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Here’s how much Google has made from Android

Android has reportedly earned Google $31 billion since the mobile operating system’s inception, according to a stat revealed during the company’s ongoing court battle with Oracle. The OS is said to have brought in a cool $22 billion in profit for Google, according to Oracle’s lawyer. Google itself is none too pleased that the number […]

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WATCHe app makes Apple Watch look oldfangled

A new app for your fancy Apple Watch delivers a super-cool and stylish education on the inner workings of actual watches. The free app, called WATCHe, shows you the time. Obviously, your Apple Watch can already do that on its own, but the app ups the class by simulating the gears, cogs, springs and movements […]

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Space-trippy iOS puzzler splices Bejewelled with Tetris

You’d be forgiven if you took one look at Abantus Saga 2 and confused it for yet another tedious match-three game. But if you can get over your prejudice, you’re in for hours of enjoyment. And some frustration. But mostly enjoyment. The puzzle title, which is out now for free in the iOS App Store, […]

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You’ll waste 3.5 days of your life untangling Apple headphones

This one factoid is the greatest reason why Apple needs to kill the headphone: Over the course of your life, you’ll spend a total of 3.5 days untangling headphones. Edward Aten decided to dive into the math of how much time is wasted in frustration as you endlessly untangle your Apple EarPods. Depending on your […]

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New app turns your iPhone into mobile podcasting studio

You don’t need a high-frequency antenna or FCC license to be a broadcaster in the 21st century. Anyone can have a podcast – well, that is, anyone with the technical know-how and money for equipment, such as a good microphone, to produce their work. A company called Zula wants to eliminate what might be the […]

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Your heart rate sets the pace of Massive Attack’s new album

Massive Attack just jumped ahead of the curve with a new app called Fantom Sensory Music. It uses your iPhone camera, motion sensors, location data and even the heart rate from your Apple Watch to remix one of four new tracks from the trip-hop collective that hasn’t had an album out since 2010. The app […]

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Forget Adobe, here’s an easy way make PDFs your BFF

This post is brought to you by Wondershare, maker of PDFelement. If you work with a computer (which, since you’re here, is likely), you have to deal with PDFs. And while PDFs are a great and reliable way to send forms, presentations and contracts — basically anything that can be read or written on — […]

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Why you should upgrade your older iPhone to iOS 9.2.1

Some informal testing reveals that if you’re still rocking an old iPhone, you should probably upgrade to iOS 9.2.1. The good people at iApple Bytes put three different models of iPhones (4S, 5, and 5S) up against each other in a variety of tests designed to see which of them was faster with starting up, […]

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VR porn partnership takes viewing out of your hands

Two high-tech companies are joining forces for the latest development in immersive VR porn: goggles plus machines. The partnership is between virtual-reality porn producer BaDoinkVR and “teledildonics” maker Kiiroo. And once you get past the basic idea of it, it still sounds super weird. But that’s just kind of how the future works. The deal […]

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Apple’s new Music Memos app makes songwriting chimp-simple

Apple’s new app, Music Memos, is hands-down the best free music-creation app I’ve ever used on my iPhone. The amount of tech packed into this tiny little iOS app is nothing short of amazing, and it shows Apple’s continuing commitment to the creative community. Music Memos lets you sit down with your iPhone, tap the […]

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