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The cute Cubi smartwatch is for parents who don’t want to give their young kids a smartphone

The cute Cubi watch is made for kids, has its own SIM card, and sports a GPS to help parents keep tabs on their kids. The watch is on Kickstarter.
Wearables News
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This leaked HTC Desire smartphone could have a higher resolution screen than the One M8

A new HTC Desire smartphone, codename A55, has been leaked. There's a chance it'll be officially announced before the end of February, and that it has a One M8-beating 2560 x 1440 pixel touchscreen.
Phones Mobile
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Google Glass may disappear for a good long while, hints Google

According to a Google executive, the recently cancelled Google Glass Explorer program lacked impact, and was withdrawn so the team could take a break and rethink strategies.
Wearables News
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People-powered and crowd-funded: The hit Jolla Tablet is back for more on Indiegogo

Finnish firm Jolla has announced the Jolla Tablet, which is up for pre-order through the crowd-funding website Indiegogo, and features a 7.85-inch, high resolution screen, an Intel processor, and the new Sailfish OS 2.0 software.
Phones Mobile
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This tiny remote control will control your smartphone and your smart home

The Qmote is a water resistant, metal-bodied remote control for your smartphone, which can be customized to activate various features, and even linked with IFTTT to control your smart home.
Phones Emerging Tech
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When cities adopt smartphone chips, trash cans talk and streep lamps have ears

Qualcomm wants the Snapdragon processor you have in your phone to power the Internet of Things, and it has revealed how connecting even the most mundane city objects to the Internet can be hugely beneficial. Here are three examples.
Phones Cars
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Meizu M1 Mini gets leaked ahead of possible January 28 launch, may be Ubuntu powered

Meizu has announced it will hold an event on January 28, where it's expected to reveal a sister phone to the M1 Note, called the M1 Mini. The smaller phone may have a budget price tag, to entice buyers away from rival Xiaomi.
Phones Mobile
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Net neutrality’s not enough for BlackBerry’s John Chen

BlackBerry CEO John Chen wants app neutrality, where manufacturers and developers are obliged to produce apps for all available platforms, and not hold them back for users of a single system.
Phones Mobile
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Microsoft’s creating ceiling lamps with light beams that will recharge your phone

Microsoft Research has published details of an amazing automatic smartphone charging system it calls AutoCharge, where special solar panels in your phone are charged using light beams projected from ceiling lamps.
Phones Emerging Tech
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Your phone can’t run on caffeine like you, so Starbucks added wireless charging (Updated)

After a test run earlier this year, Starbucks has started the official introduction of wireless charging stations at its stores in San Francisco. The company says the technology will continue to launch throughout America, and in Europe and Asia.
Phones Emerging Tech
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HP’s new Pro Slate tablets come with a cool stylus that digitizes words onto the screen

Hewlett Packard's new Android-based Pro Slate 8 and Pro Slate 12 tablets come with a pleasant surprise: a Duet Pen stylus.
Phones Android
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Thanks Google, I just spent $1,500 on a project you abandoned

Thanks Google, I just spent $1500 on the Glass project you've shut down, without a word on whether it's about to become a useless tangle of metal on my face.
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A new set of guided workouts is Microsoft’s new year’s gift to its fitness Band wearers

Microsoft has added 12 new guided workouts to its Health platform, which links in with the Microsoft Band fitness tracking wearable. The workouts are suitable for all levels, and some require basic equipment to complete.
Wearables Guides
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This concept wristband health tracker gives advice on how to improve your health

The MiracleBand, a concept wristworn fitness and health tracker, not only tracks your health but also provides advice on how to improve it.
Wearables News
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Meet the Samsung Z1, its second attempt at a first Tizen smartphone

Samsung didn't launch the Z1 Tizen phone in India, meaning the troubled OS has seen yet another delay.
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UK goes to war against encrypted messaging apps, because it wants to read everything

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has proposed that should his government win the next election, he will introduce legislation which will allow intelligence agencies access to encrypted messaging services, which currently can't be accessed at all.
Phones Android
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The elegant Withings Activité will track your fitness in style

Withings has announced the Activité, a fitness tracker that shuns the gym-focused design of competing gadgets, and wraps up its tech inside a traditional analog wristwatch. It connects to your smartphone using Bluetooth LE.
Wearables Mobile
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This battery can twist like a stick of gum, and might power your next smartwatch

Battery manufacturer ProLogium has produced a completely flexible battery, which can be bent, folded, and even rolled up like a stick of gum. Next up, it's working on a battery which could double the standby time of your smartphone.
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Razer wants to bring gamers together, and it’s using a $20 fitness band to do it

Razer has launched the Nabu X, a fitness band it's using to bring the gaming community together with tech similar to Nintendo's StreetPass system.
Wearables News
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The Thync is the tech world’s answer to a strong coffee or a sleeping pill

