Best iPhone alternatives

iPhones are great devices, but theyre not the only game intown. Even so, it can bedaunting choosing where to embark on your new Apple-free life. There are so many options in todays marketthat it can take hours of research to get up to date.

Never fear. Here are your best iPhone alternatives in todaysmarket. Weve tried to keep the field diverse and focus on what you may or maynot have liked about your old handset.

If paying top-dollar is your measure for meritthen its hard to go wrong. Still, we have to consider what might be a goodentry to the Android or Windows Phone markets for the uninitiated user.

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What is iMessage?

New to the iOS operating system? Although there's a lot to take in, one of the coolest and simplest features is Apple's iMessage, which works as an alternative to old-school text messages.

iMessage works between Apple devices - iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch running iOS 5 or higher, and Apple Macs running Mountain Lion software - and is pretty similar to regular text messaging. The big difference is that it uses your devices data connection to send and receive messages (so through Wi-Fi or cellular data such as 3G or 4G), rather than using your carriers network service.

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Getting Help with App Reviews and Rejections

iTunes Connect is now available after the holiday shutdown. Please remember, if you need to appeal an app rejection or request that the review of your app be expedited, the fastest way to get help is to contact the App Review Team through the Contact Us form. To view app rejection details and ask for clarification, visit Resolution Center in iTunes Connect. We look forward to seeing the innovative new apps you'll create in 2015.

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352: WWDC 2013 preview

Jim Dalrymple of The Loop joins Rene and Peter to talk WWDC 2013 and what we can expect to see for iOS, OS X, Mac hardware, music, gaming, and more. Also, The Loop Magazine, Talk Mobile, the new iPod Touch, and Beard porn.

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Disable auto play videos on Facebook for Android and iOS

Facebooks auto-play feature for videos getting you down? Otherthan the fact that it can be pretty annoying to be confronted with videos youdidnt choose to watch, downloading multiple short films per day can be a badidea if you have a limited data cap.

Its pretty easy to disable in settings and go back to aworld where you choose whether or not to download and view a vid in your newsfeed.

Go to your general iOS Settings and scroll down until yousee Facebook.

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What a Way to Begin the Year

The first week of January set a new record for the App Store, with customers around the world spending nearly half a billion dollars on apps and in-app purchases. New Years Day marked the single biggest day ever in App Store sales history. Your incredible apps generated over $10 billion for you and your peers last year, and to date, developers have earned a cumulative $25 billion from the sale of apps and games. See the full press release.

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Special: WWDC 2013 live!

Guy English of Debug, Marc Edwards and Seth Clifford of Iterate, and Rene Ritchie of iMore team up to talk WWDC 2013 with guests Mark Kawano, Don Melton, Dave Wiskus, Dan Moren, Brad Ellis, Brent Simmons, and more! Also: Hall of Fame awards!

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