Lance Whitney

Google Glass adds Foursquare and Tripit to help travelers

CNET With the latest app additions to its lineup, Google Glass is striving to become more of a travel companion. As announced in a Google+ blog on Thursday, Google Glass wearers can now tap into Foursquare, Tripit, and OpenTable, apps all designed to take some of the hassle out of planning and navigating your latest …

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Is this LG’s first Windows Phone 8 device?

Evleaks/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET LG could be getting into the Windows Phone 8 game, if a new image popping online turns out to be the real deal. An image posted by oft-accurate tipster Evleaks shows an LG phone with the traditional Windows Phone screen. Dubbed the LG Uni8, the device could see the light of day this year, according to …

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Google Glass is more than the sum of its parts, says research firm

Google Glass. SarahTew/CNET Google Glass currently sells for $1,500 and costs just $152.47 to make. Does that mean Google is earning a hefty profit on each sale? Not at all, says research firm IHS. In a new teardown treatment of Google Glass, IHS found that the cost, or bill of materials, for the wearable gadget rings in at $132.47. Adding …

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Samsung may be cooking up a 13.3

Samsung’s current Galaxy TabPro 12.2. Samsung Samsung may try to push the display envelope with a tablet sporting a 13.3-inch screen. Citing information from an “inside contact” involved with Samsung’s Kids Mode, GSMArena said Monday that the device would be one of three new upcoming tablets from the Korean company. Codenamed “Warhol” and tagged with a T911/T910 model number, the …

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LG touts upcoming G Watch in new video

LG teases its upcoming G Watch. LG LG is promoting its G Watch with a new video spot that highlights a few key features. The 54-minute “product movie” spells out some of the benefits — Android compatibility, a sleek and lightweight design for all-day comfort, a metal body, a single charge that keeps the watch ticking, and a waterproof design …

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Microsoft launches dual

The Nokia Lumia 630. Microsoft Microsoft has launched its first Lumia phone since acquiring the lineup. In a presentation Monday in Bangalore, India, Microsoft’s Nokia India division announced the availability of the Lumia 630, the first dual-SIM Windows Phone. Launching in India initially, the dual-SIM version will sell for 11,500 rupees ($192). The actual availability date is a question mark. …

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iPhone 6 images reportedly from Foxconn reveal larger body

Wei Feng/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET A flurry of recent rumors suggest that Apple will unveil a larger-screened iPhone this year. A new series of images have popped up online to add to the rumor mill. Renderings of the iPhone 6 purportedly straight from Apple supplier Foxconn surfaced this weekend on Chinese network Wei Feng, as reported by Cult of Mac. …

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Best Buy offers $200 iPhone trade

screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Those of you who want to shed your old iPhone in exchange for a new model can score a trade-in deal at Best Buy this weekend. From now through Sunday, consumers who trade in an iPhone 5, 4S, or 4 and upgrade to a 5S or 5C will get up to $200 and more in credit …

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iPad sheds more market share but still dominates

Apple’s iPad Air. Josh Miller/CNET Apple remains the top tablet vendor in the world, though recent iPad sales have shown some weakness. Looking at the global tablet market last quarter, research firm IDC estimated Apple’s share at 32.5 percent. That was enough to keep Apple in first place, but the number was a hefty drop from the 40.2 percent share …

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Amazon smartphone? New image says maybe so

Is this Amazon’s much-rumored smartphone? Boy Genius Report We may now have our first true peek at Amazon’s much-rumored smartphone. An image obtained by Boy Genius Report shows the front and back of a smartphone with the Amazon logo. Reportedly illustrated by Amazon graphic designers for internal use, the image reveals the front of the phone with large tiles gracing …

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