The Thync is a wearable which promises to put an end to dependancy on a strong coffee to get through the day, or a sleeping pill to relax at night. It delivers the same effects, on demand, in 15 minutes.
Wearables News
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BlackBerry finally announces the Passport, and it’s coming exclusively to AT&T

BlackBerry has finally shown off the Passport smartphone, a device described as "iconic" by CEO John Chen.
Phones Computing
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You wouldn’t know this new Asus phone has a 3x optical zoom, but it does

Asus's new Zenfone Zoom has an optical zoom system which operates laterally, meaning it doesn't need an extending lens, or the unsightly bulge necessary to house it. Plus, it's coming to the U.S. later this year.
Phones Android
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Remember Palm smartphones? They may return in 2015

Days after a mysterious website hinted that the famous Palm brand name could be about to make a return, TCL/Alcatel has confirmed the news. The so-called "Palm project" will involve rebuilding the brand and promises "absolute breakthrough innovations."
Phones Android
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Sony throws out the devil horns with an all metal version of the SmartWatch 3

Sony has announced a new version of its SmartWatch 3. The change is only visual, and the watch now comes with a stainless steel strap. Other news includes updates to Lifelog, and some new exclusive apps.
Wearables News
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ZTE is finally taking on the iPad, with the zPad

ZTE has announced the zPad, a new 8-inch Android tablet complete with 4G LTE connectivity built-in, at CES 2015. It's powered by a quad-core processor, and has a MicroSD card slot.
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ZTE Grand Band fitness wearable works with Android and iOS smartphones

ZTE has launched the Grand Band, a fitness wearable designed to work with both Android and iOS devices. It tracks your step count, calories burned, and distance traveled.
Wearables News
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Magellan’s Echo Fit is a watch with all the fitness fixings, and a six-month battery

The Magellan Echo Fit looks like a smartwatch, but with a focus on telling you the time and packing in fitness features, it can hold a charge for half a year. The new watch debuts at CES 2015.
Wearables News
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The e-Strap is Montblanc’s answer to the smartwatch

Montblanc has come up with an ingenious solution to the problem of how to produce a luxury smartwatch. The result is the e-Strap, and it puts a digital display on the base of the strap, leaving the traditional watch face untouched.
Wearables News
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Choose your OS: Alcatel’s Pixi 3 phones come with Android, Windows Phone, or Firefox

Alcatel OneTouch just got interesting. It has announced the Pixi 3 smartphone range, which offer not only a choice of screen size, but either Android, Windows Phone, or Firefox OS installed. It has also launched its first smartwatch.
Mobile News
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From health to home, your phone will keep tabs on everything in 2015

Your phone will become the hub for everything in 2015.
Phones Android
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This new smartphone gives you cool iPhone 5C looks and Galaxy S4 specs for just $160

Meizu, a Chinese smartphone brand, has announced the M1 Note. Designed to take on the popular Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, it has iPhone 5C looks, a very strong feature list, and a surprisingly low price.
Phones Android
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Metal Galaxy Alpha will come to AT&T on September 26, and cost $200 (Updated)

The Galaxy Alpha is Samsung's first metal-bodied Galaxy phone, and while the company says it represents a new direction in design, the specs don't quite match up to other range-topping devices. AT&T will stock the phone from September 26.
Phones Mobile
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Nvidia adds 4G LTE and more storage to Shield gaming tablet, increases price to $400

Nvidia's updated version of the Shield gaming tablet is up for pre-order. The new device has 32GB of internal memory and 4G LTE connectivity built-in.
Tablets Gaming
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Do cell phones cause cancer? Admit it: You couldn’t give yours up if they did

Phones can cause cancer. No, they can't. It's an argument which has gone on for years, and shows no sign of being settled. The trouble is, regardless of the outcome, smartphones have no become so important, we just don't seem to care if they're dangerous to our health.
Phones Mobile
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Voice control on this ZTE phone works without data, even when the phone is locked

ZTE announced the Star 2, which comes with voice control features that operate even when the phone is locked, or without a data connection.
Phones Android
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Sony’s already talking about CES 2015, plans announcements on January 5

Sony has confirmed it will holding a press conference on January 5, at next year's CES tech extravaganza.
Mobile News
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See Samsung’s smart, $100 Gear Circle Bluetooth headphones in action

With the Gear Circle, Samsung has combined a pair of sports earbuds with smart Bluetooth earpiece functionality, and then given the final product a dash of high-tech fashion appeal.
Mobile News
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Xiaomi can sell smartphones in India again, but only if a Qualcomm chip is inside

An injunction from Ericsson forcing Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi to stop selling in India has been temporarily lifted.
Phones Android
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