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Dec

Visualized: Inside the Vertu workshop, where phones are made by hand (video)


While not everyone’s comfortable with splashing out on a fancy Vertu phone, there’s no stopping us from appreciating the company’s craftsmanship and engineering expertise since its Nokia days. We’re talking about dealing with various luxurious mat…

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Dec

Amazon announces second annual 12 Days of Deals for books


You bought yourself a new Kindle Fire HD or Android tablet, eh? You do plan to use that for educational and informational reasons, right? Amazon has introduced its second annual 12 Days of Deals for books. Note that it is not required that you own an Amazon tablet or something with…

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Dec

BenQ announces two affordable smartphones – BenQ F3 and A3


Last time we heard from BenQ, it was back in 2009 and now it seems they are planning to make a come back with a pair of smartphones. BenQ has officially launched the BenQ F3 and A3 – both are budget-friendly Android powered smartphones, and luckily their specs are not that bad for a…

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Dec

Apple’s Second Dutch Store Opens in Haarlem on December 7 [Mac Blog]


Since March 2012, Apple’s stunning Amsterdam store has been the company’s only retail location in Netherlands, but that will change this Saturday, December 7 when the company’s Haarlem store opens for business in the city’s main shopping district. Ha…

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Dec

UK carriers agree to cap bills on lost and stolen cellphones


It’s bad to rack up steep cellphone bills through your own actions, but it’s even worse if a thief does that on your behalf. Thankfully, the UK government has struck a deal with EE, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone to cap bills on any cellphone r…

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Dec

Netflix’s first original animated series to premiere on Christmas Eve


You remember when that ironically titled film Turbo came out this past summer? The one about the snails (thus the irony)? Apparently it was popular enough to warrant an exclusive animated series on Netflix — the streaming service’s first such inv…

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Dec

Microsoft begins sign-ups for its Project Spark open beta


Reckon that you could do a better job of building console games than the pros? You now have your chance to prove it. Microsoft has started taking sign-ups for Project Spark’s open beta; as long as you’re running Windows 8.1, you could be among the…

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Dec

UPS experimenting with delivery drones, set to challenge Amazon’s Prime Air


When Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes and mentioned that Amazon was experimenting with delivery drones, we knew it was only a matter of time before other companies revealed similar plans. And, one day later, sources at UPS have told The Verge that th…

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Dec

Popular photo-editing app VSCO Cam makes its way to Android


VSCO Cam, the hugely popular photo app for iOS, is now available on Android. That means all of you rocking Google’s mobile OS can get in on the photo-editing tools and simple interface that iPhone owners have been using for several years. Like tha…

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Dec

FileMaker Pro 13 Launches with Web Access, Enhanced Tools for IOS


Following a brief premature appearance in Apple’s online store over the weekend, FileMaker Pro 13 officially launches today with a number of enhancements including a new FileMaker WebDirect feature that offers access to databases through the Web. Other features include enhanced tools for…