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Uncovering a More Useful Android Lock Screen
Cover creates a smarter Android lock screen by giving you access to the apps you want, when you want them, but it needs a little fine-tuning.
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Under Armour Buys MapMyFitness for $150 Million
Performance-gear maker Under Armour, which has been increasing its efforts in the digital-fitness space, has said it will acquire MapMyFitness for $150 million. Austin-based MapMyFitness makes a family of iOS and Android apps — MapMyRun, MapMyRide and MapMyWalk — that track workouts and allow people to share those maps through the apps. MapMyFitness claims over 20 million registered users.
Apple’s iPhone 5c: $99 With a Two-Year Contract, $549 Unlocked
One word: Plastics.
Let’s Call the Samsung Galaxy Mega “Phablet” What It Should Be: A Tablet
The Samsung Galaxy Mega is 6.6 inches tall. Try carrying that around for a week.
Sony’s Head-Scratcher of a Camera: The Lens-Style Cyber-Shot QX10 and QX100
It’s either really nifty or a total gimmick.
Quip Is Great for Collaborating, but Still a Word-Processing Work in Progress
Quip is a new cloud-based word-processing app for the mobile age. Can it replace more mature products?
Inside the LG G2 Smartphone Event, Which Is Very Much Like Other Smartphone Events
It’s the dog days of summer. That’s why you should consider another phone.
E-Hailing Yellow Cabs Is the New Black … Or Is It?
In some markets, taxicab smartphone apps are changing transportation. But in New York, the apps are pretty useless.
Diving Into Moto X With Motorola’s SVP of Product Management (Video)
Motorola’s Rick Osterloh shows us the features of the new Moto X smartphone, and talks about the company’s strategy for competing with Apple and Samsung.
How Does the Moto X Stack Up Against Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4?
A breakdown of the Moto X, iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy S4, by the numbers. (Only you can decide how it “feels in the hand”.)
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Basis Band, the Heart-Rate-Reading Wristwatch, Finally Has an iPhone App
Basis Band, the activity-tracking, heart-rate-reading wristwatch, now has a compatible iPhone app. Basis Band costs $199 and uses a variety of technologies — including a three-axis accelerometer, skin sensors and an optical heart-rate sensor — to track the wearer’s movements and vitals throughout the day. The band was recently covered as part of a wearables comparison on AllThingsD and, at the time, only synced data to Android devices.
