An iPhone 5C in untethered jailbreak mode. YouTube/Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The latest version of Apple’s iOS has successfully been jailbroken, as seen in a new video that surfaced on Wednesday. Popping up on YouTube, a new video posted by iPhone security expert Stefan Esser (aka i0n1c) takes us on a tour of an iPhone …
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Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 is now up for preorder. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Those of you jazzed about the new Surface Pro 3 tablet can now preorder it. At an event in New York City on Tuesday, Microsoft touted the new 12-inch tablet as a device designed to replace your laptop. Outfitted with a kickstand and equipped with stylus support, …
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Apple’s iPhone 5S. CNET The number of people looking to buy an iPhone over the next few months has dipped yet again, according to a new survey from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Polling 1,016 consumers in the US last week about their intended smartphone purchases over the next three months, Munster’s team found that 34 percent expect to buy …
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CNET A judge has told Apple and Samsung to resolve their patent issues, but bad blood between the two sides continues to spill. In a court document released on Monday and spotted by The Verge, both Apple and Samsung were supposed to report on their progress regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution, or ADR, as ordered by Judge Lucy Koh. Instead, each …
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Is Samsung eyeing a rival to Google Glass? James Martin/CNET Samsung may be the next major company aiming to launch high-tech eyeware. The Korean mobile phone vendor has filed a trademark application in Korea for a device known as “Gear Blink,” the Guardian reported on Tuesday. Other than the name, the trademark filing lists only certain “designated goods,” meaning other …
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CNET Looking to snag Samsung’s new Galaxy S5? You can shave $100 off the price at Best Buy by trading in your old phone. A new promotion that started Sunday, May 18, and runs through Saturday, May 31, guarantees a $100 trade-in credit for any working smartphone. Available in-store only, the credit is good toward a Galaxy S5 from AT&T, …
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CNET Apple and Samsung reportedly are giving truce talks another shot in an effort to settle their legal differences out of court. The two combatants have recently “resumed working-level discussions” with the key topic being how to dismiss all lawsuits, the Korea Times said Monday, citing information from people directly involved with the matter. Apple and Samsung emerged from yet …
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CNET Mobile phone buyers are increasingly financing their devices in a move away from the standard subsidized model, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. In a recent survey of 1,500 US consumers, the market research firm found that as of March, around 23 percent had chosen to finance their phones. That number showed an ongoing gain from around 16 percent …
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Samsung’s Galaxy S5. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Those of you who visit Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport as of May 19 will notice a new name courtesy of Samsung. Starting Monday, Terminal 5 will unofficially be redubbed “Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5 ” in line with a new two-week promotion, Samsung announced on Friday. The new name will pop up on all signage …
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Chitika Microsoft’s Windows Phone mobile operating system has surpassed BlackBerry in yet another market stat. Surveying all recent Web traffic generated by smartphone operating systems in North America, Chitika found that Windows Phone finally inched past BlackBerry to earn the No. 3 spot behind Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems. Related stories BlackBerry teases new high-res, square screen device …
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