The long-rumored Nokia Lumia 928 Windows Phone-based handset is real, and it’s heading to Verizon. Engadget on Tuesday posted an image of an ad for the Lumia 928 in the latest issue of Vanity Fair magazine. The ad shows a device being held in a person’s hand as he or she captures a photo or …
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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son says his company’s $20.1 billion acquisition offer is best for Sprint, even though Dish Nework’s bid is higher. Speaking Tuesday at an event in Tokyo, Son told reporters the LTE network efficiencies that his company can bring to Sprint would dramatically improve the value of Sprint’s network to customers. And that’s all because of an LTE …
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Look for Windows 8 tablets to have a strong year, says Asus CEO Jerry Shen. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal in an interview published today, Shen said that his company is “very optimistic about sales for Windows 8 tablets this year,” adding that he believes Microsoft’s support for 7-inch slates will be the central move in the platform’s success. …
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BlackBerry’s Q10, which features a QWERTY keyboard and operating system BlackBerry 10, has had a strong showing in the U.K. and Canada, according to one analyst. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage Spending All Night With the First iPhone According to Reuters, which obtained …
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LG and Google are partnering up on a new Nexus handset, according to a new report. Google and LG executives met recently to discuss a host of topics, including the development of a new Nexus handset, the Korea Times reported, citing people who claim to have knowledge of the matter. LG worked with Google on the Nexus 4, which has …
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Expect Labs, a company building a Siri-like platform on steroids, has just raised some extra cash from both Samsung and Intel. Venture capital arms at both companies on Tuesday announced that they have dropped some money into Expect Labs to help it continue to build its Anticipatory Computing Engine, a service for companies that’s “designed to analyze and understand conversations …
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Verizon Wireless is getting into the cloud business in a big way. In the coming weeks, Verizon said Tuesday, it will deliver cloud-based storage for smartphones and tablets. The company’s customers will receive 500MB of storage at no charge, but can get up to 125GB of storage. Verizon is offering four storage plans to customers: 500MB: Free 25GB: $2.99 per …
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A handful of popular chat applications have already found a way to outpace SMS, according to new data. Research firm Informa announced today that six of the most popular mobile chat applications, including WhatsApp, BlackBerry Messenger, Viber, Nimbuzz, Apple’s iMessage, and KakaoTalk, averaged nearly 19 billion messages sent and received worldwide each day in 2012. The company estimates that 17.6 …
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Telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies won’t be a family-run business for long. In a letter sent to employees on Sunday and obtained by Reuters, Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei said that no one in his family will succeed him because he doesn’t believe any relatives have all of the personal qualities necessary to effectively lead the company. “Huawei’s successor …
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LG will be launching a device featuring a flexible OLED display sometime later this year. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, LG vice president of mobile, Yoon Bu-hyun, said that his company has plans to launch a smartphone with a flexible OLED screen in the fourth quarter. According to the Journal, he failed to say what other features …
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