Thai police held a press conference to announce the arrest of Fredrik Neij (center).Thai PBS News/YouTube/Screenshot by CNET Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij was arrested Monday at the Thailand-Laos border after five years of avoiding incarceration for his conviction in Sweden of illegally sharing copyright-protected files, according to news reports. Neij was among the Pirate …
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The Xiaomi Mipad 2 is shown off in China earlier this year. Aloysius Low/CNET Chinese mobile device maker Xiaomi looks to be eyeing the living room. Xiaomi plans to invest $1 billion in Internet TV content, the company said Tuesday in a blog post on Chinese social media site Weibo. Reuters earlier reported on Xiaomi’s plans. Chen Tong, a former …
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Apple Watch needs an evangelist — soon. James Martin/CNET Heads-up, job seekers: Apple wants to hire an Apple Watch evangelist. The ideal candidate needs to be an “iOS app development expert” and would join the company’s evangelism team, Apple posted on its jobs page late last week. In the role, the employee will encourage third-party app developers to build Apple …
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The Galaxy S5 helped Samsung with its third-quarter numbers. James Martin/CNET Samsung easily topped Apple during the third quarter in the lull before the arrival of the latest iPhones. During the quarter, Samsung accounted for 36 percent of all phone activations in the US, according to new data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. Apple came in second with 28 percent …
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Sony chief Kazuo Hirai holding one of his company’s smartphones. CBS Interactive Sony had a particularly rough quarter, due in large part to its mobile business. Sony overall generated $17.4 billion in revenue but posted a net loss of $1.2 billion during its fiscal second quarter, which ended September 30, Overall, revenue was up 7.2 percent compared with the same …
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Sony’s waterproof Xperia Z3 has won critical praise, but it ostensibly hasn’t helped boost Sony’s total sales. CNET Sony Mobile Communications, the division that includes the company’s smartphone business, will soon have a new boss. The senior vice president of Sony’s corporate planning and new business creation, Hiroki Totoki, will take over the division next month. He replaces Kunimasa Suzuki, …
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The Gear S wearable will launch next week in the US, Samsung has confirmed. Samsung Samsung’s Gear S smartwatch, which lets you to make calls, receive notifications and check emails when not tethered to a smartphone, is heading to US store shelves next week. Samsung on Thursday said the Gear S will be available in the US starting on November …
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Amazon now says orders for its Fire TV Stick will arrive after January 1, 2015. Amazon Amazon’s Fire TV Stick is already proving difficult to come by. Earlier on Wednesday, CNET attempted to place an order for a Fire TV Stick . Upon getting to the checkout page, Amazon revealed the streaming device would not ship until January 16. The …
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A breakdown of Apple iPad Air 2 component costs. IHS Once again, Apple has found a way to produce a new iPad that can generate boatloads of profit. IHS, a market researcher that tears down the latest devices to see what components they include and how much a device might cost the company produce, has revealed that the iPad Air …
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Extra Life’s official day was October 25, but gamers can choose any day to participate. Extra Life Extra Life, the 24-hour gaming marathon that raises money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, has raked in a massive chunk of change. The program this year raised $5.1 million as of Sunday, 24 hours after this year’s event kicked off, organizers announced on …
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