Now playing: Watch this: Asus PadFone Infinity turns phone to tablet 1:30 BARCELONA, Spain–Given the highly successful year tablets enjoyed in 2012, their overall dismal showing at CES was that much more of a disappointment. I came in expecting to see 2013’s “Nexus 7” (not the actutal next Nexus 7, but another small, awesome tablet) …
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28 February
Auris turns any 30
In my kitchen I have this great Fluance speaker dock — well, great except that it doesn’t have Bluetooth. If I want to listen to music, I have to plop my iPhone onto its 30-pin connector. Or not, if I plop an Auris onto it instead. This Kickstarter-spawned gizmo can turn that dock into a Bluetooth speaker, able to play …
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28 February
What is MHL?
(Credit: MHL Consortium) By some estimates there are now over 220 million Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)-compliant devices in the world, but what is it all about and do you really need it? At its most basic, MHL is an industry standard for physically connecting your mobile device to your TV. But there are a few things about MHL that make …
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27 February
Amazon warns iOS users to not update Kindle app due to glitch
Amazon pissed off a few iOS-based Kindle users today. The online retail giant this morning warned iOS users not to download the latest update to its Kindle app because of a glitch that wiped an existing customer’s entire library from the device. However, Amazon had released another update by this afternoon that resolved the issue. After downloading the initial update, …
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27 February
Clearwire takes $80 million in financing from Sprint
Clearwire is tapping into the $800 million pool of financing Sprint has offered the company in a move that will likely make it more difficult for Dish Network to continue its bid for the carrier. Clearwire said Thursday in a statement that it will take $80 million in financing from Sprint, which already owns a 51 percent stake in Clearwire, …
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27 February
U.S. Cellular adds Samsung 4G Galaxy Note 10.1 to its lineup
U.S. Cellular subscribers can now add Samsung’s 4G Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet to their shopping lists. As of today, the 4G Note 10.1 is available at U.S. Cellular retail outlets and the carrier’s online store. The tablet sells for $499.99 when paired with a plan offering 2GB or more of data per month. The Note is the latest Samsung 4G …
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27 February
Dropbox clears 1 billion file uploads per day
BARCELONA, Spain–People save 1 billion files every day to Dropbox‘s online storage service, Chief Executive Drew Houston said today at the Mobile World Congress show here. In addition, the company’s 100 million users tap into the service with 500 million devices, he said. The statistics shows major growth for a company founded in 2007 when today’s high-end smartphones only just …
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27 February
Amazon launches Cloud Player app for iPad, iPad Mini
Amazon today launched its Cloud Player app for the Apple iPad and iPad Mini, expanding the online retail giant’s footprint for its music streaming program. The app allows customers to stream or download music stored in Amazon’s cloud, play music already stored on the device, and manage or create playlists. Related stories: Vroom, vroom: Amazon cloud player now available in …
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27 February
11 must
The 2013 Mobile World Congress is just a day away from closing in Barcelona, Spain. Housed in a brand-new venue and bigger than ever, the show burst at the seams with everything wireless. Sure, there were a ton of new phones and tablets, but those headline devices only scratched the surface. CNET’s team of reporters scoured the show floor to …
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27 February
Huawei Ascend P2 camera test
BARCELONA, Spain–Huawei took the wraps off its latest high-end, superskinny Android phone, the Ascend P2 on Sunday. It has a 720p 4.7-inch display, a 1.7GHz quad core processor and a 13-megapixel camera, all stuffed into an 8.6mm body. I was given an early hands on with the P2’s camera to see how it stacks up against the Nexus 4. Huawei …
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