LG will outfit its next flagship phone with a higher-end screen. LG Display LG will outfit its next flagship phone with a screen that promises major improvements in just about every way. The new QHD (Quad High Definition) LCD display “represents a quantum jump in terms of key features,” LG Display said Friday. Those features …
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The next iPhone could be a game changer, says one analyst. Sarah Tew/CNET This year’s iPhone could see one of the biggest changes yet for Apple’s smartphone line, says one analyst. Last month, Apple unveiled a new type of trackpad for its updated 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display and its upcoming 12-inch MacBook . Dubbed Force Touch, the new …
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“House of Cards” will be back for another term next year. Twitter/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET The Underwoods will be back in office next year when Netflix’s “House of Cards” embarks on a fourth season. The show’s renewal was revealed Thursday by a tweet from Netflix displaying a black image with an upside down American flag and the words: “Season 4 …
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Amazon’s Prime Now one-hour delivery service has spread to Atlanta. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Amazon has expanded its one-hour delivery service to yet another market. Prime Now, which offers consumers extra-speedy delivery on tens of thousands of products, is launching in Atlanta, Amazon announced Thursday. The service offers Prime members one-hour delivery but at a cost of $8. Two-hour delivery …
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Waze’s iOS app now sports a traffic bar, along with other new features. Waze Stuck in another traffic jam? You may be able to tell how long it’ll last if you’ve got the latest iOS version of the Waze navigation app. Launched on Wednesday, Waze version 3.9.4 for Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users now displays a new traffic …
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The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus vaulted Apple to the top spot in China. CNET Apple has stolen the No. 1 spot in smartphone sales in urban China from local rival Xiaomi, according to market researcher Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. For the three months that ended in February, Apple’s iPhone 6 was the top selling phone in urban China with a …
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Facebook continues to face scrutiny in Europe over its privacy practices. CNET Facebook is facing more pressure from European regulators concerned about its privacy policies. Government privacy regulators from France, Spain and Italy recently joined a regulatory group already looking into how the company deals with the personal data it collects from its users, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. …
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Windows XP is still alive and kicking. Net Applications Windows XP continues its descent among desktop operating systems, though it’s far from dead and buried. Looking at the overall Web traffic for desktop operating systems across the globe, Net Applications gave XP a 16.9 percent share for the month of March, a hefty drop from the 19.1 percent recorded in …
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In an initial trial involving 14 people, the pen improved writing 86 percent of the time, according to the maker of the ARC. YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET A new vibrating pen may be the key to improving the writing of people who have Parkinson’s disease. Fashioned by British design firm Dopa Solution, the ARC pen tries to resolve the motor …
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Voice calling is now available to all WhatApps users. WhatsApp WhatsApp users on Android can now all tap into the app’s new voice-calling feature. Rolled out in February to a small number of people, the call feature then expanded to invitation-only by those who were able to get the feature. Now it’s available to all Android phone users. There’s just …
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