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Windows Phone 8: All You Need to Know

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June 27, 2012
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Windows Phone 8 Details Revealed At the Windows Phone Developer Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft unveiled some of the features that will appear in its next mobile OS.
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Android Phone Updates: A Comprehensive Guide Is your phone on the list to receive the next major version of Google's Android OS? Consult our handy chart to see which phones get upgraded next.
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Samsung Galaxy S III Review: Your Next Android Phone Despite some gimmicky features, the Galaxy S III is a well-designed, high-performance smartphone.
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Smartphone OS Showdown: Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM Gear Up for Battle Every major smartphone platform iis getting an overhaul with lots of new features, and, presumably, new hardware to go along with it starting in the fall.
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Swype Beta Adds Automatic Learning of New Words Swype remembers new words on its own, so you can concentrate on typing.
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Verizon Adds 46 4G LTE Markets The carrier's 4G LTE service climbs to 304 markets with an additional launch this week.
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Get Ready to Replace Your iAccessories If Apple changes to a smaller connector for the next iPhone, all those docking stations and accessories you have may soon be obsolete.
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iOS Accessories That Help You Run, Jump, Play and Watch From docking stations to portable projectors to shoe sensors that measure your workouts and game-playing and transmit that data to your iPhone, these offerings will make you more productive.
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Phone and Driver: Apps for Your Car These smartphone apps will help you save money on gas and repairs, recover from an accident, and avoid tickets.
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Air Mail for iPhone Offers Bursts of Fun While it shoots for a Disney-like touch, Air Mail's humor and strange story ultimately makes it a bit rougher around the edges, and perhaps more memorable as a result.
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