One year after its release, the iPhone 6 is the most popular iPhone model around. James Martin/CNET Apple’s iPhone 6 is the most popular iPhone out there, according to a new report. The iPhone 6 holds a leading 30 percent share among all iPhones on the market, mobile marketing and analytics firm Localytics said on …
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How do you use your Apple Watch? Apple The Apple Watch functions as a high-tech timekeeper and a health and fitness tracker, and that’s exactly how a large group of people surveyed are using it. The most frequent task among more than 2,000 Apple Watch owners polled by research firm Wristly for its latest “State of the Apple Watch” report …
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Enlarge ImageBlackBerry has made another acquisition to strengthen its enterprise business under the helm of CEO John Chen. Nate Ralph/CNET BlackBerry is making a new acquisition that could help it win over more business customers. On Friday, BlackBerry announced that it has agreed to purchase Good Technology for $425 million in cash. Based in California, Good Technology offers secure email, …
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Apple’s iPhone remains ahead of Samsung phones in market share, at least in the US. Josh Miller/CNET Apple continues to outshine its arch rival Samsung in the US smartphone market. For the three months ended July, Apple remained in first place in the US with a smartphone market share of 44.2 percent, up from 43.1 percent for the prior three …
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Mozilla will try to win over iPhone and iPad users with its first mobile browser for iOS. Mozilla Firefox is taking its next big step at trying to carve out a chunk of the iOS market. The first public preview of the Mozilla browser for iPhones and iPads has started rolling out to users in New Zealand, the company announced …
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You can save $100 off last year’s iPad Mini 3 at Best Buy, but only through Monday. CNET Best Buy is offering a Labor Day sale on several tech products, including the 16GB flavor of Apple’s iPad Mini 3, the version released in 2014. The sale cuts $100 off the price of the 16GB Wi-only iPad Mini 3, bringing the …
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Skype has gotten a face-lift for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Skype Skype has redesigned its iOS and Android apps to offer easier navigation and a few enhancements. Released on Thursday for Apple’s iPhone and iPad and devices running Google’s Android software, Skype version 6.0 looks and feels a bit different from the old version. The latest edition sports …
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Should Apple have banned an app that lets animals shoot at hunters? Google Apple has put the kibosh on a hunting app that lets you aim at hunters instead of their jungle prey. The game, called Cecil’s Revenge, was inspired by the real-life incident in July in which a lion known as Cecil was lured from a park sanctuary in …
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Apple Music still needs some fixing, says an iTunes exec. CNET Apple is working on Apple Music in an attempt to make the new music-streaming service better. Oliver Schusser, vice president of iTunes International, told UK news site The Guardian that Apple is “adding features and cleaning up certain things” in Apple Music. Schusser added that the Apple Music Connect …
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Gazelle says it will beat the trade-in deal offered by Apple or your carrier for your old iPhone. But you’ll still want to shop around. CNET Gazelle, which offers cash back for trading in your used electronic devices, is offering a new, limited-time deal in which it’s vowing top dollars for your existing iPhone. Running from now through September 9, …
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