Blackberry Z30 Hands-On: BB10 Gets Hip to the Hugeness

Blackberry Z30 Hands-On: BB10 Gets Hip to the Hugeness

If the Z10 looked something like Blackberry was trying to build an iPhone copy to house its BB10 platform, the just announced Z30 would be the BB10 Galaxy S4 or HTC One. After holding it for a few minutes, I’m convinced it’s something I wouldn’t mind holding for at least a few minutes more.

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LG G2 Review: A Braindead Hercules

LG G2 Review: A Braindead Hercules

You could put a helicopter engine on a motorcycle and fill it with rocket fuel, but if you put a toddler behind the wheel, it’s not going anywhere. The same is true with phones; you can turbo-charge the processors and hardware, but if the software is stupid and terrible, you’ve got a stupid and terrible phone on your hands. This is that phone.

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The Cheapest Unlimited Phone Plan Finally Got a Truly Great Phone

The Cheapest Unlimited Phone Plan Finally Got a Truly Great Phone

The Republic Wireless $20-a-month unlimited plan has always been an insane deal, but the catch was that the phones were awful. No more! Now Republic Wireless is offering the awesome Moto X, a huge step up from its previous best offering, the janky-ass Motorola Defy XT. With a phone like Moto X, the whole deal gets way, way better.

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The 30+ Best Tweets About iOS 7’s Shaky Launch

The 30+ Best Tweets About iOS 7's Shaky Launch

iOS 7 came out today, and obviously Twitter was there as always give insightful/snarky commentary. Here are the best thing people had to say about the software update in 140-character form:

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How Do You Like iOS 7 So Far?

How Do You Like iOS 7 So Far?

iOS is out. Provided you made it through updating purgatory, your iPhone is up and running on the new software. How do you like it so far?

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BlackBerry Z30: Can This 5-Incher Win People Back?

BlackBerry Z30: Can This 5-Incher Win People Back?

While there have been leaks aplenty over the summer, BlackBerry has now officially announced the successor to its all-touch Z10. Say hello to the Z30.

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Why iOS 7 Is Apple’s Most Important New Product in Years

Why iOS 7 Is Apple's Most Important New Product in Years

Tomorrow, millions of current iPhone and iPad owners will be prompted to update iOS with a tap. Friday, millions more new iPhone buyers will start receiving their already updated rainbow pastel plastic iPhones in the mail. In those two days, the world will be introduced to iOS 7. And how it responds is more crucial to Apple’s future than any phone could ever be.

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Droid Maxx Review: A Battery Beast for Major Bucks

Droid Maxx Review: A Battery Beast for Major Bucks

The playing field has sort of leveled out with phones when it comes to specs. Most are fast enough, and most help you do the things you want to do easily. Most have good enough cameras. But battery remains final frontier, that last puzzle piece that even the best phones are missing. The Droid Maxx found it.

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Reminder: Back Your Stuff Up Before iOS 7 Drops Tomorrow

Reminder: Back Your Stuff Up Before iOS 7 Drops Tomorrow

iOS 7 is coming tomorrow. As exciting as that might be, major platform updates are almost always very buggy, so you should back your stuff up before you dive in. Here’s a quick refresher on how.

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HTC’s America division lets go of 20-percent of its workforce

HTC‘s American division has had a round of layoffs this past week, with the division shedding approximately 30 contractors and employees. Though the number is not as large as some layoffs we’ve seen in past months from other tech companies, the American division only has about 150 contractors and employees, meaning this layoff represents about […]