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ZTE plays the long game of building consumer awareness

ZTE is virtually unknown in the US, and, at least for now, that seems to be OK with the company. Lixen Cheng, head of ZTE’s North America division, speaks during an interview at the CTIA Wireless show. (Credit: Lynn La/CNET) The Chinese company, which is the fourth-largest handset vendor despite its minimal presence in the US, is focusing on building …

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Huawei plans a ‘get to know us’ campaign in the U.S.

Here’s the problem with Huawei’s image: it doesn’t have one. While known in technology circles, it is a virtual nonentity for many consumers, some of whom are probably unaware they are using a Huawei smartphone. Huawei, however, wants to change that, and is planning a large U.S. marketing campaign to build consumer awareness of its brand. The company has already …

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Pal by Clarity hands

Now playing: Watch this: Hear loud and clear with Clarity’s Pal 1:12 NEW ORLEANS–Sure, Pal by Clarity isn’t the sleekest or most high-tech phone on the market. It doesn’t go on the Internet, it can’t take pictures, and it definitely won’t let you play a round of Angry Birds on its screen. Instead, Pal was designed for an older demographic, …

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Pandora: We’re 150,000,000 music lovers strong

NEW ORLEANS–Pandora has surpassed 150 million users, according to CEO Joe Kennedy. The Internet radio service remains the second most downloaded app in the history of Apple’s App Store, Kennedy said during a keynote address at the CTIA Wireless conference here today. Related stories Best Wi-Fi Speaker for 2022 Best Music Streaming Service for 2022 National Dog Day Is Today: …

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PayPal and Softbank team up for ‘PayPal Japan’ venture

Online-payment company PayPal and Japanese telecom and Internet firm Softbank announced this evening a joint venture, PayPal Japan, meant to create “the premier digital wallet for online, mobile, and offline transactions” in the Asian country — one of the world’s largest economies. As a first step, the companies said Japan would be the fifth nation to get PayPal Here, a …

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Samsung Galaxy S3 up for pre

Samsung’s hotly-anticipated new flagship phone the Galaxy S3 has popped up for pre-order on Amazon’s UK site. A cool £500 will snag you the new blower in either blue or white for delivery on the 30th. The Galaxy S3 was unveiled at a rather crowded press event in London’s Earls Court last week, with most UK operators immediately announcing their …

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Apple seeks to take over iPhone5.com domain name

Apple naming the latest iPad just “the new iPad” has set off a flurry of rumours about what it’ll call the next iPhone. Well this could be a hint — the Cupertino company has filed a claim with the World Intellectual Property Organisation, seeking to gain control of the domain name iPhone5.com, Mac Rumors reports. Previously Apple has been slower …

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Nokia 808 PureView torn apart, all 41 megapixels on show

Nokia’s 808 PureView has been submitted to The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US to check it’s all above board. And while they were checking it’s safe for sale, those FCC boys tore it apart and snapped a load of pics of its insides. There’s a ton of other info on the handset along with the snaps, including the …

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Boost Mobile’s first 4G phone: The HTC Evo Design 4G

The HTC Evo Design 4G. Lynn La/CNET Boost Mobile is getting into the 4G mix with the launch of the HTC Evo Design 4G. The smartphone, which will launch on May 31, comes with a 4-inch qHD, or 960×540-pixel resolution, touch screen and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). In addition, the handset boasts a 1.2GHz processor, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera …

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