Now that Samsung has said it’s working on a high-tech watch, one that presumably will pack smartphone features, 2013 could shape up as the year of smartwatch wars, with longtime foes Apple and Samsung leading the battle. The motivation, Wall Street analysts argue, is that the biggies need another act as growth of smartphones sales …

If you’ve rooted your trusty Galaxy Ace 2, and played around with custom ROMs, you’re probably having the time of your life — but there are reasons you might want your old phone back. Perhaps you want to sell it, or maybe it’s bricked and won’t boot up anymore. Don’t panic, as the sacred text tells us: all may not …

The Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t get an 8-core processor in the UK, with Brits resigned to a quad-core chip instead, Samsung has confirmed. When Samsung lifted the lid on its new smart phone, it explained that the kind of processor lurking inside the phone would vary by country, with some nations getting a version with Samsung’s own-brand 1.6GHz Exynos5 octa-core …

Sprint’s buyout by Japanese carrier Softbank should be right on track for a late May conclusion, Julius Genachowski, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, hinted today. Specifically, the FCC head said that his organization’s review is on schedule with the typical 180-day review period, after which the FCC hands down a yay or nay decision. In this case, the 180-day …

Thought Samsung’s smartphone market share was high before? Just wait until the Galaxy S4 is released, IHS said today. Related stories: CNET’s take on the Galaxy S4 Beyond the Galaxy S4 hype: What now, Samsung? What the Samsung Galaxy S4 means for other Android players Samsung has an unstoppable hit in the Galaxy S4 The technology research firm expects Samsung …

NEW YORK–Want a Samsung 4K TV? Well, it will cost you. $40,000, to be exact. The Korean electronics giant today talked up new features of its 2013 lineup during an event in New York. We also now have information about pricing and availability for Samsung’s other TVs, including its LED 8000-series and its plasma 8500-series TV sets. (Check out the …

The new Panasonic television range will include facial recognition features to let you set a personalised TV home screen. Panasonic’s VT60 plasma TV. (Credit: Panasonic) Panasonic is releasing 25 new LED and plasma TVs into the Australian market, with a focus on smart networking and personalisation. The “My Home Screen” feature will appear on a number of the mid- to …

The monster Samsung 85-inch S9 goes on pre-order in the US at the end of March, but there’s still no date for OLED. The S9 on display at CES 2013. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET) One of the darlings of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013 was the Samsung S9, the iconic 85-inch Ultra HD TV that wowed the crowds in Las …

The Samsung Galaxy S4‘s production costs are 15 percent higher than those of its predecessor, thanks to an upgraded display, sensors, processor, and memory, according to an IHS iSuppli teardown. The latest model of Samsung’s flagship phone costs $236 to produce, according to information analyzed by IHS. The firm said its estimates could change with a physical teardown, but for …

Updated at 3:30 p.m. PT This article, originally headlined “BlackBerry 10 deemed not secure enough by U.K.,” previously reported the U.K.’s Computer Experts Security Group had determined that the new operating system did not meet its standards. At the time of its publication, the CESG was unavailable for comment, so the article relied on the reporting of The Guardian. We …