March, 2014

• 27 March

  Sony Xperia Z2 ‘high demand’ pushes general sale date into May

  

  Sony’s new flagship packs 4K video into a classy waterproof chassis Andrew Hoyle/CNET Sony can’t meet demand for its new 4K-shooting flagship phone, with the Xperia Z2 ‘s general sale date being pushed back into May in the UK and Europe. The Japanese company says it’s “working tirelessly to maximise stock levels” of the new …

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• 27 March

  Sprint chairman: US market needs real price war

  

  Softbank CEO and Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son rallies competitive carriers to take on AT&T and Verizon at the Competitive Carrier Association conference in San Antonio. Marguerite Reardon/CNET SAN ANTONIO — Softbank CEO and chairman of Sprint Masayoshi Son said without a big merger in the US market AT&T and Verizon will choke off the rest of the industry. “We need …

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• 27 March

  Samsung’s next 10

  

  Samsung’s current Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch tablet. Josh Miller/CNET Samsung’s next 10-inch Galaxy Tab tablet may have been outted by new FCC filings. Posted on Thursday, one series of files hosted by the Federal Communications Commission reveal a tablet with the model number SM-T805. The files themselves don’t spill too many beans. But that same model number surfaced on a …

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• 27 March

  Location, location, location: Want to help Mozilla break the ecosystem locks?

  

  The MozStumbler app, now at version 0.17, gathers data on the location of Wi-Fi networks and cell phone base stations so devices can figure out where they are without relying as much on GPS. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Mozilla has an immensely challenging goal: making it easier for people to avoid getting stuck in the technology domains of tech giants …

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• 27 March

  Samsung Galaxy S5 on sale early, but don’t tell Samsung

  

  The Samsung Galaxy S5 Android smart phone. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The Samsung Galaxy S5 is on sale now in South Korea, two weeks early — much to Samsung’s surprise. The S5 is set to go on sale around the world on 11 April, hitting shop shelves in 150 countries before the month is out. But the wait is too long for …

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• 27 March

  AT&T serves KitKat update to Samsung Galaxy Note 3

  

  AT&T delivers a dose of KitKat to the Galaxy Note 3. Sarah Tew/CNET The KitKat train keeps rolling along, as AT&T today announced the 4.4 update for its Samsung Galaxy Note 3 . The Ma Bell branded version of the 5.7-inch smartphone is the latest in a series of Samsung devices to receive the newest version of Android. As is …

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• 27 March

  Apple said to place battery orders for iPhone 6

  

  Apple Apple is priming the Asia-based supply chain for production of its next-generation smartphone, according to a report from Digitimes. Simplo Technology and Desay Battery Technology have received orders related to the future iPhone, according to a report Wednesday from the Taiwan-based media outlet, citing sources. The report also indicated that “mass production” of the phone has yet to begin, …

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• 27 March

  Watch as driver’s phone captures celestial road rage instant karma

  

  The driver’s sticking to the speed limit. Watch what happens. Florida Driver/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I am currently struggling with the belief in any deity. Even serendipity seems to have got uppity with me. So there’s a certain delight that divine justice might occasionally drop in — even if it’s only on central Florida. For the Interwebs have been …

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• 27 March

  Taking a closer look at the camera of the HTC One M8

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Get the most out of the HTC One M8’s new camera features 2:45 These days most people barely use their phones to actually make phone calls. We’re busy tweeting, texting, and, most importantly, snapping pictures. Image quality and photo features have become main selling points for a lot of smartphone buyers. Unlike Samsung, Nokia, and Sony, …

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• 27 March

  Have trouble texting and walking? Apple has an idea

  

  Apple/USPTO Those of you who have ever bumped into trouble texting while walking may appreciate a patent application from the mind of Apple. Published Thursday by the US Patent and Trademark Office, a patent application dubbed “Transparent Texting” proposes a feature that would continuously capture and display video images of the environment ahead of you via your phone’s rear-facing camera. …

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