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Microsoft Drops Aero From Windows 8

| Chris Spera, BYTE | May 23, 2012 03:47 PM
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Why is Microsoft dropping the "glassy" Aero look from Windows 8, as announced last week? Battery life could be one reason. Read More >>

Category: Operating systems
Commentary

The Google/Motorola Deal is Done. What Now?

| Jerry Ryan, BYTE | May 23, 2012 10:30 AM
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Google's purchase of Motorola Mobility is complete, but there are still many unanswered questions. Will Moto's Droid phones have some home field advantage for Android? Or does the real special secret behind this deal revolve around Motorola's popular line of TV set top boxes? Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
News

How iCloud Helped To Identify An iPhone Thief

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 22, 2012 08:12 PM
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Via iCloud's automatic back-up feature, an iPhone user discovers that her phone's thief works for Disney Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
News

Charlie Miller Makes iPhones Better By Attacking Them

| Boonsri Dickinson, BYTE | May 21, 2012 03:58 PM
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Apple products have gotten a lot more secure over the years, and Dr. Charlie Miller is one reason why. He is the leading authority on the vulnerabilities and exploits of Mac OS and iOS and has won awards in the field. How did he get to this place and what matters to him? Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
Commentary

Is iPatch Tuesday In Apple's Future?

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 21, 2012 02:00 PM
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iOS devices are all over the enterprise. Security threats against them might or might not exist, but they are certainly possible. The only responsible course of action for Apple is to make its update process transparent and predictable. Read More >>

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Verizon: Pay Full Price On Phone, Keep Unlimited Data

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 18, 2012 07:58 AM
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Company clarifies: users who want to upgrade phones to 4G LTE can keep their unlimited data plan, but they have to pay the full, unsubsidized cost of their phones in order to keep it. Comcast also to experiment with tiered data plans. Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
Commentary

This Is Why T-Mobile Won't Officially Carry iPhones

| Chris Spera, BYTE | May 18, 2012 07:30 AM
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At the gdgt conference in Chicago, Chris Spera learned about T-Mobile's plan to make its network compatible with the iPhone. Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
Commentary

Verizon To Sunset Unlimited Data Plan

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 17, 2012 11:35 AM
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Verizon customers who move to 4G LTE will lose their unlimited data plan. But let's not gripe about thieving carriers until we know the specifics. The new 4G LTE "data share" plan could easily turn out to be a better deal, especially for families. Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
News

Google To Sell Android Phones Directly

| Chris Spera, BYTE | May 17, 2012 08:00 AM
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Google plans to take back control of its Android OS from wireless carriers and sell phones directly to consumers. What better way to get OS upgrades to users quickly and keep Android on top in the mobile device wars? Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
News

Is Print Dead? No, But Mobile Is The Future

| Max Cherney, BYTE | May 16, 2012 03:05 PM
Online content sites face many hurdles if they are going to succeed in a world of aggregators and controversial advertising models. And there is still demand for "dead trees and ink." Read More >>

News

Next iPhone To Have Larger Screen

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 16, 2012 08:05 AM
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the next iPhone, expected in the fall, will have a screen at least 4 inches diagonally. The move will counter competition from Samsung, Motorola, Nokia and other smart phone vendors who have been using even larger screens. Read More >>

Category: Smartphones
Reviews

Documents To Go: Terrific Office App For Android

| Todd Ogasawara, BYTE | May 14, 2012 02:31 PM
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Documents To Go is a workhorse app on my Android tablet. I use it for note taking during meetings as well as reviewing text documents and spreadsheets. It can open and edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files without conversion and is faster and more flexible than the free Google Docs for Android app. Read More >>

Commentary

Facebook Takes Charge Of Apps, Opens Store

| Dino Londis, BYTE | May 14, 2012 12:24 PM
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Facebook's new App Center will be modeled after Apple's App Store and Google Play. It will be a single location for apps that are submitted by developers and approved by Facebook. All apps will have Facebook single-sign-on and better documentation. Read More >>

Commentary

Windows Phone: Great OS, Bad Name

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 14, 2012 08:00 AM
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Carriers don't have confidence in "Windows Phone" as a brand. Mostly they avoid discussing it. Fair or not, the name "Windows" doesn't inspire confidence among phone buyers. Microsoft should have named it something else. Read More >>

How-To

Tip: Why Are People Not Getting My iMessages?

| Larry Seltzer, BYTE | May 11, 2012 11:30 AM
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Do you find that messages sent through the Messages app on iOS are unreliable? If all you want to do is send an SMS text message, you can make it work better with a Settings change. Read More >>

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