If you’ve got a Nokia Lumia device, it’s about to be supercharged thanks to the Amber software update. Nokia has confirmed it’s being rolled out now. The Amber update focuses on imaging quality, so will improve your snaps no end. Image processing, noise reduction, colour reproduction, exposure control, autofocus, and low-light performance will all come …

7-Eleven shoppers in Taiwan may eventually be able to buy a smartphone or tablet along with their Slurpee. Foxconn, known for supplying components to Apple and other tech players, may team up with 7-Eleven to make smartphones and tablets in the future, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Both Foxconn and President Chain Store, which operates 7-Eleven stores in Taiwan, …

Last year’s phone gets this year’s features — the Android 4.2.2 update is reportedly now rolling out to HTC One X phones, with brand new features in tow. The long-awaited update is happening to One X devices across Europe, Android Central spied, pointing to XDA-Developers forums where owners of the Tegra 3-powered smart phone are discussing the arrival of the …

Who’s been sleeping in my 5.9-inch aluminium chassis? The HTC One Max, that’s who, Daddy Bear. This latest leaked pic shows the classy metal rears of HTC’s One mobile range — including the unannounced Max. The image comes courtesy of sieve-esque Hong Kong retailer ePrice, which reckons the supersized phone won’t arrive until October. See that black square under the …

Samsung’s supersized Galaxy Mega smartphone will finally roll out to U.S. consumers starting this month. The 6.3-inch phone will be offered in the U.S. by AT&T, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular, Samsung revealed Monday. The actual launch dates will vary among the three. Related posts Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases Please, Clear Your Android Phone’s Cookies and Cache Right …

AT&T has gotten first dibs in the United States on the HTC One Mini. Making its debut in the U.S. this Friday, the diminutive smartphone will be offered exclusively to AT&T customers, the carrier announced on Monday. Buyers can pick up the phone for $99.99 with the standard two-year agreement. The HTC One Mini borrows several features from its big …

It’s a bit of a niche, but disconnecting the pressure-sensitive stylus from its dedicated drawing tablet and enabling use with a more mainstream, general purpose tablet like an iPad is quite liberating for designers and doodlers alike. Wacom, known for its excellent drawing peripherals like the Intuos5, has been strangely slow to jump into this market — but finally lands …

Dan Graziano/CNET Phones these days can be used for more than making calls. In an effort to compete and stay relevant in an increasingly crowded market, smartphone manufacturers are incorporating more features into their devices. One feature that is gaining traction is the inclusion of an IR blaster, which can be used to transform a smartphone into a universal remote. …

Here at CNET we are really excited about big-screen OLED technology. While plasma is the present standard for videophile-quality displays, OLED is the future. After finally getting a chance to test one of the first shipping OLED TVs in person, CNET’s David Katzmaier says the Samsung S9C OLED is the best display he’s ever seen. It offers almost infinite contrast …

Just because your TV says it has a refresh rate of 120Hz or 240Hz, does that mean it’s actually refreshing at 120Hz or 240Hz? Nope, not necessarily. One of the latest marketing techniques, shall we say “gifts for fiction,” is using different technology to approximate the effect of a higher refresh rate, without actually driving the TV at the higher …

TiVo’s new Roamio DVRs provide a host of new improvements, including faster performance, better software, more tuners, built-in Wi-Fi, built-in/better support for whole-home solutions like TiVo’s Stream and TiVo Mini boxes, and out-of-home streaming. With the new hardware comes the inevitable question from the thousands of people who already own a current TiVo: “What about me?” That question is even …

Samsung will buck the trend toward small tablets with a 12-incher, according to the Korea Economic Daily. The Daily speculates that it will be released in October sometime, citing industry sources. The brief report adds that Samsung Electronics is still “engaged in development” of the device. The largest screen size on a Samsung tablet to date is 11.6 inches. The …

As spotted by The Verge, Google has been granted a patent to track “gaze direction information” to see when users are looking at and responding to advertising in the both the real world and online. (Credit: Google/USTPO) US Patent number US008510166, which Google initially applied for in May 2011, details the use of a head-mounted sensor to determine when you …

The digital movie service is now live in Australia, but what actually is Ultraviolet and how do you use it? (Credit: Ultraviolet) Ultraviolet has been operating overseas since late 2011, and it’s now made it to Australian shores. But what is Ultraviolet and how does it work? To over simplify things, Ultraviolet is like a storage shelf for the digital …

Can a browser transform into a phone? Firefox maker Mozilla certainly hopes so, but skepticism among analysts has been the backdrop to Mozilla’s claims of growing customer interest in its small, plasticky, and brightly colored Firefox phones. Those phones have seen rapid expansion of availability in their first month on the market, from initial sales only in Spain, to now …