Samsung will unveil an 85-inch Ultra High Definition TV in the new year. It’s not the first 85-inch UHDTV, but it has bagged one of the technology world’s most prestigious innovation awards. The Samsung gigantotelly makes its debut at CES, the technology bunfight that takes over Las Vegas every January. It’s already won the Best …
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Bank of America is the latest company to take on Square in the mobile-payments market. The banking giant today announced a new service for merchants, called Mobile Pay on Demand. The offering includes a card reader that attaches to a smartphone, and allows merchants to handle transactions from the device. According to Bank of America, its service works with Visa, …
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Like many consumers of online video, Timbo Drayson wanted badly to bring his favorite viral clips from his smartphone to the big screen. But doing so hasn’t always been easy, particularly for Google TV owners like himself. “I love it when the video is playing,” Drayson said. “But actually trying to navigate with these remotes is a nightmare.” Fortunately, as …
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Jason Cipriani/CNET Related stories Please, Clear Your Android Phone’s Cookies and Cache Right Now Best Samsung Phone for 2022 Best Android Tablet for 2022 Best Mobile VPN of 2022 Perhaps you’ve just ordered a Nexus 4 or a Nexus 10, or maybe you just updated your Nexus device (among other rooted Android devices) to Android 4.2. Either way, you’re likely …
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Today Jawbone unveiled a new and revamped version of its Up fitness solution. Priced at $129.99, and available now for preorder, the Up says Jawbone has been significantly rebuilt from the inside out for increased strength and greater functionality. Jawbone first launched the Up last year but was forced to suspend sales of the device due to unforeseen technical problems. …
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This is the first look at the next Samsung Windows Phone. Boasting 4G in the US, the Ativ Odyssey looks set to be a more pocket-friendly phone than the one it’s already unveiled. The first Windows 8 Phone from Samsung is the Ativ S, a giant 4.8-inch beast of a phone. Judging by this picture, shown off by Evleaks, the …
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The Google Nexus 4 sold out in less than half an hour as bargain-hungry phone fans bagged themselves the latest Nexus smart phone. Google’s new flagship phone, powered by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, went on sale today from the Google Play online store or from O2. But demand for the £239 phone was so great the site suffered problems and …
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OK, I’ll admit it. The iPad Mini hasn’t left my hands in the last three weeks. It’s been no contest, really. While the larger fourth-gen iPad has sat alone by my bedside table, the Mini has gone on field trips on the bus, gotten dragged in my jacket pocket while I dropped my kid off at school, been coddled at …
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Sneaking under the radar, Sprint is offering a ZTE handset, known as the Sprint Flash, for $129.99 after users sign a two-year carrier agreement and send in a rebate. Related stories Canada Bans Huawei and ZTE Equipment From Its Telecom Networks Biden signs law to restrict Huawei and ZTE gear in US FCC against Huawei, Snapchat removes speed filter The …
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Sprint is building out its 4G LTE network little by little, today listing nine more markets to get LTE treatment. The areas are: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. Fort Smith, Ark. Ardmore, Okla. Oakland/Fremont/Hayward, Calif. Eau Claire, Wis. Key West, Fla. Bloomington, Ind. Michigan City/La Porte, Ind. McAllen/Edinburg/Mission, Texas Minnesota’s Twin Cities center is the largest of the bunch, with several key …
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Verizon and HTC unveiled a new device that the two hope will appeal to customers during the holiday season, while helping to reverse HTC’s floundering fortunes. The phone, the Droid DNA, sports a 5-inch screen, putting it more in the “phablet” category with Samsung’s Galaxy Note. It runs on Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and includes a boatload of powerful features, …
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With a bellow of “Hello Britain!” Google’s Play Music service is on stage and launching into its first number, after the world’s longest tune-up. While you’ve been able to store your music in Google’s cloud for ages, you can now finally buy new tunes — and they’re pretty cheap. Prices are different to those on iTunes. Muse’s albums are mainly …
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CNET’s live coverage of Verizon and HTC’s launch event, 8 a.m. PT / 11 a.m. ET. HTC and Verizon’s invite for the New York event. Brian Bennett/CNET Verizon and HTC have one more mobile device to unveil for the holidays, and it looks to be a big one. The companies are widely believed to be releasing the Droid DNA, which …
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Now playing: Watch this: HTC’s pumped up One X+ 1:50 HTC will get another shot at making an impression on AT&T customers. AT&T said late yesterday that it will sell the upgraded version of HTC’s flagship phone, the One X+, for $199.99 with a two-year contract. The previously announced phone will go on sale Friday, with pre-orders already being accepted. …
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More people are interested in the Kindle Fire HD, which starts at $199. But for those who don’t want to spend that much, Amazon is running a lightning deal on the entry-level Kindle Fire (8GB), which was updated a couple months ago with a faster processor. You can pick up the “new” Kindle Fire for $129 or $30 off its …
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