With Galaxy S5, Samsung hopes substance wins over sizzle

Account of Samsung S5 launch event as compared to S4 launch event.

Samsung put on a streamlined, focused show, and needed to get back to basics if it wants to move past the disappointment that was the GS4.

J.K. Shin unveils the Galaxy S5.

(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)

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To diagnose prostate cancer faster, scientists bring aboard engineers

Using computational modeling, a team of doctors and engineers are working together to create a quicker, less-expensive way to help diagnose prostate cancer.

Engineer Brian Denton is working with a team at the University of Michigan to find the most effective prostate cancer biomarkers.

(Credit: Screenshot by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore)

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HTC chairwoman: Our smartwatch will be ready by Christmas

Here's one more potential item for your holiday wish list. Another project for HTC: Tablets.

HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang.

HTC's smartwatch is indeed real, and it'll be here in time for the Christmas shopping season.
That's according to HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang, who confirmed to CNET that the company was working on a smartwatch and that it would be ready for the holiday season.

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WhatsApp Plans Voice App for Devices From IPhone to Android

WhatsApp Inc., the instant-messaging service being bought by Facebook Inc.(FB:US) for $19 billion, plans to add a voice function in the second quarter in a bid to make its application more attractive.

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Facebook, Ericsson partner on innovation lab to expand Internet reach

Ericsson will open an "innovation lab" on the Facebook campus to help with the development of apps and services on mobile networks.

Hacker Square at Facebook's Menlo Park campus.

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