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    Apple Admits To Slowing Down Older iPhones

    I always said it jokingly, but thought in the back of my mind that it was probably true, that Apple designs their products to self destruct. Most high powered PCs can be used for 5 years or more before you see them begin to slow down considerably. There are many of you that use Android phones...
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    Leagoo Makes An iPhone X Clone That Runs Android

    The new Leagoo S9 is unashamedly an iPhone X clone running Android. Why spend over $1000 on a phone that will upset you in the end because it doesn't run Android? Leagoo is a Chinese company known for copying the look of flagship phones and they have done an excellent job replicating the design...
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    Galaxy Note 8 Beats iPhone 8 In Speed Test!

    Last week popular publication "Tom's Guide" released an article stating that they had tested the iPhone 8 against just about every major Android phone under the sun. They came to the conclusion that the iPhone 8 was the fastest device in existence, and they even said there is no phone in the...
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    Google Pays Billions Of Dollars To Be The Default Search Engine On iPhone and iPad?

    According to research from financial firm Bernstein Google will be paying up to $3Billion this year to remain the default search engine on the iPhone and iPad. These numbers come factors reported to the media by Apple and Google. Apple has retained as much as 34 percent of traffic revenue...
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    Apple Orders 70Million OLED Displays From Samsung

    Samsung has been one of the leaders in AMOLED displays on their Galaxy lineup of phones for years. Other manufacturers like Moto have follow suit with the brighter more colorful displays, and Google has pretty much demanded AMOLED displays on their Nexus lineup as well. Other manufactures like...
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    The iPhone 8 May Come With USB Type-C!

    The new iPhone will be coming out in a few months and we are already starting to get bits and pieces of intel leaked out about the upcoming device. Today it was reported that the iPhone 8 will feature a curved display made by Samsung, no home button, and get this.... USB Type C! There is only...
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    iPhone 8 To Steal Samsung's Iris Scanner?

    The theory may lend to the rumors that Apple will ditch the home button for the next version of the iPhone. This is exactly what we have already seen from Samsung with the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. Each of these phones will skip the home button altogether in favor of on screen navigation...
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    6 Year Old Uses Mom's Fingerprint To Order $250 Worth Of Pokemon Gear!

    Kids are getting pretty crafty these days. Gone are the days of slipping a few quarters out of the mom's change jug. Now kids just break into their parents phones and order whatever they like. An Arkansas mother "Bethany Howell" woke up to find 13 notifications of purchases on her cell phone...
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    Apple Responds To Exploding iPhones

    There have been a handful of iPhone units reported to catch fire over the past few weeks. On the surface it would appear that Apple is about to experience the same sort of issue Samsung experienced with the Note 7 months ago. According to Apple the fault does not lie with their iPhone 6 and...
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    iOS Bug Allows You To Hack Into Any iPhone Without The Security Code

    There is currently a bug in iOS that allows you to bypass the security code to get into an iphone. This hack is similar to hacks shown by RootJunky to bypass the factory reset protection. Using a combination off Siri, iMessage, Face Time, and other tricks the phone can be hacked into. This bug...
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    Can Huawei Dethrone Apple In Two Years?

    Today after church my wife and I joined some friends for lunch. During conversation one of my friends pointed to my Huawei Watch and said, "Hey nice watch. Which watch is that?". I told him and of course he had never heard of Huawei. In fact out of 12 people at the table my wife and I were the...
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    Google Pixel As Secure As The iPhone According To The Director Of Android Security

    Just about monthly we see stories on the big tech blogs and even mainstream media about how insecure Android is. It's funny how these news outlets love to report on lab created vulnerabilities that have little to no chance of ever effecting the phones of the public. These articles almost always...
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    iPhone 7 Plus Explodes In Transit?

    Why should Samsung have all the fun? Over the past month Samsung has taken a huge hit due to an unfortunate defect in their battery manufacturing process which causes batteries to randomly explode. This has initiated a global recall costing the company upwards of $1Billion. There is no doubt...
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    Apple Phone Technology, Now and the Future

    2016: Home button, one port – $800 2017: No home button, one port – $900 2018: No home buttons and no ports – $1000 2019: No body, just a screen – $1100 2020: No screen – $1200 2021: Nothing – Priceless taken from: darthsidious on the Verge. I thought it was hilarious!!!
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    The iPhone Gets Wireless Charging In 2017?!

    Samsung may not have pioneered wireless charging, but they are the only OEM that has really latched on to it and adopted it as a mainline feature. Most other OEMs have simply not shown interest in the technology for their flagships. Many phone manufacturers find themselves doing more to keep in...
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    Apple Music Beta Receives Widget Support!

    Now Apple Music can do something that only an Android can do. It can now be displayed in the form of a widget. The Apple Music Beta app has been updated with a widget. The widget allows you to pause, play, and skip tracks directly from your homescreen. The update also includes a heart button for...
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    Apple Finally Fixes Error 53

    Last week a story made the rounds about a common error iPhone users were experiencing after allowing a third party to replace components on their phone. The error "Error 53" was showing up after accepting an update. The phone would check all components to make sure there were no third party...
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    Apple Infuriating Customers By Auto Bricking Their iPhones!

    This story makes my blood boil and I don't even carry an iPhone! Apple has decided that they want full control of iPhone repairs. There have been mom and pop iPhone repair shops since the beginning of the iPhone. Now those shops could possibly go out of business. Apple is issuing an update...
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    Swing Copters 2 From The Creator Of FlappyBird Incoming!

    Do you need another game to ruin your life? We all remember the viral game that was Flappy Bird. It was so addictive that kids were dropping out of college, moms were disowning their kids, and crazed lunatics were out to get the game's creator "Dong Nguyen". The pressure was so intense that Dong...
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    Apple Music beta now available on Android

    Well, we knew this was coming. Here it is. Apple Music is now available in the Play Store. Articles I've read are calling it beta, but the app description doesn't seem to show that designation. Things to note: -Though it doesn't claim to be beta, reviews seems to reflect beta status -3 free...
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