likes of Blizzard’s StarCraft back in the day, would be making a splash on iOS and Android platforms then. Well, fast forward to nearly a year down the road, and we have Microsoft working to expand their Age of Empires real time strategy game franchise to the iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms, where it will be known as Age of Empires: World Domination.

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Age Of Empires: World Domination Greets iOS, Android And Windows Phone Platforms This Year original content from Ubergizmo.