My Hot Electronics currently has the newest Galaxy phones, the Samsung Galaxy Note II and the Samsung Galaxy SIII, marked down and restocked for the store's last minute holiday sale.New York, NY (PRWEB) December 20, 2012 My Hot Electronics announced this week that the store has restocked the popular Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note phones, and would have markdowns on the phones, which are the newest by Samsung.The Samsung Galaxy S III features a 4.8" AMOLED screen with the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. ...

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Syrian activists say authorities have blocked Internet and cell phone signals in parts of the nation's capital, where rebels and government troops are engaged in fierce clashes.

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Users need to be careful about responding to text messages from people they don't know and need to carefully examine their monthly bills. There are plenty of unscrupulous scams out there.

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COMMENTARY | A disturbing trend is becoming apparent in young women. Those who keep their cell phones in their bras seem to be at a higher risk for breast cancer than women who do not. KTVU spoke with breast surgeons who claim they are seeing a disturbing trend in a link between breast cancer and cell phones.

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HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's new Lumia smartphones are trickling into the market and early signs suggest they may sell well enough to give the handset maker more time in its fight against industry leaders Samsung and Apple. But investors shouldn't expect a quick turnaround for the struggling Finnish cellphone maker, with rival gadgets like mini tablet computers vying for consumers' attention, analysts said. "Positive reviews are a great start but as we have seen many times before these won't deliver strong sales volumes on their own," said Pete Cunningham, an analyst at research firm Canalys. ...

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Research In Motion said Monday that it will hold an official launch event for its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones on Jan. 30. The new phones are seen as critical to RIM's survival.

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In this tech-savvy city teeming with commuters and tourists, the cell phone has become a top target of robbers who use stealth, force and sometimes guns.

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You probably don’t think a lot about browsers when it’s time to hit the Web on your smartphone or tablet. For most users, mobile browsing starts and ends with whatever app comes preloaded on your phone. Just tap the icon, tap in a URL—hopefully, not while driving—and viola! A webpage appears.

The recent release of Yahoo Axis (pictured above) may cause some people to rethink that approach. Axis is a new searching and browsing tool that syncs up your desktop browser of choice with your iOS-based surfing that quite a few pundits have described as an unexpectedly good product from the beleaguered Web company. More significant, Axis’s launch has brought the concept of third-party browsers back into the discussion.

It’s a fair conversation: Third-party browsers can deliver features more geared toward your browsing habits and interests, you first just have to free yourself from the shackles of whatever default smartphone browser you’re using.

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A German regional court on Thursday issued an injunction against newly-acquired Motorola Mobility for infringing one of Microsoft’s patents, according to FOSS Patents. The manufacturer is banned from selling its Android-powered devices that infringe Microsoft’s EP1304891 patent, which covers “communicating multi-part messages between cellular devices using a standardized interface.” The sales ban, for the time being, is subject to additional confirmation. If confirmed however, it is enforceable with a bond of $31.4 million. Patent expert Florian Mueller notes that since the patent covers “operating system-level functionality, the modifications ‘Googlorola’ would have to make to Android to work around this ruling would lead to significant complications.” Furthermore, apps that make use of Android’s messaging layer will apparently have to be completely

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