At the 2013 CES, we should see the evolution of smart-phone trends we've been witnessing in 2012. First, with the Samsung Note II making such a hit this year, we expect to see more models with pocket-busting 5-plus-inch screens. Are they ...
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Many of the new smart phones in our just-updated smart-phone Ratings have displays that approach and even exceed 5 inches. Yet most of these giants are surprisingly comfortable to hold, thanks to thin bodies (between a quarter and half an ...
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Think your high-definition TV is hot stuff - as sharp as it gets? At the biggest trade show in the Americas, which kicks off next week in Las Vegas, TV makers will be doing their best to convince you that HDTVs are old hat, and should make ...
Computerworld-Research in Motion CIO Robin BienAfait's last name means"well done"in French.She's hoping customers will agree that those words apply to the upcoming BlackBerry 10 smartphones that Waterloo,Ontario-based RIM is due to ship in ...
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Google announced a new version of Android this week with some impressive new features, but it's unclear if it's done enough to solve a problem that has dogged its mobile OS: fragmentation. Even as it announced the imminent launch of ...
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IDG News Service - Research In Motion will let its customers pick and choose individual BlackBerry services such as security and mobile device management after it introduces the long-awaited BlackBerry 10 platform next month. Offering ...
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T-Mobile USA's merger with MetroPCS, announced early Wednesday, promises to create the "leading value" wireless carrier in the U.S., according to officials from both companies. Their claim is based primarily on the premise that the merger ...
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Sharp said Thursday it will soon launch a smartphone with its new IGZO display, a power-efficient technology that allows the device to last two days on a single charge and that is rumored to be Apple's choice for its upcoming tablets. ...
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Nokia reported a 39% year-on-year drop in the number of smartphones it sold in the second quarter, to 10.2 million, while its net loss more than trebled. The company's total revenue for the quarter fell 19% year over year, to 7.54 billion ...
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On Wednesday, Nokia and Microsoft are once again taking the stage together to launch Nokia's second-generation Windows Phones. Based on Windows Phone 8, they will have a new start screen, dual-core processors and improved cameras. For ...
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a ringing endorsement to two new HTC smartphones running Windows Phone 8 on Wednesday, raising questions about the status of the much-heralded Microsoft-Nokia partnership. Just days after appearing with ...
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PC World-AT&T held onto its last place position in Consumer Reports ranking of the four major U.S.cellphone carriers.But the company can point to one bright spot in the annual ratings published by Consumer Reports Thursday:AT&Ts 4G service ...
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IDG News Service-HTC and Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced the Droid DNA smartphone,which comes with Android 4.1 and a 5-inch high-definition display that the company said is the most advanced in the market today. The Droid DNA ...
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Taipei,Sept.21,2012(CENS)--HTC Corp.,one of the world's leading smartphone vendors,debuted its first WP8 smartphones 8X and 8S on Sept.19 in New York,which will hit stores in November this year. The company has secured pledges with ...
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BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled "beta" versions of its forthcoming smartphones to telecoms carriers. Perhaps aware that time is not on its side, RIM has gone on the offensive, touting its new range of phones ...
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