BlackBerry CEO John Chen at a press roundtable session at the Consumer Electronics Show. Roger …

Scott Stein / CNET It’s a common truth in new tech: a company releases a firmware update, and suddenly there are all-new features to discover. When I reviewed the Samsung Gear Fit , I was using the latest software Samsung had at the time. I couldn’t use the Fit’s long display in anything other than a sideways-landscape mode, which meant …

ZTE, the embattled China-based mobile company, launched a new smartphone on Wednesday that promises big features at a cheap price. Dubbed the V5, the Android-based handset comes to China with a quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and 5-inch 720p HD display. It also features a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera, and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. ZTE is offering five color options on the Redbull …