Sony’s monster 4K screen will cost slightly more than a new 2012 Honda Civic. Sony’s 4K TV as seen by CNET at last month’s IFA. (Credit: Sarah Tew) Sony has announced the pricing of its recently launched 84-inch 4K TV — and it’s not for the faint hearted. At US$25,000, the TV is a considerable …
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September, 2012
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6 September
Samsung claims LG stole OLED technology
Samsung has filed an injunction against LG at Seoul Central District Court over alleged tech leaks. Samsung’s OLED TV as seen at this year’s CES. (Credit: CNET) Korean news service Yonhap News Agency is reporting that Samsung has filed legal documents with Seoul Central District Court regarding 18 “confidential technologies” concerning its OLED screens, along with 21 “other relevant details”, …
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5 September
Microsoft beefs up Windows Phone 8 camera phone features
NEW YORK–At its Windows Phone 8 press event today, Nokia and Microsoft gave us more than just the Lumia 920. Microsoft Corporate Vice President Joe Belfiore also announced new camera features for Windows Phone 8 devices. The new features aim to integrate the camera deeper into the smartphone user experience and with the operating system’s social features. Screenshots: User will …
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5 September
FCC to test mobile broadband performance for consumers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new measurement program focused on mobile broadband. According to the government agency (PDF), its first step will be to hold an open meeting “with interested parties” on September 21 to discuss the ways in which it will measure mobile broadband performance and compare that to claims made by providers, such as Verizon …
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5 September
Nokia gets a big Wall Street dis after latest Lumia debut
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and his opposite number at Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, were all smiles at today’s debut of new Lumia smartphones. But Wall Street’s first impression was less upbeat. Investors pushed down Nokia shares more than 13 percent amid questions about the company’s ability to ship the new smartphones in volume duing the all-important fourth quarter. Sarah Tew Ambiguous …
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5 September
Android activations hit 1.3M per day, says Google’s Schmidt
At Motorola’s press event going on in New York today, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt rattled off some impressive statistics, including: 1.3 million activations per day on Android, 70,000 activations on tablets, and 480 million Android users for total base.
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5 September
Verizon Wireless confirms multiple Windows Phones in Q4
Verizon Wireless will be selling multiple Windows Phone 8 devices in the fourth quarter, CNET has learned. The nation’s largest carrier hasn’t been the most enthusiastic partner to Microsoft and the Windows Phone platform, but Verizon appears to be more bullish. “We’ll sell multiple Windows Phones in the fourth quarter,” Verizon Chief Marketing Officer Tami Erwin told CNET. The Windows …
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5 September
Watch Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 Windows Phone 8 launch live
Nokia is about to give us our first look at Windows Phone 8 phones. Expected to be the colourful Nokia Lumia 920 and 820, the new phones will give us a chance to get our hands on the next generation of Microsoft’s mobile software. You can watch the announcement live from New York in Nokia’s livestream — or stay here …
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5 September
Nokia admits it ‘simulated’ Lumia camera demonstration
Nokia took the wraps off its new line of Windows Phone 8 smartphones today, along with what one would assume to be a carefully crafted media campaign to demonstrate their strengths. One of the key features Nokia was touting was the PureView camera, which the handset maker said boosted optical image stabilization (OIS), the function that counteracts hand shake by …
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5 September
Nokia bringing wireless charging to Virgin, Coffee Bean
Nokia is taking wireless charging one step further. Its new Lumia 920 comes with wireless charging using the Qi (pronounced “chee”) standard, which is found in other products like some BlackBerry devices and third-party inductive chargers. Nokia knows it isn’t enough to integrate Qi, but that it also has to provide the ecosystem for people to use it. To that …
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