Lexy Savvides

Samsung launches sub

Samsung has officially launched the ES9500 55-inch OLED TV at the annual IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany. You can tell it’s a TV launch when the Victoria’s Secret models emerge. Angela Bellotte shows off the 55-inch OLED TV from Samsung. (Credit: CBSi) While the television has been on display previously at different trade fairs …

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Google Handwrite lets you scribble search terms

Think that the pen is mightier than the keyboard? Google does too, with its new Handwrite system that lets you search using your own writing. (Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET) Google Handwrite translates your written words on a touchscreen into searchable terms. Activate the feature by going to Google.com on your phone or tablet’s browser and click on the Settings link. …

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Future BlackBerry could sense your emotions

Traditionally, emoticons have been the best way to convey one’s emotion over the cold, hard form of communication that is text messaging. Now, Research In Motion (RIM) wants to inject a bit of feeling into your messages through some unorthodox means. (Credit: USPTO) A patent application, filed by RIM, details a method of translating emotions from the text you enter …

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German court rules Motorola Xoom is not iPad clone

A German court has ruled that the Motorola Xoom tablet does not copy Apple’s iPad. (Credit: Motorola) While the original Xoom may not be the newest tablet on the block, last August, the Cupertino-based company filed a complaint with the European Union, citing similarities in design over three patents. Motorola attempted a counter-claim, alleging that the iPad’s design patent was …

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Amazing footage from the Nokia 808 PureView

Many photographers and mobile phone users may have been sceptical when the 808 PureView was announced in February with its high-resolution sensor. This one’s for the sceptics: take a look at some of the sample footage posted by All About Symbian, as it may change your mind. The site has posted a video taken with the phone at a Foo …

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Speed up your Android by clearing the cache

Now playing: Watch this: Speed up your Android by clearing the cache 0:50 If you’re on the Android side of the smartphone fence, and your apps are giving you a bit of a headache by being slow or unresponsive, you might want to try clearing the cache. There are apps to do this for you on Google Play, but to …

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The first photo from the iPhone 5 camera?

(Credit: pocketnow.com) Well, well, well! Look at what we may or may not have here. Internet conjecture tells us that this is the first photo leaked from the iPhone 5’s camera. Close examination of the photo’s EXIF data gives away a few vital clues. First, the aperture is f/2.4, which is a tad faster than the iPhone 4’s f/2.8 lens. …

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