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David Curry

David Curry

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Author/Co-Author of 285 articles

David has been writing about technology for several years, following the latest trends and covering the largest events. He is also interested in video games, music, Asian culture, and history.

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Nexus prices slashed: Now pay just $300 for a Nexus 5X and $460 for a Nexus 6P

Google has announced the two new Nexus smartphones, the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, at its event earlier today. Here's how to buy it, release date, and price.
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Jeff Bezos aerospace startup Blue Origin makes first successful rocket landing on Earth

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos made his first tweet since launching a Twitter account in 2008 to celebrate Blue Origin's successful rocket landing. 
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AT&T confirms its plan to end two-year contracts on January 8

AT&T will reportedly follow T-Mobile in abolishing two-year contracts for phones on January 8, making installments or outright purchase the only way to buy.
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Uber wins UK High Court battle against London black cabs

Uber won in court earlier today against a few black cab organizations working inside of London, with the app deemed legal and not a taximeter.
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Everything you need to know about Apple’s iPad Pro

Apple has bucked the trend of disregarding the iPad, with the announcement of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
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Withings’ connected thermometer does way more than take your temperature

Withings has a new thermometer that does way more than take your temperature. It can send data to your doctor, suggest room temperature changes, and more.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explains why he is not giving his $45 billion to charity

Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has defended his philanthropic plans earlier today, revealing where some of the $45 billion will be going. 
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Apple’s iOS 9 update surpassed iOS 8 adoption in five days

Apple's iOS 9 continues to show good results, but compared to previous versions, the rate has dropped once again.
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Facebook will augment the basic ‘Like’ with anger, sadness, laughter, but no dislike

Facebook has unveiled a new pack of reactions for status updates, letting the 1.4 billion social network users send more than a like to friends.
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Want a gold Nexus 6P? The premium color is coming to the U.S. this month

Huawei has announced the gold Nexus 6P will arrive in the United States, after a limited exclusive period in India and Japan.
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New foam Merge VR headset launches today for pre-order, running Google Cardboard

A new type of foam VR headset is launching in the coming months, running on the popular Google Cardboard platform.
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Google may revamp the Android One program after a gloomy first year

Google is said to be working on a revised Android One program, giving manufacturers more freedom regarding components and software.
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Dropbox’s collaboration tool Paper now out of beta, rolling out in 21 languages

Dropbox's new collaboration tool, called Paper, is finally being launched around the world. In fact, the app is available in 21 languages.
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Former Apple CEO John Sculley launches two low-cost Android smartphones

After failing to win over Indian customers, Obi Worldphone has returned to San Francisco and intends to sell low-cost Android devices.
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Sprint customers will be able to call and text while in Cuba

Sprint customers will be able to call and text in Cuba when visiting the country, following CEO Marcelo Claure's historic deal with Cuba's carrier ETECSA.
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Nextbit Robin, the cloud-based smartphone, is now available in ’ember red’

Founded by two ex-Googlers, Nextbit has announced its first commercial product, the NextBit Robin, an Android smartphone with a major difference.
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Elon Musk ‘has a design in mind’ for a vertical-takeoff, fully electric aircraft

Elon Musk is a busy guy, but if he weren't working at Tesla and SpaceX, the serial entrepreneur would be working on an all-electric aircraft.
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ZTE announces Nubia Prague S with an all-metal design and eye scanner

ZTE has announced the Nubia Prague S earlier today, a slight upgrade on the recently released My Prague model.
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T-Mobile’s $120 family plan with 4 lines and 24GB of data is back

T-Mobile reduced the cost of its family plan to $120 per month for four lines with unlimited talk, text, and 10GB of data per person for a limited time.
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California anti-encryption bill proposal might force Apple to stop sales on its home turf

California has pushed a new law into the state assembly, looking to weaken smartphone encryption and give law enforcement a permanent backdoor.
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Verizon kicks off wireless 5G testing in the U.S.

Verizon announced plans to test 5G wireless in the United States by 2016, with a small deployment by the end of 2017.
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Google’s plan to speed up the mobile Web could start on February 24

Google has introduced its own platform for publishers, named Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). It is an open source project to build a faster mobile Web.
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Everything you need to know about Sony’s Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact

Sony has announced that the Xperia Z5 and the Z5 Compact is making its way to the U.S. and will be available to purchase unlocked and without a contract.
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Solve for X showcases all the crazy projects from Google’s secretive X Labs

Google has launched a website to show all of the current and past moonshot plans that have come from the company's secretive X Labs.
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Sony’s finances show what we already suspected, that Xperia sales are low

Sony's recent financial report shows signs of growth coming from a few places in the company, but the mobile division continues to be a sore spot.
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Apple’s iPhone is still king in the U.S. and China, despite slowing smartphone demand

Despite sluggish sales growth over 2015, Apple's iPhone has reclaimed the throne in the China, surpassing local rivals Huawei, Xiaomi, and ZTE.
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AT&T is struggling against T-Mobile’s onslaught

AT&T's latest financial figures paint a worrying picture due to a fall in the numbers of postpaid customers.
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LG just misses 60 million sales in 2015, mobile business struggles to reach profitability

LG's fourth quarter report shows the South Korean firm is still struggling to make its mobile business profitable, as it narrowly missed 60 million sales.
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Samsung may go platform agnostic in 2016 with new iOS apps

Samsung might be planning to bring most of its apps to iOS this year. That will include the Gear app for compatibility with the Gear S2 smartwatch.
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Microsoft Surface tablets knocked unconscious in AFC Championship match

The New England Patriots suffered a networking malfunction during their game against the Denver Broncos, and all the Surface tablets went offline.
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Google Play Games eliminates Google+ sign-in requirement for good

Google Play Games will end Google+ integration in 2016, moving to a separate player ID. Users will also be able to login once per account.
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Amazon will refund your hoverboard purchase, according to CPSC

Amazon has started to offer refunds for hoverboards bought on the shopping site, as more and more reports of explosions start to hit the Web.
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Court records reveal how much revenue and profit Google has made from Android

Google's revenue and profit for Android have been revealed in the Oracle copyright lawsuit. Google made $31 billion in revenue and $22 billion in profit.
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Google paid $1 billion to be the default search engine on the iPhone

Google paid Apple $1 billion to be the default search engine for the iPhone, and even offered a revenue split for all advertising sales on iOS.