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(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Sprint today is shouting its unlimited iPhone 4S data plan from the rooftops, hoping to attract Verizon customers who are hopping mad at losing their unlimited data . Starting today, you can trade in your current non-Sprint iPhone for the carrier’s own model, and get at least $100 off when you sign a new two-year contract. Related stories Should angry Verizon subscribers ditch Big Red
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Sprint aggressively promotes iPhone 4S unlimited plan
The world’s first 802.11ac router, Buffalo’s AirStation WZR-D1800H, being tested at CNET Labs. (Credit: Dong Ngo/CNET) Now that you can actually buy the first wireless networking products that use 802.11ac, Buffalo’s router and media bridge , it’s time you learned about the this new wireless standard
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5G Wi-Fi (802.11ac) explained: It’s cool
A member of the Karmetic Machine Orchestra, based at CalArts. (Credit: Karmetic Machine Orchestra) With technology making itself all but unavoidable in an increasing number of areas, a special university program designed to get undergraduate art majors up to speed with computer science and programming has received a grant from the National Science Foundation.
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CalArts wins grant for arts-and-technology program
Good news for some Motorola users, terrible for others. (Credit: Motorola) At some point within the next four to six weeks, Motorola plans to deploy Android 4.0 to the Droid Razr , Droid Razr Maxx , and Xoom 3G/4G LTE.
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Motorola clarifies Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule
The Fuze SE, which has an integrated screen cover, ships soon and is on sale till May 24 for $49.99. (Credit: iSkin) Otterbox has built a booming business out of its ultraprotective iPhone cases but today has a lot more competition — and it’s only getting fiercer.
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iSkin’s Fuze cases: Full iPhone protection in a sexy package
Radiometer chandelier. (Credit: Luke Jerram) Yes, artist Luke Jerram ‘s most widely known piece may perhaps be “Play Me, I’m Yours” — an artwork that temporarily distributes actual full-size pianos on the streets of major cities for anyone to play. After all, it’s been featured in hugely populated towns like New York City and Los Angeles.
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Science, tech fuel artist’s varied and vivid ouevre
The Facebook IPO is off and running on the NASDAQ exchange. When the social network’s stock started trading under the ticker symbol FB just around 11:30 a.m. Eastern today, the first trades of the new stock came across at $42.
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Twitter predicts Facebook’s first closing day price
This charger could save a life, or at least a smartphone. (Click to enlarge.) (Credit: Sony Japan) One possible solution to resurrect a dead phone resides in Sony’s latest portable CycleEnergy USB charger with a built-in hand crank, due in Japan on June 20 for 8,000 yen ($100). The modular charger ( CP-A2LAKS ) features a dual port unit capable of charging two USB-equipped devices and a built-in 4,000mAh battery chargeable via AC power.
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Windows Phone is making a dent in China after only two months. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Is Windows Phone starting to give the iPhone a run for its money in China?
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Windows Phone edging out iPhone in China, says Microsoft
Customers may lose their unlimited data plans when upgrading to 4G LTE. (Credit: Verizon Wireless) Verizon customers with grandfathered unlimited data plans have been wearing their status with a sense of pride for a long time. New customers stuck with tiered plans look at them with envy and longing.
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Friday Poll: Verizon killing unlimited data, what are you going to do?
While the main thing that would make Raspberry Pi’s diminutive $25 / $35 Linux setups better would be if we could get our hands on them faster , the team behind it is already working on improvements like this prototype camera seen above.
If you found yourself longing for the minor tweaks Samsung made to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany earlier this year, you may be in luck: Apple’s filed for a preliminary injunction against the slate stateside.
Let’s face it, whether you’re down at the laundromat or feeding the meter on a busy street, you can never find enough quarters when you need’em. Know what effectively sidesteps that lack of foresight? NFC , that’s what
We here at Engadget tend to spend a lot of way too much time poring over the latest FCC filings, be it on the net or directly on the ol’ Federal Communications Commission’s site. Since we couldn’t possibly (want to) cover all the stuff that goes down there individually, we’ve gathered up an exhaustive listing of every phone and / or tablet getting the stamp of approval over the last week. Enjoy! Continue reading FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 FCC Fridays: May 18, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 May 2012 23:52:00 EDT
Ready for your latest tour through the dense and meandering wording of patent applications ? Well, dig in, because it’s Microsoft’s turn to confuse lawyers the world over with this latest USPTO doc, submitted in November of 2010. The filing describes a computer-based program that would, essentially, analyze a primary device’s installed applications, cross-reference it with a different device and then either migrate that software batch or suggest similar apps to download on a secondary unit
Having spent a little time with it, we’re impressed with how much capability the engineers managed to pack into the Canon SX150 , at such an affordable price. As you’d expect given the bargain-basement ~$179 street, it’s not without its limitations, but considering what you get, it’s pretty amazing: A capable, well-built 14-megapixel digital camera with an optically stabilized 12x zoom lens and a good assortment of features
There’s been hints of it coming as early as February , but we now have a smoking gun at the FCC: the Galaxy S III is coming to T-Mobile. A Samsung SGH-T999 has popped up at the agency sporting newly added 1,700MHz AWS support that’s the telltale sign of a T-Mobile device, along with the T999 name itself (the T989 is the network’s Galaxy S II ). It also totes 850MHz and 1,900MHz WCDMA bands being used for HSPA+ data rather than just voice, a clue that the phone is ready for refarmed GSM spectrum
Sony must stay on top of Android updates for its tablets to remain relevant to consumers. (Credit: Sony) One must wonder why Sony cannot get out of the habit of playing a fragmented and behind-the-curve Android release schedule for its devices.
(Credit: CNET) Everyone who uses Instagram , EyeEm , or other photo-sharing apps knows how easy it can be to add effects to photos and make them look even better than the original.
It’s safe to say that anticipation is high for the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview , which will become available in the first week of June.
