After teasing us with suggestions that a smaller version of its flagship Android smartphone was on the way, LG officially announced Wednesday that the G2 Mini would be unveiled in a matter of days at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Although the handset maker had posted an image to its Facebook page of a …
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19 February
Glove for Android helps you find the best carrier for your location
Glove for Android, a new app aimed at helping users find the top carrier for their personal needs, has launched in the Google Play store. The application is currently in beta and available only in San Francisco, New York City, and Israel, making it useless for many Android handset owners, but comes with some interesting features. The free app is …
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19 February
Xiaomi goes global, a bit, with impending Singapore launch
Xiaomi, the China-based smartphone maker that has caught the attention of mobile aficionados worldwide, has finally branched out of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The company on Wednesday announced that its Android-based handsets will go on sale on Friday in Singapore. The midrange Redmi will retail for about $134, while its flagship Mi-3 smartphone will go for around $332, CNET …
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19 February
Samsung Galaxy S5 will be waterproof, reports say
If this last couple of weeks has taught us anything, it’s that we could all do with a bit of waterproofing. And with just a few days to go before it’s announced, the latest rumours suggest the hotly-tipped Samsung Galaxy S5 will be waterproof and dust-proof. Anyone who’s ever sacrificed a phone on the altar of a toilet, drink or …
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19 February
FCC to rewrite Net neutrality rules
The FCC commissioners (left to right): Ajit Pai, Mignon Clyburn, Tom Wheeler (chairman), Jessica Rosenworcel, and Michael O’Rielly. FCC Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said he plans on a do-over for Net neutrality rules. On Wednesday, the chairman laid out a plan for preserving the Open Internet after a federal appeals court struck down the rules last month. As …
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18 February
Is pCell the Holy Grail of wireless networking?
Serial entrepreneur Steve Perlman claims that his new patented technology can create the wireless network of our dreams. His invention, pCell, theoretically delivers on the long-sought dream of ubiquitous, fast Internet, with the reliability and consistency previously only achievable through a wired connection. pCell is “effectively mobile fiber,” he announced in a press release for his new company, Artemis Networks. …
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18 February
Samsung Galaxy Core LTE wants to make hay from cheap 4G
4G’s been super-pricey, but superfast megabytes should start to cost you less in 2014. That’s no use if you still need a high-end phone to slurp down the data, so Samsung’s busting out a budget-looking blower called the Galaxy Core LTE. LTE is the official name for the UK’s brand of 4G, and the Core LTE will be rocking up …
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18 February
Set up Google Now contact relationships
Jason Cipriani/CNET Having to refer to a loved one by name when using voice commands isn’t the worst thing in the world, but it can be annoying. Up until recently, saying “OK Google, call my brother” wasn’t possible. But as of last week, Google has updated Google Search (and thus Google Now), adding the ability to recognize commands based on …
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18 February
Samsung shows off the Galaxy Core LTE, complete with 4.5
Samsung has a new smartphone hitting store shelves later this year. The mobile device maker on Tuesday announced the Galaxy Core LTE, a handset that it says, will be made available to the UK in the second quarter of the year. Samsung didn’t say if it will be available elsewhere around the world at some point in the future. The …
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18 February
Fujitsu tap
Touch screens were just the start. User interface experimentation is blossoming as new sensors liberate computing devices from keyboards and mice, and a new glove from Fujitsu Laboratories embodies the trend. The device has a near-field communications (NFC) reader and gyroscopic sensors for gesture-based interactions with a person’s environment. Fujitsu will show the wearable device at the Mobile World Congress …
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