Mophie JuicePack Powerstation: fast, high-volume charging for iDevices
For $80, this external battery is easy to use, efficient and versatile.
Mobile Computing / Ars Disciplines
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A Kindle phone?
Amazon reportedly looking to enter the smartphone game
Amazon is said to be acquiring wireless phone patents to avoid lawsuits as well.
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Ban on Galaxy Tab 10.1 sale upheld, on HTC Android phone import denied
New rulings this week against Samsung, and in favor of HTC and Kodak.
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Mozilla's B2G to be called Firefox OS, will ship in 2013
The platform has gained support from additional carriers and handset makers.
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drama@facebook.com
@facebook.com e-mail plague chokes phone address books
Facebook sync may have changed phone contacts to @facebook.com e-mail address.
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Battle for mobile OS dominance: Ars OpenForum talks competition
Who will be the alpha in the ecosystem of mobile operating systems?
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Reply Hazy, Try again
ITC defers ruling on Motorola's Xbox ban
The commission asked the judge that recommended the ban to reconsider.
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Injunction Junction
Breaking: Judge grants Apple an injunction against the Galaxy Nexus
Apple alleged that the phone violated 4 of its software patents.
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Chrome for iOS review: syncing is great, but still just an iOS WebKit wrapper
Chrome could lure some Safari die-hards, despite a performance disadvantage.
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Outlook not so good
Now officially on our death watch: RIM
Millions in losses and an update pushed back a year can only mean one thing.
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Feature Story
"Who needs an app store?" Five years of iPhone
The iPhone has evolved—and altered the course of the smartphone industry.
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Terminal velocity
The trick to Google Glass skydive broadcast: amplifying dishes
Extra equipment was needed on the ground to pump up the signal.
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infinity eyes
Google Glass: coming to your face by 2014
Wants "broad consumer offering" after getting developer feedback.
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The original OS X tablet: how Modbook got its groove back
You thought the iPad killed the Modbook tablet? Think again.
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OFF THE GRID (TEMPORARILY)
Today, Google Maps doesn't need your stinking Internet
Live now, new update to Maps allows limited offline map use for Android users.
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Hands-on with Voxer: more than just another iOS, Android messaging app
Voxer's walkie-talkie function is both useful and fun.
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Google officially reveals $199 7" quad-core Nexus 7 tablet with Android 4.1
If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself.
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: faster, smoother, more delightful
"Project Butter" makes Google's operating system buttery smooth.
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Ask Ars: why did Apple have to ditch Google to add turn-by-turn nav?
The answer most likely lies in Google Maps' own API restrictions.
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Do we even want check-ins?
Yelp check-ins expected for Apple's new Maps
Google is also planning an "amazing" maps experience for iOS 6.
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Feature Story
Pixelpalooza: 15" Retina MacBook Pro reviewed
Apple replaces ports & spinning drives with Thunderbolt and 5.1 million pixels.
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Week in Tech
Microsoft's big announcements and military debacles
Surface and Windows phone 8; Flame and the perfect radio.
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LeVar Burton talks Reading Rainbow: from TV to e-books and beyond
Ars spoke to Burton about how a revived RR uses tech to get kids reading again.
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These are the days of our lives
Apple, Motorola should just play nice and pay royalties, suggests judge
Judge Posner says an injunction against Motorola would be "catastrophic."
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Why Windows Phone 8 means the BlackBerry is doomed
Enterprise features and mobile device management may cut off RIM's air supply.
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Feature Story (2 pages)
How software-defined radio could revolutionize wireless
The Phi hopes to do for radio what Apple I did for computing—spark innovation.
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Feature Story (3 pages)
How US software ended up powering Chinese assault helicopters
Why spy or steal when Western companies will sell you the tech you need?
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Feature Story (4 pages)
Tech remorse: worst gadgets we ever bought
Close encounters with technological abominations.
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Feature Story (2 pages)
"Who needs an app store?" Five years of iPhone
The iPhone has evolved—and altered the course of the smartphone industry.
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