April, 2014

• 25 April

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  Sarah Tew/CNET T-Mobile Chief Executive Officer John Legere’s brash and bold statements against his competitors translated to more money in his own pocket last year. Legere, who has continued to tout T-Mobile’s innovation while taking aim at Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and Sprint, earned $29.2 million in total compensation in 2013, according to a filing Thursday …

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• 25 April

  Amazon’s next smartphone to be flanked by ‘Prime Data,’ report says

  

  Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX, right, and the 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX tablets in Seattle on Sept. 24, 2013. CNET Amazon might have more than just a smartphone to offer this summer. The company will launch a companion service called Prime Data that will launch alongside its smartphone this summer, Boy Genius Report …

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• 25 April

  iPhone’s camera is awful, says new Samsung S5 ad

  

  It’s obvious, really. Samsung/YouTube; screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I’m feeling a little worried today. Samsung has stopped joking about Apple. No more mocking of iPhone users as aging dolts. No more laughing at the alleged lambs standing in line to be slaughtered by the supposedly inferior gizmology of Apple. For here is a new ad released by Samsung that says, …

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• 25 April

  Cortana doesn’t talk to kids, thanks to child protection laws

  

  Microsoft’s Cortana: not suitable for children James Martin/CNET It’s tough being a kid. Problems like peer pressure, sudden unexplained growth spurts, and the heartache of first love leave youngsters with a lot of questions — but they can’t turn to Microsoft Cortana for answers. Microsoft’s new voice-activated virtual assistant for Windows Phone falls foul of US child-protection rules and can’t …

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• 25 April

  FCC to promote competition with rules for upcoming spectrum auction

  

  The Federal Communications Commission wants to make sure that smaller wireless operators have a shot at buying airwaves in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction. And it’s developing a policy for this auction slated for next year that it hopes will do just that. On Thursday, FCC chairman Tom Wheeler began circulating among his fellow commissioners a proposal that will set …

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• 25 April

  Microsoft closes Nokia deal, pays more than expected

  

  Microsoft finally owns Nokia’s handset division CNET Microsoft finally owns Nokia’s handset division. The two companies announced today that they have completed the deal, Nokia offloading the hardware department to Microsoft for slightly more than the original announced price of €5.44 billion — or $7.2 billion at the time. Although the final price tag hasn’t been revealed, Nokia has promised …

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• 25 April

  Moto X successor allegedly spied in new benchmarks

  

  A Moto X successor is due this summer. CBS Interactive Motorola’s successor to the Moto X could feature a 5.2-inch display and a 12-megapixel rear camera, if details recently discovered on benchmark site GFXBench prove true. Related Links ‘Moto X + 1’ = Motorola’s next Android phone? Moto X successor could come with leather backplates Moto X review The Moto …

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• 25 April

  With HTC One M8 launched, design chief set to leave

  

  The HTC One M8. Sarah Tew/CNET HTC is losing one of the principle architects of its flagship phone. Scott Croyle, head of design at HTC, will take a new advisory role to work on projects both in and outside of the company, a company spokesman confirmed to CNET on Friday. The Verge eariler reported on the move. HTC design chief …

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• 25 April

  Nokia boss Elop to answer your questions on Monday

  

  Nokia CEO Stephen Elop talking to CNET about Windows Phone Josh Miller/CNET What would you ask Stephen Elop? You can put your questions and comments to the Nokia boss with an online chat next week in the wake of Microsoft’s absorption of Nokia’s handset division. Elop takes to the Nokia Conversations blog to answer your questions on Monday, 28 April …

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• 25 April

  Goodbye Nokia phones, hello Microsoft Mobile

  

  CNET Update is playing snake: Now playing: Watch this: Goodbye Nokia phones, hello Microsoft Mobile 2:50 In this episode, take a journey down cellphone memory lane as we bid farewell to Nokia. Microsoft closed the deal to buy the handset division of Nokia, and the team runs under the new name of Microsoft Mobile. Nokia boss Stephen Elop, now under …

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