Android KitKat should become even more stable in the coming weeks. Google Google could soon dish another minor update to the Android platform, according to a number of sources popping up in the last week. Expected to arrive as the 4.4.3 release of Android, the new version figures to be all about bug fixes and …
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31 March
Withings Wireless Blood Pressure Monitor supports Android/iOS, now available
Withings I have high blood pressure. As a result I’ve used a bunch of cuffs, and the previous Withings cuff was small, comfortable, and worked nearly as well as a larger Omron unit I have. In the realm of wearable health tech, there’s still no smaller or more efficient solution than using an inflating cuff you wear around your arm. …
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31 March
Galaxy S5 named “best performing smartphone display”
It’s not even on sale yet, but the accolades for the Galaxy S5 have already begun. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) In a very in depth look at the S5’s screen technology, DisplayMate president Raymond Soneira declared that the phone was sporting the “best performing smartphone display that we have ever tested”. According to Soneira, the S5’s colour accuracy is particularly impressive. …
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31 March
Huawei hits record sales despite security fears
Huawei’s Ascend W1 Windows phone Sarah Tew/CNET The year of the snake was a good for one for Huawei. The Chinese phone builder became the world’s third-biggest phone manufacturer on the back of record sales and flourishing profits in 2013, despite resistance to the company’s expansion in other parts of the world. Reporting its results for 2013, Huawei reveals revenue …
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31 March
How to transfer data to the HTC One M8
Dan Graziano/CNET One of the pains of buying a new phone is having to transfer all of your old data. This is especially difficult if you are switching from an iPhone, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone to an Android device. HTC hopes to make it easier to switch to its flagship device, the HTC One M8 , with its Transfer Tool …
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31 March
Apple launches TD
Apple’s iPad Air Josh Miller/CNET If you’re living in China and missing out on the 4G action on your iPad Air or Mini , the good news is that the TD-LTE models of both slates are now available. Both the Air and Mini sport a different model number — A1476 and A1491 — and are meant to work on the …
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31 March
Republic Wireless adds Moto Maker and 32GB Moto X
Republic Wireless now lets you order customized Moto X phones via Moto Maker. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET No-contract carrier Republic Wireless started selling the Motorola Moto X last November, but with two limitations: No Moto Maker customization, and no 32GB option. If you wanted the phone, your choices were black or white and 16GB. Starting at 9 a.m. PT on …
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31 March
Turn your Pebble smartwatch into a pedometer
It’s not clear why Pebble didn’t conclude some sort of basic pedometer functionality in its smartwatch lineup, including in the newly released Pebble Steel . But that’s neither here nor there. The launch of the Pebble app store has made it easy to discover apps from third-party developers that add a scattering of features and functionality to the watch. Related …
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31 March
New iPhone 6 screens to enter production this spring, report
New screens for new iPhones are said to be in the works. CNET The next incarnation of the iPhone will launch with a 4.7-inch screen while a 5.5-inch version may be delayed, according to Reuters. In a post out of Tokyo early Tuesday, Reuters quoted unnamed supply chain sources saying that Apple’s suppliers — Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and …
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31 March
FCC broadcast rules could affect upcoming spectrum auction
The FCC commissioners (left to right): Ajit Pai, Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler (chairman), Jessica Rosenworcel, and Michael O’Rielly. FCC The Federal Communications Commission isn’t making it easy for TV broadcasters to do business. But perhaps that is the point. On Monday, the FCC voted and approved two orders that change how broadcast stations share resources and how they can jointly …
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