Surface Pro. Microsoft Microsoft might unveil more than just a small Surface tablet at an event next week. Microsoft posted a Support page to its site that mentioned the “Surface Pro 3 camera.” The page itself discussed how to add recording support for H.264 in the Surface Pro 3. Microsoft later said the page contained …
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14 May
Get a MyBolt ‘lipstick’ mobile charger for $9.99
iEnjoy Why can’t someone figure out a way for smartphones to charge using kinetic energy? You know, you stick it in a pocket and as you walk around, the movement juices the battery? Until that day comes (come on, science!), you’ll need some kind of mobile charger. And maybe more than one, because wouldn’t it be handy to have backup …
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14 May
AT&T rolls out the ‘new’ contract
Lynn La/CNET AT&T has doubled down in the no-contract 4G LTE wireless arena. Now that the company has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Leap Wireless, AT&T announced Wednesday that it is merging Aio Wireless into Leap’s Cricket prepaid brand. This “new” Cricket is slated to give US users contract-free wireless on 4G LTE. “Today is more than a milestone …
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14 May
Sony offers free PS4s, FIFA content with new TVs
Sony is gearing up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Sony The promotion is available on 11 TVs in the new Sony line-up, and there are 9,000 PS4s up for grabs. To enter, customers need to purchase one of the eligible models at an “authorised Sony dealer” between May 15 and June 29 2014, register online (with proof of purchase), …
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13 May
Is this LG’s first Windows Phone 8 device?
Evleaks/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET LG could be getting into the Windows Phone 8 game, if a new image popping online turns out to be the real deal. An image posted by oft-accurate tipster Evleaks shows an LG phone with the traditional Windows Phone screen. Dubbed the LG Uni8, the device could see the light of day this year, according to …
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13 May
Sidewall displays the next frontier in Apple iPhone design?
Will you see a display here in a future iPhone? CNET Apple’s iPhones and other devices might eventually feature technology that would extend their screens around the sides of the devices, if a newly granted patent is any indication. Dubbed “Electronic devices with sidewall displays,” the patent, granted to Apple by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Tuesday, …
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13 May
Is Samsung’s Galaxy S5 fingerprint scanner secure enough?
Researchers were able to hack into the Galaxy S5 using a phony fingerprint. SRLabs/YouTube; screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET After researchers proved they could easily hack into Samsung’s Galaxy S5 smartphone using the device’s fingerprint scanner, a US senator is raising concerns about the device’s security and privacy features. US Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) wrote a letter (PDF) to Samsung on …
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13 May
Apple stole my tagline, says NY street artist
Stolen power? Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET To sacrifice yourself on the altar of originality takes courage. How can you be sure that some unconscious influence didn’t work its way inside your head and then manipulate you into some form of artistic reproduction? Just as Steve Jobs and Picasso were happy to steal rather than beg or borrow, so too …
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13 May
What the $129 Moto E means to the new, new Motorola Mobility
The Motorola Moto E. Motorola Mobility It started with a chart on a wall. Mark Randall, head of supply chain and operations for Motorola Mobility, was sitting in a meeting with a Brazilian carrier. The meetup was part of a world tour of carriers that he and then-CEO Dennis Woodside embarked on shortly after joining the company in 2012. Sitting …
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13 May
Motorola reveals Moto E, even cheaper than the Moto G
Motorola unveils the new Moto E Motorola Motorola has revealed the new Moto E , a 4.3-inch Android smartphone that’s even cheaper than the phenomenally successful Moto G , going on sale for just $130 in the US and £90 in the UK. It’ll be even cheaper on UK network O2, which will sell you one for £80 on pay …
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