Now playing: Watch this: Indigo pushes Siri-like features to multiple platforms 2:11 BARCELONA, Spain–Want to challenge Siri to schedule every aspect of your busy life but don’t want an iPhone? Great news for you then as Artificial Solution’s Indigo service brings similar functionality to Android, Windows Phone 8, and your Web browser. Better yet, it’s …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Samsung Electronics expects to release its first smartphone running on the Tizen mobile operating system in July or August, CNET has learned. The Tizen Association is scheduled to make the official announcement later this week at Mobile World Congress. Tizen is an upstart operating system seen as an alternative to the stranglehold that Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS has …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Mozilla, Ericsson, and AT&T announced today they’re demonstrating technology to place Internet-based voice and video calls that bridge traditional telephone services and the Web. The demonstration, at Mobile World Congress here, uses the nascent WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communications) standard to set up browser-based communications between different devices. The “proof of concept” links a Web app with a person’s existing …
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The quad-core long-term evolution (LTE) smartphone will be available on Telstra’s 4G network from 12 March. (Credit: CBSi) While LG is showing off the Optimus G Pro at Mobile World Congress (MWC), Australians will get their first taste of the 4.7-inch Optimus G from 12 March, when it launches exclusive to the Telstra network. The device is now available for …
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BARCELONA, Spain–It’s a vow we’ve heard many times before: Huawei will be a top global brand. Here at Mobile World Congress, Huawei used its press conference as yet another opportunity to plead its softer side. Addressing a room full of journalists, Huawei’s director of global brand management, Amy Lou, passionately shared Huawei’s philosophy for aggressively pursuing its dream of becoming …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Samsung Electronics will unveil its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, on March 14, CNET has confirmed. Samsung is set to send out invitations this morning to a “Samsung Unpacked” event in New York for next month, CNET has learned. While the invitation contained little details, CNET has confirmed with a high-level executive that the Galaxy S4 will make …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Huawei’s booth crew may not have attached any phones to mounts over at its booth at Mobile World Congress, but it’s clear that the Huawei Ascend P2 will officially debut at this show. Related stories MWC 2022: How to Watch the Samsung Galaxy Book Reveal Microsoft warns it might miss revenue guidance because of coronavirus LG unveils new K …
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BARCELONA, Spain–Will Nokia unleash another Lumia smartphone? Nokia kicks off the first official day of Mobile World Congress with its press conference, and you can get all the news right here. Rather than a high-end superphone, Nokia is expected to unveil a line of more budget-friendly phones in a bid to go after the mass market. That could mean a …
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Our friends at CNET Asia got their very lucky hands on an HTC One for a brief test drive with the device’s promising new camera. Indeed, it’s worthy test since the shooter is one of One’s most interesting features. Related stories: HTC One wows with stunning design, premium parts (hands-on) HTC explains why four megapixels are better than eight HTC …
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Thank you, Google. For obsoleting my MacBook. Question: What two killer hardware features are missing on MacBooks? My answer: a touch screen and 4G. What a coincidence. Just what Google is offering on the Chromebook Pixel. And in a package that comes close to matching the MacBook’s aesthetics. Not everyone may agree with that. Take the laptop flat-earthers. They will …
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BARCELONA, Spain–On Sunday, we’ll find out how well Huawei is doing meeting its ambition to become a top-tier smartphone manufacturer. That’s when the up-and-coming company plans to debut a brand-new phone at a Mobile World Congress press conference. CNET will be there to provide all the details about that phone — you can expect a premium Android model — and …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S4 will be lifting a camera trick from the brilliant Google Nexus 4, if fresh rumours concerning the upcoming mobile are to be believed. The South Korean tech giant’s next flagship will play host to an app called ‘Samsung Orb’, Androidgeeks reports, claiming to have received word from an engineer within the Galaxy S4’s development team. The app …
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As I write this, CNET writers from three countries are traveling to Barcelona, Spain, to bring you the best of the annual Mobile World Congress trade show. If you’re a smartphone fan, you probably know that Mobile World Congress (MWC) is a big deal. And if you don’t know about it but still love gadgets and technology, there are very …
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A new Pantech smartphone may be headed to Verizon Wireless. Documents found on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Web site reveal the Pantech Perception, which has not been announced by Verizon. Related stories Pantech Discover review Android rumor roundup Meet Pantech’s biggest phone yet The Pantech Perception appears to be a standard slab touch smartphone with an 8-megapixel rear camera. …
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Sprint today announced that the rugged and waterproof Kyocera Torque will arrive on March 8. Priced at $99 with a two-year service agreement, the Torque is the first “Ultra rugged” 4G LTE handset with Sprint Direct Connect push-to-talk service. Related stories: Kyocera Torque review Sprint Force LTE due March 1 Sprint shopping for more spectrum, report says Previously introduced back …
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