HBO Now makes its debut as part of Apple’s lineup, starting in April. HBO Apple users will get first crack at HBO Now, a standalone online service from HBO that doesn’t force you to subscribe to an entire lineup of cable channels. Starting in April, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV owners will be able to …
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View your Twitter and Instragram stats with the Crowdfire iPhone app. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Looking for detailed stats on your Twitter or Instagram followers? At least one app — newly rejiggered for the iPhone — can help. Formerly known as JustUnfollow, the app now known as Crowdfire comes in an updated iPhone version that aims to provide and compare …
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Buggy on/off button on your iPhone 5? Apple will fix it for up to another year. CNET iPhone 5 users who notice that the on/off button — dubbed the wake/sleep button by Apple — isn’t working right can get it fixed for free until March 2016. Apple initially announced the replacement program in April 2014. The company had discovered that …
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LG is aiming to out G its G series with a new high-end smartphone. Josh Miller/CNET LG is aiming to battle other smartphone vendors with a new high-end phone later this year. The Korean handset maker has been known for its flagship G lineup of phones, with the G3 currently out in the market and the G4 expected to launch …
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Apple could launch iOS 8.2 on Monday, when it’s also hosting its Apple Watch event. Tim Stevens/CNET Version 8.2 of Apple’s iOS mobile operating system could launch as soon as Monday with new and improved health features in tow. That’s the same day the company is expected to unveil more details on its Apple Watch. The maker of the iPhone …
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Will the MacBook Air finally go Retina? CNET Will Apple finally unveil a long-awaited MacBook Air with a Retina display? That’s what a new report claims. Earlier this year, Apple suppliers kicked off mass production of a 12-inch MacBook Air with a higher-resolution display, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing “people familiar with the matter.” The suppliers are aiming …
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The Apple Watch has already won an award. James Martin/CNET The Apple Watch isn’t even for sale, yet it’s already won a major award. The upcoming smartwatch has been lauded by winning gold in the 2015 iF Design Awards. Given out every year since 1954 by the Germany-based iF International Forum Design, the awards — gold in particular — are …
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Waze users will now start to see Amber alerts to help find missing children. Waze Users of the Waze traffic app can now help in the search for missing children. As of Tuesday, Amber alerts will be integrated into the app courtesy of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to Waze. A voluntary effort among law-enforcement agencies, …
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The new iPhone 6 line helped Apple win a lot more customers in China. CNET Apple has captured a quarter of all sales in the world’s largest smartphone market. Over the three months ending in January, Apple scored a market share of 25.4 percent in urban China, up from 17.4 percent for the same period in 2014, Kantar Worldpanel ComTech …
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Android Lollipop is slowing snacking its way up the ranks. Google Android Lollipop is gradually making its way onto more devices. The newest edition of Google’s Android Developers Dashboard reveals a 3.3 percent share for Android 5.0. That percentage takes into account all the Android devices that hit the Google Play store during the seven-day period ending Monday and is …
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