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iPhone 4S Doubles Data Consumption: Study

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Apple's new iPhone 4S consumes on average twice as much data as the previous iPhone model and even more than iPad tablets due to increasing use of online services like the virtual personal assistant Siri, an industry study showed.
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Samsung estimates record Q4 profit on strong smartphones

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, estimated on Friday its October-December profit would jump 73 percent to a life-time high, aided by one-off gains and record-smashing sales of smartphones.
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Top 10 Tech Themes for 2012

Robert W. Baird said its technology team has identified ten key themes that it expects to drive investment opportunities in 2012, across a range of technology verticals.
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S. Korea Approves Samsung's Flash Chip Plant in China

South Korea said on Wednesday it had approved a plan by Samsung Electronics Co to build a flash memory chip plant in China seen costing some $4 billion, as a boom in smartphones and tablet computers fuels the chip industry's growth.
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Samsung to post strong Q4 on record smartphone sales

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, is set to report a robust quarterly profit rise on Friday, starting 2012 on an upbeat note aided by record-smashing sales of smartphones.
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S. Korea approves Samsung's flash chip plant in China

South Korea said on Wednesday it had approved a plan by Samsung Electronics Co to build a flash memory chip plant in China seen costing some $4 billion, as a boom in smartphones and tablet computers fuels the chip industry's growth.
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Samsung Galaxy S3: 3D Version Expected

Samsung Galaxy S3, expected to be the next flagship smartphone from the South Korean electronics company, is rumored to have a 3D version besides the regular HD version.
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Samsung Digital Camera Debuts Front-Facing Screen and Wi-Fi

Like many post-holiday gift-getters, you may be taking more time out of your day to take more pictures with your new glitzy smartphone. Smartphone cameras came a long way in 2011, to the point where digital point and shoot camera sales began falling off.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Expected in February

Samsung Galaxy S3, which is the next expected flagship smartphone from the South Korean electronics company, is anticipated to be launched in February 2012 according to the latest reports.
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Happy New Year 2012: Top 10 Gadget Trends

We all know technology is advancing faster and faster, and every year, microchips get smaller and computers get more powerful. But, for consumer electronics, there are more specific trends we see than just faster and cheaper.
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The 10 Most-Visited Web Sites of 2011: Nielsen Places Google Ahead of Facebook

Earlier this week, Experian Hitwise released its annual list of the most-visited Web sites of 2011; unsurprisingly Facebook topped the list, surpassing Google. Just a few days after that Nielsen Research came out with its own analysis and released its own list of the 10 most-visited Web sites, putting Google on top.
New Year's Eve 2012: Where to Watch Times Square Ball Drop

New Year's Eve 2012: Where to Watch Times Square Ball Drop

If you can't make it to New York for New Year's Eve 2012, here's where to find live streaming of the event of your computer, when to catch Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on TV, and even how to download an app that gives you commercial-less live feed and photos. If you're determined to see the Times Square Ball Drop in person, meanwhile, here are the entrance points around the city.
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iPhone 4S vs HTC Amaze 4G: Apple vs Android

T-Mobile missed out on the iPhone, but they do have the HTC Amaze 4G, and it promises to take the Android vs Apple fight to another level. That's because it is one loaded smartphone, and the $200 on contract price backs that up nicely.
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iPad 3 will be Thinner Because of IGZO Panels: Real Deal or Rumor?

Even as the world is getting ready to welcome 2012, the rumor mills are keeping themselves busy with trying to to figure out what features and release date of the next generation iPad - and the latest rumor is that the new iPad, dubbed iPad 3, will be thinner thanits predecessor because of IGZO panels.
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Siri curses British Boy with Dirty Words

Siri, the voice-controlled, intelligent, personal assistant that has become the most popular feature of iPhone 4S, is useful and will try to answer all your questions. But don't push it too far or else, it might hurl curses at you, as a 10-year-old British kid found out, to the dismay of his parents.
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Top 5 Samsung Smartphones of 2011

2011 has been a very exciting year for smartphones thanks to the number of devices that flooded the market, and the trend is expected to continue in 2012.
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Verizon Cracks Under Pressure: Cancels $2 Convenience Fee

Lest you fear Verizon has gone mad with power by trying to charge people $2 for paying their bills online, take heart because the Interwebz have spoken. Less than 24 hours after news got around that Verizon was going to institute the convenience fee in January, the company has retracted the fee.

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