CNET will have you covered with all of the news and product releases at the huge annual mobile show Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. CNET editor Kent German recently previewed what we expect to see. Here are the CNET accounts to follow for all the best at MWC: Master CNET accounts: Follow @CNET CNET …
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February, 2012
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24 February
Acer reveals sexy Liquid Glow ICS smartphone
If you’ve been eagerly waiting for a gluttonous helping of Ice Cream Sandwich, prepare to tuck in. The new Acer Liquid Glow smartphone is the latest in what is sure to be a parade of devices running Android 4.0 announced at Mobile World Congress. While I’m not exactly sure why this phone is called Liquid Glow, Acer does say the …
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24 February
Samsung Galaxy B with edge
Rumors are circulating that Samsung’s planning a smartphone with an edge-to-edge screen, dubbed the Samsung Galaxy B. Sammyhub spotted a report from the Korean language Maeil Business newspaper that hints that the company has been beavering away on a nearly bezel-free device. Peering through the dense fog of Google Translate, it would appear that Samsung has been working on the …
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24 February
Orange and T
Orange and T-Mobile promise to give your phone a speed boost with the launch of 4G before the end of this year. The two networks, united under the Everything Everywhere banner, promise more LTE 4G trials and massively extended HSPA+ coverage. Everything Everywhere is the new name for T-Mobile and Orange merged into the UK’s biggest phone network. The folks …
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24 February
Has Apple’s iBooks Fair Play DRM been cracked?
Apple When users purchase digital books through the iBookstore for their iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch, those files are only able to be played on iOS devices. That’s because everything sold through the iBookstore has Apple’s Fair Play digital rights management (DRM) software protecting it. Now it appears, much to the chagrin of e-authors and digital book publishers, Apple’s DRM …
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24 February
Box offers 50GB of free cloud storage to Android users
Log into your Box account (or a new one) from your Android device and presto: 50GB of free storage is yours. Box Looking for free, reliable cloud storage? Dropbox offers 2GB, while SugarSync gives you 5GB. Microsoft’s SkyDrive raises the stakes even higher with 25GB, though for the moment it lacks any official companion apps. Not enough? Check out Box, …
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24 February
Muve Music dances its way into the Huawei Ascend II
Muve Music, a music service from Cricket Wireless that impressed us so much that it earned a Best of CES nomination last year, is coming to the Huawei Ascend II. Muve Music is now available on the Huawei Ascend II. Cricket Wireless Muve Music lets you search through thousands of artists and albums available on major U.S. record labels. You …
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24 February
Myths, Marketing, and Misdirection: Home audio edition
Audio is no less immune to the sort of mild lies and partial truths found in the HDTV world. As I discussed in the HDTV edition of MMM, cutting through these fabrications is the key to understanding what really matters. Before you spend any money on audio, check out this list for what’s important, what’s not, and what’s just total …
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23 February
Samsung Galaxy S3 launching in July?
The much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S3 could be launching in July, according to South African network operators, which have made mention of the upcoming smart phone’s launch date. Mybroadband.co.za reports that South African network Cell C has said that the follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy S2 will be on sale by July of this year, while Virgin Mobile said it would be …
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23 February
Asus Transformer Prime bootloader unlock now available
Asus has finally released the unlocked bootloader for its Transformer Prime tablet, allowing Android nuts to tinker with their tablets. But be warned — activating the unlock app will void your warranty. The bootloader unlock only works with the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime, also known as the TF201, and will only function on tablets running Android Ice Cream Sandwich. You …
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