Rounds offers free, live video chat paired with interactive videos and games. Rounds Rounds, a video-chat service, has gained a handful of major investors, bringing in Sequoia Capital and Samsung Ventures in its latest $12 million funding round, the startup said Wednesday. The Israel-based company offers live video conferencing for up to 12 users on …
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Qualcomm’s booth at CES 2015, filled with robots, wearables, VR goggles, a car and plenty more. Sarah Tew/CNET LAS VEGAS — The brightly colored Qualcomm booth at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show packed in a panoply of gadgets: There was a red-dragon robot, a blue connected car with Qualcomm’s logo splashed across the hood and disembodied mannequin hands in glass …
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CEO Brian Krzanich at CES 2014, where he discussed bringing Intel’s technology into wearables and other connected devices. CNET Intel made waves with its keynote presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show last year, introducing a bunch of new wearables prototypes and technology partnerships. CEO Brian Krzanich comes back to CES in Las Vegas with his keynote Tuesday, starting at 4:30 …
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A close-up of one of Intel’s new fifth-generation Core processors, which packs a bigger computing punch in a smaller size. Intel Intel hopes it can breathe new life into the sagging personal-computer market with its newest line of processors. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chips giant on Monday officially launched its fifth generation of Core processors for PCs and top-end laptops, …
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Qualcomm is the current king of mobile chips, but it plans to expand to a lot more areas in 2015. Dan Graziano/CNET Every day, more stuff is being linked to the Web — from city infrastructure to cars to wearable devices. Qualcomm wants to be the company powering all those new connections. The San Diego based firm — the world’s …
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LG’s 55EC9300 television, which offers a new OLED display for improved picture quality. Sarah Tew/CNET Expect a lot of appliance and TV announcements from LG this week. The South Korean electronics maker unveiled a slew of new televisions at last year’s CES, including 12 new ultra-HD screens, and will likely follow suit this year during its press conference at 8 …
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As part of a promotional video by Samsung Display, the company illustrates what a foldable device could look like. Samsung One day, you may be able to fold, roll and stretch your smartphone, turning the device into a tablet, laptop or TV — whatever the situation requires. Sounds farfetched? South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and LG are already working …
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The attack on Sony was among a handful of massive data breaches in 2014, including those against eBay, Home Depot and JPMorgan Chase. Getty Images A surge in cyberattacks this year has surely rattled both businesses and the consumers they depend on. But don’t let fear rule the day: there are ways for executives and employees to lessen the chances …
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Intel will keep up its push into mobile in 2015, despite expecting continued losses in the business. Ben Fox Rubin/CNET Intel is taking another step forward in its march toward mobile relevancy. Lenovo plans to announce two new Intel-powered smartphones in the first two months of next year, according to a person familiar with the devices. Intel will provide both …
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The new Snapdragon 810 should provide more computing power and speed for 2015’s phones. Dan Graziano/CNET NEW YORK — Qualcomm is narrowing the gap between what can be done on a desktop or gaming console versus a mobile device. The leading maker of computing chips for smartphones came to the Big Apple on Thursday to show off some of the …
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