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When it comes to modern day consumer technology, it can sometimes feel like you're a peasant swearing fealty to the feudal lords of big tech. In the beginning, you don't seem to think much of it, but ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. I've been using Android since version 1.5, so it's not often that a feature catches me off guard. You can imagine that when I do come across an ...