Like it or not, the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 is set to usher in the era of ultra HD smartphone screens. The Galaxy S5 won’t be the first mobile handset to showcase a 2,560×1,440-pixel resolution — that honor belongs to the Vivo Xplay 3S — but it will be the handset that draws the most …
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Cameras on smartphones like the Nokia Lumia 1020 are going to become even more advanced. James Martin/CNET BARCELONA — Smarter smartphone camera technologies are leaving the labs and headed into your future phone. Mobile World Congress, the largest mobile-dedicated show in the world, was home to three notable technologies that are pushing the field of smartphone photography forward. Pinhead-size modules …
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Related stories Ting: Bring us your Sprint phones Ting gets the Samsung Galaxy S4 Sprint MVNO Ting dropped the price of its data rates, the company announced on Monday. The two-year-old mobile reseller, which is owned by Tucows, shaved down the cost to almost all of its data options. What’s more, Ting’s restructuring did away with one category completely — …
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Samsung Galaxy-gazers, it’s time to turn your attention back to Barcelona. Samsung announced on Monday that it’s launching its next major flagship product at Mobile World Congress on February 24, and this Unpacked 5 event couldn’t plausibly be anything other than the Samsung Galaxy S5. Samsung has a long history of introducing its yearly Samsung Galaxy lineup in this time …
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Samsung and Verizon could be working together to release a new Windows Phone, according to frequently accurate Twitter tipster @evleaks. Related stories Reviewed: Samsung Ativ Odyssey With Nokia buy, Microsoft gets into smartphone hardware Windows Phone’s biggest hurdle: Itself The smartphone, apparently code-named Huron, could also carry the more formal designation Samsung SM-W750V. The tipster alleges that this handset bears …
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A new entry-level tablet joined the world on Monday. Brought to you by San Diego electronics company InfoSonics, the VeryKool KolorPad (T742) is a basic slate that sells for $150, a price lower than that of many smartphones. The 7-inch KolorPad runs off Android Jelly Bean 4.2 and has a 3-megapixel camera, VGA front-facing camera, a 1.3GHz dual-core processor, and …
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On Friday, regional carrier U.S. Cellular took the wraps off a new no-contract plan. The $50 monthly charge gets customers unlimited calling, text messages, and Web access. For now, the plan applies to the Kyocera Hydro XTRM and Samsung Galaxy Axiom ($130 each with rebates) and the Motorola Moto X ($300 with rebates,) all LTE phones. The ZTE Director ($50), …
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Mozilla lit up Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last year with its flashy debut of Firefox OS, the light, browser-based mobile operating system intended to sweep across emerging markets as a low-cost Android alternative. Related stories: All about Firefox OS Geeksphone Keon pros and cons Emerging markets: The smartphone battleground While several handsets did see the light of day, including …
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Marichrist Benitez/CNET You don’t have to look far to see evidence that the world of successful, high-end smartphone makers is shrinking to two major contenders — Apple and Samsung — while other important brands, like BlackBerry, HTC, and Nokia, have faded in prominence or struggle to compete. Read more Smartphones Unlocked How to sell your phone for cash Why the …
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Related stories: Sprint Easy Pay revives early phone upgrade option LG G Flex makes its way to Sprint on Jan. 31 Sprint kills One Up in favor of Framily Plan Sprint has upped the ante on its LTE network coverage, flipping the switch on 40 new US cities, for a total of 340 markets now slurping the faster 4G. The …
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