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It’s hard to shoot pictures in the dark. You typically have the choice of either taking a blurry, dim photo, or using a flash and ruining the ambiance. So you buy a DSLR and an appropriately bright lens, but then you're toting around a big, clunky, Continue reading…
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Nokia launched its latest Lumia devices at Mobile World Congress this week. While many were hoping the company would unveil a 41-megapixel PureView Continue reading…
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Mozilla says that in order for Firefox OS phones to bear the Firefox logo, they'll need to meet a variety of software and hardware requirements, including mandatory installations of the Firefox mobile browser and the official Firefox Marketplace app Continue reading…
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We'd always thought the cane was a relatively mature technology — it's very good at helping you walk around, and really can't be improved. We were Continue reading…
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At MWC this week, showgoers are finally getting a look at the first Firefox OS devices that will come to market in the next few months. To be blunt, they’re not very good: the ZTE Open and Alcatel One Touch Fire look and feel like low-end handsets Continue reading…
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Face and eye tracking is slowly turning into a reality that could make it into malls and stores in the near future. At Mobile World Congress this Continue reading…
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Nvidia is making a big deal at this year's MWC of proving its bold claim that the upcoming Tegra 4 system-on-chip is "the world's fastest mobile processor." The first benchmarking runs show the company's new silicon comfortably outpacing every piece Continue reading…
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Samsung took the wraps off of its new Samsung Wallet app during a developer conference at Mobile World Congress on Wednesday. The Wallet app is Continue reading…
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One of the big stories of MWC 2013 is phones that don't run Android or Windows Phone — we've seen a handful of new, upstart operating systems pop up to challenge the big players in the industry, including the Samsung- and Intel-backed Tizen. The Continue reading…
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Opera revealed earlier this year that it plans to ditch its long-running Presto rendering engine in its mobile browsers and move over to the much more Continue reading…
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The 2013 edition of Mobile World Congress will be remembered for two rather antithetical things: the enormous new venue of Fira Gran Via, and the distinct lack of headline-grabbing devices. In years past, attendees in Barcelona would be treated to Continue reading…
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Nokia Music has been available for Windows Phone in the US since September, but the company is making the move to Windows 8 and Windows RT shortly. As Continue reading…
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At a roundtable session in Barcelona today, Jamie Rosenberg, VP of Google Play, noted that the model of selling devices directly to consumers through the Play store is "here to stay." That has never been a sure thing: Google famously launched direct Continue reading…
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GM brought a Cadillac ATS to Mobile World Congress this week. This isn't a run-of-the-mill ATS, though — it's fitted with a number of LTE services Continue reading…
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At an event today at MWC, Visa announced a partnership with Samsung that will result in its payWave mobile wallet app getting installed on the "next generation" of Samsung smartphones. PayWave will work with the NFC chip on those devices to enable Continue reading…
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For all the speculation surrounding Nokia's MWC plans, the eventual launches from the Finnish company this morning proved somewhat underwhelming. Continue reading…
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Samsung's recently announced Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet features an integrated IR transmitter, which lets you control various televisions and set top boxes in your living room. To go along with the IR blaster, Samsung is bundling its new Video Discovery Continue reading…
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What do you get when you mix a phablet and a tablet? You get the Asus Padfone Infinity, which the company just announced at MWC. The docking device Continue reading…
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Before Asus announced the Fonepad at MWC in Barcelona today, we knew the device's name and little else. Now we know what Asus gets when it inverts the Padfone, in name anyway — the Fonepad is a 7-inch tablet that's a dead ringer for the Nexus 7, Continue reading…
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Asus is launching a 7-inch Fonepad today at Mobile World Congress. Running Android 4.1, the 7-inch Fonepad uses Intel's Atom Z2420 processor with 3G Continue reading…
