HTC feels that virtual reality isn’t just fun, it’s a powerful tool for businesses too. The hardware maker just announced a work-friendly version of its Vive VR system called the Vive Business Edition. Costing a cool $1,200, the device will first launch in the US, Canada, UK, Germany and France this month. HTC plans to …
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Cellular service provider Verizon said Thursday it will add bigger data buckets to its prepaid plans. Specifically the carrier has upped its $60 monthly subscription for smartphones to include 6GB through Autopay. Consider those additional gigabytes of data an incentive for prepaid customers to turn on automatic payments. If you choose not to use automatic payments, then you’ll have a …
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Now playing: Watch this: Use Gboard for iPhone to search while you text 1:29 Sorry Android fans, Google decided to give its slick, new Gboard keyboard to iPhone and iPad devices first. Gboard lets you search for emojis and GIFs right from the keyboard. It also brings the ability to enter text via Glide typing. Google has integrated its powerful …
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Does the “N” in Android N stand for “Never”? It just might if we’re talking about Android’s answer to Apple’s 3D Touch. Android fans will have to wait until a later version of Google’s mobile software to try the feature, Recode reported on Thursday. It you’re not familiar with 3D Touch, it’s a function which uses finger pressure to enhance …
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The lengthy court battle between Google and Oracle has taken an interesting turn. The Wall Street Journal reports that Google’s previous attempts to license Oracle’s Java software may have just come home to roost. In court Wednesday, lawyers for Oracle said that judging from previous negotiations, Google brass knowingly infringed on Java patents and that Google built parts of its …
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As if dominating the personal e-book market wasn’t enough, online mega retailer Amazon is targeting the lucrative school textbook trade too. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Amazon will learn this week whether its bid to supply e-books to New York City public schools will succeed. If approved by the NYC Board of Education, the contract will …
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Xaiomi sets January 15 as the date for its next phone unveil. Xiaomi Coming seemingly from nowhere to gobble up a huge slice of the Chinese smartphone market, handset maker Xiaomi is gearing up to unveil a fresh mobile device on January 15. The company’s website sets the location for the launch event at the National Conference Center in Beijing …
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Preorders for the Padfone X begin on AT&T June 6. AT&T Want both a tablet and Android smartphone for the price of just one gadget? Well today is your lucky day, at least if you’re wedded to AT&T. The carrier said it will add the Asus Padfone X, a tablet and phone hybrid, to its roster on June 6 for …
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Can you really get all your Bluetooth gadgets to play nice together? Sarah Tew/CNET I must confess I have a problem, or more precisely, I believe in technology that has caused me a great many of them. You see, I’ve become obsessed by an outlandish Bluetooth dream, one called Unified Communications, and despite a parade of glitches I’ll do almost …
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The LG G3 will hit US carriers in summer 2014. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Editor’s note: This is an ongoing story and will be continually updated as more information about the LG G3’s US pricing and availability is released. Listen up LG fans because all the waiting and guessing games are over. That’s right, LG’s latest superphone, the G3 , just became …
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