Objekten My neverending quest for the ultimate smartphone stand just got a little closer to ending. The Objekten Keyring is a simple leather loop that affixes to your keychain. It’s good not only for hanging your keys on a hook, but also for whipping the entire ring around on your finger when you get bored. …
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September, 2013
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6 September
Nokia Lumia 1520 Bandit press image leaks
We’ve seen the 6-inch Nokia Lumia ‘Bandit‘ smart phone leak before, both in blurry shots and a screengrab. Well now here’s what looks like an official press shot, courtesy of leaky legend @evleaks. It all looks rather familiar, complete with all those Live Tiles on the screen. But we haven’t had a good look at the back before. There’s a …
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6 September
Nokia Lumia 1520 allegedly revealed in new image
Nokia’s allegedly upcoming big-screen Lumia 1520 phone may have taken its latest bow courtesy of a leaked image. Displayed by Twitter account @evleaks, the image shows two yellow Lumia smartphones with the title “Nokia Lumia 1520, 2013.” The actual display size is difficult to discern in the photo, but it does appear fairly massive. Related stories Your Phone Screen Is …
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6 September
Verizon bundles Samsung Note 3 and Galaxy Gear for $599
Verizon customers can now preorder Samsung’s new Note 3 phablet alone or bundled with the Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Launched on Friday, the order page for the Note 3 lists the device selling for $299.99 with the usual two-year agreement and $699.99 on a month-to-month basis. But consumers who also want to strap the new Galaxy Gear smartwatch on their wrist …
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6 September
BlackBerry: We submitted BBM for iOS two weeks ago
Related stories BlackBerry to spin off BBM? Samsung Galaxy phones getting BBM “soon” iOS through the years: A retrospective BlackBerry Messenger (or BBM), a marquee messaging app for the BlackBerry OS is coming to Apple’s iOS soon. Alex Kinsella, a longtime mobile manager at BlackBerry, Tweeted today that the company submitted the first-ever iOS version of its communicator to Apple …
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6 September
Apple is testing a 6
Apple is expected to announce two new iPhones on Tuesday, but seems it’s already working on its next handset after that. And it might be mahoosive, if this report is to be believed. The next-iPhone-but-one could feature a 6-inch screen, according to the Wall Street Journal. That’s bigger than the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and Sammy’s device isn’t exactly small. Apple …
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5 September
The smartwatch that’ll be worth the wait
One of the timeless principles of the technology industry is that if your product has to rely on users to do a lot of configuration, then it’s doomed to failure. Most will spend very little time doing it. That’s why out-of-the-box experience matters. That’s why default settings matter. And, that’s why the best products are “as simple as possible, but …
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5 September
LG G2 to land at Verizon, AT&T, and T
Now playing: Watch this: LG’s ultra thin, super fast G2 3:37 Subscribers at Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile will be able to snag LG’s new G2 smartphone this month. Verizon announced on Thursday that the G2 will debut both online and at its retail stores starting September 12. The phone will sell for $199.99 with the usual two-year contract. AT&T …
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5 September
Ping app makes e
When Erez Pilosof told me his iPhone app Ping makes e-mail fun, I didn’t believe him. You probably won’t either — until you get your hands on the app. Ping, launching later this month, is meant to be e-mail’s hipper younger sister. With color themes, photo-sharing, funky audio alerts, doodles, real-time and voice messaging, and even video chat, the app …
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5 September
Moto X hits Sprint on Sept. 6
If you’ve been tempted by the new Motorola Moto X smartphone but was wondering when it’ll actually land on Sprint, get ready to smile. The carrier officially confirmed it will arrive on Friday for $199.99 with a two-year contract. For those of you not familiar with Motorola’s latest creation, the Moto X is the first Motorola-branded handset born from the …
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