All eyes will be on Microsoft to see if the company launches its first flagship Lumia. Microsoft Microsoft has yet to launch its first marquee smartphone since taking over the Lumia name and business from Nokia in 2014. Invitations arrived in press inboxes for Redmond’s press conference on March 2 at 8:30 a.m. CET, short …
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Huawei will be making more phones like the Ascend P7, shown here with a sapphire screen. Sarah Tew/CNET 2015 is shaping up to be a big year for Huawei. According to Bill Plummer, vice president of Huawei’s external communications, the Chinese device-maker’s sales numbers are the highest they’ve been in Huawei’s almost 30-year history, and leadership has grand ambitions. Huawei …
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The last Lumia flagship, the Nokia Lumia Icon/930, was unveiled almost a year ago. Josh Miller/CNET Microsoft’s first flagship phone better be a winner. All three of the Microsoft-branded Lumia smartphones the company has launched since the Nokia deal closed in April 2014 have been low-cost devices with entry-level specs. Yeah, yeah, the Lumia 535 and 532/435 combo are entirely …
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Samsung phones, like this Galaxy Note 4, are not as popular as locally made handsets in India. James Martin/CNET India-based Micromax just ousted Samsung as the country’s top smartphone-maker, according to a February Canalys report, edging Samsung at 22 percent of the smartphone market compared to Samsung’s 20 percent. Related stories Samsung’s chief of mobile marketing steps down at crucial …
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The Galaxy S5’s successor could start out with a meeker chip, if rumors are right. CNET A new chip could be all it takes for Microsoft’s next flagship Lumia smartphone to outperform the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 ‘s internal hardware. Related Stories Samsung’s chief of mobile marketing steps down at crucial time Four things we learned from Samsung’s Q4 earnings …
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The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus (right) dwarf the 4-inch iPhone 5S (left). Sarah Tew/CNET Apple said that it would never make a large-screen phone. Instead, it made two. That double-down investment has now paid off in spades. This fall’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus together didn’t only sell well for Apple because the iPhone is a popular device …
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Which phone is getting Lollipop? This one! Josh Miller/CNET If you’ve got a Samsung Galaxy S5 for Verizon, your wait for Lollipop is just about over. The carrier confirmed on Monday that it began rolling out the Android 5.0 update to Google’s mobile operating system. Technically called update LRX21T.G900VVRU1BNLC in Verizon’s Knowledge Base, the update specifically brings the lock screen …
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The ZTE Grand X Max+ is one of Cricket’s latest handsets. Josh Miller/CNET Cricket updated its rate plans on Friday to increase the amount of 4G LTE data it’ll provide its prepaid customers. The plans span $35 per month at the low end to $60 a month for the highest bucket of data. All plans include unlimited talk and text …
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Jolla’s latest campaign offers a tablet with double the storage capacity. Jolla Fans of Jolla’s smartphone or its independent Sailfish OS have a new device to get excited about. The Finnish device-maker has returned to Indiegogo to whip up sales for its second Jolla Tablet. This time around, the 7.9-inch tablet doubles the storage capacity of its debut device, from …
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LG’s dual-curve display takes the industry’s curved-screen innovation a bend further. Screenshot by Lori Grunin/CNET Smartphone innovation isn’t dead, but in the conventional sense — where radical shifts in hardware and software dramatically change how you use your phone — it’s hugely stalled. We’ll continue to see occasional wild card efforts that triumph or tank, like the Samsung Galaxy Note …
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