We did a quick test of the Motorola Droid Bionic’s video-recording capabilities to let you see what the phone’s 1080p HD video looks like. This was taken around noon on a nice sunny day in San Francisco outside the CNET offices. Now playing: Watch this: Droid Bionic HD 0:56 We have to say the quality …
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14 September
Sprint to get its own iPad 2, report says
Sprint Nextel may be getting an iPad of its very own. Could the iPad 2 be coming to Sprint’s network? Apple Web site 9to5mac reported today that Apple and Sprint have completed work on an iPad that is compatible with Sprint’s wireless network. This comes on the heels of reports that Sprint will also carry the iPhone. If true, the …
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14 September
Nokia Windows Phone coming this year, Elop insists
Those looking for their fill of Nokia-Windows Phone goodness won’t have to wait much longer, according to Nokia chief Stephen Elop. He confirmed in an interview that Nokia’s first phone running the Microsoft software will ship before the year’s out. A Nokia exec in Australasia had hinted the company’s first Windows Phone handset wouldn’t go on sale until 2012, but …
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14 September
Apple challenges Samsung in UK courts
Patent pile-on! Apple has brought its legal challenge against Samsung to the UK, claiming that the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1 copy the iPhone and iPad. Apple filed the suit in British courts this week, as a response to an action brought by Samsung in June. The disputed patents haven’t been identified yet, but we …
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14 September
Sprint announces sleek and ultralight LG Marquee
Who says fashion and technology can’t mix? Sprint, for one. Today the carrier announced a new handset, the thin and superlight LG Marquee, putting it on track for an October 2 release. Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the smartphone features a 1GHz processor, a 4-inch Nova display, 5-megapixel camera, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Known in other circles as the …
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14 September
Sharp FX Plus review: Best for Android beginners
Now playing: Watch this: Sharp FX Plus (AT&T) 2:08 Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers! Sharp and AT&T have seen fit to renew their relationship in the form of the Sharp FX Plus, a slide-out smartphone sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and on Walmart.com. What’s that, you say? Sharp?! It’s true–while the electronics powerhouse is better known for TVs and other home electronics, the …
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13 September
Smartphones with super screens (roundup)
Editors’ note: This article was updated September 13, 2011. A while ago, I explored what it takes to build a killer smartphone screen–for starters, a highly technical blend of factors like brightness, screen resolution, and color reproduction. While you probably shouldn’t choose your next phone for the screen specs alone, the difference between a good display and a great one …
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13 September
Data firm disputes validity of HTC’s Google patents
A software data analysis firm disputed the validity of Google patents sold to HTC in its defense against Apple, although documents show the company may be incorrect in its conclusions. Tyron Stading, founder and chief technology officer of Innography, a software company that pores through data related to intellectual property, said his company’s analysis found that Google may not have …
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13 September
iPhones ‘not that cool anymore’ says HTC boss
Not cool, dude, not cool. The iPhone, that is — at least according to the boss of HTC. He’s hit out at Apple, claiming the iPhone just doesn’t cut it with the kids, while also decrying his fruit-flavoured rival’s recent legal shenanigans. Martin Fichter, the acting US boss of HTC, blasted the iPhone in front of an assemblage of phone …
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13 September
Details surface for pair of HTC handsets ahead of release event
At an event it is hosting next Tuesday in New York, HTC is expected to announce its first devices tofeature Beats by Dr. Dre technology. The two phones that should take the stage are the HTC Runnymede and the HTC Bliss. Specifications and press-ready images have surfaced for the two handsets over the past few weeks, painting a picture of …
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