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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Jared Newman ## Jared Newman ## Jared Newman *  Aug 20, 2014 ### [Sprint Has This Year's Most Unique Phone, and It's Cheap](https://time.com/3148888/sprint-sharp-aquos-crystal/) [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 19, 2014 ### [Wireless Price Wars Continue with Cheaper Verizon, Sprint Plans](https://time.com/3145512/new-sprint-verizon-plans/) Just note the fine print: Limited-time promotions may lead to higher prices around the corner. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 18, 2014 ### [Need a Cheap Chromebook? Here's How to Pick One](https://time.com/3138608/best-cheap-chromebooks/) Let's make sense of all these sub-$300, browser-based laptops. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 15, 2014 ### [Samsung Buys Into Home Automation with SmartThings Acquisition](https://time.com/3117493/samsung-home-automation-smartthings/) The reported $200 million deal is a puzzler at first glance, but could make sense if Samsung loops i... [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 14, 2014 ### [Tom Hanks Has a Typewriter iPad App, and It's Actually Decent](https://time.com/3112027/hanx-writer/) Hanx Writer mimics the look and feel of old typewriters -- except for the whole touchscreen thing. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 14, 2014 ### [Screaming at Your Phone Might Charge It Someday](https://time.com/3111697/phone-sound-to-battery-power/) This experimental smartphone converts background noise to battery power. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 13, 2014 ### [Where Samsung's Galaxy Alpha Goes Wrong](https://time.com/3108808/galaxy-alpha-samsung/) Samsung's latest phone has metal trim, but no soul. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 12, 2014 ### [Bring On the 5.5-inch iPhone](https://time.com/3105037/5-5-inch-iphone-2/) After three months with gigantic smartphones, it's hard to go back. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Aug 11, 2014 ### [Acer's New Chromebook Goes Where Windows PCs Won't](https://time.com/3101415/acer-chromebook-13/) The Tegra-powered Chromebook 13 is another stab at the ideal mid-range Chromebook [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 25, 2014 ### [That 5.5-Inch iPhone Is Still Pretty Mysterious](https://time.com/3037114/5-5-inch-iphone-rumor/) A larger iPhone seems likely for this fall, but don't bet on an even larger "phablet" version just y... [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 24, 2014 ### [Google Voice Rising, Google+ Falling](https://time.com/3030966/google-voice-rising-google-falling/) Google Voice gets free VoIP calls, with no forced Google+ integration. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 24, 2014 ### [Valve Might Have Made Its Steam Controller a Little Less Peculiar](https://time.com/3030253/valve-might-have-made-its-steam-controller-a-little-less-peculiar/) An analog thumbstick would bring Valve's game controller more in line with traditional ones. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 23, 2014 ### [You Can Sign Up to Try the New Mac OS X Now](https://time.com/3024403/apple-mac-osx-yosemite-beta/) The sign-up page is open for the Mac OS X Yosemite beta, but probably not for long [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 22, 2014 ### [OnePlus One Review: Phone of Dreams](https://time.com/3006267/oneplus-one-review-phone-of-dreams/) It's hard to imagine a better phone for Android geeks. Too bad you can't get one. [BUSINESS](/section/business/) *  Jul 17, 2014 ### [Making Sense of Microsoft's Windows Phone Plans](https://time.com/3002674/microsoft-windows-phone-nokia/) Microsoft's low-end push doesn't exactly match up with its high-end ambitions. 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