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Samsung Purchases Mobile Payment Startup LoopPay
Gear

Samsung Purchases Mobile Payment Startup LoopPay

By Dan Moren

Control Your Smartphone With The Wave Of A Hand
Gear

Control Your Smartphone With The Wave Of A Hand

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Diagnose An Ear Infection With A Smartphone Accessory
Health

Diagnose An Ear Infection With A Smartphone Accessory

By Dan Moren

Your Smartphone Could Replace Your Driver’s License Someday Soon
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Your Smartphone Could Replace Your Driver’s License Someday Soon

By Dan Moren

A Working iPhone Built In Minecraft
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A Working iPhone Built In Minecraft

By Dan Moren

This App Turns Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector
Science

This App Turns Your Phone Into A Cosmic Ray Detector

By Francie Diep

Kill Switches Will Save Your Smartphone
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Kill Switches Will Save Your Smartphone

By Corinne Iozzio

This Phone Is An NSA-Free, Secret-Storing Black Box
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This Phone Is An NSA-Free, Secret-Storing Black Box

By Colin Lecher

Why A Cholesterol-Reading Smartphone App Is Totally Not Worth It
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Why A Cholesterol-Reading Smartphone App Is Totally Not Worth It

By Francie Diep

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Why The Lego-Style ‘Phonebloks’ Concept Will Fall Apart

By Colin Lecher

Why Doesn’t The iPhone 5S Have NFC?
Gear

Why Doesn’t The iPhone 5S Have NFC?

By Dan Nosowitz

Here’s What Happened At Today’s Apple Event
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Here’s What Happened At Today’s Apple Event

By Dan Nosowitz

Hide From GPS With This Signal-Blocking Phone Case
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Hide From GPS With This Signal-Blocking Phone Case

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Way Too Many Britons Creepshot Hot Strangers
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Way Too Many Britons Creepshot Hot Strangers

By Dan Nosowitz

Nokia Introduces The 41-Megapixel Lumia 1020, Due For U.S. Soil
Technology

Nokia Introduces The 41-Megapixel Lumia 1020, Due For U.S. Soil

By Dan Nosowitz

It’s Time To Gentrify Android
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It’s Time To Gentrify Android

By Dan Nosowitz

Snapchat Is More Important Than Hacks And Sexting Teens
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Snapchat Is More Important Than Hacks And Sexting Teens

By Dan Nosowitz

Oh, Lord: Samsung Announces Enormous Phone Called “Galaxy Mega”
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Oh, Lord: Samsung Announces Enormous Phone Called “Galaxy Mega”

By Dan Nosowitz

Brain Wave Sensor Shields You From Phone Calls When Your Mind Is Too Busy
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Brain Wave Sensor Shields You From Phone Calls When Your Mind Is Too Busy

By Dan Nosowitz

BlackBerry Z10 Review: If They Could Turn Back Time…
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BlackBerry Z10 Review: If They Could Turn Back Time…

By Dan Nosowitz

Smartphone-Using Teens Have More Sex, New Study Says
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Smartphone-Using Teens Have More Sex, New Study Says

By Rebecca Boyle

Is This A Reverse Ad?
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Is This A Reverse Ad?

By Dan Nosowitz

20 Facts About the iPhone 5
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20 Facts About the iPhone 5

By Emily Elert

Vintage PopSci: 7 Phone Ideas That Are More Innovative Than The iPhone 5
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Vintage PopSci: 7 Phone Ideas That Are More Innovative Than The iPhone 5

By Rose Pastore

Brilliant 10: Aydogan Ozcan Turns Smartphones into Medical Devices
Health

Brilliant 10: Aydogan Ozcan Turns Smartphones into Medical Devices

By Kalee Thompson

New Algorithm Predicts Your Future Movements Within 65-Foot Accuracy
Gear

New Algorithm Predicts Your Future Movements Within 65-Foot Accuracy

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: How Can I Protect My Cell Phone Data Records From Law Enforcement Subpoenas?
Science

FYI: How Can I Protect My Cell Phone Data Records From Law Enforcement Subpoenas?

