Sprint CEO Dan Hesse at an event in Chicago. CNET/Sarah Tew CHICAGO — Sprint wants to be the go-to carrier for fitness buffs. At an event here Monday the company announced starting July 25 that it will offer the new Samsung Galaxy S5 Sport , a version of the popular Samsung smartphone that is water …
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John Moore/Getty Images Two US senators want more spectrum made available for Wi-Fi services, and they’ve introduced legislation that would free up underutilized high-frequency spectrum for such uses. On Friday, Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) announced the Wi-Fi Innovation Act, which would expand the amount of bandwidth available for unlicensed Wi-Fi use. The legislation proposes making 75 …
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A concept design of BlackBerry’s upcoming Passport smartphone, code-named Windermere.CrackBerry.com BlackBerry’s newest smartphone is set to launch in September at a special event in London, the company’s CEO John Chen said Thursday. Chen leaked news of the new device during the company’s fiscal first quarter 2015 conference call. The new device, called the Passport, has been rumored for several months …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Sales are still shrinking at phone maker BlackBerry, but cost-cutting measures buoyed the company’s earnings for its fiscal first quarter, the company said Thursday. BlackBerry, which has been trying to reinvent itself under new leader John Chen, reported a narrower loss than analysts had expected for the quarter, largely attributed to pruning of expenses. But sales continued to …
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BlackBerry Z30 Sarah Tew BlackBerry is beefing up security on its BlackBerry Messenger software in an attempt to hold on to some of its core enterprise customers. The company announced Monday that BBM Protected, a secure enterprise-messaging tool within its eBBM suite, is now available. BBM is a popular instant-messaging application used by BlackBerry owners that runs over the company’s …
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It’s that time of year again when adventurous souls dust off their passports and venture abroad for a summer vacation. But what should you do if you don’t want to leave your smartphone or tablet behind? This is a question that I am asked throughout the year, but it comes up most often as summer approaches when many people prepare …
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Qualcomm is introducing a new chip that will make it easier for wireless subscribers to get access to speedy 4G LTE wireless data service in their homes. On Wednesday, the company introduced the new FSM90xx SoC (system-on-a-chip), a low-cost chip that’s inexpensive enough for device makers to include in Wi-Fi routers. By placing the 4G LTE technology in inexpensive consumer …
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Ericsson Mobile data traffic is set to explode in the next five years as consumers add more devices to the mobile networks and operators deploy faster networks, according to equipment vendor Ericsson. The big news from the company’s most recent mobility report, published Tuesday, is that wireless operators throughout the world must prepare for a tsunami of data usage on …
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Now playing: Watch this: Apple targets the connected home with HomeKit 1:24 Apple wants to make it easier to manage your home automation devices, so that you can lock doors, dim lights, and adjust your thermostat from your iPhone or iPad. On Monday, the company announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco that it has added functionality in …
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Verizon Verizon will take its new mobile video service for a test drive on its 4G wireless network at the Indy 500 this weekend. The company said Wednesday that it will be testing the multicast protocol and technology for distributing the video on its commercial 4G LTE network in Indianapolis during the Indy 500 car race. The race will be …
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