The best and worst part of getting a new phone? Setting it up. Josh Miller/CNET For smartphone nuts, few things top the excitement of powering up a brand new handset for the very first time and diving right in. By the nature of my work, I have a well-established routine for setting up a new …
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Taking public swipes at archrival AT&T has become so second-nature to T-Mobile CEO John Legere, he’s now folding it into company news announcements. #ItsAboutCustomers -Time to eliminate another customer pain point? Time for #Uncarrier4? Yes it’s time! Stay tuned…Happy New Year #Randall — John Legere (@JohnLegere) December 18, 2013 Related stories T-Mobile, AT&T fight over customer in Twittersphere T-Mobile adds …
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Today we’re introducing a new *white* Nexus 7; available on Google Play in the US, UK & JP: http://t.co/YiFOKws9ci pic.twitter.com/U2Xm1cX2X4 — Google Nexus (@googlenexus) December 10, 2013 American, British, and Japanese tablet buyers looking to go beyond basic black can now snap up Google’s Nexus 7 tablet in white, the company announced through its Twitter account on Tuesday. The device, …
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Smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm on Monday unveiled its latest mobile processor, the Snapdragon 410, adding 64-bit processing capabilities to its flagship chip line. Related stories: Meta’s Future Quest VR Headsets Will Use Custom Qualcomm Chips for Years Apple AR, VR Headset Expectations: When Will It Show Up? Biden Set to Sign Law to Pump $53 Billion Into US Chip Manufacturing The …
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Now playing: Watch this: Wild YotaPhone marries e-ink with Android 4:00 With a full-fledged Android display on one side and power-saving e-ink screen on the other, the dual-mode YotaPhone is emerging from the concept cocoon and spreading its wings in the real world. The YotaPhone goes on sale this week in Russia, starting at 500 euros ($678), before it expands …
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Related stories From Bordeaux to Warhol: How Amazon goes high-brow Amazon lets users give Prime memberships as gifts Starting today, online retailer Amazon will start selling select prepaid cell phones from U.S. Cellular. The phones range from basic handsets that cost $30 to more-powerful $300 Android devices, and include (alphabetically) the Alcatel Shockwave, Huawei Ascend II, Kyocera Dura Pro, LG …
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Now playing: Watch this: T-Mobile’s entry-level Alcatel One Touch Fierce handset 1:30 Related stories Read the Alcatel One Touch Fierce review Check out pros and cons of the One Touch Evolve After a month at T-Mobile’s Alcatel’s One Touch Fierce and One Touch Evolve also went on sale with T-Mobile-owned MetroPCS on Monday. The prepaid Android phones come in at …
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