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QualityTime review: Dive deeper into how much time you're using all those smartphone apps

This Android-only app offers you a digital timeout and may help you make better decisions about how to arrange apps on your home screen.

How (and why) to use Google Drive as a powerful note-taking tool

If you want to easily collect, search, and share your digital notes, Google Drive could be the key.

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Windows Phone hands-on: Lumia Camera make snaps crackle and pop, but Hey Cortana disappoints

With Lumia Camera for Windows Phones, Microsoft adds a comprehensive suite of features designed to ensure you'll rarely miss a photo. On the other hand, the new "Hey Cortana" feature missed way too much.

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The Hive Trio smart system promises to make connected homes more vocal

Too few connected-home systems take audio into consideration. Hive doesn’t make that mistake.

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Securing your computing ecosystem from smartphone to PC

Your computer is no longer the only thing that needs protecting. Malware, phishing, smishing, and all kinds of exploits threaten your mobile devices.

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Silk Road operators developed a taste for murder

Silk Road administrators may have had five swindlers murdered, or they may have been duped by con artists themselves.

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RadioShack through the ages: 8 adorable images from the fallen giant's vault

RadioShack may be gearing up to call it quits, but—wow—look at all this amazing consumer electronics history.

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Super Bowl dominates social media with dancing sharks and crazy plays

Twitter and Facebook saw a slew of posts, photos, and videos during one of the most exciting Super Bowl games in recent memory.

Key Considerations for Extending Unified Communications to Mobile Users

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Hands on: the Raspberry Pi 2 is powerful, but you still get what you pay for

It has more memory and a better processor than the Pi 1, but comparing it to, say, an Apple Mac would be bananas.

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RadioShack is gearing up to sell or shutter its stores, report says

After nearly 100 years in business, RadioShack is reportedly in talks to sell some stores to Sprint, then put up a CLOSED sign for good.

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How to unlock your Android device with your face

Let your face be your password! Would that be your passface? Faceword?

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Verizon is pushing Android Lollipop to the Samsung Galaxy S5

You'll get the revamped lock screen, Material Design flourishes, and new multitasking options that set Lollipop apart from previous Android versions.

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7 smartphone rules changed this week

The FCC and FTC have been on a roll lately, using their power to side with smartphone users. Here's what you need to know.

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Is Windows RT dead? Microsoft stops making Nokia Lumia 2520

With Windows 10 looming, it could mean an end to Windows RT, for real.