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Beats Moves From Headphones to Listening Out Loud — Really Loud
Photograph courtesy of Beats ElectronicsPlayed at a high volume, the Pill has much less distortion than the Jambox. Ever since its release, Jawbone’s Jambox has set the standard for grab ‘n’ go...
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A Spotlight Foxconn Is Willing to Share With Samsung
Photograph by Brent Lewin/BloombergA customer inspects mobile devices at a kiosk selling Samsung products in Ambience Mall in Gurgaon, India. Foxconn doesn’t like to be compared with Samsung. Founder...
View ArticleHollywood’s Next Heist Flick Should be Set in Suwon
George Clooney led his team of ingenious Las Vegas thieves through all sorts of tricks in the “Ocean’s” series of casino heist movies, Val Kilmer tangled with the Russian mafia in “The Saint” to steal...
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How Samsung Is Developing Its Next-Generation Leader
Photograph by Paul Sakuma/AP PhotoLee Jae Yong's rise to Samsung's vice chairman and heir apparent was a long time in the making. Samsung unveiled its upcoming flagship product yesterday: Lee Jae Yong....
View ArticlePaying With Your Digital Wallet? Don’t Forget to Charge Your Device
Near-field-communication technology, or NFC, may allow consumers to someday leave their wallets at home and instead use their mobile devices as digital wallets, where credit cards, gift cards, coupons...
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Forget the Batphone. Here Comes the Merkelphone
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is getting a new phone. In fact, she’s buying almost 10,000 of them, for something in the neighborhood of $31 million. This summer, the German government will get the...
View ArticleSamsung’s Galaxy S4 Launch Was From Another Planet
Gadget makers tend to go over-the-top with their product launches, but Samsung Electronics was in another galaxy tonight. The Korean tech company brought in Broadway performers for a mammoth...
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Samsung Braces for Next Battleground With Google
Samsung made itself the brand to beat in the crowded smartphone space by backing Google’s Android software –- 96 percent of the South Korean company’s shipments ran on the platform. Now, it’s planning...
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HTC’s UltraPixel Cameras Are Becoming an Ultra Headache
Courtesy HTC CorporationThe new HTC One will be the first to feature the HTC UltraPixel Camera. It was supposed to be the feature that makes HTC outshine Samsung Electronics and Apple. Instead, the...
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Are Phablets a Fad? Flurry Report Looks at Screen Size
Large-screen smartphones — often called phablets — have been getting a lot of attention lately. But so far, the devices make up only a tiny portion of the global mobile market, according to a new...
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