Eye

If the Samsung Galaxy S4 rumors pan out, Samsung’s newest smartphone may let people interact with the screen using just their eyes. Join CNET on Thursday, March 14 at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET for live coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S4 event Eye-tracking uses the camera to lock onto the motion of …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 teaser posters appear

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is a week away, and Samung is dropping hints with billboards in New York’s famous Times Square. But what can we learn about the hotly-anticipated Android smart phone from these latest teasers? First off, the poster is split between black and white. That tallies with previous rumours that the S4 would arrive in just black and …

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More images of suspected Galaxy S4 appear on Web

With less than 24 hours before Samsung’s expected unveiling of the Galaxy S4, more images of the highly anticipated smartphone have materialized on the Web. A collection of images on Chinese site Mobile.it168.com features a handset with the Samsung brand that resembles other images and videos that leaked earlier this week. The image also features the text “Galaxy SIV.” The …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 on EE and Three, networks confirm

The Samsung Galaxy S4 isn’t even announced yet, but already we know that Samsung’s next flagship will be available on Three, EE, Orange and T-Mobile. Ahead of the Galaxy S4’s official debut tomorrow night, UK networks have revealed that they’ll be stocking the next Galaxy smart phone, in a gun-jumping manoeuvre surely crafted to whet the appetite of British phone …

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The killer iOS 7 feature the iPad needs: Touch

Sarah Tew/CNET It took using the Microsoft Surface Pro to make me remember an article I wrote a year ago, about productivity on an iPad. I love using the iPad. I also love some of its keyboard accessories. As a product, it’s superior to a Surface Pro. But that doesn’t mean it’s the perfect laptop replacement. And that’s still, in …

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Eye scrolling in the Galaxy S4? Not so fast, says Bloomberg

Join CNET on Thursday, March 14, at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET for live coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S4 event If you’ve been eager to get a glimpse of eye scrolling in the Galaxy S4, Bloomberg has a reality check for you. The New York Times, citing sources, earlier this month said the latest version of Samsung’s …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 rumor roundup

Now playing: Watch this: What we will (and won’t) get in the Galaxy S4 4:30 Editors’ note: This piece was originally posted on January 24, 2013. We’ll continuously update the roundup until the device’s official launch. Until then, be sure to join us live on March 14 during Samsung’s Global Unpacked Event, and please let us know if we missed …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 fondled in China in apparent leak video

Samsung is leakier than dear Henry’s bucket this week — a new video of its flagship Galaxy S4 has emerged, from the same people who brought you those Note-ish leaked photos yesterday, 52Samsung. The video is a no-holds-barred hands-on with the new phone, which looks absolutely huge. There’s metal-looking trim round the sides and a nondescript plastic back, with a …

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Motorola prototype handset surfaces on YouTube

Google’s Motorola might have had an upcoming smartphone leaked to the Web. Vietnam-based tech site TinhTe today posted images and videos of a Motorola prototype device that it says could be ready for store shelves in the coming months. The handset has a noticeably softer design than those currently offered by Motorola, with rounded edges and a smooth backplate. The …

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Can dataless smartphones still use GPS navigation apps?

Cost-conscious wireless consumers have figured out that you don’t need to pay a hefty monthly data fee to a wireless carrier to still enjoy many of the apps and functionality found on smartphones. Of course, there are limitations to going without a carrier data plan. For example, you can only access the Internet when you are in a Wi-Fi hotspot, …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 leak shows Note

Just days before it’s officially unveiled, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has appeared in new leaked photos, looking a lot like the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 — for now at least. Leaked shots at forum 52Samsung show a device apparently called the GT-I9502 — but if this is the S4, don’t expect it to look like that when it hits shops. …

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MVNO carrier Ting says it will get the Galaxy S4

We’re still 24 hours from knowing if the Samsung Galaxy S4 even exists, but that hasn’t stopped one wireless carrier from bragging about the device to customers. Earlier today, Ting, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that resells Sprint’s network, posted a blog on its site where it promised that not only would it snag the long-awaited Galaxy S4 but …

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WhatsApp now available on BlackBerry 10

WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10 is now available in BlackBerry World, which means droves of new users will get the ability to send and receive messages without having to pay for SMS. In WhatsApp for BlackBerry 10, users get the ability to exchange messages with other users, no matter what platform they may be on, all through a carrier data connection …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 revealed in first official image

This is it, folks: the first actual, official, honest-to-goodness glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy S4 — albeit in tantalising moody backlighting. This is the first teaser to actually show the phone, after a series of videos featured only a blonde-mopped tyke and a glowing box. And it seems the leaked photos spotted yesterday could be closer to reality than we …

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As Z10 preorders start, BlackBerry nets huge order for new devices

BlackBerry announced today that an “established partner” has ordered 1 million BlackBerry 10 devices. Though a company spokeswoman declined to name the partner in a phone call with CNET, the order is the largest single purchase in the company’s history. The news came just as Verizon Wireless revealed that it would start accepting preorders for the new BlackBerry Z10 beginning …

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