Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Erik Johnson shows the area of his leg that suffered burns. WABC-TV screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET On Valentine’s Day, Erik Johnson’s iPhone 5C was aflame, but not with love. That, at least, is his reported version of what happened when …
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BlackBerry wants to bring its secret sauce to iPhone, Android
Elements of the BlackBerry Classic will find their way to the iPhone and Android. CNET BARCELONA — BlackBerry, best known for its trademark keyboard-equipped smartphones, wants to break out of its own shell. The niche device manufacturer on Sunday unveiled its plans to create a “BlackBerry Experience Suite,” taking BlackBerry features like its Hub messaging portal, virtual keyboard and security …
Read More »Samsung answers Apple with curvy Galaxy S6 phones, Samsung Pay
Now playing: Watch this: Wireless payments come to the Galaxy phones 1:15 The rivalry between Samsung and Apple appears alive and well, with Samsung firing the latest salvo by unveiling two new flagship smartphones, a mobile payments system and a new virtual-reality headset. On the eve of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung on Sunday announced the much-anticipated and highly …
Read More »Presto offers free 30
Presto As competition between local streaming services heats up, Presto Entertainment has offered up a free 30-day trial of its streaming service. Under the trial, users will be able to access both Presto’s movie and TV bundles, forgoing the usual AU$14.99 monthly cost. Once the trial is over, customers can continue paying for the combined movie and TV package on …
Read More »The Samsung Galaxy S6 just killed two of my favorite Android features
The Galaxy S6 looks swanky but doesn’t have a removable back or storage expansion slot. Josh Miller/CNET Say it ain’t so, Samsung. When the Galaxy S5 came out last year, I wrote about how I was thankful that Samsung hadn’t dramatically changed the design of its flagship smartphone, keeping its replaceable battery and storage expansion slot, both of which could …
Read More »Telefónica maps out ‘journey to 5G speeds’
Telefónica BARCELONA — Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica, used Mobile World Congress to map what its executives call their “Journey to 5G.” During a Spanish-language press conference with Latin American media today, Telefónica CTO Enrique Blanco presented the company’s 3-band carrier aggregation (3CA) technology, which runs in a commercial network with Ericsson’s equipment and reaches speeds of up to 375Mbps downstream. …
Read More »We spent a day using the HTC One M9 as a camera (hands
CNET BARCELONA — The HTC One M9 may not look new from the outside, but it has all-new cameras compared to last year. Is that good or bad? Well, it’s a whole different story depending on whether you’re looking at the front or the rear. The One M9 is a spectacular-looking phone and feels good, but let’s face it: a …
Read More »Three is first network to offer HTC’s flagship One M9
Andrew Hoyle/CNET Three has confirmed to CNET that it will be offering HTC’s latest flagship phone, the One M9 , on its network in the UK. Three hasn’t officially stated when the phone will be launching, or what price plans it will be available on, but we’ll update this article as more information becomes available. HTC commented that the phone …
Read More »Livestream wants to democratize live broadcasting and is offering this little box to do it
Now playing: Watch this: Livestream’s duo of Broadcasters makes mobile live streaming… 1:15 It’s still rare to find cameras with wireless livestreaming capabilities built in, and add-on solutions are typically aimed at professionals. That’s why the Broadcaster Mini is so remarkable. Through a Micro-HDMI port on the side of this little red box — it measures just 2.9 inches wide …
Read More »Is LG’s WebOS
BARCELONA — “Our mainstream for wearable devices is based on Android Wear.” The statement was repeated over and over by multiple executives at a Sunday press conference here, the highlight of which was the LG Watch Urbane LTE, a smartwatch that runs on an operating system that is definitely not Android Wear. The Urbane LTE instead runs on the LG …
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