Deciding when to upgrade is a funny, sometimes expensive thing. Carrier contracts that subsidize the cost of a new iPhone are usually for two years, so it's traditional to upgrade every other model or less. You also want to time it just right, during the iPhone development cycle, so you don't buy a phone months before it's outdated.

If you are an iPhone owner who is pondering an upgrade to the new iPhone 5, here are some things to consider:

Do you long for more screen space/watch a lot of movies?

Perhaps you've heard that the iPhone 5 is taller. This is true. After testing its tallness we've found that there is more space on the screen, which is no longer as short as the previous iPhone screens.

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The phone retains its width but is now 9 millimeters taller -- that's one extra row of icons. The dimensions are perfect for watching widescreen movies, which were previously smaller and letter-boxed. The space also gives all other apps a bit more breathing room. Third-party applications must now redesign their apps to fix the new aspect ratio -- which requires time and resources -- so until then, older apps will be shown at normal size, the bar of unused screen space cloaked in mourning-black.

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There is a market for much larger smartphone screens, and companies like Samsung have delivered with spacious, high-resolution smartphones. This is largely a matter of preference, but if you find

What makes someone your soul mate? Does it only apply to relationships, or can it apply to friendships as well? Maybe even someone in your family? And, lastly, does it indeed only have one, sole, individual meaning? 

I used to think the term “soul mate” was someone, anyone, who understood you like no one else could, and the same to you with them. If you were a puzzle, your soul mate would be the last piece, fitting perfectly into the middle to reveal a beautiful, collective picture. 

The times have changed in the world of dating where meeting someone at a local bar or popular night club is becoming obsolete and logging onto the internet to find love is developing into the norm. And why not? It sounds so easy. You can meet your perfect match without even showering or getting off of the couch. All you need is a computer, access to the internet, and voila - you can get off the market online! 

Over the past ten years, internet dating has been the new craze. We are living in the “Age of Technology”, so why not take full advantage of our resources? It seems that everyone (who’s single) has some sort of connection with a dating website, and we are finally not ashamed to admit it. 

Remember years ago when no one came clean as to how they met their significant other? “He was standing behind me in the checkout aisle at the grocery store” or “She bumped into me on the subway and spilled her coffee”, when in reality the story was that they met online. Now, when someone finds love on the internet, they scream it from the rooftops. Or they just send out a mass email. But still, we have lost the embarrassment of