Roger Cheng

Amazon to users: Hey, the Kindle Paperwhite isn’t perfect

How’s this for honesty? Amazon took it upon itself to post a note today on its site listing the limitations of its newest e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite. The Kindle Paperwhite has a light-up screen that lets you read in the dark, which previous Kindle e-readers lacked. That light, however, isn’t perfect. So to get in …

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T-Mobile USA may be behind its rivals when it comes to 4G LTE, but that doesn’t mean it’s mincing words about its ambitions. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray. T-Mobile AT&T and Verizon Wireless may be able to boast of a super-fast wireless connection now, but T-Mobile believes it can one-up both of them when it finally gets its LTE network rollout …

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Google and LG’s Nexus 4 outed by Carphone Warehouse

Google and LG’s Nexus smartphone is getting closer to reality after it popped up Carphone Warehouse’s inventory system. A listing for an LG Nexus 4 appeared in the U.K. retailer’s system, according to a picture posted by The Verge. Related stories TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Best Laptop for 2022: The 15 Laptops We …

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Sprint to sell LG Optimus G, LG Mach, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

Now playing: Watch this: LG Mach an LTE slider 0:56 Sprint Nextel expanded its lineup of 4G LTE devices, nabbing the LG Optimus G quad-core smartphone, the LG Mach QWERTY slider, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet, and a 4G USB stick. Apart from the previously announced LG Optimus G, Sprint announced the new devices at the MobileCon wireless …

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Walmart Wal-Mart is testing a same-day delivery service in a bid to outmaneuver Amazon in the increasingly cutthroat retail world. The Bentonville, Ark., retail giant has been tested the service in Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis. It will next expand to San Francisco and San Jose, Calif. The service, called Wal-Mart To Go, is a trial run for the holidays …

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Verizon aims for voice over LTE in late 2013, early 2014

Verizon Wireless plans to launch voice over LTE services by late 2013 or early 2014, according to a networking executive for the carrier. Consumer trials will begin in late 2013, with service to follow, likely in the subsequent year, Nicola Palmer, vice president of network and chief technical officer for Verizon Wireless, said in an interview with CNET. The target …

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Verizon to blow past year

Verizon Wireless said today that it would surpass its year-end goal of blanketing 400 markets with 4G LTE two months ahead of schedule. On October 18, the company will have covered 417 U.S. markets with its super-fast wireless network, extending its overwhelming lead over the other carriers. Its 4G LTE was the focal point of the carrier’s presentation at the …

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Huawei, ZTE face new hurdles to their U.S. phone ambitions

Congress just made Huawei and ZTE’s goal of winning over U.S. consumers a whole lot tougher. A report released by the House Intelligence Committee today claimed the two Chinese telecommunications manufacturers pose a risk to national security and urged U.S. companies to avoid working with them. While the report deals mostly with the companies’ large-scale networking equipment and corporate customers, …

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How EA keeps its Simpson game alive and kicking

Electronic Arts’ latest tool to keep The Simpsons: Tapped Out iOS game from becoming a zombie app: actual zombies. In anticipation of The Simpsons’ annual Treehouse of Horror episode, EA updated its Farmville-like game to include Halloween-themed landscapes such as a cemetery, complete with zombies and zombie pets that can infect the characters in your game. The addition adds a …

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Google, LG to unveil Nexus phone at the end of the month

LG will finally get its own Nexus smartphone based on its recently unveiled flagship Optimus G, CNET has learned. The phone will be announced at the end of the month, according to a person briefed on the matter. While it will run some of the same specifications as the Optimus G, it will be modified to fit into the Nexus …

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