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Tech

We Called a California Inmate to Talk About Illegal Smartphones in Prisons

02.04.15

By Seth Ferranti
Travel

The Congolese Miners Who Suffer So You Can Have a Smartphone

09.08.14

By Wendy Syfret
Britain’s Homeless Deserve Smartphones

06.19.14

By Daisy-May Hudson
How to Avoid Self-Incrimination via Smartphone

05.07.14

By Beenish Ahmed and Eric Elder
Tech

Half of All Americans Are Now Checking Their Smart Phones 150 Times a Day

06.06.13

By Brian Merchant
Tech

We’re Going to Need More Metal

04.29.13

By Mat McDermott

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Life

Polish Funeral Home Apologizes After Corpse Falls Out of Hearse In Traffic

11.08.24

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Gaming

‘Pokemon’ vs. ‘Palworld’ Continues as Pocketpair Reveals Details About Their Ongoing Lawsuit

The legal battle between ‘Pokemon’ and ‘Palworld’ continues as Pocketpair reveals specifics about the patent infringement lawsuit.

11.08.24

By Dwayne Jenkins
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Gaming

‘Final Fantasy 14’ Finally Enables 4K Grippers for Ultra HD Foot Fanatics

‘Final Fantasy 14’ recently added 4K grippers to the sprawling MMO, and fans are handling it just about as well as you’d expect.

11.08.24

By Shaun Cichacki
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Life

3 People Charged in the Death of Former One Direction Star Liam Payne

11.08.24

By Sammi Caramela
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Life

Viral Olympic Breaker ‘Raygun’ Retires Following ‘Upsetting’ Backlash

11.08.24

By Sammi Caramela