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Car's high-tech gadgets driving you crazy? Call your dealer's help desk

Some dealerships are setting up full-time support systems to help owners learn to work high-tech systems.

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2009 file photo, the AT&T logo is on display at a RadioShack store in Gloucester, Mass. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, File)

AT&T to delay U.S. broadband buildout until FCC rules are clear

CEO's announcement comes two days after President Barack Obama called for strict regulations on high-speed Internet providers to require them to treat all content equally.

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Network cables are plugged in a server room on November 10, 2014 in New York City. U.S. President Barack Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to implement a strict policy of net neutrality and to oppose content providers in restricting bandwith to customers. (Photo by Michael Bocchieri/Getty Images)

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Obama calls for strict net neutrality rules to keep Internet free and open

Content providers hail the proposal, while broadband companies denounce it.

The Federal Communications Commission is nearing a decision on how far to go to protect Internet consumers from backroom deals between broadband providers like Verizon and AT&T and content companies like Netflix. Obama's statement puts significant political pressure on FCC commissioners and aligns the White House with Internet activists who warn against the creation of so-called Internet "fast lanes."

Obama: Treat Internet providers as 'common carriers,' industry fires back

If you make a phone call from your office phone, it doesn't get routed faster to the other end than it would if you had made it from the phone beside your bed at home.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 rewards good penmanship

Do you love taking notes? The pen-equipped Galaxy Note 4 is the phone for you.

The deal will create the first North American mobile service area covering 400 million consumers.

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Dallas-based AT&T to buy No. 3 Mexican wireless provider for $2.5 billion

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said the deal will create the first North American mobile service area covering 400 million consumers.

The Sonos controller software runs on a variety of platforms. You can send music in your personal collection that’s available on local devices or shared libraries. You can also stream from Pandora, Amazon Music, Rdio, Rhapsody, SiriusXM, Slacker, Spotify and others.

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Tech review: Sonos Play 1 brings price down, keeps sound quality up

Sonos has been making quality wireless speakers for years. The Play 1 is its most affordable yet and one of the best-sounding.

As of October 23, the free app PhotoMath ranked first in Apple’s store, surpassing Facebook’s stand-alone Message app.

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PhotoMath, the app that does your math homework, tops iTunes charts

A new app that can solve complicated math problems has jumped to the top of Apple’s app store, though what the company touts as tutoring tool might also be a cheater’s best friend.

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Tech review: Sharp Aquos Crystal will make you take notice

With an edgeless design, the latest phone from Sharp doesn’t look like any phone you’ve ever seen.

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Jim Rossman: Yes, you can set up an iPad with no computer

But there are a few steps (setting up a Wi-Fi network and an Apple ID) that might be a bit easier with a computer.

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