Samsung’s next bling thing. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET Attention, ostentatious Samsung fans: your flagship is soon to set sail, and it’s fittingly covered in Swarovski crystals. The “crystal collection” edition of the Samsung Galaxy S5 could be available as soon as May, according to the below promotional video from the huge company’s Korean mobile …
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Is the HTC One M8 the phone for everyone or just for fans already in the know? Sarah Tew If you’re buying an HTC One M8 , odds are you’re a satisfied HTC customer coming back for more. At least that’s the finding of a survey of consumers using UK-based CompareMyMobile, which functions like an online aggregator of gadget trade-in …
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Attractive enough to ditch the old iPhone? CNET Given what we know about people’s fierce loyalty to either Android or iOS, you might assume that most people who upgrade to the new Samsung Galaxy S5 are exchanging an old Galaxy S3 or other older Android phone for the latest and greatest out of South Korea. But according to a survey …
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Metal doesn’t always prove its mettle. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET Torture-testing smartphones and tablets has become a joyous rite of passage with each new generation of flagship phones. Now that the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 are roaming the wild, the folks at gadget warranty outlet SquareTrade dropped and dunked both, as well as the iPhone 5S …
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This concept imagines the iPhone at its thinnest ever. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET The lead-up to the release of each new highly anticipated smartphone like the iPhone 6 is always marked by a handful of interesting concept videos with some innovations that might not be practical or cost-effective for the mass market, but are nonetheless awesome to consider. Case …
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Is it already time to start talking about the follow-up to the Moto X? Sarah Tew/CNET The kids, they just love the algebra these days. At least that’s what the marketing folks at Motorola seem to be thinking if the latest from online leak-master @evleaks is to be believed. Late Saturday, the notorious (and often accurate) Twitter account tweeted what …
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This Bluetooth headset from UClear turns a helmet into a headquarters. Eric Mack/CNET TAOS SKI VALLEY, N.M. — The best powder on this mountain takes some effort to find. From the parking lot, you’ll need to take two chairlifts, then pop off your skis or board and hike to the top of a gorgeous ridge with views of the tallest …
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If this phone wore pants, some think they would be on fire. Brian Bennett/CNET The superphone-benchmark whistle-blowers are on the case of the HTC One M8 after the new Android flagship posted some chart-topping results. And HTC turns out to be more than happy to answer their charges. You may recall that Samsung got a little defensive last year when …
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The next HTC One could be top notch. CNET The successor to last year’s HTC One won’t be officially unveiled until Tuesday, but one benchmark site is already proclaiming it the new king of the smartphone hill. Rightware, which collects benchmark data from a series of free apps that anyone can download to their devices to contribute to the company’s …
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Google is determined to make Glass cool. Google There should be little reason left to doubt Google’s intentions to finally bring Glass forth as a regular consumer product. On Monday, a post on the Glass Google+ page announced a partnership with the massive Luxottica Group (owner of Ray-Ban, Oakley, Vogue Eyewear, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Alain Mikli, and Arnetteto, among other …
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