Virgin Mobile offers a white version of the LG Volt. Virgin Mobile With the LG Volt, Sprint’s ultrafast LTE Spark network has made the jump to Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, the carrier’s prepaid arms. Related Links LG touts upcoming G Watch in new video LG’s L90 tops the new L series (hands-on) Purported LG …

The author visited the Texas facility where the Moto X is assembled. Eric Mack/CNET Editors’ note: Motorola has a big announcement planned for Tuesday in London. Many suspect it will be the budget-priced Moto E, or perhaps the so-called Moto X+1, a successor to the Moto X. The announcement comes at a complicated time for the company, which is in …

Square Order Square Mobile-payment company Square has replaced a failed app with one it hopes will complement its existing services. Square on Monday launched Square Order, a service for those who want buy food or other goods from local shops, cafes, and restaurants. The free app, which is available only in New York City and San Francisco at the moment, …

CNET Update wonders if G Watch is worth the time: Now playing: Watch this: LG teases G Watch, Square offers new way to pay 2:55 In this tech-news roundup: Feast your eyes on LG’s new teaser video for the G Watch, which still doesn’t reveal much info about the Android Wear-powered smartwatch. We may have to wait until June to …

The Nokia Lumia 630. Microsoft Microsoft has launched its first Lumia phone since acquiring the lineup. In a presentation Monday in Bangalore, India, Microsoft’s Nokia India division announced the availability of the Lumia 630, the first dual-SIM Windows Phone. Launching in India initially, the dual-SIM version will sell for 11,500 rupees ($192). The actual availability date is a question mark. …

The Phonebloks modular mobile concept Phonebloks Sennheiser is the latest company to bolt its expertise onto the bolt-together Phonebloks phone, a modular mobile device being developed by Google. Google’s Project Ara is the name given to a phone built out of Lego-like interchangeable components or “bloks”, allowing you to customise and upgrade the device to your heart’s content. High-end headphone …

The Dimple Standard and new Dimple Mini will be available in even more colors. Dimple Remember Dimple? It’s the NFC-powered sticker that adds four physical buttons to your Android phone or tablet. I previewed the product last month, shortly before its Indiegogo fundraising campaign went live. Although that campaign has 30 days left, it has already surpassed its initial $43,000 …

LG teases its upcoming G Watch. LG LG is promoting its G Watch with a new video spot that highlights a few key features. The 54-minute “product movie” spells out some of the benefits — Android compatibility, a sleek and lightweight design for all-day comfort, a metal body, a single charge that keeps the watch ticking, and a waterproof design …

What will Motorola show off tomorrow? Motorola Ahead of Motorola’s press event Tuesday, at least one of the devices expected to be announced made a brief appearance. On Monday, Brazilian retailer Fast Shop published a product listing for the Moto E, a handset featuring two color options — lemon and turquoise — and a midrange set of specs, including a …

Jason Cipriani/CNET Beginning with Google Glass XE 16.2, Explorers have had the option to control when photos and videos are backed up. Previously, Glass users had to wait for Glass to backup photos and video when the unit was connected to Wi-Fi and charging. With the new option, users can force a backup at any time, regardless of the data …

TCL has a prominent position at the global premiere of “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” Roger Cheng/CNET TCL is the biggest name in television you’ve probably never heard of. The Chinese company is the third-largest LCD television manufacturer in the world, behind Samsung and LG. It offers a diverse portfolio of products, which ranges from cell phones — marketed in …

CNET AT&T could close a deal to buy DirecTV for roughly $50 billion in as little as two weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The purchase would allow AT&T to expand its television footprint in the US, an attractive move for the telecommunications company. Like its competitors, AT&T continues to compete with cable companies for customers who want bundled …

Virgin Media Virgin Media has nabbed the rights to five of Sky’s HD channels, including Sky F1 HD and Sky Sports News HD. Virgin Media and Sky face new sports competition in the UK from BT, which launched its own Sports service last year. The new tie-up between rival providers takes the form of a five-year deal, and makes Sky …

The ZTE V969 ZTE Chinese company ZTE may not be a well recognised brand in Australia, but its products have been available locally for some time. It’s just that until now they’ve sported someone else’s logo — usually Telstra. ZTE has supplied a number of handsets and WiFi dongles all sporting the Telstra ‘T’ (along with two branded for Boost …

No KitKat update for the S3. Sarah Tew/CNET If you own the global 3G version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 , the bad news is that KitKat, the latest Android 4.4 update will not be coming your way. According to a statement posted on the SamMobile blogsite, the company says the S3 and S3 Mini only have 1GB of RAM, …