Stories by: John P. Mello Jr.

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Facebook vs. porn: A pocket history 27 May, 2012 14:25:00

It shouldn't surprise anyone that an online service with more than 900 million members will attract some attention from the porn industry, as Facebook has through the years. That attention has spurred the social network to fight smut peddlers in court, with mixed results.
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Android, Apple own 80 per cent of global smartphone market: Microsoft's share, 2.2 per cent 24 May, 2012 15:25:00

What a difference a year makes in the booming smartphone market.
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Siri: Just kidding, iPhone is best smartphone ever 15 May, 2012 07:56:00

Last week, Apple's mobile assistant Siri was traitorously touting the Nokia Lumia 900 as the "best smartphone ever". This week, it seems like she's been recalibrated.
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Opinion: Barnes & Noble deal signals new Microsoft savvy 02 May, 2012 05:10:00

Microsoft's new found friendship with Barnes & Noble reveals that the Redmond brain trust may finally be wrapping its mind around the dynamics of the mobile market.
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Who's the King of Smartphone sales? 30 April, 2012 03:39:00

Android phone stalwart Samsung has announced record profits for the first three months of this year, profits driven by its flourishing smartphone sales.
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Samsung takes another swipe at Apple in video promo for Galaxy S III 24 April, 2012 02:00:00

Samsung has released another video tease on YouTube for its upcoming Unpacked 2012 event in London in May where it's expected to pull the wraps off the latest in its line of its Galaxy smartphones, the S III.
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Your next phone may be able to see through walls 21 April, 2012 06:12:00

If you think it's difficult now avoiding embarrassing moments from being captured in a snapshot or video by someone with a mobile phone, you haven't seen anything yet.
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Cook more popular than Jobs at Apple 31 March, 2012 03:58:00

It hasn't taken long for Tim Cook to capture the hearts and minds of the Apple faithful.
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Google Gets Patent for Using Background Noise to Target Ads 21 March, 2012 11:36:00

Google, on Tuesday, was awarded a patent for "advertising based on environmental conditions." In other words, Google has patented the technique of using environmental factors gathered through a device's sensors to target ads at users.
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Western Digital Puts 2TB of Storage in Palm of Your Hand for $250 21 March, 2012 06:50:00

Who needs the cloud when you can have two terabytes of storage in the palm of your hand?
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National Security Agency Pressed to Reveal Details on Google Deal 21 March, 2012 03:37:00

The Electronic Privacy Information Center is locking horns with the National Security Agency over a secret deal the agency cut with Google following an attack on Gmail by Chinese hackers in 2010.