CIRP Verizon outshined its mobile rivals last quarter with the largest share of phone activations, according to a survey report released Thursday by research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Among US carriers, Verizon accounted for 35 percent of all activations, followed by AT&T with 28 percent, T-Mobile with 15 percent, and Sprint with 9 percent. …
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17 April
ZTE’s 2014 gets off to good start as profit up 204%
China-based mobile firm ZTE watched its financial performance soar in the first quarter, and it expects much of the same in the coming months. ZTE’s profit during the first quarter hit 622 million yuan ($100 million), increasing nearly 204 percent compared with the same period in 2013. Revenue was up 5.5 percent to 19.05 billion yuan year over year. ZTE …
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17 April
AMD takes exception to Intel’s tablet rebates
The Android-based Dell Venue 7 starts at $149.99 with an Intel Atom processor. Intel needs to win over lots of tablet makers in 2014 to hit its target of 40 million Dell Advanced Micro Devices wondered out loud on Thursday about rebates that its longtime rival Intel offers to tablet makers to incentivize them to use its chips. “We have …
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17 April
FarmVille 2: Country Escape crops up on iOS, Android
Zynga’s FarmVille 2: Country Escape Zynga Troubled social-gaming company Zynga has launched a new game on Android and iOS. FarmVille 2: Country Escape is available now in Apple’s App Store and the Google Play marketplace, Zynga announced on Thursday. The game is available as a free download, and allows players to take on a new farm-building experience by growing crops, …
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17 April
Apple now sells refurbished Retina iPad Minis
Apple’s iPad Mini with Retina Sarah Tew / CBS Interactive You can now save money on the Wi-Fi iPad Mini with Retina if you don’t mind going the refurbished route. Up for sale on Apple’s online store, a refurbished Wi-Fi-only Retina iPad Mini cuts the price by $60, $80, or $90 depending on the model you choose. For example, a …
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17 April
How many iPhones were sold last quarter? Analysts aim to predict
Apple’s iPhone 5S. CNET Apple sold anywhere from 34 million to 42.5 million iPhones last quarter. At least that’s the range seen in the crystal balls of 32 different analysts. Among the analysts polled by Fortune, Charlie Wolf of Needham & Co. was the most bullish with the forecast of 42.5 million. The analyst who was the most bearish, coming …
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17 April
Should I buy a used plasma TV?
Panasonic plasmas are gone. Pioneer’s plasmas, the revered Kuros, are long gone. Samsung and LG are left, but for how long? There’s a growing market of used plasmas, from a variety of sources, temping picture quality fanatics with great deals…but at a risk. Is that risk worth the price and picture of a used plasma? Good question. This article was …
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17 April
Amazon Fire TV extends voice search to Hulu, Crackle, Showtime
Sarah Tew Amazon announced Thursday that Amazon Fire TV users will soon be able to use the device’s voice search to pull up videos from Hulu Plus, Crackle, and Showtime Anytime, giving the feature a much-needed boost of content. When the retail giant unveiled its video streaming device earlier this month, it emphasized how its voice-controled search sets it apart …
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17 April
Sonos simplifies setup, removes the need to buy an expensive extra box
This $50 Bridge box will soon be unnecessary for most people. Sonos Sonos has just announced plans to remove one of the major drawbacks of its streaming music system — the need to buy an extra box — thus cut around $50 from the cost of a new system. Sonos has always pushed its unusual wireless technology as a unique …
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16 April
Samsung readies first Tizen phone launch for end of Q2
A Samsung Tizen-based smartphone. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Samsung’s own open-source mobile operating system, Tizen, will soon make its way to store shelves. The consumer electronics giant told Reuters on Wednesday that its first Tizen-based smartphone will launch toward the end of the second quarter. The handset will be a high-end offering that could compete with flagship smartphones running Android. A midrange …
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