Tim Armstrong will continue to lead AOL after it’s absorbed by Verizon. Getty Images With advertisers’ dollars in mind, Verizon Communications plans to swallow up AOL and its digital content. Verizon announced Tuesday that it has signed a deal to acquire AOL for $50 per share, for a total value of $4.4 billion. A powerhouse …
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Uber’s car-hailing service now has a cash payment option. Uber Car-hailing service Uber has added a new method for payment that makes its service feel awfully similar to taxis. Uber is testing a new cash payment option in the Indian city of Hyderabad, the company announced on Tuesday. The service will roll out over the next week. Uber says the …
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The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus helped Apple grow in China. CNET Consumers in China — the world’s largest smartphone market — hit the pause button during the first quarter, and that has implications for how companies like Apple and Samsung go about their business there. Those two companies headed in opposite directions during the first quarter, with Apple’s …
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Ericsson has fired another salvo at Apple over its patents. Ericsson Communications company Ericsson has opened a new legal front in its ongoing lawsuits with Apple. Ericsson has filed lawsuits against Apple in Germany, the UK, and the Netherlands, alleging that the iPhone maker is violating patents it holds related to wireless communications technology. The lawsuits, which were filed on …
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Even if retail is hard, as Ron Johnson seems to be saying in this 2009 file photo, he’s pushing on with his new shopping venture, Enjoy. Sarah Tew/CNET/2009 file photo Former Apple retail executive and J.C. Penney CEO Ron Johnson has launched a new online gadget shopping site with an offline twist. The new venture, called Enjoy, launched on Wednesday …
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A sketch of the Apple Watch from Apple’s design patent. Apple/USPTO The Apple Watch’s design is now officially protected by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO on Tuesday issued a design patent on the Apple Watch look and feel. The design patent filing provides precious little information, but includes several sketches showing the device from all angles, including …
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The Internet.org app provides free access to Web services to people across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Internet.org Internet.org, the Facebook-driven initiative designed to bring people in emerging markets online, is opening its gates to anyone who’s willing to play by the rules. Facebook announced on Monday that it’s opening the Internet.org development platform to entrepreneurs and developers who want …
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Sony’s Xperia Z3 is now back on store shelves at T-Mobile. Andrew Hoyle/CNET The Sony Xperia Z3 smartphone has made its return to T-Mobile about a month after it unceremoniously dropped off store shelves. Customers looking to buy Sony’s flagship smartphone can find it once again through T-Mobile for no money down and 24 monthly installments of $20.83 — or …
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The Apple Watch and tattoos don’t play well together, Apple has confirmed. James Martin/CNET If you have tattoos, you may have one less feature to count on in the Apple Watch. Apple has updated a support page on its website to say that some people who have tattoos may find that the wearable’s heart rate monitoring doesn’t work as expected, …
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A look at the Google Password Alert message to keep you safe. James Martin/CNET It took just a day for Google’s anti-phishing Chrome extension to fall victim to the very threat it’s trying to avoid. Paul Moore, an information security consultant, uploaded a video to YouTube on Thursday showing how Google’s new Password Alert system can be duped by adding …
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