Galaxy S III S Voice App Now Available for All to Try

If you’re intrigued by the S Voice application on the Galaxy S III, but you don’t plan to pick up the new phone, there is now hope for you to use it on the phone of your choice. S Voice definitely looks to be one of the top features of the Galaxy S III, and

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Mark Zuckerberg Marries His Longtime Girlfriend

You turned 28 on Monday. You listed your company in one of the largest IPOs in history on Friday. Why not cap the week by marrying your girlfriend of nearly a decade?

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This Homemade Transformer is Beyond Awesome

Kenji Ishida of Japan has built a real-life Autobot that morphs into warrior form in a matter of seconds.

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What You Need to Know About Google’s New Knowledge Graph

Google’s latest effort to enhance its search results came via its newly launched Knowledge Graph feature. Previously, conducting a Google search with a particular set of keywords or character cluster merely yielded websites that contained those search terms. Sounds simple enough — but maybe it was too simple, as it didn’t take context or other factors

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GameStop Ready to Take SIM Only Approach Into Mobile

Mega retailer GameStop may have shocked a few when it started pushing Android tablets and accepting iOS device trade-ins, but the house that games built is about to step into a brand new arena. The company’s new GameStop Mobile will be taking the “bring your own phone” approach similar to we’ve seen from places like MVNOs

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SpaceX Aborts Latest Launch Due to Excessive Engine Pressure

On the brink of its oft delayed launch to the ISS, SpaceX’s journey has been hit with yet another set back. This time, the private rocket company got closer than it ever had before, with the countdown even reaching zero before an excessive pressure reading in one of its engines forced an abort mission. “3,

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Motorola: Some Phones Don’t Get ICS Because the OS Won’t Improve Them

Motorola’s Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule is looking mighty fine for owners of devices like the RAZR, RAZR MAXX and Droid 4. But what about those handsets that didn’t make the cut? What about the Droid 3 or Droid X2? Motorola doesn’t feel like Google’s latest OS will “improve” those devices. “If we determine [improvement]

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Steve Jobs Movie with Ashton Kutcher to Film in the Original Apple Garage

The TV movie of Steve Jobs’ life will be going to at least one authentic location to try tell the story. Five Star Feature Films announced this week that its made-for-TV movie, jOBS: Get Inspired.. will be filming in the original garage at Jobs’ Los Altos, CA childhood home where he and Steve Wozniak founded Apple.

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China Regulators Finally Clear Google Acquisition of Motorola

Nine long months after the purchase was announced, Google’s acquisition of Motorola has finally been approved by regulators in China, who reportedly gave the OK on Saturday. Both the U.S. and European Union cleared the deal, which cost Google $12.5 billion, all the way back in February; everything is apparently looking set to close next

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Import Ban On One X and EVO 4G LTE Might Be Affecting Other HTC Devices

And here we thought the only device’s affected by the ITC exclusion order were the One X and EVO 4G LTE. Wrong. According to TmoNews, it appears HTC’s extended family may also be finding it hard to pass through U.S. borders, with the Amaze 4G particularly hard to come by. An email sent to at

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Yet Again, Apple Files for Preliminary Ban Against the Galaxy Tab 10.1

Here’s something to brighten your weekend: Apple has reportedly filed for a preliminary injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 here in the U.S., and the company might get its wish. It seems Tim Cook’s cronies legal cronies gained a bit of confidence following the win against Samsung’s slate in Germany. Will the legal battles between

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T-Mobile-Bound Samsung Galaxy S III Spotted at the FCC

We already suspected the Galaxy S III would make its way to T-Mobile, but now we’re 99 percent certain thanks to the loose-lipped FCC. (When the device will hit is an entirely different matter.) According to a recent filing uncovered by Engadget, a Samsung handset sporting the model number SGH-T999 (the Galaxy S II was

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Virgin Mobile Giving $25 Google Wallet Credit to LG Optimus Elite Customers

Virgin Mobile USA is following in the footsteps of its postpaid parent Sprint by running an LG specific Google Wallet promo. The prepaid carrier is offering a $25 Google Wallet credit to customers who purchase and activate its new LG Optimus Elite. The crediting system goes as followed: $10 within the first seven days of

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Buffalo Deal: Buy a Windows PC, Get a Free Xbox 360

Microsoft’s new deal might be a little counter-productive for the target demographic, but who cares. Students young and old can currently purchase a new PC (study) and get a free Xbox 360 (don’t study!). These days, students are basically required to use computers — otherwise it’s impossible to turn in those 15 page essays on

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Funny Or Die Investigates: Who Was The First “First!” Commenter?

