Wednesday, February 5, 2014

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dbrand vinyl skin review: how I made my own red Nexus 5

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:57 PM PST

Instead of spending $400 to repurchase a phone I already own to just to get a new color, I'm going to embrace a quicker and more affordable solution - skinning the Nexus 5 with a new red facade.
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Google Nexus 5 is bright red and on sale now

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:04 PM PST

The Google Nexus 5, previously sold only in black or white color options, is now available in red - bright red. LG and Google today announced that the new color option is available for purchase in 16 GB or 32 GB variations. It will not be sold everywhere, but LG says customers in the UK can purchase the red Nexus 5 from Carphone Warehouse starting February 5. People in the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, and other places in Europe can order from Google Play at varying dates this month.
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AT&T is even cutting prices at Aio Wireless prepaid brand

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 09:45 AM PST

We've seen AT&T make a few noticeable rate adjustments and promotional price offers in recent months as a way to attract and retain more customers, and the carrier is now doing the same at Aio Wireless, a prepaid brand owned by AT&T.
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Google Maps now tells users when a faster route is available because of traffic

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 08:53 AM PST

Unless you live in a city where traffic is perpetual and unavoidable - hello, Los Angeles - Google Maps has a new update that should make driving quick thanks to a new feature that reroutes the user when known traffic delays might make the current route undesirable.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro and Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 launching in US February 13

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 06:26 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and the Galaxy Tab Pro series of devices that Samsung unveiled at CES 2014 will make their US debut next week. Samsung today announced plans to begin accepting pre-orders for its latest line of tablets, and they come with hefty price tags.
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Samsung invites world to Unpacked 5, so the Galaxy S5 may debut in February after all

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 05:49 AM PST

Conventional wisdom has said that Samsung would not announce the Galaxy S5 at Mobile World Congress later this month, but the Korean manufacturer has sent out press invites to an upcoming event with a blatant teaser for the S5.
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

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Chromecast finally gets an SDK, opening up to more apps

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 10:52 AM PST

The promise of Chromecast fell flat thanks to Google's refusal to let developers support the TV streaming solution without special approval. Things can finally kick into high gear because the Google Cast SDK has gone public.
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Sprint makes six new phones compatible with Direct Connect Now push-to-talk app

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 09:10 AM PST

Since it decommissioned iDEN last year, Sprint has relied on Direct Connect Now as the way for most users to have instant voice communication through push-to-talk (PTT). The carrier today added six new phones to the list of compatible devices, and promised similar capabilities are on the way for three more phones.
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Tizen loses carrier allies and faces tough road ahead

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 08:09 AM PST

Tizen may die out before the operating system even has a chance to officially enter the world. The upstart OS developed by Samsung and Intel has lost several carrier supporters in the run-up to its debut.
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HTC One Android 4.4 Kitkat and Sense 5.5 update now available for Sprint

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:02 AM PST

Sprint has become the first of the four major carriers in the United States to release an Android 4.4 KitKat update. It's mostly a behind-the-scenes change with few noticeable changes, but the update adds some subtle Sense 5.5 changes.
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AT&T adjusts family plans to make them cheaper at 10GB or higher level.

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 06:04 AM PST

AT&T has made yet another adjustment to its pricing structure in order to make it cost less to keep a family plan on the network. T-Mobile must have AT&T really nervous.
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HTC One virtual buttons and possible launch date revealed

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 05:24 AM PST

he HTC One follow-up is expected to be announced some time next month, and when it does, it may be the debut of the first ever HTC smartphone that uses only on-screen navigation buttons.
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Saturday, February 1, 2014

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Tebow-Mobile: Super Bowl commercial highlights T-Mobile's no-contract push

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 10:05 AM PST

T-Mobile is bringing Tim Tebow to the Super Bowl. To be more specific, the nation's fourth-place carrier is bringing ESPN's favorite talking point to the Super Bowl broadcast in a commercial that will highlight T-Mobile's push to get consumers out of contracts at rival carriers.
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Beats Music now available on Windows Phone, and listeners outside the US discover a workaround

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 07:04 AM PST

More people are able to listen to the recently-launched Beats Music streaming service today. Part of the reason is that Beats Music this week launched on Windows Phone for the first time, and another reason is that the US-only streaming service is usable outside of the US if you're willing to game the system.
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Moto G survives 30 minutes underwater, but it's not waterproof

Posted: 31 Jan 2014 05:59 AM PST

The Moto G is many things - colorful, cheap, surprisingly useful - but waterproof is not one of its characteristics. Yet it somehow survived being submerged under water for 30 minutes. How does that work?
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