Jessica Dolcourt

Samsung Gear 2 gestures a wrist

Now playing: Watch this: Future watch: Gestures on the Samsung Gear 2 2:01 Why walk over to turn up the music volume or turn off lights when you can take care of all that with a flick of the wrist? At the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco, a Samsung development team out of Madrid …

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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. iOS 8 will give the iPhone newfound calling support through the Wi-Fi network. Screenshot by Nate Ralph/CNET Newfound support in iOS 8 for Wi-Fi calling means that T-Mobile will finally be able to offer the service to its iPhone-toting customers, which Android and …

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Three Acer Liquid phones flow into Canada

The Acer Liquid S1 is one of three Android phones headed to Canada. Acer Three unlocked, Android-powered Acer Liquid smartphones landed in Canada on Monday, aimed at more price-conscious users seeking style but not necessarily all the speeds and feeds. Running Android 2.2 Jelly Bean on an HSPA+ network, this threesome ranges in price and power, but all come in …

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AT&T snaps up rugged Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active comes in three colors for AT&T. AT&T Put ’em up. The more rugged version of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is ready to take on the elements. On Thursday night, Samsung and AT&T officially unveiled the phone that’s been leaking out all over the Web, the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. Exclusive to AT&T, the S5 Active …

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More alleged Samsung Galaxy S5 Active pictures surface

The latest “leak” of Samsung’s Galaxy S5 Active. EV Leaks You’ve seen the videos and read the report and now a flurry of alleged photos of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active point to its future existence. Related stories Samsung Galaxy S5 Active gets sporty in leak video Galaxy S5 Active sports customizable hardware button in new video Galaxy S5 Active …

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The LG G Flex will be one of the first phones to get Voice over LTE for T-Mobile. Josh Miller/CNET Hot on the heels of AT&T’s first voice over LTE, or VoLTE, phone announcement, T-Mobile has a launch of its own. Its VoLTE service kicks off in the carrier’s headquarters city of Seattle, on three phones: the LG G Flex …

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6 cool things your next Snapdragon 805 phone or tablet could do

Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 805 chip promises some lavish 4K imagery that makes blades of grass leap off the screen. Josh Miller/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — 4K resolution and video, neat-o photography effects, and gorgeous gaming. These are some of the benefits you’ll reap when your next phone or tablet comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset inside, the successor to the …

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Samsung Galaxy S5 glimmers on US carriers in gold

The copper-colored Samsung Galaxy S5 comes to the US at last. Sarah Tew/CNET Yes! Samsung has broken the US’ dry spell when it comes to the more colorful versions of its Galaxy S5 smartphone . Customers can snap up the gold GS5 starting May 30 from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, US Cellular, and Verizon, though only through retailers for the latter. …

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T-Mobile customers can write up a storm with this data-connected slate. Josh Miller/CNET Hey T-Mobile customers, are you ready to wield that stylus like a pro? Good. Because starting June 4, you’ll be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet (the latest 2014 edition) on the carrier’s data network. Related stories Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet (2014) The write …

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U.S. Cellular makes sharing data plans just a tad cheaper

Starting Tuesday, regional carrier U.S. Cellular drops the fee it will charge you for each device on its Shared Connect data plans. The new fees are $10 per-phone charge on plans that are 10GB or higher, and $20 to connect a device to plans that provide 8GB or lower. U.S. Cellular takes aim at two Goliaths, Verizon and AT&T, by …

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