There have been many firsts in history: the first successful pilot to fly across the Atlantic, the first female voter, the first man to walk the moon. But few firsts have left such an indelible mark on today’s Internet age than the person who read a post, then bravely scrolled down to leave the very

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RunCore Rolls Out InVincible Solid State Drive with Self Destruction Mechanisms

RunCore’s latest solid state drive offering is an oxymoron in the tech world, or perhaps the company was being ironic when naming its new SSD line ‘InVincible’ when ‘Impenetrable’ might have been a better choice. Naming scheme aside, the neat thing about RunCore’s InVincible line is that the drives feature a pair of self-destruction modes,

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Flashback Friday: Super Nintendo

You can keep all of your modern gaming systems because I will argue until the end of time that the Super Nintendo was one of the best gaming systems ever released. Whether you call it the Super Famicom in Japan or the Super Nintendo in the United States, the early 1990′s console from Nintendo was

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“Dude, Guess Where I’m Calling From”: Virgin Atlantic To Enable Mid-Air Cell Calls

Oy. As if flying isn’t annoying enough. Seems several flights from Branson’s Virgin Atlantic will soon be filled with the sounds of calling. The airline is outfitting several planes with onboard equipment that will enable in-air mobile calls, texts and web surfing. Those of us in the U.S. will be spared though, thanks to a

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Samsung’s SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot Now Available on U.S. Cellular

Regional carrier U.S. Cellular announced on Wednesday the release of Samsung’s SCH-LC11 Mobile Hotspot. Available on the carrier’s website and arriving in retail locations on May 21st, this mobile broadband device supports up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices at a time. The hotspot will be available for $49.99 after a mail-in rebate for a limited time in

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Heads Up: ZTE Confirms Score Handset Has Major Security Flaw, Patch Coming Soon

ZTE has admitted that a major security flaw exists in its Score M / Score handset, which is sold my MetroPCS and Cricket in the United States. The company said that a backdoor exploit for device has been discovered, which has the potential to grant hackers root level access to an unknowing user’s device. That

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LTE-Equipped BlackBerry PlayBook Gets FCC Approval

To compete with devices like the iPad and Transformer Prime, Research In Motion seems to believe that all its PlayBook really needs is a little LTE love. The company promised an upgraded version of its misunderstood tablet would hit sometime this year, and an FCC filing suggests its arrival is all but imminent. We saw

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Facebook Purchases Karma, the Social Gifting App

Facebook may have just gone public today, but that doesn’t mean it’s waiting around to keep business rolling. The social network just purchased Karma, the social gifting app. Announced on its official Karma blog today, Facebook has acquired the company founded just last year for an undisclosed purchase price.  From the sounds of it, Karma

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Rumor Roundup: The iPhone 5 vs 5 New Google Nexus Devices

Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: Get ready for the Fall 2012 Smartphone Wars, featuring iPhone 5 vs Google Nexus! Apple iPhone 5 to Sport Redesigned 4-inch Display? Google Readying Nexus Line of Phones and Tablets for Fall? Be sure to check out Rumor Roundup every Friday at 5 PM

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AT&T Considers Shared Data Plans, Reduced Subsidies to Increase Margins

Would you like the good news or the bad news first? Good: To help quell declining customer growth, AT&T is entertaining the idea of introducing linked data plans between smartphones and tablets. Basically, one plan to rule them all. Rather than requiring folks to have separate plans for each of their devices, AT&T would instead

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Amazon Will Suspend 8.9-inch Kindle, 10.1-inch Kindle Fire Due in Q3, Report Suggests

Amazon’s Kindle Fire has been an incredibly successful product, at least from a consumer standpoint, and Amazon is largely expected to launch a larger version in the future to keep the coals burning.  A new report from DigiTimes on Friday suggests the online retailer has ditched plans for a larger 8.9-inch model and is on its way

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