The 5-Tiles virtual keyboard. Andrew Hoyle / CBS Interactive LONDON — Best of British! A smart pacifier, a keyboard with only five buttons, and an app that prepares for meetings so you don’t have to are among the innovative ideas UK companies have up their sleeves. Smart pacifier among best of British startups (pictures) +12 …
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6 February
‘New Kind of Science’ falls short of its iPad e
An update on Wednesday night brought Retina display support to the iPad e-book app of “A New Kind of Science,” Stephen Wolfram’s mammoth tome on mathematics, computing, cellular automata, and the nature of the universe. Ordinarily, you’d think that would be a good thing. But for this particular project, it reveals how much more needs to be done to really …
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6 February
Mobile puzzle game Threes is a design marvel worth your time
The image of the emblematic smartphone game has not been held in high regard of late. Certainly not with titles like Flappy Bird seemingly taking over the world, earning $50,000 a day off our meaningless compulsions and further cementing the well of condescension “hardcore” gamers have for the mobile platform and its capacity. That’s where Threes comes in. Released Wednesday …
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AT&T was the top ranked full service wireless carrier, according to J.D. Power’s latest survey. MetroPCS was the top-ranked carrier for customer service among wireless providers concentrated on the no-contract market. The biggest customer satisfaction improvement, however, went to T-Mobile. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best T-Mobile Deals …
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6 February
Samsung Galaxy NotePro 12
You can now get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy NotePro, packing no less than twelve inches and eight cores. The NotePro, recently unveiled alongside the Galaxy TabPro, has been available to pre-order for the past week, with the first 300 people getting a free gamepad worth £90. The new tablet costs £649. If you place your order before 4pm today you …
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6 February
LG G Pro 2 could sound off with better speakers
The LG G Pro 2 may add beefier speakers to its list of enhancements. The successor to the LG G Pro will be equipped with a high-powered 1-watt speaker system, Korean news site ETNews said on Thursday. The bass will also be bassier courtesy of thicker speakers, while the sound itself promises to be clearer as well as more powerful. …
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6 February
Verizon approves Android KitKat for HTC One
HTC One owners on Verizon, today is your lucky day. HTC product manager Mo Versi has confirmed via Twitter that a big update to Android KitKat is heading your way starting today. This over-the-air upgrade will certainly pack a wallop. The software roll-out is expected to boost HTC’s current flagship to Android version 4.4 plus the company’s freshest iteration of …
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6 February
Writer compiles every Apple reference in ‘Futurama’ and ‘The Simpsons’
Forty-three. That’s the number (to date) of references to Apple in the 33 total seasons so far of “Futurama” and “The Simpsons.” And if you’re a fan of the company, the shows, or both, you’ll appreciate this: TUAW just released a list of every Apple reference ever made in the two series. This is no mere YouTube compilation of show …
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6 February
Verizon iPhone users get a crack at Isis Mobile Wallet
iPhone wireless subscribers on Verizon Wireless won’t be left out of using the Isis Mobile Wallet any longer. On Thursday, Verizon, which is one of three major wireless operators funding the Isis Mobile Wallet, announced that iPhone users can now use the Incipio Cashwrap case and an iOS app available from the Apple App Store to use the mobile wallet. …
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HTC working on wearable tech for 2014
It’s been said before, but it looks like 2014 is shaping up as the year of the wearable device. Could the HTC One Watch be on this wrist by year’s end? (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) Now HTC has told Bloomberg that it will be working on wearable tech — although it was curiously reluctant to mention any specifics. In the interview, …
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