Mobile Minutes: Sony device streams video games; New Motorola phone; Lenovo's home theater tablet; Smart jewelry rises
Sony looks to PlayStation to sell smartphones
Sony Corp. is turning to the booming PlayStation
business to help its struggling smartphone division, unveiling a new mobile
device with Verizon Communications Inc. that streams video games.
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New Motorola smartphone leaves Galaxy S5 and iPhone 6 outgunned
Having garnered rave reviews for the Moto G and Moto X
last year, the company has impressed again with the incredible value of the
Moto E, and the 2014 editions of the new Moto G and Moto X (review coming
soon). And now Motorola appears ready to blow our socks off.
Read more on Forbes
Lenovo unveils Yoga home theater tablet
NEW YORK ? You'd be curious to check out any new Lenovo
tablet that was created in "partnership" with Ashton Kutcher,
because, well, it's Ashton freakin' Kutcher. But the celebrity actor is also
listed ? no kidding ? as a Lenovo "product engineer." And that's the
role that ultimately matters if anyone is going to buy the new Lenovo Yoga
Tablet Pro 2.
Read more on USA Today
Fashion and functionality meet in smart jewelry
The companies making wearable devices have tended to
emphasize function over fashion. But that is starting to change. Apple, for
example, has tried to make its coming Apple Watch fashionable, offering
multiple face and band colors. Other device makers, meanwhile, are
collaborating with fashion designers to put design higher on the priority list.
Read more on New York Times