The worst lies tech companies tell you

Tech companies exaggerate and outright lie to get you to buy their products. Don't believe the hype.

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worst tech lies battery

It's not so much that tech companies outright lie about their products' battery life as much as they test them in unrealistic scenarios to get the figures they advertise.

Do you regularly use your laptop with the Wi-Fi off? Do you enjoy having your tablet screen permanently set to 30% brightness? Do you set your email to only download once an hour on your smartphone? Yeah, didn't think so.

  @CNNTech - Last updated August 07 2013 10:33 AM ET

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