By Dan Nosowitz

In First U.S. Accounting of Wireless Phone Surveillance, Carriers Reveal 1.3 Million Requests For User Data
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In First U.S. Accounting of Wireless Phone Surveillance, Carriers Reveal 1.3 Million Requests For User Data

By Dan Nosowitz

There Will Be Enough Giant Phones Sold in 2015 to Pave Monaco
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There Will Be Enough Giant Phones Sold in 2015 to Pave Monaco

By Dan Nosowitz

Sorry, But Google Goggles Won’t Provide The Terminator-Like Vision You Were Hoping For
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Sorry, But Google Goggles Won’t Provide The Terminator-Like Vision You Were Hoping For

By Clay Dillow

Doors Unlock With Keyed Vibrations Sent From Your Smartphone Through Your Bones
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Doors Unlock With Keyed Vibrations Sent From Your Smartphone Through Your Bones

By Clay Dillow

Terahertz-Band Cell Phones Could See Through Walls
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Terahertz-Band Cell Phones Could See Through Walls

By Rebecca Boyle

Nokia Patents a Tattoo That Vibrates When Someone Calls You
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Nokia Patents a Tattoo That Vibrates When Someone Calls You

By Rebecca Boyle

Can I Update the Software on My Old Android Phone?
DIY

Can I Update the Software on My Old Android Phone?

By Howard Wen

Scan Your Food For Bacteria With Your Cell Phone
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Scan Your Food For Bacteria With Your Cell Phone

By Rebecca Boyle

Archive Gallery: The Telephone
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Archive Gallery: The Telephone

By Julie Beck

Nokia Announces the First Great-Looking Windows Phone
Technology

Nokia Announces the First Great-Looking Windows Phone

By Dan Nosowitz

So, Um, Why Does the New Google Phone Have a Barometer in It?
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So, Um, Why Does the New Google Phone Have a Barometer in It?

By Dan Nosowitz

Smartphone Accelerometers Could Be Used To Eavesdrop On Nearby Devices
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Smartphone Accelerometers Could Be Used To Eavesdrop On Nearby Devices

By Rebecca Boyle

Apple’s iPhone 4S: Faster, and a Better Listener, But the Same iPhone You Know and Love
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Apple’s iPhone 4S: Faster, and a Better Listener, But the Same iPhone You Know and Love

By Dan Nosowitz

Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” Review: Getting Closer Now
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Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango” Review: Getting Closer Now

By Dan Nosowitz

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Drops His Cell Phone, Patents an Airbag System To Protect Future Dropped Gadgets
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Drops His Cell Phone, Patents an Airbag System To Protect Future Dropped Gadgets

By Rebecca Boyle

Finally, A Simple Way to Throw Applications Between Your Computer and Your Phone, While They’re Running
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Finally, A Simple Way to Throw Applications Between Your Computer and Your Phone, While They’re Running

By Clay Dillow

Google Wallet Uses NFC for Credit-Card-Replacing Mobile Payments
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Google Wallet Uses NFC for Credit-Card-Replacing Mobile Payments

By Dan Nosowitz

Hands On With Verizon’s iPhone 4: Same Phone, Different Network
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Hands On With Verizon’s iPhone 4: Same Phone, Different Network

By John Mahoney

The Hottest Smartphones at CES So Far: World’s Thinnest, World’s Fastest, and Ludicrously Large
Technology

The Hottest Smartphones at CES So Far: World’s Thinnest, World’s Fastest, and Ludicrously Large

By Dan Nosowitz

World’s Smallest Full HD Screen Really Packs in the Pixels
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World’s Smallest Full HD Screen Really Packs in the Pixels

By Dan Nosowitz

Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7 With Something for Everyone (Except Verizon Customers)
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Microsoft Launches Windows Phone 7 With Something for Everyone (Except Verizon Customers)

By Dan Nosowitz

Has Apple Gained Access to the World’s Most Advanced Manufacturing Tech?
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Has Apple Gained Access to the World’s Most Advanced Manufacturing Tech?

By Clay Dillow

EyePhone: New Cellphone Software Tracks Users’ Eye Movements For Control
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EyePhone: New Cellphone Software Tracks Users’ Eye Movements For Control

By Rebecca Boyle

Meat the iPhone Sausage Stylus
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Meat the iPhone Sausage Stylus

By Stuart Fox

Cell Phone Radiation Reverses Alzheimer’s and Boosts Memory in Mice
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Cell Phone Radiation Reverses Alzheimer’s and Boosts Memory in Mice

By Jeremy Hsu

Why 4G is Nothing More Than a Band-Aid (and Why the FCC Isn’t Helping)
Gear

Why 4G is Nothing More Than a Band-Aid (and Why the FCC Isn’t Helping)

By Tom Conlon

Technology

Speech Recognition iPhone App Translates Arabic On the Fly

By John Brandon

Control Anything With Your Cell Phone
Technology

Control Anything With Your Cell Phone

By Abby Seiff

Last Call?
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Last Call?

By Melinda Wenner Moyer

Cell Wars: A New Hope?
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Cell Wars: A New Hope?

By Jonathan Chase

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iPhone vs. N95-3: Battle Royale

By John Mahoney