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This past week, my friends at AT&T sent me a Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch to test. With a full color screen along with a 1.9 megapixel camera, a speaker, two microphones and a suite of dedicated apps, the watch can handle many different things. Getting a call or need to do almost anything with respect Continue Reading →

When will we see Amazon’s smartphone? It’s widely known that the e-commerce giant is working on smartphones – reports say Amazon is working on up to three different models – but Amazon shot down the idea that the phone would launch this year and that it would be free. The most recent reports from Bloomberg Continue Reading →

Facebook recently changed its privacy policy to let users under 18 share their posts publicly for the first time. In the past, the most public their posts could be was to “Friends of Friends.” Teens will have to opt into public sharing, and when posting publicly for the first time, they’ll see a dialogue windows Continue Reading →

If you’ve ever wanted breaking news delivered to you as it happens, Twitter has you covered. A new account called @EventParrot popped up on Twitter this week; this account delivers ‘direct messages that help you keep up with what’s happening in the world’. The account sends out headlines and links to news articles from other Continue Reading →

Stop! Close that Instagram app, put your phone down and step away from your dinner! We’ve become obsessed with photographing every meal, but a new study says that food photos on Instagram ruin the enjoyment of food for everyone at the table. Two researchers at Brigham Young University had 232 people look at and rate Continue Reading →

Remember when your cellphone bill was $30 a month? What if I told you that you could get that same price for unlimited talk, text and data on your iPhone? It’s easy, too. The first and most important step is to sign up for a T-Mobile prepaid plan. For $30 a month, T-Mobile offers 100 Continue Reading →

In another step to distance itself from the competition, T-Mobile recently announced that its Simple Choice customers will now get unlimited international data and texting at no additional cost. Starting the end of this month, anyone signed up for T-Mobile’s Simple Choice plan, which starts at $50 for unlimited texting, voice and 500 MB of Continue Reading →

If you want to remain private on Google … well, relatively private, anyway … listen up. Google recently changed its Terms of Service and will soon use your name and picture in searches for products you’ve posted about. Starting November 1, anything you’ve posted on a Google-owned site, like YouTube or Zagat, is fair game Continue Reading →

Do you hate brushing your teeth? A new company called Blizzident has begun creating custom 3D-printed toothbrushes that cut your brushing time from 2 minutes all the way down to 6 seconds. So how’s it work? After popping the very strange-looking toothbrush into your mouth, you bite down and make chewing motions. The toothbrush’s bristles Continue Reading →

If you’re still having trouble finding the iPhone 5s you want, Apple made your life a little easier. Last week, Apple introduced the option to purchase an iPhone 5s online with in-store pickup. Since the initial run of iPhone 5s models sold out online, Apple’s website has listed shipping dates for all iPhone 5s models Continue Reading →