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WhatsApp Violates International Phone Number Privacy Laws

WhatsApp, the instant messaging client beloved of people too cheap to text, appears to contravene international privacy laws because of the way it forces users to grant it access to their entire address book. Read More >>

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How to Make the Switch from Android to iOS

Android is a fine OS, but the lure of a new iPhone may be too much to resist. If you're going to make the switch, you won't want to leave any scrap of your precious mobile identity in Android's cold robotic embrace. Here's how to pack up everything you'll need to bring to your new life in Apple's walled garden. Read More >>

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Google Integrates Google+ Circles a Little Deeper into Gmail

Google has decided that Gmail needs to be even more complex and laden with social features, adding new Contacts display options to its search box and introducing searches for messages sent to specific Circles of people. Read More >>

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Phonedeck Lets You Control Your Android Phone from Your Computer

One of the benefits of using Android is the options and flexibility you get. Like Phonedeck, an app that essentially lets you control your phone from a web browser. That's right, you can send texts, make calls and reject calls on your phone all through your computer. Read More >>

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Buzz Contacts for iPhone: A Faster and Smarter Contacts App That’s Better Than Apple’s

I was always confused at why Apple bothered making a contacts 'app' since it was nothing more than a shortcut for what was already inside the contacts tab in phone app. There was no imagination to it! Buzz Contacts is a contacts app that's actually useful: it's faster, better and looks reaaaally good. Read More >>