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March, 2014

  • 24 March

    HTC One M8 allegedly leaked in hands

    HTC One’s offspring, apparently. Video screenshot by CNET The next generation of the HTC One has purportedly popped up online through a new video that takes us on a hands-on tour. Posted Monday on YouTube, the convincing but unconfirmed video shows someone taking the new HTC One through its paces. We see an unidentified user …

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  • 24 March

    LG Optimus F3 is Boost Mobile’s cheapest yet

    Boost Mobile dials up its most affordable LTE to date. Boost Mobile Boost Mobile on Monday announced its latest Android handset, the LG Optimus F3 . Priced at $129.99, it’s the carrier’s least expensive smartphone with 4G LTE support, ever. The Optimus F3 isn’t going to win any performance awards, but it should still have enough specs to satisfy budget-seekers. …

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  • 24 March

    HTC One M8 rumour round up and purported video leak

    Leaks and rumours have been flooding the internet ever since we first heard the codename ‘HTC One M8’. Here’s a quick round up and a look at the latest leaked video. The actual HTC One M8? (Screenshot by Nic Healey/CNET Australia) First off, it’s not being called the M8, and even it was, it would be the “em eight” rather …

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  • 24 March

    HTC One M8 launch in NYC: Join us Tuesday at 8 a.m. PT (live blog)

    HTC took to social media to tease its latest smartphone, the “all new” HTC One. HTC In a season full of phone launches, HTC hopes its new One device will stand above the rest. The company will unveil the successor to last year’s HTC One, rumored to be named the HTC One M8, on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. …

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  • 24 March

    Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra: True world phones in 2 years, Android all the way

    Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s global vice president, rocking an Android t-shirt. Aloysius Low/CNET BEIJING, China — As we sit down for lunch at his favourite Korean restaurant near the Xiaomi office here, Hugo Barra, former Googler and current Xiaomi global VP, seems like a changed man. He looks relaxed and casual, clearly enjoying the food despite an upset stomach — a …

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  • 24 March

    HTC One M8 said to top new benchmarks

    The next HTC One could be top notch. CNET The successor to last year’s HTC One won’t be officially unveiled until Tuesday, but one benchmark site is already proclaiming it the new king of the smartphone hill. Rightware, which collects benchmark data from a series of free apps that anyone can download to their devices to contribute to the company’s …

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  • 24 March

    Sony launches high

    Sony has released a range of its high-end audio products in Australia, from headphones to speakers, all designed for listening to high-res audio files. The MDR-1 range starts at AU$299. (Credit: Sony) There has been a significant push from electronics companies in 2014 to bring high-res audio to our attention. The success of projects such as Neil Young’s Pono player …

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  • 23 March

    Nokia, Microsoft to miss deadline for selling phone division

    Stephen Elop, shown here speaking in 2011, agreed to sell Nokia’s mobile-phone business to his former employer, Microsoft. Stephen Shankland/CNET Nokia won’t sell its devices and services business to Microsoft by the first-quarter deadline the companies set last year, saying Sunday night that regulatory hurdles delayed the deal’s closing until April. “Nokia and Microsoft remain committed to the transaction,” and …

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  • 23 March

    Samsung’s 110

    Remember Samsung’s easel-design 4K Ultra HDs from 2013? The 110-inch S9 at CES 2013. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET Australia) During CES at the start of last year, Samsung showed off a few of these S9 model TVs, all sporting the same iconic design. The 85-inch model hit Australia in April 2013 with the cool price tag of AU$39,999 — comparatively impressive, …

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  • 23 March

    Told to turn off Xbox, stepson allegedly stabs stepdad’s Harley to bits

    A scene of rage from an Xbox One ad. IGn/YouTube; screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Here at the Family Relations Technology Advice Bureau, we see all kinds of issues. From mothers who wish to shame their kids on Facebook to heartthrobs who wonder if it’s au fait to dump their lovers by text. Our latest case comes from Utah, where a …

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