Corning can now make 3D Gorilla Glass for wearable tech

Corning announced that it can produce Gorilla Glass three dimensionally. A new manufacturing technique allows the company to make the product conform to different shapes and designs without sacrificing its strength. Durability is certainly a question on consumer's minds when they purchase their latest tech, so expect wearable technology makers to begin implementing...

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Vine launches web profiles, planting seeds for six second satisfaction

The Vines are growing Twitter-owned video sharing service Vine has rolled out its web profiles, allowing users to browser their feeds and visit the profiles of other users. After announcing the plans, and inviting users to sign up for vanity URLs last month, the company has wasted little time in launching the profiles. Users can now log in at the Vine.co...

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Galaxy S5 set for MWC launch? Samsung designer drops biggest hint yet

Early arrival for Galaxy S5 continues to appear more likely Samsung's last major appearance at Mobile World Congress was in 2011, when it launched the Galaxy S2. Since then, the company has gone it alone with glamorous events and debatable success. After the largely-mocked broadway-style Galaxy S4 introduction in New York last May, Samsung may be about...

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Samsung chairman to employees: ditch hardware focus, innovate non-stop

The opposite of what Microsoft is trying to do Samsung has been successful with record-breaking smartphones sales and a reported 95% of Android profits, but its chairman still wants to shake up its hardware concentration. To do this, it has to “get rid of business models and strategies from five, ten years ago and hardware-focused ways,” said chairman Lee...

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Nokia Lumia 929 Icon appears wearing Incipio case

A purported Nokia smartphone allegedly being developed for US carrier Verizon has been spotted donning an Incipio case on the makers own site. The device is identified as the Nokia Icon, which has been confirmed as the codename for the upcoming Lumia 929. It's reported that the Lumia 929 was initially slated for a pre-holiday release, but has suffered a delay and...

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Looks like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite will downgrade to a 720p display

Going for the mid-range market The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite, believed to be arriving in a matter of weeks, looks set to downgrade from a full HD to a 720p display. "Hey, it's called the Lite for a reason, what did you expect?" we hear you cry. Well no, we're not exactly surprised by the information, which was spotted in a user agent profile for what is...

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AT&T will give T-Mobile users up to $450 if they switch

AT&T is starting an offensive on T-Mobile today, offering users up to $450 per line if they drop T-Mobile. Reaching the full $450 may be difficult, but it's still a very salient – and aggressive – offer from the bigger carrier. First, you can get $200 credit if you switch from a T-Mobile contract to AT&T's Next plan, activate a device you own or buy a new...

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MediaTek bringing LTE and Cortex-A15 big.LITTLE to CES

MediaTek is quickly establishing itself as one of the most popular chipset vendors but it has only been associated with value-for-money devices. What it's bringing to CES will help it break away from that image and even jump on the wearables bandwagon. One of the key components is the MT6290 modem. Built on a 28nm process, the modem supports LTE Cat. 4, meaning...

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Acer Liquid Z5 budget smartphone goes official ahead of CES

Acer's bringing the liquidy goodness to CES 2014 CES 2014 is just a matter of hours away and Acer has outed a bunch of devices that we'll be able to get our hands on at the Vegas show. Included in the mix is its new budget smartphone, the Liquid Z5, which comes with a 5-inch screen, 5MP rear camera, dual-core 1,3GHz Cortex-A7 processor and 4GB of internal...

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Acer Liquid Z5 goes official with a 5-inch display

Acer has unveiled Liquid Z5 - the successor of the very affordable Liquid Z3. The new Z5 model comes with a bigger 5" FWVGA TFT display, though it is powered by the same MediaTek MT6572 platform. The MT6572 is based on a dual-core 1.3GHz Cortex-A7 processor, Mali-400 graphics and 512MB of RAM. It should be enough to power the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean ticking inside the...

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Get marathon fit with your smartphone: starting out

Are you off the sofa yet? If the New Year has inspired you to get fighting fit, then you've hit the right page. Technology has the tools to help you get in the shape of your life but it's not easy to know which product is right for your goals. We've enlisted the help of T3.com Editor-in-chief and ultra runner Kieran Alger to put together a five-part guide...

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ZTE unveils CES lineup, Grand S II leads the charge

CES officially starts next week but manufacturers are already unveiling new devices or rather pre-unveiling. ZTE showed five new pocketables and one wearable, plus a couple of miscellaneous devices, though details are scarce at the moment. ZTE Grand S II The ZTE Grand S II phablet has leaked on several occasions and is certainly the most interesting device...

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LG G Flex for AT&T and T-Mobile official pictures leak

The notorious @evleaks has brought us yet another juicy leak. It's an official image of a two upcoming LG G Flex versions - one for AT&T and one for T-Mobile. LG G Flex was announced and launched first in Korea back in October, but later it was revealed the curved phablet will be hitting Germany, USA and other countries in early 2014. It seems the US premiere...

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Expect 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch iPhones this year, claim insiders

Are our hands ready for a bigger iPhone? Ongoing speculation suggests that Apple is set to go bigger in 2014, but we're still unsure whether it's the iPhones or the rumours themselves that will prove to be inflated. Back in June we heard that Apple was mulling over both a 4.7-inch and a 5.7-inch iPhone, and sources from within Foxconn are allegedly now claiming...

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Uninspiring HTC M8 preliminary specs surface

Preliminary specifications of the upcoming HTC M8 smartphone have leaked courtesy of evleaks giving us a better idea of what the Taiwanese are up to with their HTC One successor. In a previous leak of his, evleaks suggested the codenamed M8 phone relies on a Snapdragon 800 chipset and today he confirms this, specifying HTC has chosen the MSM8974 model. While not providing...

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