A screenshot of the LG Fireweb from Mozilla’s promotional video. Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET Two Firefox OS phones went on sale on Tuesday in Brazil, a country on which Mozilla has been pinning many of its Firefox OS hopes. In addition to the Alcatel One Touch Fire, already the de facto flagship device for the …

Clinkle, the mobile payments startup that’s backed by many of Silicon Valley’s biggest names, has now lured Netflix’s former chief financial officer to its new management team. Clinkle announced Tuesday that Barry McCarthy will join the stealthy company as its chief operating officer. McCarthy, who played a key role in Netflix’s previous success, left the video streaming company in December …

85 per cent of iPhone owners who’ve updated their phones have never used Siri, according to new research — and those that have are divided on whether Siri lives up to Apple’s promises. That number is based on a survey of 2,330 Apple-owning folk in the US who have upgraded to iOS 7, the latest software for iPhone and iPad. …

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Now playing: Watch this: Nokia Lumia 1520: the first Full HD, quad-core Windows… 2:18 Giving the smartphone market an option that’s been successful in attracting photo enthusiasts to higher-end cameras, Nokia’s new Lumia 1520 phablet can take photos in raw image formats. The Lumia 1020 will get raw support next year, too. Juha Alakarhu, head of camera technology for Nokia, …

No, going big is not the answer to Nokia’s US problem. Its latest phone, the Lumia 1520, is the next in a growing line of phablets — jumbo-sized phones named because they appear to be a mash-up of a phone and tablet. It features a larger 6-inch display, a faster quad-core processor, and powerful camera. It has all the makings …

Google has acquired a France-based startup that aims at improving Android’s functionality. French publication L’Expansion reported on Tuesday that Google paid 16.9 million euros ($23.1 million) to acquire FlexyCore. The startup’s app DroidBooster, has since been removed from the Google Play store, likely as part of the search giant’s buy. FlexyCore was founded five years ago as a tool to …

The Microsoft Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 hit shops today, bringing you Windows 8.1 and free Skype phone calls to actual phones. Here in Britain you can buy the new Surface from Argos, Currys, Game, John Lewis and PC World, or direct from Microsoft. The Surface 2 runs on Windows 8.1 RT, the tablet-focused version of Windows that only …

ABU DHABI, UAE — Nokia has taken the wraps off new Lumia and Asha devices, including the first tablet from the Finnish company. With Android phones dominating the mobile world and with Nokia soon to become part of Microsoft, CNET spoke Tuesday with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop here at Nokia World to discuss the launches and Nokia’s role with Microsoft. …

Now playing: Watch this: 9.7-inch iPad Air is lighter, thinner, and faster 1:26 During a San Francisco press conference today, Apple took the wraps off its newest iPad Air tablet. Sporting a more powerful 64-bit A7 processor, narrower bezels, and a thinner 0.29-inch profile, the iOS 7 device features incremental upgrades from its previous iteration, and retains the familiar aesthetics …

After many months of fervent speculation, Nokia has finally lifted the lid on a Lumia tablet. Read on for all the info on the Finnish firm’s first slate. The Lumia 2520 is a 10.1-inch tablet, that goes head-to-head with the likes of Apple’s iPad and Google’s Nexus 7. The display packs a healthy 1,920×1,080-resolution, which equates to a 218 pixels-per-inch …

At Nokia World held in Abu Dhabi, the Finnish mobile company launched a slew of new, colorful mobile devices. These include a high-end 6-inch smartphone known as the Lumia 1520; the more affordable Lumia 1320 “phablet”; Nokia’s first Lumia 2520 tablet; and three budget Asha phones that target developing markets. For a more thorough rundown on these gadgets, be sure …

DreamWorks’ new game for the Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet may be based around its film “How to Train Your Dragon,” but it might as well be called “How to Train Your Children To Take Long Car Rides.” Starting Tuesday, Dragon’s Adventure, as the game is called, puts Nokia’s Here maps and existing augmented reality software to clever use by building …

Let’s see that again, Jeff: Sky is to show goals from UEFA Champions League matches as they happen on Twitter. Almost as they happen, anyway. Clips of highlights and goals will be shared to social media in near real-time while the games are still being played. The free clips kick off today with three Champions League games: Schalke 04 v …

Apple is said to be halving its daily production of the iPhone 5c, from 300,000 to 150,000 units. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) The report, from Chinese site C Technology, doesn’t give a firm reason for the cut, but it’s believed to be a result of reduced demand for the colourful phone compared with the iPhone 5s. Both the iPhone 5c and …