Google-owned Motorola Mobility is apparently quite serious about keeping recent smartphone buyers happy, enough to offer $100 towards the purchase of one of the company’s latest devices to anyone who purchased a phone that’s not in line to get Jelly Bean, Google’s latest Android OS. That pledge, made on stage earlier today by Motorola chief …
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Nokia unwrapped its flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone overnight, delivering its PureView imaging technology to the Microsoft-made mobile platform. the new Nokia Lumia 920, in delightful banana yellow. (Credit: Nokia) “The Nokia Lumia 920 captures better images and video than any competitor smartphone,” said Nokia’s Jo Harlow at the phone’s launch event in New York. The camera doesn’t have the …
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If you own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, you undoubtedly read with consternation the story on Monday about the Anonymous-affiliated group AntiSec claiming to have snatched data for 12 million iOS devices from the FBI (and the FBI’s vague denial yesterday that its agent’s laptop was hacked). AntiSec claims it obtained 12 million Unique Device Identifiers (UDIDs) along with …
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Don’t worry, we’re not spies. That’s the message Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei is pushing out in a bid to allay U.S. fears that the company may have been involved in spying or illegal activity for the Chinese government. Huawei has released a 24-page report, written by former U.K. government chief information officer turned Huawei’s global security officer John Suffolk, which …
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While you were dutifully watching coverage of the Democratic National Convention tonight, you missed what may have been a preview of devices Amazon is expected to unveil tomorrow. Over on NBC, football fans watching the NFL season kickoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants were treated to rare minute-long Amazon commercial (see video below) that showed off …
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Nokia today unveiled its latest flagship phone, the Lumia 920, its first to run on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 operating system. CEO Stephen Elop showed off a bright yellow Lumia 920, larger than its predecessor, the Lumia 900. Nokia later showed off the smaller and lower end Lumia 820 as well. The phones represent Nokia’s latest bid to vault back …
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Oh no UDIDn’t — hackers claim to have stolen 12 million unique iPad and iPhone 5 codes from an FBI laptop, a boast that’s been denied by the US crime-fighting agency. Hackers claiming to be a part of the AntiSec collective, a subsidiary of the amorphous Anonymous movement, claims to have nabbed 12 million unique identifiers, known as UDIDs, along …
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Look, no wires. Nokia’s new Lumia 920 smartphone can be charged wirelessly thanks to its own built-in technology. Known as Qi (pronounced chee), the wireless charging standard lets you place your phone on any compatible charger whenever it needs a boost in power. Designed in cooperation with Wireless Power Consortium co-founder ConvenientPower, Energizer unveiled the first-generation Qi Inductive Charger in …
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It’s now exactly one week until September 12, otherwise known as iPhone 5 launch day. Or perhaps it’ll be “new iPhone” launch day. Whatever the case, another Apple handset is coming — and a new video suggests that all the mockups, leaked specs, and other rumors we’ve seen are right on target. The video (obtained via Gizmodo) shows the new …
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Ever struggled to use your smartphone’s touch screen with gloves or long fingernails? A new feature in Nokia’s Windows 8 smartphones should provide some relief. Developed by touch-pad designer Synaptics, the new “Super Sensitive Touch” technology will better detect and respond to your individual touch. As such, those of you wearing gloves or sporting long fingernails will be able to …
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On the eve of Amazon’s expected unveiling of new Kindles comes word that we may get a peek at the Internet retail giant’s long-rumored smartphone. The phone, which is reportedly still in development, could make its debut at a press event tomorrow, multiple sources tell The Verge. CNET has contacted Amazon for comment and will update this report when we …
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Editor’s note: This live blog has concluded. You can replay it by clicking on the link below. Or click here for a post summarizing what happened. Tune in to CNET’s live blog from Motorola’s “On Display” press conference starting Wednesday at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET. NEW YORK — Mere hours after Nokia introduced new Windows 8 devices, …
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If you need a smartphone with a huge, lovely screen plus a big battery to match, Motorola says it has your number. Its new Droid Razr Maxx HD offers a vast 4.7-inch HD Super AMOLED display (1,280×720 pixels), and the same 3,300 mAh battery pack that propelled the first Droid Razr Maxx to new heights in longevity. Now playing: Watch …
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commentary Twice now, Nokia has announced new generations of visually interesting, standout “Lumia” Windows Phone smartphones, and then twice dampened the spark by referring to them as numbers rather than names. I am speaking, of course, about the Nokia Lumia 920 and Nokia Lumia 820 revealed today. Now, I know that not all of you will agree with me, but …
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Say hello to the new Motorola Mobility. Motorola, which struggled as a standalone company competing in the cutthroat smartphone business, gets a second chance under Google, a parent with loads of cash and even more patience. Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside. Motorola Mobility The changes start with Dennis Woodside, an ex-Googler who now runs Motorola. Under Woodside, the company reshuffled …
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