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So, what’s new? Comparing the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5

After months of rumors, endless “leaked” images, and tons of analyst reports, Apple finally introduced its latest smartphone, the iPhone 5 last week. In addition to its new look, it also received some hardware and feature updates. To see what changed and what stayed the same, CNET put together this handy comparison chart that stacks …

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HTC teases new device on eve of announcement

HTC has taken to Facebook and Twitter to begin teasing a new product less than 24 hours before its debut. To tease its followers, HTC paired the above image with the phrase “When beautiful hardware meets stunning software.” Looks great, right, but what is it? At last check, it could be one of a number of devices, including an Android …

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New BlackBerry London images leak

While the tech-loving world weighs up Apple’s latest iPhone, today we have a glimpse of a phone we’re not expecting until next year — BlackBerry’s new touchscreen super-phone. Is this the new BlackBerry 10 London handset? (Credit: blackberryitalia.it) There isn’t any official information about this phone yet, but it certainly looks like the touchscreen phone we’ve been expecting after seeing …

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Motorola Razr i has 2GHz Intel processor, but no Jelly Bean

Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Razr i hands-on 1:47 Motorola’s latest smart phone is the Motorola Razr i — an Android-powered mobile that packs a stonkingly speedy Intel processor. Unlike most mobiles, which run on ARM’s chips, the Razr i plays host to an Intel-made processor that’s clocked at a wince-inducing 2GHz. Compare that to the monstrously fast 1.4GHz Samsung …

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5 things that surprised me about the iPhone 5

After a week of using the iPhone 5, I’ve posted my review of Apple’s new phone on CNET. Which brings me to wondering: how much can a familiar-looking device that we’ve seemingly known about for months be capable of surprising anyone, much less a tech editor? For me, the iPhone 5 surprised in the following ways. The weightShaving about an …

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AT&T faces Net neutrality complaint for FaceTime over 3G

A trio public interest groups intend to file a formal complaint against telecom giant AT&T over a decision to require a specific wireless data plan to use Apple’s FaceTime video chat over its 3G network. In a notice today, Free Press, Public Knowledge, and the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute said they intended to file a complaint against the …

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Motorola Razr i’s cutting

Now playing: Watch this: Motorola Razr i Intel interview 1:01 The Motorola Razr i, announced today, is the first high-end Android phone in the UK to use an Intel chip. In this video, our man on the spot Rich Trenholm talks to Intel’s Sumeet Syal, who explains some of the bleeding-edge tech incorporated into said slice of silicon. Running at …

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Microsoft, RIM ink patent deal on storage tech

Microsoft and Research In Motion today said they have signed a patent licensing agreement that gives RIM access to Microsoft file system technology. That technology is called Extended File Allocation Table — or “exFAT” for short — and Microsoft says it optimizes files for use on flash storage, which is overwhelmingly the storage of choice on smartphones and tablets. “Today’s …

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Samsung downplays rumors of Galaxy S4 for early 2013

Consumers awaiting Samsung’s Galaxy S4 may face a longer wait than reported yesterday. The Korean handset maker today denied rumors that the next Galaxy S phone would launch next March. Loosely translated from the Korean, Samsung’s Twitter post stated: “Please note that some media reported speculation that the Galaxy S3 subsequent models will be released in a simple rumor is …

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Motorola unveils its first Intel

After years of talk, Intel is finally making some headway into the smartphone business. The Razr i with an Intel Atom processor. Motorola Mobility Motorola Mobility is the latest company to unveil a smartphone, the Razr i, to be powered by an Intel processor. The Razr i is essentially the recently announced Droid Razr M for Verizon Wireless, only with …

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