The ZenFone 4 is the cheapest handset launched today in Jakarta with a $95 price tag without contract. Josh Miller/CNET JAKARTA, Indonesia — Originally announced at CES earlier this year, the Asus ZenFone series of Intel-powered handsets will finally make its way to the hands of consumers in Southeast Asia as early as May. Having …

CNET While Google’s Glass wearable is still proving a polarizing frontier in personal computing — making headlines this past weekend when a reporter had it ripped off his face and smashed on the ground — the company is quietly chipping away at its long list of features it would like to pack into the face-worn headset ahead of a eventual …

Apple’s iPhone 5S. Josh Lowensohn/CNET Would Apple actually increase the price of its flagship phone? Apple reportedly has been negotiating with mobile carriers about raising the price they will pay for the expected iPhone 6 by $100, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek said in an investors note released Monday. The carriers have naturally nixed the idea so far. But Misek thinks …

CNET Update thought we were over this 3D-phone phase: Now playing: Watch this: T-Mobile rallies for the end of overage fees 2:54 In this episode of Update, learn about T-Mobile’s end of overage fees and the petition it created targeting other carriers. The carrier also is throwing in free 1GB of monthly data for tablets. T-Mobile has made several bold …

CNET Google originally didn’t plan to support touch screens for its mobile operating system, Android — and then along came the Apple iPhone. Revealed last week as part of the latest legal battle between Apple and Samsung, a document called “Android Project Software Functional Requirements” described the concept for Android before the iPhone was unveiled. Android early on was based …

Quickflix has released its quarterly report and the news seems good for the Aussie disc rental and video streaming company. (Credit: Quickflix) According to the report, the quarter ending March 2014 saw a 13 per cent increase in active customers and — more importantly — a 16 per cent increase in paying customers (active customers include all paying customers as …

LG broke the record for largest 4K OLED TV with its 77-inch curved model. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The rollout of OLED televisions has been slower than industry expectations due to high manufacturing costs and a lack of technology breakthroughs, according to a new report. The forecast of OLED revenue for 2014 has been downgraded from over $1 billion to $795 million …

Fetch TV has added another feather to its cap, with the SyFy channel joining the IPTV services ‘entertainment pack’. (Credit: Foxtel) Fetch TV’s entertainment pack is an add-on to its base service. It adds more than 30 channels to the basic set up of the Fetch TV box, catch up TV and movie rentals. The cost varies depending on your …

Walmart As a general rule I don’t recommend refurbished TVs, which don’t always get the same loving reconditioning as, say, a tablet. However, this deal is worth a look, for reasons I’ll explain momentarily. While supplies last, Walmart has the refurbished Vizio E500i-A1 50-inch HDTV for $398 shipped (plus tax). Let me just come straight out and note that according …

While Amazon is largely known for its online retailing business, the company may be set to add to its hardware line-up with reports of a new Amazon smartphone slated for release as early as June. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.(Credit: CNET) The Wall Street Journal reported last Friday that the company has been “demonstrating versions of the handset to developers” in …

Google’s Verify Apps malware protection for Android is rolling out an update that will constantly monitor apps for suspicious behaviour. (Credit: Google) Google has amped up the protection from malicious apps with an update to its Verify Apps feature for Android smartphones. Previously, the feature would only perform a one-time scan on apps being installed from outside Google Play to …

A plastics molding maker said a 12-inch Apple ‘tablet’ and large iPhone are in the works. Apple Asia-based suppliers are chatting up a 12-inch Apple tablet as well as the oft-rumored larger iPhone, according to a Chinese-language report. The online version of the China Business News (Yicai) includes a story dated Monday that cites a manager at Taiwan-based plastic mold …

An Apple ‘phablet’ could be one of the better Apple products to come along in a while. Screen capture/Brooke Crothers Of all the rumored Apple products due later this year, the large 5.5-inch device is the one that’s got my full attention. Earlier this week, a research note from Ming Chi-Kuo, a reputable analyst from KGI Securities, indicated that a …

Researchers at South Korea’s KAIST university have developed a flexible thermoelectric generator that can convert body heat to power. (Credit: KAIST) What if you never had to charge your wearable tech — because it was able to harvest your body heat to run? That could soon be possible, thanks to a device developed by researchers at KAIST, led by electrical …

Buying last year’s model often pays off when you’re shopping for a new car. It can also save you big bucks when you’re looking for a new smartphone. Indeed, Samsung’s Galaxy line provides a good example. The company released its new Galaxy S5 on Friday on all four major wireless networks. But despite a couple of much-talked-about new features, most …