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Should I Switch To iCloud From Google?

Among the big enhancements to iOS 5 is Apple’s new iCloud suite, which keeps your mail, contacts, calendars, documents and other data stored in the cloud and synced to all your Apple devices. Most people currently use Google services for these features, so we played with iCloud for a few days and looked at how they stacked up against one another. Here’s what we found.

February 12, 2011
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Shazam Vs SoundHound: Battle Of The Mobile Song ID Services

That you can hold a phone up to music these days and identify it is amazing. But which smartphone song-finding app is more amazing? We researched and road-tested the two most popular song ID apps to see which was a better install.

February 3, 2011
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The Best, Affordable Alternatives To Mozy For Unlimited Backups

It’s not that Mozy hasn’t been a great cloud-based backup service, especially for beginners. But the sudden price jump is catching many off-guard, especially users of the unlimited plan. Here’s where else you can look if you’ve got a good bit of data to back up.

June 30, 2010
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How Does The Newly Released uTorrent For Mac Compare To Transmission?

Popular Windows BitTorrent client uTorrent just released its first stable 1.0 client for Mac yesterday, but most users are sceptical about leaving Mac favourite Transmission (which recently reached the 2.0 milestone). Here’s how the two stack up against one another.

June 17, 2010
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How Does The New Hotmail Stack Up To Gmail?

This may come as a surprise, but the new Microsoft Hotmail is actually pretty good. But how does it stack up to Google’s email champion, Gmail? Here’s a look at the good and bad of both services.

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