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Nov

Coolpad’s Flo is its first 3G smartphone in the US, heads to T-Mobile’s GoSmart network


Coolpad isn’t exactly a household name here in the States, but the outfit is otherwise known for its budget-minded offerings. Today, it is introducing the Flo, a 4.5-inch smartphone running Android Jelly Bean — the company tells us this is the fi…

26
Nov

Apple patent filing adds trackpad functions to home button and turns entire display into fingerprint sensor


Arguably the most notable characteristic of the iPhone 5s is the TouchID fingerprint sensor, which lets you unlock your phone and authorize app purchases simply by resting a pre-authenticated fingertip on the home button. It turns out, however, th…

26
Nov

Apple Retail’s Effort to Boost Share of U.S. iPhone Sales Starts Paying Dividends


Over the course of the last several months, Apple has improved its in-store iPhone sales, according to a new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (via AllThingsD). Approximately 25 percent of iPhones are purchased within an Apple Store, up from an estimate of 20 percent earlier…