AT&T announced on Wednesday that 11 new markets are seeing the faster data speeds from the carrier’s 4G network. What’s more, another seven markets are receiving expanded LTE coverage. The new markets are: Dover, Del. Leonardtown, Md. Ocean City, Md. Asheville, N.C. Goldsboro, N.C. Salem, Ore. Culpeper, Va. Roanoke, Va. Longview, Wash. Port Townsend-North Whidbey …
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Google’s $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility has not been the search giant’s finest hour, at least so far. Motorola lost $271 million for Google in the first quarter of 2013, and it’s unclear at this point what the plan is to reinvent the division. And, some Android phone makers aren’t totally believing that Motorola …
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Dish Network has upped the ante in its bid to acquire Clearwire, an escalation of its bidding war with Sprint Nextel over the wireless broadband provider. A week after Sprint boosted its offer to $3.40 a share for the 50 percent of the company it does not currently own, the satellite TV provider countered on Wednesday with an offer of …
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The Galaxy S4 Mini won’t be quite as beefy as its bigger brother, at least according to alleged specs leaked online. Benchmark results reportedly obtained by German blog site All About Samsung show the Mini powered by Qualcomm’s dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor. Outfitted with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the phone will offer a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display. The Mini will …
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Tempo, the calendar app that uses Siri-like artificial intelligence to schedule meetings and dial in on conference calls, is racking up user data to decide where it will land next. The app, created by Tempo AI, highlighted its popular conference call features on Wednesday. While the company — which comes from SRI International, the same place that created Apple’s Siri …
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What do you get if you sew together the sheer size of the Galaxy S4, the chassis of the S3, the innards of the S2 and two SIM-card slots? The Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos, a Frankenstein phone on sale now in the UK for just over £300. Samsung loves to mix and match specs and sizes, creating a panoply of …
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If you’ve seen “Iron Man 3,” you know there’s a quick bonus scene — a “stinger” — at the tail end of the credits. A pretty good one, too. That’s par for the course with Marvel superhero movies, which started the tradition following the first “Iron Man,” but what about other films? Is there anything at the end of “Star …
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I tested an early sample of the orange EarSkinz 2s. Sarah Tew/CNET Some people love Apple’s EarPods and some people aren’t so fond of them. If you’re in the latter group, it’s probably because Apple’s retooled earbuds have a tendency to slip out of your ears while you’re doing something as mundane as walking around. That’s where products like the …
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If you fancy taking advantage of some super-charged data speeds but don’t want to sign up for a whole year then EE’s new service might be just the ticket. You’re now able to grab a 30-day contract, allowing you to duck out of your plan after a month if you’re not keen. You will be paying a bit extra for …
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Affordable yet compelling unlocked smartphones are hard to come by in America, but the new Alcatel One Touch Idol might buck the trend. Priced at $299, this sleek and thin Android handset sports a big 4.7-inch screen, plus it’s splash-resistant. The One Touch’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software is driven by an adequate if not blazing 1GHz dual-core processor. An …
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