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The lowdown on Samsung’s new products (roundup)

Tablets, cameras, and smartphones, oh my. At a London press conference today, Samsung let loose a number of new products that ranged from a handful of Galaxy smartphones, to several Windows 8 Ativ tablets. In addition, it announced the Galaxy NX, a compact camera that can connect photographers on the go to an LTE data …

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Best Buy offering ‘free’ iPhone 5 in its trade

After Best Buy hosted an iPhone trade-in day earlier this month, the retailer has decided to do it again — but this time, the deal will last for nine days. The way the program works is that customers can bring in an iPhone 4S or 4 and trade it for a brand new iPhone 5, according to USA Today. Between …

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Post picture comments on Facebook from your smartphone

Jason Cipriani/CNET Facebook on Wednesday announced it was rolling out a feature that allowed users to post a photo as a comment on any thread or status update from the Web site. The feature, a long overdue addition, was slowly activated for users throughout the course of the day and should be active for pretty much everyone by now. When …

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Androidly smartwatch can run Android apps from Google Play

Those of you’d like to run Android apps on your wrist may be intrigued by a smartwatch from a company called Androidly. Developed by a four-person team in the U.K., the Androidly smartwatch lets you install and use apps from Google Play. So, you can access a variety of mobile apps, including Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Google Maps, Cut the Rope, …

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Samsung offers more color variety for Galaxy S4

Consumers looking for a bit more variety in their life will soon have it when it comes to buying a new Samsung Galaxy S4. Samsung’s Galaxy S4s 5 Galaxy S4s: Which one is right for you? Galaxy S4 Zoom: Almost more camera than phone Waterproof Galaxy S4 Active makes waves Galaxy S4 Mini: No midrange slouch Samsung Galaxy S4 family …

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Samsung goes big with Windows 8

The Ativ name may be silly, but Samsung Electronics is betting heavily on it as the namesake for anything related to Windows. In a showcase Thursday that featured a slew of products, Samsung’s Ativ line played a central role. Ativ has become the umbrella brand that includes laptops, tablets, all-in-ones, and smartphones, and some of the devices were on display. …

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Dolphin spiffs up its browser for Android

Dolphin has enhanced its free mobile browser for Android users with a few neat twists. Launched Thursday in the Google Play store, Dolphin Browser version 10 sports a cleaner and simpler interface. Swiping from the left provides access to your bookmarks or history list. Swiping from the right lets you look for add-ons, jump to full-screen view, and share your …

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