Now playing: Watch this: Sharp FX Plus (AT&T) 2:08 Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers! Sharp and AT&T have seen fit to renew their relationship in the form of the Sharp FX Plus, a slide-out smartphone sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and on Walmart.com. What’s that, you say? Sharp?! It’s true–while the electronics powerhouse is better known for TVs …
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Editors’ note: This article was updated September 13, 2011. A while ago, I explored what it takes to build a killer smartphone screen–for starters, a highly technical blend of factors like brightness, screen resolution, and color reproduction. While you probably shouldn’t choose your next phone for the screen specs alone, the difference between a good display and a great one …
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A software data analysis firm disputed the validity of Google patents sold to HTC in its defense against Apple, although documents show the company may be incorrect in its conclusions. Tyron Stading, founder and chief technology officer of Innography, a software company that pores through data related to intellectual property, said his company’s analysis found that Google may not have …
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Not cool, dude, not cool. The iPhone, that is — at least according to the boss of HTC. He’s hit out at Apple, claiming the iPhone just doesn’t cut it with the kids, while also decrying his fruit-flavoured rival’s recent legal shenanigans. Martin Fichter, the acting US boss of HTC, blasted the iPhone in front of an assemblage of phone …
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At an event it is hosting next Tuesday in New York, HTC is expected to announce its first devices tofeature Beats by Dr. Dre technology. The two phones that should take the stage are the HTC Runnymede and the HTC Bliss. Specifications and press-ready images have surfaced for the two handsets over the past few weeks, painting a picture of …
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Photos have emerged of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9790, and it looks virtually identical to the older Bold 9780. Boy Genius has the snaps. The Bold 9790 (up there, on the left) is basically a cross between the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 (on the right) and the Bold 9780. From the 9900, it takes a 1.2GHz processor, 8GB of storage space, …
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Want to make your iPhone 4 stand out from the crowd? Sure, you can dress it up in a fancy case (or even one with a custom photo), but if you really want to turn heads, check out the iPhone 4 Rear Apple Illumination Modification. The name may not be sexy, but the mod definitely is: it makes your iPhone’s …
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Samsung’s Windows 8 tablet has been snapped, ahead of Microsoft’s Build conference that kicks off in Anaheim, California in just a few hours. The conference is for developers and we’ve heard rumours that attendees would receive a Samsung Windows 8 tablet, to take home and tinker with, the lucky blighters. We’re expecting to hear more about the titillating tablet once …
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Lance Whitney/CNET Verizon Wireless plans to launch a cheaper contract-free plan nationally this week, allowing it to better compete for bargain-seeking consumers. The nation’s largest wireless carrier will offer the plan, which includes unlimited calling, text messages and Internet use for $50 a month and is known as “Unleashed,” on Thursday, according to the Dow Jones Newswires. The offer will …
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Want to get your hands on the hottest gadget going? 6,000 more HP TouchPads are heading for the UK — but you can only get one if you work for HP. HP’s UK boss told the Register that 5,700 32GB TouchPads and 300 16GB models are set to be offered to HP’s 16,500 staff on a first-come first-served basis, with …
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Devices like Apple’s iPad are revolutionary for their myriad ways of accessing TV and movies, but discoverability across services is a huge pain. Example: knowing whether any Steven Spielberg movies are on Netflix streaming. Or, is your favorite TV show on Hulu, Netflix, or neither? Is it on iTunes, or maybe even Vudu? Fanhattan is an app that intends to …
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The wait is nearly over for fans of Star Trek The Next Generation: a Blu-ray release is imminent, according to various sources, and it’ll come complete with new special effects, just like the remastered Star Wars special editions. Let’s just hope there’s no Greedo shot first nonsense introduced. Rumours have been raging since 2006, when the original series was remastered, according …
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To: HTC Chairman Cher Wang Re: Your interest in potentially acquiring a mobile operating system I imagine after your comments about HTC’s internal discussions over potentially buying a mobile operating system, you’re getting a lot of calls and advice. If I may be so bold, I’d like to offer my two cents as well. DON’T DO IT. It may be …
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HTC could strike out with its own smart phone software. Hugely successful with phones powered by Google’s Android operating system, HTC could break out the cheque book and buy an alternative OS. In an interview with Chinese newspaper The Economic Observer, HTC boss Cher Wang said “We have given it thought and we have discussed it internally, but we will not …
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Windows 8 makes its first proper appearance this week — bringing a new tablet with it. Word on the street is that the first Windows 8 tablet, built by Samsung, will be revealed at Microsoft’s annual Build conference tomorrow. Build kicks off in Anaheim, California on Tuesday. The bunfest for software developers will also see Microsoft give us our first …
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