AOL’s fall from grace, by the numbers
The biggest tech news of the week was a doozie, with Verizon announcing its plan to acquire AOL for $4.4 billion. Naturally, the acquisition led to a whole lot of chatter regarding what Verizon’s long-term plans with AOL truly are. After all, though AOL owns a number of extremely popular web properties (i.e Engadget, Huffington Post), the company still derives a good portion of its revenue via dial-up subscribers, of which there are currently 2.1 million.
Still, many believe that the deal was largely a play to acquire AOL’s ad platform.
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Consumer Reports: Galaxy S6’s iPhone features make it a worse choice than Galaxy S5
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge are widely seen as some of the best Android smartphones money can buy this year, and certainly the best Samsung handsets made to date. But that doesn’t mean everyone has been impressed with Samsung’s new iPhone-inspired design philosophy.
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The next Apple device I want Google to dominate
My dream of having Google take over my iPhone is quickly becoming a reality. Apple’s smartphones are sleek and its mobile platform is the best in the business, thanks largely to superior third-party apps that are abundantly available. As it turns out, Google’s iOS apps are among the best in the App Store, and I recently wrote about the fact that Google’s iPhone apps are better than Apple’s own iOS apps across the board.
But now that Google has dominated my iPhone, there’s a new Apple device I need Google to take over as soon as possible.
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Galaxy S6 and S6 edge will receive a big Lollipop update in the next few weeks
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will both receive a an update to a new Lollipop version, a Canadian carrier has revealed, just as recent rumors suggested.
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BIG LEAK: Leaked photos may reveal new waterproof Galaxy S6
Samsung’s third Galaxy S6 version, the Galaxy S6 Active that many reports claimed it’s coming, has been photographed in the wild. The company is not yet ready to announce Galaxy S6 Active availability just yet, but the device appears to be in testing.
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FreedomPop’s free cell phone service now available in Europe
There’s a new mobile offer that Europeans looking for even more affordable cellphone service should know about. After selling free mobile service to American smartphone buyers for a few years, FreedomPop is now doing the same thing in its first European market, the U.K.
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1965 Ford Mustang Fastback Illustrates How a Project Can Snowball
If you’re into instant gratification, restoring a car might not be the best activity to pursue. The closest you might come to that quickie rush is if you cut a check for a turnkey ride.
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In Search of the Real Job One Mustang
This car, the very first production Mustang to roll off of the assembly line, is the “Holy Grail” when it comes to early Mustangs.;
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Snapshot: 2006 Ford Mustang GT in Vista Blue
Maryland resident Brittany Yingling has loved Mustangs her entire life.
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How to (sort of) run Windows on your iPad
Windows PC owners who also happen to own an iPad may have wondered whether they’d be able to use the tablet as a second display for their main computing machine. Starting today, there’s an iOS app for that, one that Mac users might already be familiar with, and one that’s now available for 40% off its regular price to celebrate the new milestone.
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