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BlackBerry writes open letter to customers



BlackBerry is struggling, but they want their customers to know they can still be counted on. The company has written an open letter to its customers in an effort to stem the tide of those leaving for greener pastures with other smartphones. BlackBerry says they are making changes to cut their expenses by 50%, and have significant cash on hand with no debt. That may be true, but this feels an awful like Palm executives who told their users to hang on for new phones and new webOS updates that were just around the corner. Things never materialized for Palm, and BlackBerry feels like they're going down that same road.

Xiaomi Sells Out of Mi3 Smartphone

Xiaomi Sells Out of Mi3 Smartphone



These days Xiaomi, this hyped-up China phone maker, held the first on the net sales with the new Xiaomi Mi3 smartphone along with the smart MITV, and the two devices had sold outs in merely over 60 seconds or so.

iPad mini 2 expected to be thicker than first version, thanks to Retina display

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When Apple includes a Retina display on the second-generation iPad mini at the end of this month, the tablet will increase in thickness. Japanese blog Macotakra says Apple will use a thickness of 7.5mm on its new tablet, 3mm more than the iPad mini currently available on the market. The width will increase as well, 0.2mm wider on the new iPad mini compared to the first-generation. This could pose problems using old cases with new hardware. 
Apple made a similar move when it unveiled the iPad 3 - the first iPad to encompass a Retina display - so we're not too surprised. Obviously, there's more technology that goes into powering such a powerful display. The third-generation iPad increased by 0.6mm over the iPad 2 when a Retina display was included. It's not just the screen tech that increases the thickness - battery and other technical aspects have to be taken into consideration, too.  

The best Android smartphones you’ve never heard of



Brands matter! Now if you’ll please pardon what could possibly be the worst introductory sentenceever, let me explain: brands might be evil (they have plenty of tactics for destroying the competition), they ruin all major TV events with those pesky multimillion dollar commercials, and some say that brands might even use mind-control nano-chips in their products to keep you loyal (although this is still to be proven), but all in all, brands definitely matter to most of us. And that’s almost entirely due to one thing and one thing only: you know what to expect!

Galaxy Note 3 root method released, doesn’t mess with KNOX security


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Planning to root your Galaxy Note 3? Unfortunately, doing so is easier said than done, thanks to Samsung’s KNOX security. The problem is that rooting the Note 3 apparently triggers a response from the KNOX security software that will effectively mess up your phone, setting its status to unofficial and voiding your warranty. The good news is that a solution has now been found.

Update to Windows Phone Paves Way for Devices With Larger Screens, Quad-Core Chips

Microsoft is announcing on Monday a software update that will add support for large, high-resolution displays, as well as Qualcomm’s quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor.
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Nokia is due to introduce a variety of new products at an Oct. 22 event in Abu Dhabi, and a large-screen 1080p phone is among those. New devices are likely to be the first to get the new software, though it will also be made available to existing Windows Phone 8 owners.
The new software update also adds a driving mode that can be automatically set to respond to calls and incoming texts with a preset

Apps on iPhone 5s Crashing at Twice the Rate as on Other iPhone 5 Models

Whenever there is a new operating system, it’s not surprising to see apps crash at a somewhat higher rate, given all the changes.
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But one of the interesting things in Apple’s latest iPhone transition is that apps appear to be crashing at a much higher rate on the new iPhone 5s as on either the iPhone 5c or the iPhone 5. In its look at hundreds of millions of app launches since the debut of the latest iPhones, Crittercism says that programs crash about two percent on the iPhone 5s, as compared to just under one percent on both the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5.

iPhone 5s Outselling iPhone 5c Two to One

25s_to_15cAsked during Apple’s last earnings call if he feared the higher end of the smartphone market was nearing saturation, CEO Tim Cook said he did not. “I don’t subscribe to the common view that the higher end, if you will, of the smartphone market is at its peak,” Cook said. “I don’t believe that.”
Turns out Cook had good reason to take that view. In September, Apple launched a pair of new iPhones, the

The Weekend Is Cold And Lonely. Fill The Emptiness With Gaming Apps.


Did you guys see the Bests update for Android? It signals a renewed effort to cover the latest and greatest games coming to the world's most popular open mobile platform. That's going to have to do for this week. P
I didn't play many new Android games this week, because I was spending all my Android time reviewing titles released earlier this year, ones we may have missed in our quest to deliver the best that platform has to offer. Meanwhile, over on iOS, all the cool things were released. 

Don't Buy This Grand Theft Auto App on Android

Friendly reminder, the "iFruit" companion app to Grand Theft Auto V is available, as of now, for Apple iOS devices only—and it is free. That hasn't stopped some guy from selling one underthe same name for $2.79 for Android phones and tablets.

Puzzle & Dragons How To: Five Tips For Attaining Puzzle Mastery

Puzzle & Dragons How To: Five Tips For Attaining Puzzle Mastery
Millions of mobile gamers around the globe have played GungHo Online's role-playing hybridPuzzle & Dragons, but how many are playing it right? We asked the developer for some tips and tricks to help survive the game's unique brand of match-three madness. 

The Best Features Of iOS 7

The Best Features Of iOS 7

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Users of Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices got their first look at the company’s newest operating system, iOS 7, earlier today. Not only has Apple given iOS an entirely new look and feel, courtesy of head designer Jonathan Ive, but it has also revealed a revamped suite of core apps like Photos, Camera, Calendar, Weather and others, added new services like iTunes Radio and features like AirDrop, while also making it less lucrative for would-be thieves to steal your iPhone, and much more.
During this morning keynote’s, company execs walked users through some of the biggest changes arriving in iOS 7, which launches in beta for iPhone developers today, with a larger public release expected this fall.
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