AMSTERDAM — Telecommunications companies can be reluctant to spend the money necessary to bring higher-speed broadband Internet access to the masses, but two network equipment suppliers think they have sales pitches that will convince them. Alcatel-Lucent and Huawei, two giants in the telco equipment market, share a powerful business motivation to sell telcos the next …

When Apple releases new iPhones and iPads, it typically keeps around a previous generous product. In the case of the recent iPhone launch, while Apple retired the iPhone 5 in favor of the 5C, the iPhone 4S stuck around in an 8GB version that’s billed as a “free” iPhone with a two-year contract. That seems reasonable enough, though it’s a …

Apple When buyers pick up their new, thinner iPad Air or Retina Display iPad Mini in November, Apple will also be ready with accessories to protect them. At today’s iPad event in San Francisco, Apple announced new leather Smart Cases for its freshly announced tablet products. The new Smart Cases are available in six colors. Apple The new covers offer …

Apple, you’ve got yourself some cojones. I mean, when the iPad Mini first debuted a year ago (almost to the day), most observers were surprised by the rather steep $329 starting price — especially considering the much cheaper small-tablet alternatives from the likes of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Google. But, hey, people seemed to like the form factor. The …

Along with the announcement of new handsets and a tablet at Nokia World, the company proved it was serious about photography with the addition of RAW support. The Lumia 1520. (Credit: Andrew Hoyle/CNET) Nokia’s camera-centric Lumia 1020 used the company’s PureView technology and sported a 41-megapixel sensor, earning praise from photographers and critics thanks to its imaging technology. Alongside the …

Well, this is awkward. Just hours after Microsoft’s Surface 2 became available for sale, Nokia unveiled its own take on a Windows tablet, the Lumia 2520, putting some pressure on its soon-to-be parent company. As Microsoft fans snapped up the Surface 2 in the US, Nokia introduced the Lumia 2520 alongside a number of jumbo smartphones and low-cost basic handsets …

The Samsung Galaxy Express 2 is warping across the galaxy to Vodafone this week, giving you a 4G option that hopefully won’t beam all the cash out of your wallet. The Galaxy Express — apart from sounding like a 1980s Saturday morning cartoon — is a mid-range 4G Android phone. It sports a 4.5-inch screen with a 1.7GHz dual core …

Brace yourselves, tablet fans — Tim Cook and company are poised to reveal Apple’s newest iPad models. Here’s how to follow the launch on CNET later today. Apple’s bash is happening at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatre in San Francisco, and alongside a new iPad and iPad mini, we’re hoping to see some new Mac computers, and …

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After months of rumors and leaked parts photos, Apple’s new iPads finally made their official debut — but once again Apple didn’t bring many surprises to its latest launch event. Related stories: New announcements from Apple (pictures) Apple announces new, faster MacBook Pros with Haswell chips, Thunderbolt 2, starting at $1,299 Mac Pro available by end of year, starting at …