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Amazon's new Fire tablets have more features at lower prices

Amazon.com also introduced Fire OS 4 "Sangria," the next generation of software and services tuned for Fire devices

ZTE brings affordable 5.7-inch phablet to T-Mobile

The ZMAX phablet will be avaliable on Sept. 24

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SDN Bandwagon Getting Ready to Move

AT&T;’s SDN rollout signals a coming paradigm shift to programmable network management

Browser vulnerability caps rough few months for Android security

It has been a summer of discontent for the Android security community, as a host of vulnerabilities large and small has arisen to plague the world’s most popular mobile OS. The revelation this week of a cross-site scripting flaw in...

Researchers' new app outs iPhone and Android phone energy hogs

Researchers from the United States and Sweden have launched free iOS and Android smartphone/tablet software that singles out which apps take the biggest toll on your device batteries and also visualizes fragmentation of Apple and...

Startup develops optical zoom lens for smartphones

The company has already had interest from Apple, Samsung, Sony and others

Subway to accept NFC payments starting in October

The sandwich chain will roll out contactless payments at 26,000 restaurants

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Looking for Network Monsters Under the Bed

Can’t everyone just get along? In the case of OpenFlow and OpenDaylight, it looks like they can

Intel teams with Indian firm to launch 'Eddy' tablet for children

Eddy holds out the promise of keeping children away from TVs and smartphones

Google debuts first low-cost Android One phones in India

The India launch was the first worldwide for the low-cost phones built around Google's reference design

10 years in tech: The crazy cellphone ideas of 2004

We take a look back at the futuristic cellphone ideas of a decade ago

Microsoft urges African authorities to combat counterfeit phone imports

Fake handsets have a significant impact on legitimate manufacturers, official says

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5 Key Components of an Enterprise Mobility Strategy

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Amazon's Fire Phone won't have an easier time in Europe

The smartphone will struggle to compete with other new devices from Apple and Samsung

Cheaper LTE smartphones on the way thanks to new Snapdragon chip

They will be out during the first half of next year

Sleek new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus feature big displays, NFC payments and new chips inside

Both phones run Apple's new A8 processor and are due to be made available Sept. 19

At IFA, new smartphones are a harbinger for future trends

Support for 64-bit processors and LTE-Advanced will become increasingly common

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Metal has become mandatory on high-end smartphones

In the hunt for differentiation smartphone vendors are fousing more on design

Moto G update ships today for $180 without contract

The smartphone has been equipped with a larger screen, but lacks LTE

Huawei aims for large-screen glory with metal-clad Ascend Mate 7

The device goes on sale starting later this month, but no U.S. launch planned for this year

Microsoft targets Apple, Samsung with cheaper flagship Lumia

The Lumia 830 will have a fast camera and run the latest version of the Cortana digital assistant

The agency has talked to Apple and Google about concerns that new security will help criminals, the director says

Amazon.com also introduced Fire OS 4 "Sangria," the next generation of software and services tuned for Fire devices

The ZMAX phablet will be avaliable on Sept. 24

AT&T;’s SDN rollout signals a coming paradigm shift to programmable network management

It has been a summer of discontent for the Android security community, as a host of vulnerabilities large and small has arisen to plague the world’s most popular mobile OS. The revelation this week of a cross-site scripting flaw in...

Researchers from the United States and Sweden have launched free iOS and Android smartphone/tablet software that singles out which apps take the biggest toll on your device batteries and also visualizes fragmentation of Apple and...

The company has already had interest from Apple, Samsung, Sony and others

The sandwich chain will roll out contactless payments at 26,000 restaurants

Can’t everyone just get along? In the case of OpenFlow and OpenDaylight, it looks like they can

Eddy holds out the promise of keeping children away from TVs and smartphones

The India launch was the first worldwide for the low-cost phones built around Google's reference design

We take a look back at the futuristic cellphone ideas of a decade ago

Fake handsets have a significant impact on legitimate manufacturers, official says

Mapping Out the 5 Key Components of an Enterprise Mobility Strategy

The smartphone will struggle to compete with other new devices from Apple and Samsung

They will be out during the first half of next year

Both phones run Apple's new A8 processor and are due to be made available Sept. 19

Support for 64-bit processors and LTE-Advanced will become increasingly common

Knowledge worker effectiveness has emerged as a top priority to both optimize the customer experience and help employees work more efficiently. See how advanced case management offers a solution to these challenges.

In the hunt for differentiation smartphone vendors are fousing more on design

The smartphone has been equipped with a larger screen, but lacks LTE

The device goes on sale starting later this month, but no U.S. launch planned for this year

The Lumia 830 will have a fast camera and run the latest version of the Cortana digital assistant