Amazon added seven new members to the Kindle family, with models ranging in price from $80 to $380. Watch CNET Update below for a simple breakdown of the new e-readers and tablets — including new kid-friendly Kindles: Now playing: Watch this: Rounding up Amazon’s 7 new Kindles 2:54 Also in this tech-news roundup: Amazon purchases …
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Believe it or not, there’s other tech news besides the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Amazon is cooking up a new Kindle called Voyage, and Facebook is said to be testing an app that’s designed for sharing posts with only your closest friends. Meanwhile, Apple fans are figuring out how to make room for the iOS 8 update, and …
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This Friday could be Apple’s biggest iPhone launch day yet — and we’re not just talking about a bigger screen. Apple sold a record number of new iPhones in the first 24 hours of preorders. It’s not clear which is the more popular model, but the iPhone 6 Plus has a longer wait time for delivery than the iPhone 6. …
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Apple introduced two new iPhones and a Watch, but it kicked the iPod Classic to the curb. In this CNET Update, say farewell to the click wheel and hello to the upcoming smartrings: Now playing: Watch this: As iPod Classic meets its end, here come the smartrings 2:53 Also in this tech-news roundup: Sony is working on a fully-online TV …
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Apple packed more than usual into its yearly iPhone event. The company unveiled two new larger iPhones: the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus . It’s offering a new way to pay at stores and online without a wallet. And it introduced a new product — the Apple Watch . But what took Apple two hours to reveal, you can …
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Forget paying with a phone. The true game changer for mobile payments will be when the technology is inside a watch — a skill that the iWatch is rumored to possess. This CNET Update explores what it takes to prove the worth of a smartwatch, our trust issues with iCloud security, and the challenges for the Moto 360 — the …
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Intel shows how high tech can become high fashion. In CNET Update, learn about the MICA luxury smart bracelet for women. It won’t come cheap, but it will cost less than Dyson’s first robot vacuum, the 360 Eye. Now playing: Watch this: With Intel’s MICA, jewelry has a phone number 2:58 This roundup also covers troubling tech news. Home Depot …
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The tech world is flaunting new curves. This CNET Update gives you a quick breakdown of Samsung’s newest gadgets revealed at the IFA tech show, including the uniquely curved Galaxy Note Edge . The non-curved Note 4 has its own quirky perk with the Gear VR virtual reality headset accessory: Now playing: Watch this: Samsung throws a curve with Note …
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CNET Update waits for the iDrone: Now playing: Watch this: Google tests drone delivery, iPhone 6 may have NFC 2:54 In this tech-news roundup: Watch the skies for Google’s delivery drones, a new project brought to you by the same folks who created self-driving cars and Google Glass . It seems the iPhone 6 will have NFC for mobile payments. …
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Apple may have something “more” than an iPhone 6 to show off on Sept. 9. But before Apple’s event, Samsung and LG are revealing brand new smartwatches — even though both companies just launched new smartwatches last month in July. Could this be a sign of iWatch panic? Today’s CNET Update video highlights the Samsung Gear S and LG G …
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