Sprint to offer LG Mach Nov. 11, preorders for Optimus G start

Now playing: Watch this: LG Mach an LTE slider 0:56 Sprint announced today that it will begin selling its sliding keyboard phone, the LG Mach, starting on November 11 for $99.99 after a two-year carrier agreement. Related Stories TV in the Bathroom: Technically Doable but a Very Bad Idea Best Laptop for 2022: The 15 …

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Acer puts Windows RT tablets on hold, spooked by Surface

Acer has delayed the launch of its Windows RT tablets, putting the brakes on its hybrid gadgets after seeing the lukewarm reception that Microsoft’s Surface has received. Acer boss Jim Wong told Reuters that, “Originally we had a very aggressive plan to come out very early next year,” going on to explain, “But because of Surface, our R&D development doesn’t …

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Social

Path, the social-networking app that helps family members and close friends stay in touch, is now making its way to the iPad. According to Path, the app was built from the ground up and supports both landscape and portrait orientations. Path is especially excited about the landscape orientation, saying that it will provide a full collage of the day’s events …

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Android beats iOS 5

Android commanded the worldwide smartphone market share in the third quarter, new data from research firm IDC has revealed. With a whopping 75 percent of market share and more than 181 million smartphones shipped, Android’s operating system is apparently just fine with most phone users. In a distant second place, Apple’s iOS grabbed fewer than 15 percent of the world’s …

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AT&T, T

AT&T and T-Mobile, the two GSM carriers in the U.S., have turned on a database designed to cut back on smartphone theft. The database went live yesterday and allows either AT&T or T-Mobile to block a device from being used on either network. In order to do that, the companies ban a device’s IMEI number — a unique identifier that …

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Motorola Electrify M bring more LTE to U.S. Cellular

U.S. Cellular today announced its next 4G LTE smartphone, the Android-based Motorola Electrify M. It will join the lineup in the coming days. Related stories U.S. Cellular expands LTE to more than 30 new markets U.S. Cellular to offer Samsung Galaxy Note 2 starting Friday Powered by 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the handset goes on sale on the carrier’s Web …

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iPad mini reveals Samsung drivers, loads of glue in teardown

Apple’s iPad mini tablet has been torn apart, revealing a tiny tablet that’s held together with a bucketload of adhesive, and is nigh-on impossible to repair. The brave tech-deconstructors at iFixit conducted the grim operation, which sees a microwave-heated tool used to soften the gloop that holds Apple’s tablet together, before the screen can be easily pried off. Interestingly, as …

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iPhone sells faster than Android in Britain

Brits just can’t get enough of the iPhone, it seems. New figures show sales of iOS devices climbing in the UK, growing faster than Android sales — but our continental amis and amigos are less impressed with Apple. Numbers from Kantar WorldPanel ComTech show that sales of iOS devices rose by 10 per cent here in the UK in the three months …

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Nokia not blocking multiple users on Android phones

Nokia says it’s not preventing Google from rolling out multiuser features for phones despite a report suggesting it was playing spoiler for the latest version of Android. Earlier this week, TechCrunch speculated that Google isn’t including multiple account functionality on Android for phones because Nokia already owns the patent for that capability. Nokia has told CNET that wasn’t the case. …

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iStat for iOS now monitors Windows machines, too

Software utility maker Bjango has released a new $5 version of its iStat app for iOS that now lets people remotely monitor their Windows machines, not just Macs. I’ve been a big fan of iStat Menus, a $16 utility that uses the OS X menu to show a variety of usage details such as CPU utilization, upload and download speeds, …

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iPad Mini sneaks into stores down under

Apple’s latest mobile computing product, the iPad Mini, went on sale today across Australia, with far less fanfare than is expected for the launch of an iPad or iPhone. It was business as usual at the Apple Store in Sydney’s CBD. (Credit: CNET) Eager punters queued at the Apple store on George Street in Sydney’s CBD, but in far fewer …

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NYC mayor: AT&T satellite ‘hot spots’ on the way

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says help from AT&T is on the way for wireless customers stranded without cell service following Superstorm Sandy. During a press conference today, the mayor said that he had met with AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, who promised that AT&T would be getting service back to normal for the millions of AT&T wireless customers in …

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How to take great photos with an HTC One X

During the Olympics we reported on how Guardian photographer Dan Chung chose to take his sporty snaps on a humble iPhone 4S rather than his trusty dSLR. His photoblog added momentum to a smart phone photography movement known as iPhoneography. We at CNET see no reason why iPhone fans should have all the fun, particularly given the top-spec cameras now …

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Boxee TV early adopters get 3 months of free service, reduced $10 monthly fee

Boxee TV is already beginning to show up at Wal-Mart, and now there’s a good reason to head there sooner, rather than later. Boxee has released some additional promotional details for early adopters of Boxee TV. If you purchase a Boxee TV during the holiday season, you’ll get three months of free month of “No Limits DVR” service, plus you’ll …

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The Weekend Blues: Blu

From crime-fighting Jesus to gimp-suit sex, from self-destructive lawyers to sword-fighting Snow White — these are the Blu-rays that you should be buying. Fighting injustice, Person of Interest-style: it’s serious business. (Credit: Warner Bros) This week looks great for fans of good television, with a host of TV shows getting the Blu-ray treatment. Warner Bros is giving us the first …

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