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 …
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Aio Wireless and Samsung have banded together on a deal to get you cheaper phones when you sign up with AT&T’s prepaid branch. Until March 13, the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy Amp, and Samsung Galaxy Express all get discounts for new users signing up. Samsung Galaxy S4: $530 $580 Samsung Galaxy Amp: $50 $130 Samsung Galaxy Express: $200 $250 …
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Prepaid carrier Cricket Wireless is rolling out a handful of new perks to customers starting this Sunday. The first is a family plan that costs $100 for up to five phone lines, a deal sweetened even more by the pledge to knock $5 off the total when you pay your bill automatically online. Related stories Cricket’s waterproof Kyocera Hydro Plus …
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Never mind about dismal earnings and a looming Microsoft buyout that will strip Nokia of its mobile phone business, the company isn’t giving up its traditional presence at Mobile World Congress, February’s mobile-only show. On Thursday, Nokia mailed out invitations for its press conference that, cryptically, welcome conference-goers to “meet under the tree.” Related stories Nokia Lumia sales fall to …
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Now playing: Watch this: Dialed In Live: Phones that mattered at CES 2014 21:55 LAS VEGAS — CES was a weird one for smartphones this year. There were plenty of them, sure, but none of the big manufacturers and flashy hardware designs that have defined previous shows. Instead, we saw a lot of hardware and software technology that surrounds smartphone …
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Now playing: Watch this: Ultrasound drives next-generation mobile gestures 1:36 LAS VEGAS — Waving your hand over a phone or tablet instead of touching the screen is cool in theory, but often jerky or temperamental in practice. Elliptic Labs is rewriting the rules of touch-free gestures using the sense of sound. When you turn on gesture control, ultrasonic speakers begin …
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LAS VEGAS — Samsung may be crafting a visually rich smartphone interface, according to frequent Twitter tipster @evleaks. Related stories Samsung Galaxy S5 rumors Hands-on with Samsung’s Galaxy NotePro tablet Catch all the news from CES 2014 The panel of three screenshots clearly shows a visual take on the Android UI for the smartphone lock screen, and two home screen …
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Now playing: Watch this: We examine Alcatel’s 5-inch Idol X 2:19 LAS VEGAS–Alcatel is teaming up with Canadian carriers Bell and Virgin to sell a pair of the company’s Android smartphones. First, there’s the One Touch Idol X, a slim, bright, 5-inch 1080p Android phone we first saw at Mobile World Congress almost a full year ago. Related stories: Hands-on …
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Now playing: Watch this: Bug-bashing Gorilla Glass, for the hypochondriac in you 1:53 LAS VEGAS — The smartphone industry’s dirty little secret? That your handheld device is a nice slick surface for hosting germs. Bacteria build-up is the next problem that glass-maker Corning wants to solve with its new Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass 3, unveiled here at CES 2014. Originally discussed …
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Corning says it’s time to take its chemically strengthened Gorilla Glass outside of the box. Related stories Samsung eyes 7.4 percent stake in Gorilla Glass maker Corning Hands-on with Corning’s bendable Willow Glass On Friday, the glass maker announced that it’s taking its best commercial success 3D, with a manufacturing process and plan that will make it easier for the …
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