The hotly tipped Nokia EOS could take us to the next generation of camera phone as soon as 9 July, if a rumoured release date is to be believed — and it’s set to boast a giant 41-megapixel sensor too. Inspired by the 41-megapixel Nokia 808 PureView, the EOS is rumoured to arrive in the …
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LAS VEGAS — Jennifer Lopez and Verizon Wireless made a little noise on Wednesday after they unveiled a partnership to create a Latino-centric shopping experience. Viva Movil is, for the most part, an extension of Verizon’s retail arm, and will sell Verizon phones and service plans. Core services such as customer care will continue to be handled by Verizon. This …
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AT&T’s rivals could start seeing red over the carrier’s exclusive lock on the Samsung Galaxy S4’s latest hue. The Aurora Red shade of the 16GB Galaxy S4 goes on sale to AT&T customers starting June 14, though pre-orders begin May 24. Related stories: Samsung announces sales figures, new colors The feature-packed Samsung Galaxy S4 AT&T seems to have a special …
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Are you a lovesick student who likes ‘ROCK AND ROLL’ and pizza? Do you follow girls around and take their photo without their permission? You’ll love the Galaxy S4, Samsung implies in this slightly alarming new ad. The video, which is described on YouTube as “Hi Hey Hello, a musical short film”, is a weird mashup of feature demo and …
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Mobile-payment-processing company Square has brought its operation to Japan. The company announced the news on Thursday, saying that it will charge merchants 3.25 percent per swipe. As with its service in the U.S., all funds will be automatically deposited into the merchant’s bank account on the next business day. In order to bring Square to Japan, the company teamed up …
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Mailbox, the popular e-mail app snapped up by Dropbox earlier this year, has redesigned its app for the iPad. The new app, which currently only works with Gmail accounts, has the same functions as the old app. It lets users organize their e-mail using swipe motions with the ultimate goal of reaching “inbox zero.” Mailbox CEO Gentry Underwood said there …
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The Samsung Galaxy S4 is getting a splash of colour at last. Samsung is brightening things up with new blue, red, purple and brown versions of the Android smart phone powerhouse. The new colours are Blue Arctic and Red Aurora, to be followed later by Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn. Who wants a brown phone? Each to their own: if …
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HTC has flogged a very healthy 5 million HTC Ones, according to an unnamed exec quoted in the Wall Street Journal (paywall link) — half as many as the Samsung Galaxy S4. “Orders are pretty good so far and are still more than what we can supply,” the nameless bigwig boasts. “This is partly due to the shortage of components. …
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Amazon plans to begin shipping the 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD tablets next month to over 170 countries. In an announcement Thursday, the Internet giant said that the Kindle Fire tablets are now available for preorder through the company’s Web site and that shipments will start June 13. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is available for preorder today and …
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LAS VEGAS — Ashton Kutcher is angry at the state of Twitter. “Media kind of f*cked it up,” Kutcher said during his fireside chat at the CTIA Wireless show here Thursday. “Companies and people constantly pitching crap.” During a lengthy Q&A session, Kutcher touched upon many facets of technology, including Twitter, but also on Facebook, the state of digital media, …
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