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Buy an Android smartphone and Moto 360 from Best Buy, get $100 off the total purchase

If you buy any Android smartphone from Best Buy, the retailer will take $100 off the Moto 360. You'd better hurry, though; the promotion ends on April 18.
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime makes its $180 U.S. debut on Cricket Wireless

Cricket Wireless announced it is the first U.S. carrier to sell the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, previously an Asia-exclusive smartphone.
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Facebook faces class-action lawsuit in Austria over privacy violations

Austrian law school graduate Max Schrems filed a class-action lawsuit against Facebook, arguing the social network violated EU privacy laws.
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Users are more loyal to BlackBerry Messenger than to any other Android messaging app

A recent report revealed BlackBerry Messenger has a more loyal user base than any other Android messaging service.
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Don’t want to pay the full cost of a phone upfront? Cricket Wireless now gives you options

If you can't afford to pay for one of Cricket Wireless' phones upfront, the carrier now offers three different ways to help mitigate the costs.
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Teen developer takes down desktop Instagram app, but not before making $6,000

A Los Angeles high school student who developed an Instagram app for the desktop took the app down after he was e-mailed twice by Instagram.
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Uber asks U.S. court to drop charges stemming from rape in India

Uber filed a motion for a U.S. court to dismiss the lawsuit pertaining to last year's alleged rape of a woman by a male Uber driver.
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BlackBerry Messenger plays an important part in uncovering Brazilian corruption scandal

Thanks to thousands of BBM messages, Brazilian authorities were able to properly uncover a corruption scandal in Brazil.
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HTC’s lead designer heads to healthier pastures as Jonah Becker lands at Fitbit

Former HTC lead designer Jonah Becker will now work at Fitbit as the company's vice president of industrial design.
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Twitter removes hostage images to end Turkey’s ban on its site, but YouTube is still blocked

Turkey lifted its ban on Twitter after the social media site agreed to take down images and accounts related to an Istanbul prosecutor's abduction.
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Illinois man cleared of child porn charges after it was discovered he unintentionally downloaded it

An Illinois found finds a man not guilty after child porn was found on a folder on his work computer. He testified it was unintentionally downloaded.
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Want to cure your smartphone addiction? Do what this guy did — Use a BlackBerry

In a recent interview, British Labor Party leader and prime ministerial candidate Ed Miliband decided to switch over to BlackBerry from his iPhone.
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Google might have landed itself in hot antitrust waters with the EU

According to a recent report, the European Commission could file an antitrust lawsuit against Google in the coming weeks.
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Samsung wants to satisfy your listening needs with a new wireless speaker and soundbars

To compliment its announcement of new SUHD and UHD televisions, Samsung also announced a new wireless speaker and soundbars.
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This is not an April Fools’ joke: Motorola is really taking $140 off the Moto X (2014)

Motorola's not joking when it announced you can get $140 off the Moto X (2014), with other discounts available for accessories.
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Judge ruling allows the FTC to sue AT&T for throttling unlimited data customers

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled that, even with the FCC's new Net neutrality framework, the rules don't prevent the FTC from suing AT&T.
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Xiaomi celebrates turning five with phones, a TV, a scale, and a power socket — Wait, what?

For its 5th birthday, Xiaomi went all out by announcing new smartphones, a new TV, and, interestingly enough, a smart scale and power socket.
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RadioShack wants to sell customer data to the highest bidder, and many people are very upset

As part of its bankruptcy process, RadioShack revealed it will auction off the data of its 117 million customers.
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BlackBerry surprises Wall Street with a record profit for the fourth quarter

During its conference call, BlackBerry surprised Wall Street by announcing it recorded a net and quarterly profit.
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Windows updates led to 25-minute delay of German basketball game

A German basketball game was delayed for 25 minutes because the Windows laptop powering the scoreboard started installing updates.
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Black skies: BlackBerry expected to post worst quarterly sales since 2006

As if BlackBerry's fortunes aren't already bad enough, analysts have predicted the company will announce on Friday its lowest quarterly sales since 2006.
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A wristband that can detect cancer cells? It could become a reality in five years

Google successfully secured a patent for a wristband that could detect tumor cells in the body. With such a device, the usage possibilities are endless.
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Give soldiers the minutes they need to call loved ones through Kyocera’s recycling program

Kyocera partnered with SecondWave Recycling to launch the Take Back recycling program.
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iPhone 6 accounts for 30 percent of all Q4 phone activations by businesses and governments

Businesses and governments activated more iPhones than any other smartphone during the last three months of 2014.
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Looking for a basement-cheap plan for your phone? Give MetroPCS’ $30 plan a look

MetroPCS announced that, starting today, you can get unlimited talk and text, along with 1GB of 4G LTE, for $30 a month.
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Google aids in the fight against Ebola in Sierra Leone with Ebola-proof Android tablets

As a way for the company to help in the fight against Ebola, Google developed an Ebola-proof Android tablet based on a Sony Xperia tablet.
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Judge approves $10 million settlement in Target data breach lawsuit

A federal judge gave preliminary approval to Target's $10 million settlement for its data breach lawsuit.
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In the market for a $40 Android tablet? Take a look at the Jide Ultra Remix Android tablet

Through its upcoming Kickstarter campaign, the Jide Ultra Remix Android tablet can be yours for $40, as long as you're okay with beta software.
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Use the sound of your beautiful voice to find your phone with Android Wear

Google updated Android Wear with the ability to find your device with your voice.
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Angry Birds developer Rovio has clipped wings, as profits continue to decline

Angry Birds developer Rovio reported a 73 percent decrease in operating profits from 2013, down to just $10.8 million for all of 2014.
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Uber-mania continues as there are now more Uber drivers in New York City than yellow taxis

The Taxi and Limousine Commission announced there are more Uber cars registered in New York City than there are yellow taxis.
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Upworthy unleashed clickbait on the Internet, but now it wants to take it back

Upworthy cofounder Peter Koechley apologized for his site's usage of sensationalized, clickbait headlines.
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Now’s a good time to buy from Google: Get $50 in Play Store credit with your new device

If you purchase a Nexus 6, Nexus 9, or any Android Wear device from Google's new dedicated device store, it will give you $50 in Google Play credit.
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Premera Blue Cross is the latest health insurer to fall victim to a cyberattack

Premera Blue Cross, a health insurer based in the Pacific Northwest, announced it was the victim of a cyberattack.