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AT&T debuts 7GB shared plan with rollover data

AT&T’s latest deal offers 7GB of shared data for for $75 per month. AT&T AT&T announced a limited-time rate plan on Friday that gives subscribers 7GB of shareable monthly data. Available starting February 15, the $75 plan also includes Rollover Data. The new Mobile Share Value plan, which includes unlimited talk and text, is available …

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See what it’s like to wear Sony’s SmartEyeGlass attachment

Sony’s SmartGlass Attach is designed to glom onto existing eyewear and provide relevant information around town. Screencapture by Lori Grunin/CNET Sony’s Google Glass competitor, SmartEyeGlass Attach, has cropped up in a new video showing what it’s like to wear the device. Sony’s Xperia Development team on Thursday uploaded the video to YouTube, showing people wearing the SmartEyeGlass Attach while playing …

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Xiaomi’s key to smartphone success: ‘Be friends with our fans’

Xiaomi executives Hugo Barra, left, and Lin Bin address journalists in San Francisco. Josh Miller/CNET For Xiaomi, customers aren’t just nameless, faceless people. They’re more like friends. Four years ago, the upstart Chinese phone-maker had 100 customers. Today, it has over 100 million. Ask co-founder and president Lin Bin and he’ll tell you an important ingredient in the company’s success …

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Pinterest ditches marketers’ links, may be planning ‘buy’ button

Pinterest may be more actively seeking ways to make money off its popularity. Pinterest Pinterest, which lets people “pin” photos, websites, products and other items on virtual boards for others to see, has begun removing links to third-party marketing networks, possibly as part of a plan to boost revenue. Pinterest has informed “power pinners” that pins will not be removed …

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Crave giveaway: Stylish Martian Notifier smartwatch

It looks like a classic watch, but has modern features. Sarah Tew/CNET Editor’s note: this contest closed at noon ET on Monday, February 16. Congratulations to Brian C. of Jaffrey, N.H., for winning a pair of A-Audio Icon wireless headphones in last week’s giveaway. Like the idea of getting subtle phone alerts sent to your wrist? Look no further. This …

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South Carolina punishes hundreds of inmates for using Facebook

James Martin/CNET South Carolina’s Department of Corrections punished nearly 400 inmates of using social media over the last three years, with some of the cases resulting in lengthy solitary confinement. The statistics, collected by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and released on Thursday, highlight the state prison system’s strict social media policy and Facebook’s involvement with the removal of inmate profiles. …

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Freeview to fight YouView with Freeview Play online catchup service

Freeview is taking the fight to YouView. Freeview Freeview is going toe-to-toe with the likes of YouView with a new online service called Freeview Play that will combine live TV with on-demand programming delivered over the Internet. A free-to-receive terrestrial TV service that launched as a joint venture between the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Arqiva and Sky, Freeview has been …

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Xiaomi to launch Mi store in US

Xiaomi is launching an online store in the US in a few months, but won’t be bringing its flagship Mi line of smartphones. Aloysius Low/CNET SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is bringing its products to the US, but perhaps not the ones consumers might clamor for most. The company announced Thursday at a fireside chat with press here …

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