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June, 2014

  • 3 June

    Red, gold HTC One M8 come to Verizon

    The HTC One M8 in Glamour Red and Amber Gold. Verizon Big Red, meet Glamour Red. And also Amber Gold. Related Links HTC One M8 review The inside story of the HTC One M8 HTC says One M8 momentum still strong Starting June 5, Verizon will sell the HTC One M8 in these two new …

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  • 3 June

    Robot butterflies made from recycled phones are slightly terrifying

    I, for one, welcome our new butterfly overlords. O2 A series of robot butterflies have been constructed from bits of old mobile phones, in a bid to promote recycling — and to remind puny humans never to build a race of deadly mechanical insects. Robot butterflies are built from bits of old phones (pictures) +6 more See all photos The …

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  • 3 June

    Not just for phones: Samsung shows Tizen

    Samsung showed off a prototype Tizen TV at the Tizen Developer Conference in San Francisco. Nate Ralph/CNET And so Samsung’s big Tizen push begins. The Korean electronics company, which earlier this week unveiled a new smartphone running the open-source operating system, on Tuesday showed off Tizen-based TVs, cameras, and wearables — some of these devices for the first time. The …

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  • 3 June

    Razer Junglecat iPhone case slides out game controls

    Razer Game controllers designed for Apple iOS devices have been around for half a year, and they’re still far from perfect. There are two different design types, they’re often expensive, and finding games that work on them still isn’t easy. But Razer, one of the most prominent makers of PC gaming accessories, hasn’t let that stop it from making the …

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  • 3 June

    Ericsson predicts tenfold increase in mobile data traffic in five years

    Ericsson Mobile data traffic is set to explode in the next five years as consumers add more devices to the mobile networks and operators deploy faster networks, according to equipment vendor Ericsson. The big news from the company’s most recent mobility report, published Tuesday, is that wireless operators throughout the world must prepare for a tsunami of data usage on …

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  • 3 June

    Sprint teases ‘Happy Connecting’ event

    Sprint Sprint is showing it has a bit of life in it. The No. 3 wireless carrier sent out invitations to an event, titled “This is Happy Connecting,” to be held in Chicago on June 23. There’s little detail on what exactly the event is about, but the title suggests an update on its efforts to upgrade its wireless network. …

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  • 3 June

    HTC One E8 is a plastic M8, coming early June

    The HTC One E8 replaces the M8’s brushed metal case with plastic to bring the price down. HTC A wallet-friendly plastic version of the HTC One M8 previously confirmed for China is now heading for other shores in the next few weeks. The HTC One E8 is very similar to HTC’s M8 flagship Android smartphone, only with a polycarbonate casing …

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  • 3 June

    Sony Xperia T3 is a massive, mid

    Sony Those enticed by the prospect of owning a massive mobile but not willing to splash buckets of cash may be keen on Sony’s latest effort — the Xperia T3, which boasts a whopping 5.3-inch display, but also features hardware that hopefully won’t break the bank. In terms of its look, the T3 doesn’t stray far from the likes of …

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  • 3 June

    Detached retina linked to over

    A retina becoming detached. European VitreoRetinal Society/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Love often keeps you in the dark about its source and its course. For one Chinese man, however, that darkness brought consequences he surely couldn’t have foreseen. This man was partial to messaging app WeChat. This delightful thing allow for intimate conversations, day and night. Here, however, there was …

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  • 3 June

    ​Add wireless charging to your Samsung phones with Luxa2’s simple to use kit

    The Luxa2 wireless charging receiver adds wireless charging to your Samsung phone. Aloysius Low/CNET TAIPEI, Taiwan — Luxa2, the lesser-known division of Thermaltake, is likely to have slipped under the radar. That’s not to say there aren’t any noteworthy products being released by the company, as was made abundantly clear while walking past the Thermaltake booth at Computex 2014, adorned …

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