Microsoft’s Surface tablet lineup now comes with Windows 10. Microsoft Consumers interested in buying one of Microsoft’s Surface tablets will now find it with Windows 10 preinstalled. Microsoft’s online page for its lower-cost Surface lineup shows that the tablet now comes with Windows 10 Home edition. The page for the pricier and beefier Surface Pro …
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Running Windows 10, Acer’s new 11-inch Cloudbook may give Chromebooks some competition. Acer Looking for an inexpensive laptop that runs Windows 10? Acer has a couple of new devices up its sleeve. Announced Tuesday, Acer’s Aspire One Cloudbook 11 and Aspire One Cloudbook 14 are cloud-oriented laptops geared toward people who don’t mind limited storage and midrange hardware specs if …
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Sony is trying to lure in selfie-takers with its Xperia M5 (left) and Xperia C5 Ultra (right). Sony Sony is trying to woo selfie-taking consumers with its latest two smartphones. Unveiled on Monday, the Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 both include 13-megapixel cameras on the front and back. That’s a change of pace since typically smartphone makers reserve the …
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Will Siri be adding voice mail transcription to its list of skills? Josh Miller/CNET Apple reportedly is cooking up a voice mail and transcription service that would use Siri as your own personalized answering machine. The Cupertino, California-based electronics giant is testing a voice mail service in which Siri, Apple’s digital assistant on the iPhone and iPad, would respond to …
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Apple is no longer the top dog in China’s smartphone market. CNET Apple is no longer king of the smartphone market in China, according to research firm Canalys. For the second quarter of the year, local mobile phone vendor Xiaomi bounced back with an estimated market share of 15.9 percent to steal the top spot away from Apple. Fellow Chinese …
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Microsoft’s mobile phone market share took a dive last quarter. CNET Microsoft has lost its spot as the world’s third-largest mobile phone vendor to a rival from China, according to a new report by market researcher Strategy Analytics. During the second quarter, Microsoft’s share of the global mobile phone market sunk to 6.4 percent from 11.9 percent for the same …
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Those Angry Birds have returned to crush the pigs in a sequel to the original. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Yes, those Angry Birds are back again but this time in a sequel to the original game. Available for iOS and Android, Angry Birds 2 tries to outdo the original with new graphics, multi-stage levels, boss pigs and even greater destruction, …
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Microsoft has rolled out a free evaluation version of Windows 10 Enterprise edition so you can play with it for 90 days if you’re still on the fence about upgrading. On Wednesday, Microsoft officially started pushing out Windows 10 as a free upgrade to Windows 7 and 8.1 users who reserved a copy. The upgrade is free for one year, …
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Groupon will compete against Amazon and other companies with its own food delivery and takeout service. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Groupon is getting into the food delivery and takeout business. Known as Groupon To Go, the new service announced on Thursday will initially be available in Chicago where 500 restaurants have been involved in a pilot test since March, the …
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Google’s Translate app can now handle instant translation for 27 different languages. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Google is expanding the repertoire of its Translate app to handle the instant translation or more than two dozen different languages. Designed for both iOS and Android, the Google Translate app is adding 20 new languages. You’ll be able to translate to and from …
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