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| ZTE's Upcoming 5-Inch Smartphone Will Be World's Thinnest | | China's ZTE plans to break some records at CES 2013, among them being the one for the thinnest 5-inch smartphone. The ZTE Grand S sports a 5-inch, 1920x1080 pixel screen and a 13-megapixel camera while being just 6.9mm thin. Other specifications haven't been officially revealed, but Unwired View reports the device is likely to have a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 2,500 mAh battery and a ceramic case.
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| Tesla Unveils East Coast Supercharger Stations | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:52 PM | Kenneth Rosen |
| Feeling low on power? Need a charge? Or maybe your Tesla Model S is just out of juice? Fret not. Tesla has now installed three of its 480-volt charging stations on the East Coast. This will allow Model S drivers to drive between Washington, D.C. and Boston. Until recently, the chargers were only available on the West Coast -- there are six in California. The Supercharger station tops up a Model S in about 30 minutes.
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| Will Apple Launch an iPhone Smartwatch in 2013? | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:22 PM | Emily Price |
| Apple and Intel are working together to create a Bluetooth-equipped smartwatch in 2013, according to one Chinese technology news source.Tech site TGbus says the watch would connect to the iPhone, allowing you to remotely operate the phone from your wrist. That means you could send out text messages, answer calls, or even update your Facebook status on the device while your iPhone is in a pocket or charging nearby.
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| Mr. Android, Meet Ms. Mac | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 7:35 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Those of you with long memories might recall an infographic we ran last December -- "Mr. Android." It was a composite picture of the average Android smartphone user, based on the Facebook fans of a startup called BlueStacks, which lets you run Android apps on PCs. Its average Android fan was a male American decked out in T-shirts, jeans and sneakers. Mr. Android was mostly partnered up (well, 63% of him had a significant other).
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| Google Picks 12 Top Android Apps of 2012 | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 6:14 PM | Emily Price |
| Google has released its list of the top Android apps of 2012. This year’s list includes not only apps that were released this year, such as Pinterest’s Android app, but also apps that saw significant updates during the past calendar year.
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| Lytro Who? Toshiba Developing Refocusing Camera for Phones | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 12:10 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Lytro was the first to commercialize the idea of taking photos that you can refocus later, but now others are getting in on the concept. Toshiba has developed a camera that also takes photos with adjustable focus, only this one can fit in a cellphone. Toshiba's camera module is small -- a square shape that measures 0.4 of an inch per side -- making it ideal as a phone camera.
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| 5 Best iPad Apps of 2012 | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 11:12 AM | Stephanie Buck |
| How many apps live on your iPad? Now, how many have you actually used in the past month? It seems that we're always experimenting with new apps to see what sticks, but losing interest with the majority of them. SEE ALSO: 10 Excellent iPad Apps You Should Download Right Now If you want our opinion, it's time to downsize and prioritize. Here are our picks for outstanding iPad apps of 2012.
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| Original Samsung Galaxy Note Getting Jelly Bean Update | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:43 AM | Pete Pachal |
| If you bought one of the original Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones and have been kicking yourself for not waiting for the Galaxy Note II and all its Jelly Bean-powered features, you can stop feeling bad. The first Note will be getting Jelly Bean very soon. Samsung posted details about the Note's Premium Suite update on the product website.
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| Prices Drop on Nokia Lumias | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:21 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Only a few months after Nokia introduced them to the U.S. market, Lumia phones are already available at much cheaper prices, the The Wall Street Journal reports. The company's flagship phone, Nokia Lumia 920, was launched through AT&T for $99. That price still stands, but the phone is available at Amazon for as low as $39. The Lumia 822 was originally available for $99 at Verizon, but now the company is offering it for free with a contract.
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| This Is How Lytro Takes 'Living Pictures' | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:47 AM | Bob Al-Greene |
| The Lytro camera has been called the biggest leap in photography since digital replaced film. Some have even hailed it as one the most significant innovations in photography since … well, since photography. If you're not familiar with Lytro yet, that's forgivable, because the Lytro camera is unusual. It doesn't look like a camera, for one thing -- its elongated body more closely resembles a flashlight or a big stick of butter.
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