Surface Pro. Microsoft Microsoft might unveil more than just a small Surface tablet at an event next week. Microsoft posted a Support page to its site that mentioned the “Surface Pro 3 camera.” The page itself discussed how to add recording support for H.264 in the Surface Pro 3. Microsoft later said the page contained …

iEnjoy Why can’t someone figure out a way for smartphones to charge using kinetic energy? You know, you stick it in a pocket and as you walk around, the movement juices the battery? Until that day comes (come on, science!), you’ll need some kind of mobile charger. And maybe more than one, because wouldn’t it be handy to have backup …

Lynn La/CNET AT&T has doubled down in the no-contract 4G LTE wireless arena. Now that the company has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Leap Wireless, AT&T announced Wednesday that it is merging Aio Wireless into Leap’s Cricket prepaid brand. This “new” Cricket is slated to give US users contract-free wireless on 4G LTE. “Today is more than a milestone …

Sony is gearing up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sony The promotion is available on 11 TVs in the new Sony line-up, and there are 9,000 PS4s up for grabs. To enter, customers need to purchase one of the eligible models at an “authorised Sony dealer” between May 15 and June 29 2014, register online (with proof of purchase), …

Evleaks/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET LG could be getting into the Windows Phone 8 game, if a new image popping online turns out to be the real deal. An image posted by oft-accurate tipster Evleaks shows an LG phone with the traditional Windows Phone screen. Dubbed the LG Uni8, the device could see the light of day this year, according to …

Will you see a display here in a future iPhone? CNET Apple’s iPhones and other devices might eventually feature technology that would extend their screens around the sides of the devices, if a newly granted patent is any indication. Dubbed “Electronic devices with sidewall displays,” the patent, granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday, …

Researchers were able to hack into the Galaxy S5 using a phony fingerprint. SRLabs/YouTube; screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET After researchers proved they could easily hack into Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone using the device’s fingerprint scanner, a US senator is raising concerns about the device’s security and privacy features. US Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) wrote a letter (PDF) to Samsung on …

Stolen power? Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET To sacrifice yourself on the altar of originality takes courage. How can you be sure that some unconscious influence didn’t work its way inside your head and then manipulate you into some form of artistic reproduction? Just as Steve Jobs and Picasso were happy to steal rather than beg or borrow, so too …

The Motorola Moto E. Motorola Mobility It started with a chart on a wall. Mark Randall, head of supply chain and operations for Motorola Mobility, was sitting in a meeting with a Brazilian carrier. The meetup was part of a world tour of carriers that he and then-CEO Dennis Woodside embarked on shortly after joining the company in 2012. Sitting …

Motorola unveils the new Moto E Motorola Motorola has revealed the new Moto E , a 4.3-inch Android smartphone that’s even cheaper than the phenomenally successful Moto G , going on sale for just $130 in the US and £90 in the UK. It’ll be even cheaper on UK network O2, which will sell you one for £80 on pay …

Get ready for Glass everywhere…maybe. Video screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET Good news! Now that Google Glass has become something of a punch line or a pariah, and word is out that the markup on the cost of building each unit could be as high as 1,000 percent, the beta program to test out the wearable augmented-reality display is finally open …

The new Windows Phone Spotify app. Spotify Streaming-music company Spotify said Tuesday it has totally redesigned its Windows Phone app, overhauling its look and feel to resemble its Android alternative. The app delivers an entirely new design, a first since its launch in 2011. The app now includes easier access to search and playlists, and is a bit more visual …

Minuum works with Google Glass. Minuum Minuum is bringing its compact keyboard to your face. The app’s developers have announced support for Google Glass — and a few other wearable devices — in a proof-of-concept video. It promises to make typing on devices with no discernable keypad fast and (more importantly) intuitive. I like Minuum — I said as much …

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime is a rumor that refuses to die. Josh Miller/CNET You know that premium version of the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone that Samsung doesn’t want to talk about? Chances are good that we’ll see it within the next few weeks, or so says a new report (translate) out of Korea. Related Links Samsung to launch Galaxy …

The Nokia X — now under Microsoft — has Android inside. Sarah Tew/CNET Many of the leading handset vendors have a hand — or at least a pinky — in both the Android and Windows Phone worlds. A year ago, Motorola and Nokia were the two handset brands with the strongest allegiance to a specific operating system. But times — …