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Wanna chat with your fridge or oven? No problem – LG has you covered. Samsung isn’t the only company working to make our homes smarter; LG wants a piece of the action as well, and has announced a cool service that will allow users to chat with their smart home appliances. The best part –…
Audi unveiled its very first tablet at CES. As you would imagine, this device isn’t made for a mainstream user, but a future Audi owner who will be able to use it to get information about his/her vehicle, run diagnostics, get driving directions, weather forecast and so on. Powered by a fast Tegra 4 chip,…
It’s not just Sprint which announced new Spark markets during CES — AT&T and T-Mobile also had a list of new “LTE places” to share. AT&T added 24 new areas around the continental US that should now have access to 4G LTE speeds, along with two more in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The…
AT&T had three major announcements at this year’s CES. First they unveiled Sponsored Data, allowing businesses to pay for users’ mobile data consumption. This in turn will make some apps and services 100% free, without their usage adding to customers’ data bill. When using these sponsored apps/services, users will see a “sponsored” symbol in the…
As part of its turnaround strategy, BlackBerry has hired Ron Lokus as its new president of devices and emerging solutions, Reuters is reporting (and brought to our attention by PhoneArena). Lokus was previously head of strategy at HTC’s America, as well as head of technology at Sony Ericsson. Most recently, he held the top job…
Polaroid is returning to its roots, launching a camera that can instantly print photos. That’s right, the Socialmatic is a fancy gadget that will bring back the “good ol’ days” for many folks, while also providing them with some advanced features along the way. You see, this is an Android-powered device that has many (if…
Now we know what all those balls falling from the Taiwan’s sky were all about; just like we’ve predicted, ASUS unveiled a trio of new smartphones with screen sizes ranging from 4 to 6 inches. The new Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 are affordable handsets, targeting folks looking for “high-value” products. The Zenfone…
Like many other tech companies, Intel too wants to ride the smart wearables wave. During this year’s CES, the company’s chief executive Brian Krzanich demonstrated Intel-developed designs for wearable devices including smart earbuds with biometric and fitness capabilities, an always-on smart headset that integrates with existing personal assistant technologies, and a smart wireless charging bowl.…
Aside from offering the SmartWatch, Sony wants to enter other “aspects” of the smart wearables market. At this year’s CES, the Japanese company has unveiled two cool devices – the Core and SmartBand. The first of the two is made to record various information about your lifestyle. It syncs to a dedicated Android app called…
We’ve told you that OnePlus is preparing to unveil something important at CES and voila – we’ve got their press release announcing partnership with makers of CyanogenMod, Cyanogen Inc. From the same document we learn that the company’s first smartphone, OnePlus One, will be released in the first half of the year. Unfortunately, no other…