The world of wearable tech often feels like a desert of novelties, kept irrigated by investment capital. That impression doesn’t lessen when you hear about the Nex Band: conceived by the Montreal-based company Mighty Cast and announced today, it aims to be a high-end fashion accessory that also plans to be a “console on the …
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Budget smart phones are set to rival the iPhone 5S with 64-bit power. Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 410 chipset, sprinkled with extra 4G — just a couple of months after a Qualcomm boss branded 64-bit chips “a gimmick“. The new chip is designed for phones costing less than $150 (about £90), bringing 4G to phones that don’t cost the …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has taken notes from 10 million wallets. Samsung has announced it has sold 10 million Note 3 phablets in just 60 days — clearly the new faux-leather styling is a hit. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases Please, Clear Your Android Phone’s Cookies and Cache Right Now Save Hundreds on Refurbished Samsung …
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Foxconn, best known for assembling Apple’s iPhones and iPads, is launching an investment fund to support startups focused on developing new kinds of wearable computers, Bloomberg reports. Foxconn unit Syntrend Creative Park will administer the $6.8 million fund and select candidates for trial in the first quarter of the new year, Bloomberg reported, citing unidentified sources. However, an associated incubator …
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Since its late September launch, the Galaxy Note 3 has sold over 10 million units, making it a member of a surprisingly non-exclusive Samsung club. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Both the original Note and the Note II both sold over 10 million, but the Note 3 has done so in a shorter time period than its predecessors. It’s not too surprising, …
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Sony is the latest smartphone maker to get the pure Android treatment, with the Xperia Z Ultra phablet available in the US Google Play store with Android 4.4 KitKat. (Credit: Sony) Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra is the third handset in recent months to get the Google Play Edition treatment. Joining the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4, the Z …
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With televisions, HDMI is the most common connector. But if you want to connect a computer to your TV (or you’ve got a new computer monitor), the options tend to be HDMI, DisplayPort, DVI, and sometimes old-school VGA. Each connection has its pros and cons, and perhaps the best cable to use with your display is more than just “what …
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Now playing: Watch this: What you need to know about mini Bluetooth speakers 2:56 They’re small. They’re portable. And they’re breeding. Yes, the mini wireless Bluetooth speaker has come of age, and it seems as if every week we see a new model hit the market. They come in all shapes and styles and some are more rugged than others. …
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Editors’ note: Be sure to catch the other stories in this package: on Samsung’s bid to rule the world, on the many pieces of the Samsung Group, on road-testing Samsung’sS Translate app, and on how Samsung torture-tests its products. SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung gets plenty of press for its phones, but TV is how it made its mark as …
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For years, various computer games and mobile apps have attempted to capture the essence of constructing Rube Goldberg-style puzzles — complex contraptions designed to perform simple tasks. The Incredible Machine was perhaps the most famous, and the similar Crazy Machines debuted for iOS more than four years ago. Now comes an “official” game approved by the Rube Goldberg estate: Unity …
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Verizon has been “fortifying” its wireless network in New York and addressing the coverage problems there, according to CEO Lowell McAdam. “We’re now back to where we want to be,” he said during an investor conference on Monday. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best Internet Providers in Chicago …
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Google’s new Nexus 10 could arrive soon, as a new tip-off from Twitter-based “uberleakster” @evleaks suggests LG is building the new tablet. LG V510 is the device’s manufacturing code name, apparently. And it appears that @evleaks got his hands on what looks like an entry from a supply chain database. The LG V510 tablet is indeed a Nexus device. [via …
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Right, let’s try this again. Samsung has started sending out a software update for one of its handsets here in the UK, less than a month after it stopped the rollout, the BBC reports. The update brings Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to the Samsung Galaxy S3. The initial update was an unmitigated disaster, with customers complaining that their phones would …
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If you’ve got a phone that’s not getting a manufacturer update to Android 4.4, there’s hope in sight. Android hacking team CyanogenMod’s latest build supports a wide range of older handsets. (Credit: CyanogenMod) The CyanogenMod team just released the first nightly build of CM11.0 M1, its most recent firmware based on Android 4.4 KitKat, for recent Google Nexus devices, like …
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