ORLANDO, Fla.–The Nokia Lumia 925 is a sexy-looking smartphone. Too bad a vast majority of U.S. consumers aren’t going to even consider it. Nokia unveiled its latest flagship smartphone at an event in London on Tuesday. But U.S. customers will care most about where it will sell here, and the news isn’t great. T-Mobile, the …
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ORLANDO, Fla. — BlackBerry wants to take on Twitter by creating its own social network through its BlackBerry Messenger service. The company on Tuesday unveiled BBM Channel, which allows users and brands to create a BBM profile that other users can follow, similar to how people can follow brands and users on Twitter. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use …
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BlackBerry’s next phone announcement doesn’t have to be big or flashy. It just needs to be affordable. With the BlackBerry Z10 and Q10, the company has shown it can make a competitive smartphone. Now it needs a budget-friendly version that it can market to the regions of the world that have shown the most growth over the last few years. …
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The rumored Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom may be a reality after all. A Bluetooth special interest group document lists a new Samsung product with the model number SM-C101, which Unwired believes is the Galaxy S4 Zoom, a variant of the company’s flagship phone that’s supposed to be smaller and comes with a 16-megapixel optical zoom lens. Related stories Best Samsung …
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When Verizon Wireless and HTC wanted to promote the launch of their last holiday flagship phone, the Droid DNA, they held a big, splashy event in Manhattan. For the debut of the Nokia Lumia 928 on Friday, Verizon fired off a tweet. The distinct lack of fanfare today is a subtle indication of where Verizon thinks the Lumia 928 belongs …
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Google has some new additions to show off for its Wallet service. A physical card, however, won’t be one of them. The company is expected to update its rewards, offers, and loyalty points program to include a wider number of merchants at Google I/O next week. Google had also planned to introduce a physical credit card linked to Google Wallet, …
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The follow-up to the Nexus 7 tablet may get a slew of upgrades but still keep its $199 price tag. That’s the opinion of KGI Securities analyst Mingchi Kuo, who believes that Google may unveil the upgraded tablet at its Google I/O conference next week. Related stories LG once out-iPhoned the iPhone. Now it’s exiting the phone business completely Don’t …
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Huawei CEO and founder Ren Zhengfei broke his silence and publicly denied that his company is involved with cybersecurity threats directed at the U.S. Ren emerged from behind his veil of secrecy and publicly addressed the media in a rare appearance in New Zealand, where Huawei had just won a contract to build a 4G LTE network, according to Reuters. …
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Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead said on Wednesday that there remains an importance place for both Windows Phone and BlackBerry, the two aspiring mobile operating systems trying to eat into the dominant positions of Apple and Google. On Windows Phone (which he mistakenly referred to as Windows Mobile 8), Mead said he has been encouraged with what he has seen, …
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The HTC First, also known as the Facebook phone, was unofficially declared a disaster after AT&T dropped its price from $99 to 99 cents on Wednesday. Related stories Facebook’s $90 Million Data-Tracking Settlement: There Are Only Days Left to File a Claim Before the Deadline Tech Companies Ramp Up Efforts to Combat Online Extremism Championing Impactful, Awarding-Winning Journalism in a …
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