Tech News Roundup for Monday, 9/30/13

In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note! In Case You Missed It Everybody Chill Out - I Got This [Derek Gelinas] Weekly Roundup With all the hoopla surrounding the gold iPhone 5s, would we put it past Apple to not make a gold iPad mini? Well, that may just be in the works [Pocketnow] What...

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Everybody Chill Out - I Got This

Disclaimer: Derek Gelinas is a guest writer for TechXaminer. He is an Android fanatic who co-founded Carbon ROM, runs OSX, Linux, and Windows environments, and is generally cranky. His rants do not necessarily reflect the opinions of TechXaminer, though it is his personal belief that they would be better off if they did. So the iPhone has this fancy new fingerprint scanner. Everyone, predictably, has their panties all...

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Tuesdays at the Polls: Have you installed a custom Android ROM?

In this weekly feature we want to give our readers the opportunity to provide some point-and-click style input on some of the questions we have been pondering. Got a great poll idea? Drop us a note! One of the many positives of the Android community is the custom ROM scene. ROMs are independently organized builds of Android that have been tweaked to offer an alternative to the OEM versions available for many...

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Tech News Roundup for Monday, 9/23/13

In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note! iPhone 5c/5s and iOS 7 Link Favorites 12 New and Hidden Settings in iOS 7 [Macobserver] 20 Apps That Look Great on iOS 7 [Mashable] iOS 7-optimized apps start hitting the App Store; here’s a running list of updates [9to5 Mac] Living with...

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Xamination: Verizon Moto X Hands On

Guest Xamination by Andrew Clausen for TechXaminer (@guruandrew) Moto X (Verizon): the “mid-range” phone that isn’t so mid I’ve seen reviews that have thrown around “iPhone killer” and “the best Android phone ever” and other hyperbolic phrases that hype Motorola’s Moto X up--you sites know who you are. But I’m not going to do that because frankly, that cheapens what the Moto X is. The Moto X is a phone that helps...

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Tech News Roundup for Monday, 9/16/13

In this series we round up the technology-based articles from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week. Have something we should know about? Send us a note! iPhone 5c/5s Hands On Roundup Apple iPhone 5s hands-on (update: video) [Engadget] Apple iPhone 5s hands-on video and impressions [The Verge] Hands-on with the new 64-bit A7-powered iPhone 5s with new M7, camera features & Touch ID [Apple Insider] iPhone...

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Tuesdays at the Polls: The next iPhone... do you want one?

In this weekly feature we want to give our readers the opportunity to provide some point-and-click style input on some of the questions we have been pondering. Got a great poll idea? Drop us a note! Today's Apple event is all but a keynote away from unveiling the newest iPhone(s). Rumors have flown in the last few months of what new features the new model will bring, and many believe that this will be the first...

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OEMs are looking at the smartwatch all wrong

Smartwatches are all the rave in the tech world at the moment. Every OEM in the industry seems to be racing towards an unmarked finish line of having the first "real" smartwatch. The truth is the smartwatch is nothing new. Sony, Motorola, and Fossil have all had a previous turn in this market. So why have we still not seen a successful model? The problem with the trend thus far is the manufacturers are looking at the...

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Tuesdays at the Polls: Possible buyers of BlackBerry?

In this weekly feature we want to give our readers the opportunity to provide some point-and-click style input on some of the questions we have been pondering. Got a great poll idea? Drop us a note! With the revelation of a Nokia purchase by Microsoft, one of the more imminent assumptions is that BlackBerry may not be far behind in being acquired. Many companies have been rumored (including Microsoft) in the...

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