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ESPN wants you to watch more sports, even if it has to subsidize your data plan

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ESPN has approached at least one major carrier about excluding its sports videos from mobile data caps, according to the Wall Street Journal. The report notes the possibility of ESPN paying the carrier as a subsidy so that users can watch videos without fear of hitting any limits. However, ESPN is said to be still working out the economics of any potential deal; no arrangement is in place at present.

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Nokia's new portable charger is a real-life Live Tile

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Nokia just launched a new Asha phone on Thursday, but it's also spreading its Lumia-inspired design and color elsewhere. The Finnish smartphone maker is launching a new DC-18 portable USB charger that looks very similar to Microsoft's Windows Phone Live Tiles. While Nokia has previously launched an equally colorful DC-16 charger, the latest version swaps a tube design for a square. Nokia has also added a battery status indicator on the outside of the charger, providing a live view of the...


Sony makes first net profit in five years despite falling demand for core products

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Sony is back in the black after posting its first full-year net profit in five years. The company made a net profit of ¥43 billion ($458 million) in the 2012 financial year — an increase on its forecast of ¥40 billion ($404 million) — following a loss of ¥457 billion ($5.7 billion) in 2011. Operating profit was ¥230.1 billion ($2.45 billion), up from a ¥67.3 billion ($820 million) loss last year.

AT&T; Lumia 900 finally gets Windows Phone 7.8 update

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With Nokia set to unveil a new Lumia lineup next week, you could be forgiven for forgetting about the company's flagship phone from last year. However, AT&T customers still holding on to their Lumia 900s have cause for celebration in the shape of the long-awaited Windows Phone 7.8 update, which has finally been made available for all months after Nokia released it in other regions.

While some may have already installed the update through...

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