One of the Nexus 5 smartphone’s best new features is the always-listening, touchless control over Google Now, the name by which the platform’s personal assistant is known. By saying the words “OK, Google” when the phone is unlocked, you can launch any of Google Now’s actions — like searching the Web or dialing a number …
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New photos and details of both Google’s forthcoming Nexus 5 smartphone and the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system running it have popped up all over the Internet from sources claiming they’ve gone hands-on with the device. Related stories: What we know about the Nexus 5 Complete guide to KitKat rumors Nov 1 date, white Nexus 5 teased Wind Mobile posts, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Meet the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2:40 Samsung made it official on Monday that it’s readied an Android 4.3 Jelly Bean software update that will let certain US smartphones pair with the company’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch. This announcement dovetails with an earlier statement that Samsung would push out the update on a global scale. The Premium Suite …
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Cricket customers waiting for the iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C can stop twiddling their fingers and start reaching for their wallets. The prepaid carrier announced on Friday that the 16GB versions of Apple’s latest crop of smartphones is on sale. Following the trendy new sales structure, Cricket offers two ways to pay. You can buy the iPhone 5S for $599.99 …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s most impressive phablet yet 5:18 The S Pen stylus is one of the most defining features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 smartphone and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet (2014 Edition). You’d probably like to know if it’s actually useful in practical day-by-day applications or if it’s merely a gimmick. Even if it is …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Ativ S Neo reps Windows Phone 2:30 It’s been a long time since AT&T and Samsung paired up on a Windows phone, but that dry spell ends with the introduction of the Samsung Ativ S Neo on November 8. Related stories: Review: Samsung Ativ S Neo Windows Phone 8’s new features Selling for $99 on …
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DreamWorks’ new game for the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet may be based around its film “How to Train Your Dragon,” but it might as well be called “How to Train Your Children To Take Long Car Rides.” Starting Tuesday, Dragon’s Adventure, as the game is called, puts Nokia’s Here maps and existing augmented reality software to clever use by building …
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AT&T U-Verse subscribers can now stream about 20 live TV channels from their Android devices, AT&T announced on Monday. The carrier first unveiled its live TV stations on October 7, rolling out to iOS devices first. Now it’s ready for AT&T’s U-Verse subscribers who use the U-Verse app on select tablets and smartphones. In addition to the 20 live TV …
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If you’re tried of calculating exactly which US carrier gives you the lowest absolute price on any given smartphone, you can start by “blaming” T-Mobile. Brassy shock-jock CEO John Legere’s campaign to position the carrier as the simple, refreshing upstart vis a vis AT&T and Verizon’s corporate greed has seen success: T-Mobile has picked up more competitor customers, and AT&T …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 5S: A close look 5:05 U.S. Cellular announced that it will sell both the Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C starting on November 8. The carrier’s iPhone 5S and 5C mini Web site directly grafts Apple’s posted details, which suggests for now anyhow that U.S. Cellular will sell all colors and capacities at Apple’s …
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