Sprint wants to bring a little Nextel back into more of its phones. Specifically, the much-loved walkie-talkie bit. The company said on Monday that select Android smartphones will be able handle push-to-talk communications through a simple app available in the Google Play store. Sprint Direct Connect Now is free on some plans, although many plans …
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Masayoshi Son, SoftBank’s CEO and Sprint’s chairman. Stephen Shankland/CNET Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son, who is also the CEO of Softbank, will meet with the head of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday as he continues his push to convince regulators on a merits of a deal with T-Mobile, according to The Wall Street Journal (subscription required). Son and Sprint CEO …
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AT&T has stopped offering to pay T-Mobile customers up to $450 to switch wireless services, ending a promotion that lasted less than a month. The promotion, which was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 3, was discontinued on January 31, an AT&T representative told CNET Monday, confirming an earlier Wall Street Journal report. The promotion offered a $200 …
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Wearables: Everybody in the tech world is talking about them, but no one has quite nailed it — yet. The category, which includes everything from smart glasses that record video to watches that answer phone calls, is generating some of the biggest buzz in the tech industry, and for good reason. Wearables are a long way from overtaking smartphones, but …
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The HTC One — the company’s current flagship smartphone — was launched in February 2013. Starting to look like a late March, NYC launch for HTC M8. — @evleaks (@evleaks) February 2, 2014 Initial rumours suggested that the replacement, codenamed M8 (which we assume is pronounced ’em eight’ rather than the more Aussie ‘mate’), would be revealed in February. But …
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo will set you back as much as the full-fat Galaxy Note 3, according to the first European store to place the new phablet in its shop window. German retailer Notebookbilliger wants 529 euros for the Note 3 Neo’s 4G model, or 499 euros for the 3G version — which is there or thereabouts the same as …
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Samsung’s newest Galaxy tablets go on sale this month, and they’re packing hefty price tags. The company has announced pricing and availability for the Galaxy NotePro 12.2 and Galaxy TabPro 12.2, 10.1, and 8.4 models, four new tablets it unveiled at CES that are aimed at business users. Related stories Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Cases Please, Clear Your …
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Vodafone has reorganised its 4G tariffs, so you can kiss goodbye to the extra 4GB of data that made Vodafone such an enticing prospect. Up until now, anyone signing up for a 4G contract got to fill your boots with unlimited data for the first three months, with an extra 4GB per month on top of your allowance for the …
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The HTC M8, hotly-tipped sequel to the HTC One, could leave us hanging a little longer than we hoped. Rumours suggested the troubled company’s new flagship phone could be unveiled next month, but a new tip suggests it’ll be towards the end of March instead. Reliable Twitter tipster @evleaks reckons it’s “starting to look like a late March launch” for …
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