A wireless carrier price war, several blockbuster deals, unlikely smartphone vendors emerging as major players and the rise of wearable technology — 2014 was a whirlwind year for mobile. T-Mobile CEO John Legere kicked off the year in mobile with a bang. James Martin/CNET The year kicked off with a bang when T-Mobile CEO John …
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Redmi 1S Xiaomi There’s apparently no stopping Xiaomi’s ascent. The Chinese smartphone maker, which has been on a tear over the last four years, has raised $1.1 billion in venture capital funding, giving it a valuation of $45 billion. Bin Lin, Xiaomi co-founder and president, posted the news Monday on Facebook. The valuation makes Xiaomi the top-dog among startups, besting …
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The BlackBerry Classic , as its name implies, is a throwback to the company’s glory days. But the smartphone plays an important role in BlackBerry’s future. BlackBerry hopes the Classic will drive interest and adoption of the company’s services and software. Josh Miller/CNET Wednesday’s BlackBerry Classic event kicked off like most other phone launches: a video played to hype up …
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BlackBerry is going old school. The BlackBerry Classic was unveiled at an event in New York today. Josh Miller/CNET After months of teases, the company officially unveiled the BlackBerry Classic , which draws its inspiration from the Bold line of smartphones — particularly its famed keyboard. “Everything you know about the BlackBerry (Bold) has been upgraded,” said CEO John Chen, …
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Microsoft’s Lumia line has finally broken through to Sprint. The Lumia 635 makes its way to Sprint as the first Lumia phone for the carrier. But it won’t come in green. CNET Sprint and Microsoft said on Tuesday that the wireless carrier would sell the Lumia 635 , a Windows Phone 8.1-powered smartphone that would retail at an off-contract price …
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When you explain the concept of T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 8.0 announcement, “Data Stash,” it sounds an awful lot like a rollover program. Remember Cingular? One of its claims to fame was the rollover minute. AT&T That’s what Yahoo’s David Pogue called it — several times — during a webcast interview with T-Mobile CEO John Legere to discuss the announcement. Legere was …
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John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile, speaks at an Uncarrier event in SF on September 10, 2014. Josh Miller/CNET T-Mobile is bringing back the rollover concept. The Bellevue, Wash., wireless carrier on Tuesday unveiled Data Stash, a program that allows you to roll over your unused data. The program goes into effect in January for new and existing customers with at …
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T-Mobile is closing the coverage gap with the big boys. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray at a company press conference earlier this year. CNET/James Martin The company said on Tuesday that its 4G LTE network covers 260 million people, and it plans to cover 300 million people by the end of the year. In comparison, AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the nation’s …
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Microsoft is readying to pull back the curtain even further on its next version of the Windows operating system. Microsoft will unveil even more features of Windows 10 at the January event. Microsoft The Redmond, Wash., software titan plans to hold a second event on January 21 to talk about Windows 10. The event, titled “Windows 10: The next chapter,” …
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The Gear VR launches today. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung is making a big jump into virtual reality, and it hopes early adopters will follow along. The company’s first virtual-reality headgear, the Gear VR Innovator Edition, was made available on Monday through AT&T’s and Samsung’s websites for $199, but only in the US. It launched with 17 apps, including a few from …
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