Samsung will join the growing smartwatch market with a new device slated to debut early next month, according to the folks at Bloomberg. Citing information from “two people familiar with the matter,” Bloomberg said on Friday that Samsung will reveal the Galaxy Gear on Wednesday, September 4, two days before the IFA trade show opens …
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16 August
Verizon: HTC One arrives on August 22
Verizon customers are finally going to get their hands on the flagship HTC One smartphone. Related stories Verizon bringing HTC One into the fold Verizon launches sign-up page for HTC One HTC debuts full ad with popular ‘Iron Man’ star After months of begging and pleading, Verizon subscribers will be able to purchase the HTC One starting from August 22. …
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16 August
Nokia Windows RT tablet spied in crimson
Nokia’s long-rumoured Windows tablet has been spotted in the wild, in a scarlet-tinted snap that points to Windows RT, and 4G-capability. The picture above appeared at Chinese-language site Weibo, and plainly shows a red slab of what can only be a tablet, proudly bearing the Nokia logo. The edges look to be slightly tapered, like those of Nokia’s Lumia smart …
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16 August
More evidence of an iPhone 5S fingerprint sensor?
Will Apple announce an iPhone 5S next month? And, if so, will that model come with a biometric fingerprint sensor? A new set of leaked photos add fuel to the rumor fire. Speculation over this feature began last year when Apple acquired fingerprint-recognition chipmaker AuthenTec, then ramped up again last month when an eagle-eyed beta tester discovered biometric scanner code …
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16 August
Moto X smartphone to land at AT&T August 23
AT&T subscribers will have a first crack at Motorola’s Moto X smartphone. The new phone will arrive at AT&T on August 23, the carrier revealed Friday. Buyers will be able to pick up the phone at AT&T’s retail stores or at its Web site. Customers who opt for the standard two-year agreement can get the 16GB Moto X for $199.99 …
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16 August
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere took to Twitter late Friday to update customers about a network service issue that had been vexing some subscribers. Given that he has fewer than 9,000 followers, the majority of the affected T-Mobile subscribers probably didn’t catch his tweets, but he heard their complaints. Sorry. There is/was a network issue in a few areas. I am …
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16 August
OLED: What we know
LG Editors’ note: This post was updated August 16, 2013, with new information. Rumors are still flying about the next great TV technology: organic light-emitting diode. It’s difficult to pry info out of the companies involved, but I figured it was worth putting down what we know, what we think we know, and what we know we don’t know, ya …
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16 August
LG’s curved $15K OLED TV available for U.S. preorder now
LG was the first manufacturer to ship large-screen OLED TV to Korea and Europe, and today the company claims “first” for its U.S. model. The LG 55EA9800, a 55-inch OLED TV with a curved screen, will be available for preorder today at a price of $14,999. According to James Fishler, senior vice president of marketing, it will ship to the …
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16 August
Forget smartphone remotes: Here’s why real buttons win
Two of the most interesting products this year are built around the same idea: now that so many people own a smartphone or tablet, why not use that screen to control your TV? It seems like a logical progression, with Logitech’s Harmony Smart Control promising to turn your smartphone into a true universal remote and Google’s Chromecast relying on mobile …
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16 August
Jobs movie review roundup: Critics unimpressed
The Ashton Kutcher-starring Steve Jobs biopic is now out in US cinemas — but critics are less than impressed. The movie, which has a 25 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, focuses too much on Jobs’ career and leaves little room for a human connection according to The Washington Post, which writes that director Michael Stern’s effort spends “way too much …
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