Android fans may not want to admit it, but there’s actually a good reason for them to be thankful for Apple. Why, do you ask? Mostly because Apple’s hardware design chops are so good that they often raise the bar for hardware designers at rival companies. And if you want to see just how awful Google’s pre-iPhone hardware designs were, then you have to look no further than this beast unearthed by The Information’s Amir Efrati.
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There are a lot of very sad torrent fans today. TorrentFreak is reporting that infamous piracy site The Pirate Bay is down just about everywhere in the world, which is certainly a blow to everyone who’s been eagerly trying to get their illegal copies of all those Sony Pictures movies that were leaked onto the web recently.
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It’s a matter of opinion as to which 2014 phablet is the best, but American consumers so far have made it clear that they prefer the iPhone 6 Plus over the Galaxy Note 4 with their wallets. Based on the most recent and comprehensive data, the iPhone 6 Plus accounted for 41% of all phablet sales in the U.S. during the three-month period ending on October 14th.
Apple has taken a huge lead out of the gate, but a report from SamMobile indicates that Samsung might be preparing a counterattack.
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Amazon’s Fire Phone has shown that consumers aren’t exactly clamoring to have 3D displays on their smartphones. However, 9to5Mac has spotted a new patent that Apple recently won that shows the company is working on iPhone technology that will incorporate 3D displays that bear a resemblance to the ones that are languishing in an Amazon warehouse somewhere right now.
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Although HBO announced that it’s planning on launching a standalone online streaming service next year, details about its official plans for the service have been scant… until now. Fortune reports that HBO is working overtime to make sure its standalone streaming service will be ready to launch this coming April, which not coincidentally will be when the fifth season of Game of Thrones makes its premiere.
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Android smartphone fans looking to buy a new Motorola handset for a cheaper price have plenty of options at their disposal, including Best Buy’s special Droid Turbo sale, Amazon’s Moto G discount and even U.S. Cellular’s cheaper on-contract Nexus 6 offer. But those buyers looking for a deal on the 2014 Moto X model, Motorola’s current flagship handset, should check out Republic Wireless starting on December 10th, as the carrier has a huge discount planned for the newest handset in its lineup.
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Apple released iOS 8.1.2 as an over-the-air update on Tuesday, bringing a variety of fixes to the latest version of the mobile operating system. According to the patch notes, iOS 8.1.2 contains bug fixes for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and addresses an issue with ringtones being removed from devices after being purchased through the iTunes Store.
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For many of us, it has become a natural impulse to head straight to Amazon when we’re looking for the cheapest prices online, but according to the latest data from ShopSavvy, one big-box retailer is stepping up to provide even better deals.
Based on ShopSavvy’s database of holiday pricing info, Walmart “has the cheaper option on over 50% more products than Amazon and Best Buy, across all categories analyzed.”
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Competition is a glorious thing for consumers, even though wireless carriers would obviously prefer that you had fewer choices so they wouldn’t have to work so hard to keep your business. Barron’s points out that both AT&T and Verizon have cited increased competition as having an impact on their quarterly churn rates and earnings per share, respectively.
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While Best Buy is currently offering a special deal on Motorola’s Verizon-only Droid Turbo flagship device, Amazon has a different Motorola deal in its online store and is targeting users looking for an affordable unlocked Android handset.
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