James Martin/CNET There is no shortage of third-party messaging apps in either the iTunes App Store or the Google Play Store and it’s pretty easy to see why. While every smartphone has a default messaging app, none have many extras. Sure, you can send photos and videos, and probably emoticons, but beyond that the default …
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A new lawsuit accuses Alibaba of not doing enough to banish counterfeit goods from its site. PETER PARKS/AFP/GettyImages A new lawsuit filed by a luxury brands maker accuses Chinese online retail giant Alibaba of conspiring in the manufacture and sale of counterfeit products. Luxury brands from Paris-based Kering, whose brands include Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, and other luxury brands, charged …
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Photo by Nate Ralph/CNET Along with showcasing extensions such as LinkedIn and Salesforce that bring in more information about the people with whom you’re communicating in Outlook, at its Build conference keynote Microsoft today showed a new extension that lets people call for Uber drivers straight from the email and calendar client. Microsoft is partnering with ride-hailing service Uber to …
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Now playing: Watch this: Microsoft offers peek at new Start screen design features 2:18 As expected, Windows 10 got some face time at Microsoft’s Build 2015 event in San Francisco, and Joe Belfiore took the stage to go over several of its newest features. Belfiore brought attention early to how Windows 10 is bringing back the Aero Glass theme from …
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Sarah Tew/CNET The LG G4 is a significant improvement over last year’s LG G3 in several key specs, and it comes with a subtly curved design that’s comfortable to hold. LG is going with plastic again for the frame of the G4, and the front looks mostly the same as the G3, but the back of the handset will offer …
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Apple Watch Apple Editors’ note: This post has been updated with third-party apps you can get on launch day. Apple Watch is finally shipping and before the end of the day today, some users will have the wearable in their hands (or on their wrists). Once you have it up and running and paired with an iPhone, one of the …
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Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET Blizzard’s Hearthstone: Heroes of World of Warcraft (iOS|Android) is now iOS Universal so you’ll finally be able to play on your iPhone. It is also now available on Android tablets and phones with a redesigned interface for smartphones making it easier to play on smaller screens. For those who haven’t played, Hearthstone is a combat strategy …
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CNET Instagram released Layout a couple of weeks ago, and while it’s easy to use and has a lot of polish, collage apps are nothing new. There are already tons of collage makers in the App Store, and many offer more features, more collage layouts, and other useful photo-editing tools. Obviously, Instagram’s Layout app has a distinct advantage with both …
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Go to Software Update to start downloading iOS 8.3. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET Apple released iOS 8.3 today with several bug fixes and a few new additions and you can update now by going to Software Update on your iOS devices. Apple also released an update to Mac OS X Yosemite today to introduce the new Photos app as well …
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Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET Apple released a free update today for Mac OS X Yosemite that brings with it the new Photos app along with several other tweaks and fixes to the Mac OS. You can download the Mac OS X 10.10.3 update right now from the Mac App Store. Announced first in June 2014 at WWDC, Apple said the …
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