Microsoft is again putting the Surface Pro 3 on sale but only one specific model. Sarah Tew/CNET Those of you interested in Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 can save $150 off the price but only if you’re game for the midrange model. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 website shows only one edition for sale — namely the …
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Samsung may only have to fork over $548 million in damages to Apple. Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Apple may not wind up with the full $930 million in damages awarded to it in 2013 following a major patent skirmish with Samsung. In 2011, Apple filed a lawsuit against Samsung, accusing it of violating several patents in the design of its mobile …
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The latest round of leaked Windows 10 images show more options for the Edge browser. Nate Ralph/CNET The Edge browser in Windows 10 is making more progress, based on screenshots allegedly from the latest leaked test version. A series of screenshots snapped by Chinese website ITHome show several new features in Windows 10, most notably a few options available for …
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Will Apple raise the pixel count on this year’s iPhone? Sarah Tew/CNET Will Apple bump up the pixel count on the iPhone’s camera this year? One person in the know says so. This year’s iPhones, most likely to be dubbed the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, will raise the pixel count of the rear camera to 12 megapixels from the …
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The Apple Watch may be especially vulnerable to theft. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple’s new smartwatch apparently lacks the same security offered by the iPhone, which tries to dissuade robbers from snatching the device in the first place. Up for sale since April, the Apple Watch is the company’s first wearable device geared to compete in a growing landscape of smartwatches and …
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Apple should have another quarter of strong iPhone sales, says one analyst. Sarah Tew/CNET iPhone 6 demand could trigger yet another stellar quarter for Apple. iPhone sales to customers may reach as high as 51.1 million units for the April to June quarter, which would be Apple’s third fiscal quarter for 2015, UBS analyst Steven Milunovich said in an investors …
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The page on the left is mobile friendly; the one on the right not so much. Microsoft Bing is following in Google’s footsteps by encouraging websites to offer mobile-friendly versions. In April, Microsoft added a “mobile-friendly” tag to certain websites found through its search engine, Bing. The goal is to alert users that such sites offer versions designed for better …
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Apple is eager to introduce Apple Pay to China. James Martin/CNET Apple is chatting with Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group and Chinese banks about adopting Apple Pay in the country. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook acknowledged the talks in an interview with China’s official Xinhua news agency, Reuters reported on Tuesday. Cook didn’t reveal any details about the conversations thus far …
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Microsoft is beefing up browser security with Edge. Nate Ralph/CNET Microsoft is trying to make users feel more safe and secure with its new Edge Web browser. Designed specifically for Windows 10, Edge is Microsoft’s attempt to move past the legacy of Internet Explorer and offer a more cutting-edge browser that’s faster, simpler and more flexible. Borrowing a page from …
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The iPhone 6S could more than just an incremental upgrade, says one analyst. CNET Apple may be developing the next iPhone as more than just an incremental upgrade. Likely to be launched in September as per Apple’s usual time frame, the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus (assuming Apple continues with its usual naming convention) will start off by offering …
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