Lenovo is trying to reel in customers with a new low-priced Windows 8 convertible. Available for order now and estimated to ship by August 28, the Miix is a 10.1-inch Windows 8 tablet with a “quick flip” AccuType keyboard that converts it into a notebook. The keyboard is also detachable, so the device can stay …
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7 August
Casio unveils new G
Last year, Casio G-Shock dipped a toe into the smartwatch arena with two Bluetooth models, the GB-5600AA and GB-6900AA ($199), that communicated with your smartphone and offered some limited notification features when an e-mail or call came in. The new GB-6900B, modeled after the “classic” G-Shock DW-6900, and the larger GB-X6900B, up the Bluetooth ante a bit, with a version …
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7 August
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T-Mobile returned to subscriber growth for the first time in more than two years. The company revealed Wednesday that it added a net 1.1 million customers in the second quarter, with 688,000 (685,000 coming from phone customers) coming from its post-paid, or customers with a higher credit rating score that pay at the end of each month. That’s the highest …
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7 August
Samsung’s Galaxy Mega phone to launch in Korea
The new Galaxy Mega smartphone will soon make its debut in Samsung’s home base of South Korea. Offering a 6.3-inch display, the new Mega will roll out this week, according to The Wall Street Journal. The phone is expected to cost almost 1,000,000 won ($895) without a contract and will be available across three Korean carriers — SK Telecom, KT, …
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7 August
Transfer data from your previous Android device to the HTC One
Jason Cipriani/CNET One of the most stressful parts of switching devices is the panic that sets in when you realize you have to figure out a way to transfer data. Thankfully, if you’re switching to the HTC One from another Android device, HTC has made the transfer process fairly simple. The first thing you need to do is download and …
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7 August
Mobile weather
Apple’s stock Weather app is so lame. I mean, all it does is report the local temperature and forecast. Bo-ring! That’s why third-party app developers continue to find new and interesting ways to sling weather data. There’s Dark Sky, which specializes in next-hour forecasts; Climate Clock, which combines weather data with an actual clock; and The Weather Channel, which offers …
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7 August
LG confirms Australian availability for G2 smartphone
Launched overnight in New York, LG’s new flagship G2 will arrive in Australia in Q4 this year — believed to be around November, according to an LG press release. The LG G2. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) This is a marked change in strategy for LG, which has had previous flagship “superphones” such as the Optimus G launching considerably later in Australia …
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7 August
Top Motorola engineer defends Moto X specs (Q&A)
Iqbal Arshad, one of Motorola’s top engineers, has become a little defensive since the launch of the much-anticipated Moto X last week, as some have criticized the device for not being innovative enough. The smartphone, which is the flagship device of the newly reinvigorated Motorola, is among the first devices to be introduced to the market since Motorola was acquired …
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7 August
Remember when bands made a living without touring?
Most of today’s bands view recordings as promotional tools for their concerts, they have to stay on the road to make a living. That’s just the way it is, but they make a lot fewer records than bands did before, and since most recordings lose money, studio time is limited and budgets are shrinking. That’s too bad, recordings are the …
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6 August
Five things you didn’t know about data testing (Smartphones Unlocked)
Now playing: Watch this: 4G networks: How they’re tested 1:53 At 10:30 in the morning a few weeks ago I hopped into a plain white van, a mysterious briefcase carefully laid out on the passenger’s seat abuzz with phones. Into the afternoon, the driver answered my probing questions about long hours on the road, awkward run-ins with the cops, and …
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