Posts Tagged Consumer electronics

New smartphone app provides Mich. park information

OKEMOS, Mich. (AP) — A new smartphone application has been developed that will provide users with information about Michigan’s parks and other recreational opportunities.

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Review: Toshiba brings high-res screen to Windows

This April 16, 2013 photo provided by Toshiba shows the Toshiba Kirabook, a newly-released laptop line with a Retina-level display. (AP Photo/Toshiba)

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, Apple added a visually stunning option to its MacBooks: screens with ultra-high resolution. These “Retina” displays reveal four times as much detail as any Windows laptop screen … until now. Toshiba just released a new laptop line with a Retina-level display.

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Experts: Smartphones another avenue for hackers

MIAMI (AP) — Experts say smartphones are becoming increasingly popular not only with consumers, but also with scammers.

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RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry

Thorsten Heins, president and CEO at BlackBerry speaks at Research In Motion's annual conference, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. Heins said Tuesday that the time is right to offer BBM on rival devices. He says iPhone and Android versions will be available for free. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple’s iPhone and Android devices powered by Google’s software.

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Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

FILE- In this Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, a driver uses an iPhone while driving Wednesday, in Los Angeles. The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to blanket TV and radio during the summer of 2013. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — The country’s four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.

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