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| Hands On: LG Shows Off the Optimus G Pro in Barcelona | | BARCELONA: Sure, we've already heard about LG's new flagship, the Optimus G Pro, and its younger sibling, the Optimus G, but now we've had a chance to see them in the flesh. The LG Optimus G Pro has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, a 13-megapixel camera, 2GB of DDR RAM, and 32 GB of storage memory, expandable via microSD memory cards.
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| LG Buys WebOS From HP to Power Smart TVs | | 5:39:47 AM | Christina Warren |
| Barcelona - Now that HP has committed to Android for tablets and phones — beginning with the HP Slate 7 — it's time for the company to get rid of some of its excess baggage — namely, webOS. According to CNET, LG is acquiring webOS from HP with the intention of putting it on its smart television sets.
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| Nokia Launches the Affordable Lumia 520 and 720 | | BARCELONA: Nokia has expanded its Lumia portfolio with the low-range, affordable Lumia 520 and the slightly more powerful Lumia 720. Starting at 139 euros ($184), the Lumia 520 is the company's most affordable Windows Phone 8 smartphone to date. For the money, it brings a 4-inch WVGA (800x480 pixels) screen, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 8GB of storage memory (expandable via microSD cards) and a 5-megapixel camera.
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| Nokia Unveils a $20 Phone for First-Time Buyers | | BARCELONA: Nokia is testing new lows when it comes to pricing here at the MWC, unveiling the Nokia 105, a 15 euro ($20) device targeting emerging markets, as well as first-time buyers in Europe. It's the company's most affordable phone to date, and while its tech spec sheet is obviously not great, the price point more than makes up for it, if you're a first-time buyer who just wants a phone that makes calls.
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| Spotify is Coming to Ford Sync AppLink | | 4:06:02 AM | Christina Warren |
| Barcelona — Spotify is coming to Ford Sync AppLink in Europe and the United States. Ford and Spotify are making the announcement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In Europe, Spotify will be coming to the Ford EcoSport later this year. Ford launched its Ford Developer Program at CES 2013 and in the first four weeks attracted more than 2,500 registered users.
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| Samsung to Announce the Galaxy S IV on March 14 | | BARCELONA: One thing we know Samsung won't show a the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year is the Galaxy S IV, the company's most important mobile product of the year. The announcement is happening in New York this year on March 14, Reuters first reported. "We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year, and this time we changed the venue (to New York)...
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| Hands On With the Sony Xperia Tablet Z | | Sony's done it. It's finally created a tablet that's not stupid. In fact, the Xperia Tablet Z has some impressive specs (so light!) and features (TV remote!), although it falls well short of game-changing status. You may remember previous Sony tablets. No? Okay, here's a brief refresher: Sony got into the Android tablet game in 2011, launching a pair of oddly shaped slates that appeared more experimental than serious iPad challengers.
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| 10 Gadgets to Supercharge Your Phone | | BARCELONA — Alongside announcements from big companies, there are dozens of startups trying to push their products at the Mobile World Congress each year, usually under the umbrella of smaller shows such as Showstoppers or Mobile Focus Global. The shows always provide a nice overview of mobile trends, off-beat gadgets and yet-to-become mainstream technology — and this year was no exception.
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| Become a Camera+ Wizard With These Tips and Tricks | | If you've heard whispers about the wonders of Camera+ from your iPhone photo editing obsessed friends, you may be wondering what this app can really do. Can it turn skies cyan and trees lime green? And is it worth actually paying for a photo editor when so many free ones are available? The app, in truth, can work wonders for your iPhone snaps, though unfortunately for Android users, it's still just available for iOS.
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| Apple's Oscar Ad Puts iPad Apps in Spotlight | | Sunday, February 24, 2013 11:14 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Apple aired a new iPad ad during the 85th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday night, putting its collection of movie-themed apps center.
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| Become a Graphics Pro for Free During Photoshop Week | | Sunday, February 24, 2013 10:28 PM | Nina Frazier |
| Beginning Monday, CreativeLIVE will host a week full of 40 free online classes taught by professionals at the top of their fields. Taking down two of the largest barriers to accessing education — geography and cost — founder Chase Jarvis hopes Photoshop Week will inspire creative individuals to pursue their passion for photo editing.
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| HP Debuts First Android-Based Device, the Slate 7 Tablet | | Sunday, February 24, 2013 9:16 PM | Christina Warren |
| BARCELONA — As previously rumored, HP is back in the tablet game — and this time, it's set its sights on Android. After striking out with early Windows 7 slates and the webOS-based HP TouchPad, will the third time be the charm for HP's tablet strategy? The night before Mobile World Congress officially kicks off, HP revealed its first Android-based device, the HP Slate 7.
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| How an iPhone App Made An Oscar-Nominated Film Possible | | Sunday, February 24, 2013 5:50 PM | Emily Price |
| The film Searching For Sugar Man is nominated for Best Documentary at this year’s Academy Awards. But it might have not been completed if it wasn’t for an iPhone. Shot primarily on 8mm film, the movie ran out of funding when there were still a few scenes left to be shot.
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| Let There Be NanoLight, the World-Changing Lightbulb | | Sunday, February 24, 2013 4:45 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Leave it to Kickstarter to try reinventing the lightbulb. Three graduates from the University of Toronto got together and started a Kickstarter campaign for a product called the NanoLight, a lightbulb that promises to be the most energy efficient in the world. The team says the Nanolight uses just 12 watts of power, but generates the same amount of light as a 100-watt incandescent bulb.
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| Hands-On With The Week's Top Apps | | Sunday, February 24, 2013 4:32 PM | Emily Price |
| Several exciting new apps launched this week. Sunrise, a new social calendar created by ex-Foursquare developers, launched for iOS, and SwiftKey released a huge new update for Android. Location-sharing app Highlight released an update for iOS and Android, allowing you to upload photos and create events using the service, and a new iOS app launched for quickly sharing files with everyone around you.
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