While Sprint is still ironing out the final kinks in its new 4G LTE network, Verizon Wireless is preparing yet another important expansion of its LTE service, making it that much difficult for anyone to threaten its leadership in the mobile carrier market. No less than 27 new markets will be covered starting today, while Big Red’s 4G LTE network will also be expanded in 47 existing markets. This should result, according to official statements, in over two thirds of the US population being covered by Verizon’s high-speed wireless service.
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The tech world offers fantastic career opportunities. If you have the right IT certifications then you can build a resume that stands out in any big-money job application.
Some people spend three years in college to get qualified or fork out thousands of dollars for evening classes.
While Caterpillar is obviously best known for its heavy-duty construction-oriented machinery, they also happen to be a smartphone maker. As you might expect, they don’t produce just any ordinary device, however, as the Cat B15 is built to take more than a punch or two and yet keep on kicking.
To further demonstrate this level of toughness, Caterpillar has a new “Built for It” video in which they drop the device from a height of 30 feet into a pool of water.
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Google has brought a categories feature to Google Messages, sorting your texts into several categories. It’s also launched the option to automatically delete your OTP texts after 24 hours. Google Messages is the default SMS app on a variety of Android phones around the world, offering plenty of welcome features. Now, Google is introducing a major update that should help you make more sense of your texts.
The Honor 9X is the latest entry in the company’s budget-conscious “X” series. It features a triple-lens rear camera system — complete with a 48MP primary sensor — as well as a pop-up selfie camera that eliminates the need for a display notch.
The device launched in Russia earlier today and is now coming to other parts of Europe. The Honor 9X will soon be available from Honor’s Netherlands website for €299.
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Forget supersizing your Big Mac combo. McDonald’s has an even better plan to keep people around and kids busy – tablets. Maybe the games are no longer enough in the digital age, right? Either way, McDonald’s and Samsung have partnered to install tablets in most UK restaurants.
This move is part of the company’s “Experience of the future” program, which aims to offer customers an experience closer to the way they live.
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A new Android application emulates the Control Center feature found in iOS 7, and it’s currently available as a free download from the Google Play Store.
This isn’t the first time that we show you how to make Android look more iOS 7-ish, but this time around we’re only looking at this particular iOS 7 feature that’s replicated by the application, so don’t expect your handset to look like an iOS 7-running iPhone once you install it.
Just a month ago, Dong Nguyen took down the massively popular game Flappy Bird from Google Play and the Apple AppStore, reportedly due to all the unwanted attention and the overall addictive nature of the game. Since that time, we’ve seen more clones pop up than we can count, yet no return of the original.
So we have to wonder: will everyone’s favorite bird to hate ever flap again? The answer is maybe.
It’s no (longer a) secret that the NSA has planted its feelers deep into the very foundation of the Internet. Allegedly, the US spy agency has even obtained access to Google’s data centers, though it’s not clear whether this happened with Google’s cooperation.
When it can’t legally force its way onto private systems, the NSA does its best to sneak in – case in point, a pilot program called Irritant Horn, that saw the NSA and its allies attempt to hijack the connection between a target smartphone and the Play Store (then called Android Market).