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Digital movie sales surge while DVDs plummet

After years of trying to convince consumers to buy movies online, Hollywood found a solution in 2013: Make it the only option. Digital movie purchases surged 47% last year to $1.19...

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T-Mobile CEO bites back in response to aggressive new AT&T initiative

T-Mobile CEO John Legere shrugged off AT&T’s latest bid to win over his customers, saying their poaching bid amounts to a “bribe” that won’t fool anyone. Earlier on Friday, AT&T announced...

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Apple will reportedly release iPhone phablets later this year

Old rumors suggested that Apple was working on  iPhone phablets, a logical decision on Apple's part, but the rumors were never confirmed. Now new rumors are surfacing of 4.7 and 5.7 inch...

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Consumers are starting to shift from high-end to low-end smartphones

As time goes by, more and more consumers are choosing cheaper, low-end smartphones over high-end smartphones. Not only are Asian phone vendors ramping up low-end smartphone production, but large companies like...

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Samsung may see its dominance over the Android market challenged

One of the problems with selling Android phones is that nobody can compete with Samsung, instead they're left with competing for the scraps. This could all change in 2014, however,...

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Samsung will be releasing a metal smartphone alongside the Galaxy S5

While the Galaxy S5 will feature Samsung’s trademark plastic casing, the Galaxy F, which be released alongside the S5, will feature  a premium aluminum build. The Galaxy F will be the first flagship...

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Google received more than 235 million takedown requests this year

Takedown requests from copyright holders soared this year with almost five times the number of requests from 2012.  According to Google’s recent copyright-related transparency report,  the company recievedmore than 235 million takedown requests.  Google received...

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One of HTC’s top executives has been indicted for leaking company secrets

HTC has had one hell of a rough year with poor sales, a questionable future, and most especially with Nokia's recent patent win against HTC. The company was hoping to...

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How much would it cost to build a Windows version of the Mac Pro?

Apple's new Mac Pro is a beast, by far the most powerful computer that the company has ever released, especially when all of the hardware is upgraded. As powerful as...

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Is copying Apple and Samsung the only way LG can increase sales?

While LG's 2013 flagship phone was an impressive and well designed device, it lacked anything that separated it from the competition. Apple and Samsung have the power of their brands and...

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