The beautiful HTC One M8 may soon house Microsoft’s mobile OS. Sarah Tew/CNET What would an HTC One M8 look like running Windows Phone? We may find out soon. Rumors have been flying that HTC is on the brink of announcing a Windows Phone version of its aluminum One M8 flagship , with the latest …
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August, 2014
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1 August
Tablets with cool camera features
Now playing: Watch this: LG G Pads sport sleek designs and affordable prices 2:17 Using your tablet’s camera in public may garner some judgmental side-eyes or stifled laughter from lookers-on, but some slates actually offer a few cool features to make the public embarrassment worth risking. To be sure, their photo quality is usually less than inspiring, with even some …
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1 August
How to find a lost Fire Phone
The moment you realize you’ve lost a phone is a rush of emotions. Your photos, text messages, contacts, email, and social accounts are all in the hands of a stranger. You feel exposed. As technology has progressed, methods for tracking lost devices are now as common as seeing Facebook installed on a phone. Doing its part to reunite owners of …
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1 August
Nokia employees in China protest Microsoft layoffs, report says
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has more trouble in China. James Martin/CNET Chinese employees at Microsoft’s Nokia handset business aren’t pleased with the software giant’s recently announced decision to lay off a large chunk of staff. “Hundreds” of employees at a Nokia facility in China on Friday protested their new owner, saying Microsoft is guilty of a “hostile takeover and violent …
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1 August
President signs cell phone unlocking bill into law
Unlocking a cell phone is officially legal again. On Friday, President Obama signed the “Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act” (S.517) into law. The new law repeals a 2012 decision by the Library of Congress that made cell phone unlocking a violation of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The DMCA, which prohibits Americans from “circumventing” technologies that protect …
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1 August
10 worst TV technologies
Sarah Tew/CNET The HDTV market is now fully mature. Just about everybody owns at least one, and often three or four. For the most part we’re happy with our high-definition televisions, but that doesn’t mean we get the best picture available or use the extras and doo-dads we paid for. Presented below, in no particular order, are the HDTV technologies …
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July, 2014
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere. T-Mobile T-Mobile has a suitor, and it’s not Sprint. French telecommunications provider Iliad has made an offer for a controlling stake in T-Mobile. The news was earlier reported by The Wall Street Journal. The move follows reports that Sprint and its parent, Japanese carrier SoftBank, were close to a deal to buy T-Mobile. T-Mobile is a …
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31 July
OnePlus drops Color OS in China and develops its own
CNET Two months after OnePlus officially unveiled its anticipated Android smartphone in May, Sina Tech reports that OnePlus is working on building its own ROM out of Taiwan to replace its current Color OS ROM (that’s used in its phones in China). This in-house ROM will be exclusively for the China market — international models will still use CyanogenMod. In …
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31 July
Here’s where you learn how to do everything with your Fire Phone
Here’s how to do everything with the Fire Phone. Josh Miller/CNET The Amazon Fire Phone marks the first time we’ve seen the Fire OS on a smartphone instead of a tablet. Even if you’re accustomed to the OS’s features on the Kindle Fire HDX , the iteration on the Fire Phone has enough exclusive bells and whistles to warrant a …
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31 July
Xiaomi jumps to fifth
The Xiaomi Mi 4 CNET Xiaomi, a 4-year-old Chinese company, is now the fifth-largest smartphone vendor in the world, marking a rapid rise into the ranks of top handset makers, according to a new report from research firm Strategy Analytics. The Beijing-based company, whose phones have become wildly popular in China, shipped 15.1 million units in the second quarter of …
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