Target announced Wednesday that it will launch its own brand of prepaid mobile services this weekend, following the lead of rival retailer Walmart. Beginning Sunday, consumers will be able to sign up for Brightspot, which will offer unlimited talk and texting on T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G network for $35 a month, the company said in a …
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October, 2013
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2 October
Samsung device owners can pay via PayPal for apps, services
Owners of Samsung devices now can tap into their PayPal funds to purchase apps, music, and more. Announcing the new option on Wednesday, PayPal said that Samsung Apps and Samsung Hub customers can choose PayPal to buy apps, music, movies, TV shows, e-books, and games. The option is available to customers in Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, and …
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2 October
LG plans curved smartphone, the G Flex
LG is reportedly preparing a new smartphone for its G-series range, this one featuring a curved display. The LG G Flex smartphone features a curved display. (Credit: Supplied) Pegged to be called the G Flex, few details are known about the device, although information obtained by CNET points to a 6-inch plastic OLED display and a possible reveal of the …
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2 October
Vertu Constellation is a £4,000 dual
If your wallet’s as bottomless as Scrooge McDuck’s and your hunger for calfskin and titanium knows no bounds — not even good taste — then Vertu’s new €4,900 (£4,090) Android phone should be heading towards your pocket post-haste. The new Constellation is the British luxury phonemaker’s second blow-out blower to run Google’s mobile software, but it’s no high-end powerhouse. Your …
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2 October
Specs compared: Samsung Galaxy Note vs. Note 2 vs. Note 3
The Galaxy Note 3, and its companion device the Galaxy Gear smart watch, is now on sale across Australia. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) If you’re wondering whether it’s worth upgrading from the Note 2, or even the original Note, we’ve compiled a quick rundown of the important specs. For our money, the Galaxy Note 3 is undoubtedly the best of the …
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2 October
Frax app brings fractal
In 1983, intrigued by an article on fractals, I wrote a program to display the Mandelbrot set on my family’s TRS-80 Color Computer. It had a maximum screen resolution of 256×192 when plugged into our TV, had 16KB of memory after we soldered on new memory chips, and ground through the calculations so slowly that I had to wait for …
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2 October
Facebook, Cisco partner to power Wi
Facebook just “friended” Cisco Systems. The two companies are partnering up to provide restaurants, hotels, retailers, and other public locations with an integrated Wi-Fi check-in experience that ties into the Facebook network. Such a service would allow retailers to get more data on its customers, allowing for better targeted advice, advertising, or discounts. Related stories Facebook’s $90 Million Data-Tracking Settlement: …
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2 October
When your watch is a camera: Samsung Galaxy Gear is like Glass on a wrist
“Excuse me. I just wanted to ask: did you know I was taking a picture of you with my watch?” This is what I asked a barista at a coffee shop near work, because, moments before, that’s exactly what I did. Wearing a black-and-steel Samsung Galaxy Gear on my wrist, I made a few swipes and taps on the screen …
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2 October
Dell unveils new laptops, tablets running Android and Windows 8
Dell is putting the focus back on hardware. For the bulk of 2013, any headlines you’ve read about Dell have more than likely reported on the company’s rocky transition from public to private via a $25 billion buyout from Silver Lake Partners. But with today’s announcement of a long list of new Windows 8.1 laptops, tablets, convertible devices — and …
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2 October
Dell gives up on Windows RT
NEW YORK — Microsoft’s Windows RT operating system just lost another proponent. Neil Hand, head of tablets at Dell, on Wednesday said his company won’t be releasing a new Windows RT device to follow up its XPS 10 device from a year ago. “We are not planning to refesh our current line of RT products,” Hand said at a Dell …
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