HTC’s Vive could be available in limited quantity later this year, but it won’t ramp up its availability until 2016. CNET Taiwan-based electronics maker HTC will be launching its Vive virtual-reality headset this year, but the company is limiting the total number of units it’ll initially offer, according to a report. HTC’s Vive will launch …
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What’s next for Microsoft’s Lumia line? Some new images give us hints. CNET Microsoft has plans to announce new handsets in October, according to reports, but they may have already been leaked online. Images were leaked on Twitter on Wednesday purporting to show off the upcoming Microsoft smartphones. The first leak came from Brad Sams, a Microsoft reporter at news …
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Apple’s China retail stores are still filled with consumers looking to buy iPhones, CEO Tim Cook says. Apple The worldwide smartphone market will grow in the coming years, but new research suggests its meteoric rise over the past several years will start to slow over sluggishness in China. Smartphone shipments will rise 10.4 percent in 2015 to 1.44 billion units, …
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The LG G Pad II 10.1 is ready for IFA in Berlin in September. LG LG will show off a new tablet at the IFA trade show in Berlin in early September. LG, the Korea-based conglomerate that makes everything from refrigerators to smartphones, on Monday announced the new G Pad II 10.1. The Android-based tablet will boast a 10.1-inch screen, …
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Uber is looking to expand in India, and Tata is willing to help the company do it. Uber Car-hailing service Uber has secured investment funding from an India conglomerate as it looks to expand its ridership in the growing country. Tata, the India-based conglomerate that operates across several industries, including technology, has invested in Uber, the companies announced on Wednesday. …
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Enlarge ImageA look at the smartphone market during the second quarter, according to research firm GfK. GfK The global smartphone market had a strong second quarter, due in large part to demand for higher-end smartphones like Apple’s iPhone 6 and Samsung’s Galaxy S6 line, according to new sales data. Total smartphone unit sales worldwide rose 5 percent to 302.1 million …
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Google’s Nexus 6, which launched in 2014, may soon be replaced by two new Nexus smartphones. Josh Miller/CNET Rumors have been swirling that Google is planning to launch a new version of its Nexus-branded smartphone, and now an image has hit the Web claiming to show that device. A member on the Google Nexus Community Indonesia site posted an image …
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The only recourse left for Samsung in its ongoing battle with Apple may be to go to the US Supreme Court. CNET Samsung’s hopes of scuttling a massive fine on alleged patent infringement of Apple products have been dashed, leaving the company with only two options: break out the cash or try its luck with the US Supreme Court, according …
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A look inside the OnePlus 2, including the company’s signature red battery.iFixit OnePlus, the China-based handset maker that has made a name for itself by offering high-end devices, has another reason for Android enthusiasts to celebrate: its latest smartphone is awfully easy to fix. The OnePlus 2 Android-based smartphone earned a repairability score of 7 out of 10 from iFixit, …
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Uber CEO Travis Kalanick addresses a crowd during the ride-hailing service’s fifth anniversary celebration. James Martin/CNET In a win for Uber, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the car-hailing service by more than a Connecticut-based taxi companies. US District Court Judge Alvin Thompson ruled that none of the seven complaints brought against Uber by local taxi …
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