Apple Watch sales may be lackluster for now, but wait another couple of years, says one analyst. Apple Apple Watch sales might be low at this point, but at least one analyst expects gangbuster demand in another two years. Apple’s new wearable devices have been “disappointing for some investors,” Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said …
Read More »
You can grab the Microsoft Band for 25% off at Target, but only this week. Sarah Tew/CNET Consumers interested in the Microsoft Band fitness tracker can save $50 via a Target sale that runs this week. Normally selling for $200, the Microsoft Band is now on sale at Target for $150, a full 25 percent off the regular price. The …
Read More »
Windows 10 is looking good a couple of weeks before its official launch. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET For the longest time, I could not get audio to work in the Windows 10 preview build. No sound. No microphone. No verbal access to Cortana, Microsoft’s voice assistant. Despite trying a number of fixes and workarounds, I couldn’t resolve the issue. Other …
Read More »
You can check out apps for Windows PCs and phones at Microsoft’s new universal app store. Microsoft/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft has renovated an online store that combines its Windows Store and Windows Phone Store into one big virtual shopping mall. The newly redesigned app store is part of the company’s attempt to unify the Windows 10 experience across all …
Read More »
Supply of the Apple Watch has caught up with demand for the most part. Apple Those of you in the US who want to order an Apple Watch through the company’s website won’t have to wait long for it to reach your doorstep. A tour through the Apple Watch online store shows that most models are now in stock, meaning …
Read More »
Will a successor to the Nexus 6 come from China? CNET More details may be leaking out on an upcoming Google Nexus phone built by Huawei. Reports have been floating about suggesting that Google will release two new, big-screened Nexus phones, or phablets, this year. One of those could be designed by LG Electronics, which was responsible for the Nexus …
Read More »
Thin is in with Samsung’s new Galaxy A8 smartphone. Samsung Samsung’s latest phone is aimed at buyers who want a really slim device with still respectable features. Now available in China, the Galaxy A8 is the company’s slimmest smartphone ever, just .23 inches or 5.9 millimeters thin, and weighing in at only 5.3 ounces, or 151 grams. The phone sports …
Read More »
An assistant called Moneypenny could be slated for Facebook’s Messenger app. James Martin/CNET In the world of James Bond, Moneypenny is the name of the assistant of Bond’s boss M. But in the world of Facebook, Moneypenny could turn out to be an assistant for the app’s millions of users. The social network is purportedly testing a new virtual assistant …
Read More »
Samsung’s bigger-screened variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge could debut in August. CNET August could be a busy month for Samsung based on the latest rumors over new smartphones. The Korean mobile phone maker will announce and launch both its Galaxy S6 Edge+ and its Galaxy Note 5 big-screened smartphones next month, according to blog site SamMobile, citing information from …
Read More »
You may have to wait a bit to get a new PC preinstalled with Windows 10. screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Consumers who expect to buy a new PC running Windows 10 on the launch date may be disappointed. Windows 10 is set to officially roll out July 29, but that doesn’t mean it will be available for everyone right away, …
Read More »
