Jessica Dolcourt

Nokia Lumia 930 image leaks ahead of launch, looks like Icon

The phone presumed to be the Nokia Lumia 930 looks a lot like Verizon’s Nokia Lumia Icon. @evleaks Images of Nokia’s next global flagship device have leaked ahead of Microsoft and Nokia’s big reveal at Microsoft Build, hosted in San Francisco on Wednesday. The leaked picture, presumably of the Nokia Lumia 930, comes courtesy of …

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HTC updating One phones to Sense 6.0 this spring

The HTC One (right) and the HTC One Mini (left). Josh Miller/CNET HTC owners won’t have to languish to start using the latest version of HTC’s Sense OS. HTC announced on Tuesday at its launch event for the new HTC One M8 that it will update various HTC One handsets with HTC Sense 6.0 “this spring.” These phones include the …

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Nokia teases new Lumia phone for Build

Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET Nokia isn’t done pumping out Lumia smartphones yet. On Tuesday, the company invited press to a late afternoon launch of the latest Nokia Lumia phone, in conjunction with Microsoft’s Build conference held in San Francisco. Clues on the invitation were sparse, listing just the time, location, and date, alongside the words “Join us for more.” Although …

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Samsung Galaxy S5 price: $199.99 on

The Samsung Galaxy S5 sells for $200 with a carrier agreement, and for about $650 without one. Sarah Tew/CNET AT&T, U.S. Cellular, T-Mobile, and RadioShack announced on Thursday pricing and availability for the Samsung Galaxy S5, which globally goes on sale April 11. Related stories: Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy S5 Gorgeous fit: Samsung Gear Fit Get close with the improved Gear …

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Nokia: Android

BARCELONA, Spain — Nokia’s Android-based X phone with Nokia and Windows Phone experiences may seem like an oddity because it stands alone in a field overwhelmingly dominated by Android phones that deliver more typical Google experiences. But Nokia says it has big plans in store for the Nokia X family of devices. Related stories: Hybrid Nokia X is Android, but …

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Nokia leans into emerging markets with three new phones

BARCELONA, Spain — Nokia and Microsoft may be tying the knot by the end of March, but the Finnish phone-maker didn’t release a single phone running on Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform. Instead, Nokia pushed further into greener territories of smartphone penetration, announcing a trio of mobile phones aimed at simple cell phone and smartphone use. These low-cost devices that come …

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At MWC 2014, phone makers go after the next billion, biometrics

BARCELONA, Spain — Mobile World Congress will always have its fair share of high-end, gee-whiz devices and crazy concepts, but apart from the high-end Samsung Galaxy S5, MWC 2014 belongs to the humble low-cost phone. Best low-cost phones Nokia X, its first Android phone Nokia 220 is unabashedly simple Nokia Asha 230, the cheapest Asha yet The $25 Firefox phone …

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Rejoice! Samsung shrinks Gear 2, Fit’s redesigned charger

Related stories: Samsung Gear Fit a surprise hit Hands-on with the new Gear 2 Simpler Gear 2 Neo ditches camera BARCELONA, Spain –If you spent any time at all hating on the snap-over charging cradle that encompassed the original Samsung Galaxy Gear, you’ll be relieved to know that the new Gear family has a smaller charger that clips into each …

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Smile! The Samsung Galaxy S5’s 16

Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy S5 new software and camera features 3:24 BARCELONA, Spain — Artificial spot lighting at trade show booths doesn’t make for the optimal conditions to test out what a camera can do. However, it does at least give you a fairly good idea of how the Samsung Galaxy S5’s 16-megapixel shooter works in this kind of …

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See the Samsung Galaxy S5’s heart rate monitor in action

Meet the Samsung Galaxy S5 Hands-on with the Galaxy S5 Galaxy S5 FAQ: Everything you need to know GS5 camera is so far, so good Three Galaxy S5 feature gems Unlock the GS5 with a finger swipe Comparing the Samsung GS5 to the iPhone 5S, LG G Pro 2 Exploring the Galaxy S5’s features BARCELONA, Spain — Exercise aficionados who …

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