The Samsung Galaxy Ace Style. Samsung Samsung on Monday formally took the wraps off the Galaxy Ace Style, a midrange smartphone powered by Android 4.4 KitKat. While the Ace Style sports the familiar Galaxy styling, the handset’s features suggest that it’s aimed at more budget-conscious consumers. Saying that the Ace Style is “designed to support …

HTC hopes the M8 will balance the books Andrew Hoyle/CNET Farewell HTC One , we hardly knew ye. In its final months as HTC’s flagship, the excellent One couldn’t reverse a Q4 net loss of T$1.88 billion ($62.06 million) for the Taiwanese company. Between January and March 2014 HTC’s total revenue fell by more than a fifth since the previous …

Boost Mobile Wallet available in Android and iOS flavors. Boost Mobile Boost Mobile on Monday announced a limited time promotion for its Boost Mobile Wallet service. Effective immediately, and running through September 30, 2014, those who use the digital wallet app can send money to others without paying any fees. Related Stories Boost goes international with new Minute Packs Boost …

CBS Interactive Samsung said Monday it expects to post a decline in first-quarter profit, on slackening demand for its high-end smartphones. The South Korean electronics giant expects to record an operating profit of about 8.4 trillion won ($8 billion) for the three months ended March 31, a 4.3 percent decline year over year. The company expects sales to come in …

HBO If HBO Go is any indication, Sunday night’s “Game of Thrones” premiere was hugely popular. While the fourth-season premiere was kicking off on HBO last night, the company was busy trying to fix its own streaming service, HBO Go. As fans of the fantasy series took to their devices to stream “Game of Thrones,” HBO reported on Twitter that …

Samsung is officially launching the Galaxy S5 and new Gear wearables range in Australia today, so here’s a few additional details specific for the Aussie consumer. Samsung’s Galaxy S5. (Credit: Andrew Hoyle/CNET) Remember, we’ve got hands-on first takes for all the new Samsung Gear smartwatches, Gear Fit tracker and Galaxy S5, and we’ll have rated reviews soon after. For now, …

Telstra has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S5 has, indeed, been given Blue Tick accreditation. (Credit: Telstra) Samsung had previously told CNET Australia that it was anticipating getting the Blue Tick by launch date. The Telstra accreditation is given for “superior coverage performance” and signifies a phone that has better than average reception of Telstra’s network in regional and rural …

Micron Technology Micron Technology doesn’t get a lot of attention, but it should. Especially because it’s one of Apple’s largest silicon suppliers. The Boise, Idaho-based company flies under the radar much of the time in the non-investor community. But it’s the second largest DRAM memory chip company in the world — outranked only by behemoth Samsung — and third largest …

Is it already time to start talking about the follow-up to the Moto X? Sarah Tew/CNET The kids, they just love the algebra these days. At least that’s what the marketing folks at Motorola seem to be thinking if the latest from online leak-master @evleaks is to be believed. Late Saturday, the notorious (and often accurate) Twitter account tweeted what …

Sony’s 4K-shooting smartphone is now available in Singapore. Andrew Hoyle/CNET You can now get Sony’s water-resistant 5.2-inch Android handset in Singapore for S$998 ($792) without an operator contract or at a subsidised contract price from any of the three local carriers. And the good news is if you’re among the first few buyers, you’ll also be getting a Sony Smartband …