Frustrated Android fan explains why he’s dangerously close to buying an iPhone 6 Plus
Jason Kallelis of Writing About Tech wants to make something clear: he’s loved Android for years now. However, he’s recently found himself reaching a breaking point and is very tempted to switch to Apple next year when he gets a new smartphone.
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$36 WORTH OF APPS: 8 awesome paid iPhone and iPad apps you can get free for a limited time
Millions of people received new iPhones and iPads last week for Christmas, and now it’s time to fill all those new iOS devices with nifty apps. We told you about eight paid iOS apps that were on sale for free yesterday, and a number of them are still free downloads if you hurry. Today, we have another batch of apps that regularly cost $36 altogether, but for a limited time, they’re all free downloads.
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RANKED: The worst Android phones of all time, as picked by Android fans
The top-tier Android phones — think the Galaxy Note 4, HTC One (M8), LG G3 and Moto X — are all fantastic devices. Once you get past the big names and into some of the lower-tier phones, however, things can get very dicey. Reddit’s Android community recently weighed in on the worst Android phones that they’ve ever used and we’ve posted the results below as determined by how many up-votes each phone got.
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iPhone lover explains what it’s like to switch back to a BlackBerry
BlackBerry had quite an interesting year in 2014. The company’s stock is up more than 45% on the year as investors find hope in several BlackBerry businesses. Meanwhile, smartphones have taken a backseat, with BlackBerry’s global market share plummeting to less than 1% by some counts. At the same time, Apple has had a phenomenal year, having enjoyed the biggest smartphone launch of all time as it continued to hold the title of the most valuable technology company in the world.
Interestingly, BlackBerry decided to go back to the basics in the fourth quarter this year, and it recently launched a phone it calls the “BlackBerry Classic.” While the phone does include a touchscreen and somewhat modern specs, it’s a spitting image of BlackBerry phones from before the fall.
But is a throwback to the days when physical keyboards were dominant enough to pull business away from the competition? One high-profile iPhone user made the switch, and he explained what it was like in a recent review.
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This might just be the most exciting Windows 10 news we’ve heard so far
Microsoft’s upcoming major Windows update is already available to users looking to test-drive it, but existing Windows 10 Technical Preview versions lack several of the features the company has in the works. In addition to the recently leaked Cortana for Windows 10 app, Microsoft may have one other exciting feature for the operating system, ZDNet has discovered.
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Surprise: TWC and Comcast are the two most hated companies in America
Time Warner Cable and Comcast are two of the largest Internet and pay TV service providers in the country, and they are still pursuing efforts to undergo a merger that would create the single largest ISP in the country. If the merger is successful, that combined entity would also instantly be the most unpopular company in America.
According to the results of an extensive new study that many people will find unsurprising considering the results of similar surveys in the past, Time Warner Cable and Comcast are the two most hated brands in America.
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HUUUGE LEAK: This might be our first look at Samsung’s new Galaxy S6
Samsung is reportedly designing its upcoming flagship Android smartphone from scratch, as it’s not happy with the way other recent Galaxy S models were received by fans. It’s still not clear what that means, with some rumors suggesting the Galaxy S6 might have a special curved display and a metal case. Some of the leaks have also shown alleged metal casings for the handset, with others revealing more details about the phone’s specs.
Adding further fuel to the fire is online publication Toranji.ir, which claims it has obtained pictures showing Galaxy S6 prototypes.
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Apple just gave Europeans the App Store feature we’ve all been clamoring for
Apple’s iTunes is already a hugely popular digital content source for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows users, and things might get even better for European iTunes account holders, CNET reports. The iPhone maker has been forced to update its iTunes terms of service in order to add a “14-day, no-questions-asked return policy for all content purchased through iTunes, the App Store and iBooks,” as the publication puts it.
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iPhone and iPad destroyed the competition this Christmas
Apple’s iPhone and iPad were best-selling devices this Christmas, analytics company Flurry has discovered when looking at device activations during the period. Combined, Apple’s iOS gadgets accounted for 51.3% of total activations worldwide in the week leading up to and including Christmas Day (December 19th to December 25th).
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Meet Lightpaper, the coolest way to turn on the lights yet
In addition helping us print out our own toys, food, and even houses, 3D printing can also be used to print new ways to light your house. A company called Rohinni has come up with Lightpaper, which is a printable, paper-thin lighting solution that can be applied to any surface.
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