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  Top 10 best Android and Apple phones for under $600

  The mid-range smartphone market has delivered some value-packed models. We’ve put together a handy list of the best you can buy for under $600, right now.

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  ​Best phone of the year 2016

  We’ve reviewed many phones this year. Usually the later models are better than the older ones, but which ones had the most impact and which ones stood the test of time. Here are the contenders for our Phone of the Year 2016 award.

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  Five flaws in Samsung Galaxy S5's TouchWiz

  The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an evolutionary device; the vendor’s new flagship is better than its predecessor across the board, without quite being revolutionary. But while it houses impressive hardware, it is let down by the infamous TouchWiz, Samsung’s...

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  Five reasons to avoid the HTC One (M8) smartphone

  HTC definitely won its fair share of fans with the One (M7), and is on the right track to do the same with the One (M8). That said, some issues continue to linger which could be reasons to avoid the device and opt for a competitor’s. Here are five re...

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  Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

  Samsung has just released the Galaxy S4 Active in Australia, a water and dust resistant Android smartphone. It's best described as a rugged version of the original Galaxy S4, rated at IP67 standards to survive being submerged in one metre of water fo...

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  GSM encryption cracked, showing its age

  The unveiling of a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) encryption codebook compiled by a German security researcher and his team of collaborators lowers the bar significantly for the amount of money and technical expertise required to liste...

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  Should users worry about new cellular hack?

  How concerned should business users be about wireless security now that another group claims to have cracked the security scheme used by 80 percent of the world's cellular telephones?

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  Acer sees the future of smartphones as free

  Introducing the Acer F900 touch-screen smartphone