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I’m back! Did you miss me? Reviewing last week.

I was sick for most of last week, which accounted for the crickets you might of heard when you loaded up the PowerPage. While I get back up to speed on all the current tech news, I thought I’d provide a short list of key articles from last week by other tech sites to get […]

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FCC filings hint at larger battery for iPhone 5s, 5c handsets

If you were hoping for a larger, longer-lasting battery on the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c handsets, it looks like it’s on its way. Per AnandTech and 9to5Mac, the FCC filings for the new iPhones to reveal that the iPhone 5s battery offers approximately 10 percent more capacity than its predecessor, while the 5c battery […]

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White House backs petition for unlocking of phones after contract expires

If you were looking for a bit of positive news today, this might be it. Per Engadget, a recent ruling that effectively bans third-party phone unlocking has elicited 114,322 electronic signatures to the White House. Now a petition to the White House, which asks that DMCA protection of phone unlockers be reconsidered, has finally received […]

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Apple comments on upcoming Apple TV unit, says smaller form factor won’t affect performance

Sometimes Apple drops some interesting hints about its unreleased stuff. According to The Verge, despite details from a new FCC filing suggesting an updated Apple TV would feature a smaller form factor, Apple has indicated that the slightly tweaked hardware will look and function just like the current model. Apple provided a statement on Wednesday […]

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AT&T looks to transfer $1 billion of wireless spectrum to T-Mobile

If you’ve got a spare billion dollars of wireless spectrum just laying about, why WOULDN’T you transfer it to the wireless carrier that you’d made a bid to purchase? Per the Wall Street Journal, AT&T has filed for FCC approval to transfer wireless spectrum worth US$1 billion to T-Mobile as a result of the failure […]