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| Asus Fonepad Is a 7-Inch Tablet That Can Make Calls | | BARCELONA — Didn't we tell you that the lines between smartphones and tablets are blurred? Case in point: the Asus Fonepad, a 7-inch tablet that's also a phone. Beware: the Fonepad is a completely different device than the PadFone Infinity. There's no smartphone-becomes-tablet witchery here; the Fonepad is a 7-inch tablet, powered by Android 4.1 and sporting a 3G chip.
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| LG Shows Off 'World's Smallest' Wireless Charger | | BARCELONA — LG is definitely one of the most active companies at this year's Mobile World Congress, having already shown several new smartphones and announcing it has acquired webOS from HP. It seems LG doesn't plan to stop there, as it just announced the "world's smallest" wireless charging device. The WCP-300 is a little black pad, just 6.9cm in diameter.
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| Report Reveals How Consumers Use Mobile Phones Worldwide | | Mobile phones are found all around the world — ubiquitous even in emerging markets such as China and India — but how you use the device depends greatly on where you live. In a new report entitled "The Mobile Consumer: A Global Snapshot," research company Nielsen looked at consumer behavior, device preference and usage in 10 different countries, including the U.S., UK, Australia, China, India and South Korea.
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| Guardian Router and App Aim to Simplify Wi-Fi Management | | Monday, February 25, 2013 10:58 PM | Anita Li |
| Wireless networks can be complicated to set up, with numerous features that require customization. One company, Router Research, aims to simplify the process with its Guardian wireless router and accompanying My Guardian App. The router provides Internet access for all of a user's Wi-Fi enabled devices, while the app makes it easy to manage them, according to its Kickstarter page.
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| Luxi Turns Your iPhone Into a Light Meter | | Monday, February 25, 2013 7:54 PM | Emily Price |
| One essential piece of equipment for any photographer is a light meter. While many of today’s SLRs have light meters built in, their readings are often not as accurate as having your own separate incident light meter on hand. Enter Luxi, a small diffusion dome that fits over the forward-facing camera on your iPhone, turning your smartphone into a light meter with the help of a light-metering app.
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| It's True: More Expensive Hotels Charge More for Wi-Fi | | Monday, February 25, 2013 2:11 PM | Andrea Smith |
| When you plan a vacation you usually remember to budget for things like hotel, travel, meals and perhaps your coffee addiction. But do you remember to factor in charges for Wi-Fi? Sure, you can get free Wi-Fi at places like Starbucks and maybe McDonalds, depending on what city you're in. But who wants to leave the hotel room to get online? You want Wi-Fi in your room and you want everyone in the room to be able to use it.
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| Here's How Firefox OS Will Work on Smartphones | | Monday, February 25, 2013 1:53 PM | Pete Pachal |
| If you think it's hard enough to pick a smartphone from the four major platforms — iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone — just you wait. The first phones to run Firefox OS are coming soon, and they're making their first public appearance at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Similar to webOS, Firefox OS is a web-based platform, with all apps and core functions based on web standards such as HTML5.
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| Hands On With Huawei Ascend P2, the 'World's Fastest Smartphone' | | Monday, February 25, 2013 1:11 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Electronics manufacturer Huawei is betting on its new smartphone, the Ascend P2 — a device the company is calling "the world's fastest smartphone." The super-thin device — which measures in at a narrow 0.31 inch with a 4.7-inch display — runs on Android 4.1 and boasts a powerful 1.5GHz quad-core processor.
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| First Look: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 | | Monday, February 25, 2013 12:37 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Samsung now has a true answer to the iPad mini: the Galaxy Note 8.0. It's about the same size as the mini, but Samsung adds the trademark twist of its Note line: a stylus called the S Pen. And it has a few new tricks. The Note 8.0 has enhanced AirView — how the stylus interacts with the screen when you hover over it.
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| Alicia Keys Kicks Off Her First Project for BlackBerry | | Monday, February 25, 2013 12:02 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Now we know what Alicia Keys will be doing for BlackBerry. In her first move as the company's global creative director, Keys is asking fans to submit photos of themselves that will be included in music videos, which she'll play as part of her upcoming tour. Keys is inviting fans to submit photos of themselves via BlackBerry's Keep Moving hub.
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| 8 After-Work Apps to Melt Your Stress Away | | Monday, February 25, 2013 11:16 AM | Lauren Hockenson |
| So your brutal workday is over and you’re ready for some great entertainment, but you’re not really feeling your usual takeout and Netflix relaxation ritual tonight. Good news, there’s plenty of great apps out there designed to make sure you have fun. These eight apps will pretty much cover any mood you’re in and help you unwind your way — whether it’s lounging around solo, getting together with friends or perhaps meeting someone new.
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| ZTE Launches Firefox Phone and 5.7-Inch Smartphone | | Monday, February 25, 2013 11:05 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| BARCELONA — Chinese mobile powerhouse ZTE is one of the top mobile phone makers in the world, but its name is unknown to most customers outside China. This might change soon, as ZTE is one of the companies that jumped on the Firefox OS bandwagon, launching ZTE Open, one of the first Firefox OS-based smartphones. It also revealed the enormous Grand Memo. The ZTE Open is an entry-level device aimed mainly at emerging markets.
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| Samsung and Visa Take NFC Mobile Payments Global | | Monday, February 25, 2013 10:42 AM | Christina Warren |
| BARCELONA — Your next Galaxy S smartphone might also be your Visa card. That's because Visa and Samsung announced Monday that Visa's NFC payment system will be built into all future Samsung smartphones. This is a big win for Visa, Samsung and viability of NFC payments. Visa is one of the leaders in the mobile payments space and Samsung is the world's biggest smartphone maker.
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| Will the HP Slate 7 Run Open WebOS? | | Monday, February 25, 2013 10:42 AM | Pete Pachal |
| For tablets, Hewlett-Packard is officially going Android. The PC manufacturer debuted its first Android tablet at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Slate 7 — a device with a 7-inch screen that's priced to sell, sell, sell at $169.99 (for 8GB of storage).
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| Asus PadFone Infinity: Tablet in Disguise | | Monday, February 25, 2013 9:38 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| BARCELONA — Asus has announced the PadFone Infinity, a 5-inch smartphone that turns into a tablet when you plug it into its 10.1-inch dock. The smartphone-tablet transforming concept is quite unique to Asus. The company launched two such products before: the original PadFone and the PadFone 2, which launched in October 2012. With the PadFone Infinity, Asus upgrades the specs of both the tablet and the smartphone component to new heights.
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