Andrew Hoyle/CNET Samsung chief JK Shin threw cold water on recent reports suggesting the Galaxy S5 might actually launch sooner than expected. Speaking to reporters in Korea on Wednesday, Shin said that the Galaxy S5 will launch in that country on April 11, as planned. His comments resulted from reports that cropped up in Korea …
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Hit the deck at the HTC One Skatepark in London. HTC Who knew Mr Selfridge was secretly a Sk8er boi? To celebrate the landing of the HTC One M8, London’s famous Selfridges department store is being turned into one of the country’s biggest skateparks. Covering 18,500 square feet in the Old Selfridges Hotel atop Selfridges on Oxford Street in London’s …
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Was he wearing Blahniks? HTC/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET At least he didn’t ram it down our throats. At least he didn’t say it’s the greatest phone since the last great HTC phone. Which was great, but not that many people bought it. Instead, to launch HTC’s new One M3858ZT5XA — or something like that — we have an ad …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Mega Josh Miller/CNET Those of you who like really big smartphones may be in store for more devices from Samsung. Samsung is reportedly cooking up more Mega devices to add to its existing Galaxy Mega 6.3 and Mega 5.8 phones, aka phablets. Saying only that it’s “received information,” blog site Sammobile reported on Wednesday that one of the …
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The Galaxy S5 has been officially launched in Australia and the major telcos are showing off their plans and pricing. (Credit: Andrew Hoyle/CNET) Telstra was first out of the gate, trumpeting that it would take pre-orders for the Galaxy S5 from 9am on 27 March. Plan-wise, it was pushing the AU$70 Accelerate plan with AU$12 monthly handset repayments. That AU$82 …
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SAN ANTONIO — Sprint wants to take its 4G LTE network to every corner of the US. And it has formed two separate initiatives to achieve this goal. On Thursday, the company will make two announcements that will help it make this ambition a reality. The first thing it’s doing is joining the Competitive Carrier Association’s Data Roaming Hub, a …
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It’s hard out there for a phone user. SubGrooveRecTV/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The pipeline of loyalty rarely pumps much substance. It can be gushing at one moment and suddenly dry the next. So today’s existential question is: Are Samsung’s hordes becoming as loyal as Apple’s in the “Game of Phones?” This query blurted from my brain when I read …
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The HTC One M8 Sarah Tew/CNET Buyers of the new HTC One M8 will want to resist taking the phone apart to attempt any repairs, according to a new teardown from iFixit. Hacking through the innards of HTC’s new flagship phone introduced on Tuesday, the iFixit team found the journey fraught with hazards and obstacles. In other words, this teardown …
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James Martin/CNET Sprint is teaming up with rural carriers to create a virtual 4G LTE wireless network in a move that will help them compete more aggressively against AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile is considering a similar move. On Thursday, the Competitive Carrier Association will announce at its conference in San Antonio, Texas the launch of a new Data Access Hub, …
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HTC’s Sense 6 interface includes Blinkfeed. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Blink and you won’t miss it — you’ll soon be able to enjoy HTC’s BlinkFeed on any Android phone or tablet, even if it’s not an HTC. As the brand spanking new HTC One M8 hits shops mere minutes after it was announced this week, HTC has confirmed that it will soon …
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Qualcomm Chairman Paul Jacobs (left) and Rutberg analyst Rajeev Chand. Roger Cheng/CNET ATLANTA–Qualcomm Executive Chairman Paul Jacobs had a story he couldn’t wait to get off his chest. Jacobs, who was speaking at an industry conference on Wednesday, interrupted the moderator, Rutberg analyst Rajeev Chand, insisting on telling an anecdote about its work with a digital brain and rats. Qualcomm …
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The Google Play edition of the HTC One M8 Google If you want to buy a phone that marries the HTC One M8’s slick new design with Google’s version of the Android interface, you can buy it right now — but you won’t get it immediately. The Google Play version of the HTC One M8 is now for sale on …
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Panasonic’s 4K LCD TV. The company will not be making a 4K resolution plasma. Sarah Tew/CNET It’s an easy sell: Four times the resolution of HDTV. The numbers are a cinch to understand, 2160p easily identifiable as more than 1080p. Every manufacturer is pushing their top-of-the-line 4K TVs as the next generation of superlative picture quality. But resolution is just …
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Panasonic projectors are behind much of the artwork on show at the 19th Biennale of Sydney. Viewers take in Pipilotti Rist’s work “Mercy Garden Retour Skin”. (Credit: Dave Cheng/CNET) The Biennale is a visual arts festival held every two years, showcasing artworks in various locations around the city. Some of the main locations for this year’s event are the Museum …
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Netflix Netflix has added another exclusive documentary to its cache. The video streaming service announced Wednesday that it acquired the rights to “Print the Legend” — a behind-the-scenes film about startups scrambling to get to the top of the 3D-printing world. “Print the Legend,” made by Luis Lopez and Clay Tweel, won this year’s SXSW award for special jury recognition …
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