Weekly mobile news wrap: New Year’s Resolution edition

We all have our New Year's Resolutions, most of which we will inevitably dump before we even flip over the calendar to reach February. Mobile companies aren't excluded from this tradition, so let's guess their resolutions while we take a look back at the news of the week. With a whole new year upon us, filled with promise and free of any oppressive habits...

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Snapchat vs. Poke: The ToS Showdown

Snapchat and Facebook are blazing a trail with self-destructing messages. But how all that information is stored and if it's even completely destroyed may seem like a mystery. Here's a look at how each service treats your super secret information   Imagine waking up for the first time on New Years morning. The sun is shining, there’s a fire crackling...

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iPhone thief lured using OKCupid honey trap

iPhone 4 recovered using OKCupid site Apple offers a Find My iPhone app to help ill-fated users recover stolen handsets, but one recent victim relied on a much more a cunning stunt to reacquire his beloved smartphone. Nadav Nirenberg, 27, left his iPhone 4 in the back of a New York taxi on New Year's Eve and, much to his surprise, woke up the next morning...

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5 startups set to become household names in 2013

What technology will shape consumer electronics and digital products in 2013? We've got a few ideas - including everything from personal social networks to car-sharing to energy consumption. Here are the tech startups you'll want to keep an eye on in the coming year. With CES just days away, the tech world is about to be introduced to a bevy of new concepts...

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How to keep fit with your iOS device

Keep fit and healthy with your iPhone, iPod and iPad Usually, when you come across a feature in a magazine about getting fit and healthy, there's a bullying, hectoring undertone. Get up off your backside, seems to be the underlying message, and do some bloody exercise. Well, you won't hear that here. It's no business of ours how much exercise you take,...

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