Models Kirsten Owen, left, and Ajak Deng showing off the MICA bracelet. Collier Schorr, via Intel Intel on Wednesday revealed its first luxury smart bracelet for women. Designed with fashion house Opening Ceremony and called MICA, or “My Intelligent Communication Accessory,” the high-end wearable includes a curved sapphire touchscreen display. CNET last week reported that …

Eric Valor, 45, at his home in Aptos, Calif. He uses an eye-tracking camera to help him communicate and a sensor taped to his cheek to alert an attendant. James Martin/CNET All of a sudden, Eric Valor struggled to surf. His left foot started dragging while he tried to pop up on his board, causing more wipeouts than normal for …

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has led the company in a turnaround of customer growth. Lori Grunin/CNET Deutsche Telekom, the majority owner of T-Mobile, wants to unload its stake in the US wireless carrier. But only at the right price. The German carrier is willing to negotiate for the sale of T-Mobile if a bid values the company at $35 per …

Samsung’s new Galaxy Alpha and Apple’s iPhone may look like they were separated at birth, but Samsung would like to assure you that — no — they are not related. Samsung claims the design for the Galaxy Alpha harkens to a Samsung design from 2006. Samsung In a blog post Wednesday, Samsung walked through its design choices for the Alpha, …

Nextbit, a mobile technology startup backed by Google’s venture-capital arm, said it bolstered its executive ranks Tuesday by hiring handset maker HTC’s former design chief. Scott Croyle, HTC’s former design chief, will join a firm created by former Google executives. Stephen Shankland/CNET The San Francisco-based firm named Scott Croyle as its new vice president of design and product. While at …

Intel, moving beyond just making the processors inside tech gadgets, is expected to announce its first luxury smart bracelet in the next few weeks, according to a person familiar with the matter. Barneys New York will sell Intel’s new smart bracelet. Credit: Getty Images The bracelet is being engineered by the tech company, designed by fashion house Opening Ceremony, and …

The iPhone 5S smartphone. CNET A hiccup in the supply chain has slowed production of Apple’s anticipated iPhone 6, leaving suppliers scrabbling to produce enough displays to prepare for the expected launch of the device, Reuters reported Friday. The news agency, citing supply chain sources, said production of display panels for the new device was interrupted after the backlight used …

Qualcomm is struggling through rough waters in China, but the chipmaker still sees enormous potential there. Amon discusses his company’s chip sales effort in China during an interview Monday in Manhattan. Sarah Tew/CNET Cristiano Amon, co-president of the Qualcomm CDMA Technologies division, said in an interview Monday that the company will be in a strong position to expand its chip …

The Sharp Aquos Crystal smartphone. Sarah Tew/CNET Sprint’s focus under new CEO Marcelo Claure looks to be all about affordability. After unveiling a handful of Sprint price and plan promotions on Monday, the company on Tuesday followed up by announcing an agreement to bring the Sharp Aquos Crystal smartphone exclusively to the wireless carrier. The phone has a modern-looking, nearly …

Jeff Dietel, a Verizon executive, at Tuesday’s HTC event. Sarah Tew/CNET HTC on Tuesday debuted the new HTC One M8 for Windows smartphone, bringing an operating system option other than Android to the handset maker’s flagship phone. For now, the device is a Verizon Wireless exclusive and only available in the US. It’s available for either a promotional price of …