Pick a Sony Xperia Z3, any Sony Xperia Z3. Andrew Hoyle/CNET T-Mobile has stopped selling Sony’s flagship smartphone, leaving Verizon as the sole major US carrier offering the Xperia Z3. A T-Mobile sales representative tweeted on Sunday that the company is no longer carrying the Xperia Z3. The tweet provided no reason and, so far, …
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LG Display shows how 8K resolution improves upon earlier high-definition formats. LG Display Apple is working on an update to its iMac that will take its resolution to new heights, according to LG Display. In a blog post last week that was newly noticed Monday, LG Display wrote about the future of display technology, saying that next big thing will …
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The Intel Compute Stick is now available for preorder. Intel The Intel Compute Stick, a dongle that plugs into an HDMI port to deliver full computing capability, is now available for preorder. Newegg is offering preorders of the Compute Stick with a release date of April 24. (Update at 11:11 a.m. PT: now showing out of stock on both with …
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Windows 10 is closed for now, but an open-source version apparently isn’t out of the question. Screenshot by CNET The impossible is actually possible at Microsoft, one of the company’s engineers claims. Speaking at the open-source-focused ChefCon this week, Microsoft engineer and Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich said something unheard of: “it’s definitely possible” that Windows could eventually go open source. …
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Apple Watch sales could hit 1 million units in its first weekend. Apple The Apple Watch will shine in its first weekend of sales following its April 24 launch, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says. The analyst predicted Wednesday in a note to investors that the company will sell 1 million smartwatches that first weekend. Munster likewise predicts strong preorders …
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Years after first filing for an IPO, GoDaddy on Wednesday became a publicly traded company. GoDaddy GoDaddy, the website registration and hosting service, expects to raise hundreds of millions of dollars on Wednesday in a long-planned initial public offering. The company on Wednesday priced its shares at $20, above its previously predicted range of $17 to $19. At that rate, …
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A look at search ads worldwide from eMarketer. eMarketer The market for search ads remains Google’s playground, even if it has to share nearly half the turf with competitors. For the first time, research firm eMarketer has broken out worldwide search advertising revenue, revealing that Google owns an enduring 55 percent of that money. For 2015, eMarketer predicts that Google …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge both support wireless charging. Samsung Being forced to plug in your devices to charge them up could be a thing of the past for many of us in the coming years, according to new data from research firm IHS. Total wireless power receiver shipments hit just 55 million units in 2014, but that …
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Looking to have someone assemble your treadmill? Amazon Amazon wants to have a hand in helping you get things repaired or assembled around your home. Amazon Home Services launched Monday with over 2 million unique service offerings across 700 professional service types, the e-commerce giant said. The new services offering is made up of selected, invite-only professionals who provide a …
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Apple Watch could help the wearables market grow in the next several years. James Martin/CNET The wearables market is set for rapid growth, due mainly to the gadgets you put on your wrist. Wristwear — products that include everything from smartwatches to fitness activity trackers — will dominate the wearables market over the next several years, according to a new …
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