Now playing: Watch this: Bend it like Corning Willow Glass 1:32 Had Dipak Chowdhury known just how accident-prone I really am, he never would have handed over the 0.1-millimeter sheet of glass for me to bend between my fingers. Luckily for me, the vice president and director of Corning’s Willow Glass division is a trusting …
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We don’t know when or for how much, but what we do know is that Verizon is the first US carrier to throw support behind BlackBerry’s just-announced Z30 smartphone. Related stories BlackBerry Z30: First impressions BlackBerry unveils Z30 with its fate up in the air BlackBerry confirms BBM on Android Saturday, iOS Sunday Verizon announced its intentions to sell the …
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Now playing: Watch this: New Nexus 7 brings on HD 1:46 Some Verizon customers who picked up the 4G LTE version of the Google Nexus 7 tablet may not be able to actually activate the device on Verizon’s network, despite technical compatibility. Disgruntled buyers taking to social-media outlets like Twitter and Google+ report that people who bought a Nexus 7 …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Mega is big on size 2:14 Already staking its claim on AT&T, the Samsung Galaxy Mega and its enormous 6.3-inch screen are making a home at U.S. Cellular. The extra-large “phablet” will sell for a budget $150 on contract, after an instant rebate. Related stories Samsung Galaxy Mega review Smartphones: When is ‘big’ too …
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AT&T no-contract brand Aio Wireless is opening up its digital doors to everyone, the newbie carrier announced on Thursday. Related stories AT&T’s Aio rounds on T-Mobile in a big way Aio Wireless kicks off prepaid LTE with ZTE Overture Aio Wireless grabs Nokia Lumia 620 That means any US customer can browse and purchase phones from Aio’s lineup regardless of …
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Both of Apple’s new smartphones — the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C — are officially out of the bag. We’ve got photos, videos, and plenty of hands-on impressions from our limited time with the devices, but some questions still remain. If I missed any big ones, please drop them in the comments or send me a tweet. I’ll be updating …
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Related stories BlackBerry to spin off BBM? Samsung Galaxy phones getting BBM “soon” iOS through the years: A retrospective BlackBerry Messenger (or BBM), a marquee messaging app for the BlackBerry OS is coming to Apple’s iOS soon. Alex Kinsella, a longtime mobile manager at BlackBerry, Tweeted today that the company submitted the first-ever iOS version of its communicator to Apple …
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A blue mat, a fine-tipped screwdriver, and a dozen itty bitty screws. This is Titus Green’s workspace, set within a warehouse that processes 2 million pounds of unwanted electronic waste each year. Green, 22, and his team at San Francisco Bay Area e-waste collection center Green Citizen, refurbish 30 cell phones a day to put back into customers’ hands. If …
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Handsets like Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Zoom push the boundaries of smartphone photography. Josh Miller/CNET It wasn’t all that long ago that a 3.2-megapixel camera on the back of your smartphone was reason to show off. Now, phone-makers like Nokia and Samsung are forging a new frontier of mobile photography aimed at incorporating the technology of a point-and-shoot into the smartphone …
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With their focus on photography, Nokia’s Lumia 1020 and Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Zoom are the smartphone industry’s camera big shots. While both strive for smartphone imaging prowess, these two devices are really very different. It’s best to think of the Lumia 1020 as a smartphone with a good camera, and of the S4 Zoom as a point-and-shoot that can make …
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