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Torvalds gives Nvidia software thumbs up, not middle finger

In a surprise move, Nvidia has contributed software that will help Linux take advantage of the graphics horsepower of the company’s new Tegra K1 mobile chip — and Linux project leader Linus Torvalds is happy about the reversal of fortunes. “This time I’m raising a thumb for Nvidia. Good times,” Torvalds said Sunday night on Google+, a strong contrast to …

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Better smartphone cameras are a’comin’

Cameras on smartphones like the Nokia Lumia 1020 are going to become even more advanced. James Martin/CNET BARCELONA — Smarter smartphone camera technologies are leaving the labs and headed into your future phone. Mobile World Congress, the largest mobile-dedicated show in the world, was home to three notable technologies that are pushing the field of smartphone photography forward. Pinhead-size modules …

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Pocket Filmmaker: Instagram filmmaking

Now playing: Watch this: Pocket Filmmaker: Instagram filmmaking 2:24 Welcome back to CNET Australia‘s guide to pocket film-making. The Pocket Filmmaker, Jason van Genderen, will be showing you how to turn the smartphone in your pocket into a camera capable of shooting video projects that are worthy of sharing with family and friends, online and even with the judges of …

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Pebble app store launches tomorrow on iOS, Android “soon”

If you own the Pebble, the original smart watch, then from tomorrow you’ll be able to download apps to it from the official Pebble app store. Until now, Pebble owners have only been able to get apps from third-party sites, so this should provide some much needed unity. “Putting finishing touches on the Pebble appstore over the weekend — check …

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Flappy Bird is the embodiment of our descent into madness

Imagine this scenario, times infinity. DotGears Studios/Screenshots by CNET It was after around the 14th or 15th time I’d seen “Game Over” flash across my iPhone screen in the last maybe seven minutes that I decided that the app Flappy Bird — an experience so simultaneously simple and maddening that I could already picture it haunting my dreams — was …

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AT&T goes on the offensive with cheaper family plans

AT&T is showing it can get aggressive with pricing too. The Dallas-based telecommunications company unveiled a new series of family plans designed to entice new users and keep existing ones on its service. The savings — which come only to customers who sign up for monthly installment program Next; bring their own device; or purchase it outright — escalate as …

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Verizon uses Super Bowl to show off LTE broadcast video

Verizon Wireless is testing out its cellular video service, called multicast, and will broadcast the Super Bowl over its network on Sunday. The only catch is the trial is extremely limited — in fact limited to a single room inside Verizon’s Power House, a temporary installation set up in Manhattan’s Bryant Park. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And …

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