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Apple showcases user photos in iPhone ad campaign

Apple is touting the camera capabilities of its iPhone 6. Apple Apple is promoting the iPhone 6 as the only device you need to snap a great photo. A new ad campaign called “Shot on iPhone 6,” playing out on billboards and Apple’s own website, features a series of photographs taken by users with Apple’s …

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Does Dolby Atmos on a tablet live up to its cinematic sonic reputation?

BARCELONA — Dolby’s Atmos sound system shakes moviegoers with 51 speakers of ear-popping surround sound — and the company now claims to be recreating the Dolby Atmos effect in new phones and tablets. Can Dolby Atmos for mobile devices live up to its cinematic pedigree and meet Dolby’s claim that it will “really surprise people how much sound you can …

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Alcatel’s tech binds Wi

Alcatel-Lucent’s booth from Mobile World Congress 2014. The company is back with bigger news this year. Sarah Tew/CNET BARCELONA — To network-equipment provider Alcatel-Lucent, Wi-Fi and LTE can be BFFs. The two wireless technologies haven’t always gotten along with each other. Wi-Fi has an open architecture using unlicensed spectrum, so just about anyone can set up a hotspot with limited …

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Samsung swings big with overhauled Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

The Galaxy S6 comes with some big changes. Josh Miller/CNET BARCELONA — Samsung is on a mission to regain its swagger. The South Korean electronics conglomerate wasn’t afraid to shake up this year’s Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge, which features a screen that curves around the side of the device. Both flagship devices use metal instead of plastic, …

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Intel playing catch

Intel came to Mobile World Congress to demonstrate its commitment to mobile — and to unveil new chips. Stephen Shankland/CNET BARCELONA — Intel on Monday unveiled a new set of mobile chips, with the hope that these more powerful processors will help it catch up to rivals in the smartphone and tablet markets. The company revealed at the Mobile World …

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Now playing: Watch this: I, 3D camera robot 2:24 Room 229B may not sound like much, unless you go by its other name: the Robot Room. Behind a beige door in Qualcomm’s camera and imaging lab in San Diego, Calif., the robot in question sweeps its articulated mechanical arm in a surprisingly fluid ballet. Clamped in its metal fist, a …

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Zuckerberg: Carriers will connect the world, not sci

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Mobile World Congress 2015. Stephen Shankland/CNET BARCELONA — It’s regular carriers and regular technology that will bring Internet access to the billions of people who lack it today, not sci-fi ideas like Google’s Project Loon balloons or Project Titan drones, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg thinks. “People like talking about that stuff because it’s …

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Get a pair of JBL Pebbles desktop speakers for $20

JBL When it comes to computer audio, you should never settle for built-in speakers. Sure, your laptop or Chromebook may move around a lot, but for those times when it’s parked at a desk, you should always plug in desktop speakers — the better to enjoy Netflix streams, Spotify playlists, YouTube vids and so on. Same goes for your TV: …

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Twitter founder, employees face new death threats from ISIS

Twitter is receiving death threats from terrorist group ISIS. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Twitter again appears to be in the crosshairs of the terrorist group ISIS. A message posted Sunday on the website JustPaste.it called for the death of Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Twitter employees due to the site’s takedown of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) member …

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