Will Samsung’s Galaxy S6 borrow an edge from the Galaxy Note Edge? CNET Samsung may indeed outfit one model of its upcoming Galaxy S6 phone with a display that wraps slightly over one side, assuming images leaked on a developers forum are the real deal. Images posted Thursday on the xda-developers forum claim to display …
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Facebook is expanding its efforts to try to help people who may be thinking of suicide. Facebook You may be able to save someone considering suicide — with the help of new features soon to be available through Facebook. In a post published Wednesday, the social network said it has expanded the support available to potentially suicidal people. Aware that …
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Grooveshark has a new layout and social focus. Grooveshark Music-streaming site Grooveshark is launching a new look designed to encourage people to share more. Due to roll out for all users over the coming week, the update offers more of a community-minded approach in which Grooveshark users can discover music through fellow users and discover fellow users through music. The …
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Apple plans to file an appeal. CNET Apple has been ordered to pay $533 million in damages after losing a patent lawsuit case tied to iTunes. A federal jury in Texas found Tuesday that Apple infringed on three patents held by patent licenser Smartflash, Bloomberg reported. The patents in question concern digital rights management and other inventions related to data …
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The BlackBerry Classic is landing at Verizon. Josh Miller/CNET Verizon customers who still long for a physical keyboard will soon get a chance to buy a BlackBerry Classic phone. Selling for $100 with the usual two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate, the QWERTY keyboard-equipped phone will be available through Verizon’s online store starting Thursday. It won’t pop up …
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During transactions using a service like Apple Pay, a token is submitted instead of your actual credit card information. James Martin/CNET Apple Pay could find its ticket into Europe courtesy of a new service to be offered by Visa. Announced on Tuesday by Visa Europe, the new “tokenization” service will benefit European consumers who wish to use their mobile phones …
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Will Frank and Claire make it through Season 3 of “House of Cards”? YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Will Season 3 of “House of Cards” spell trouble for the marriage and political partnership between now President Frank Underwood and his wife, Claire? A second trailer for the new season hints at some quick but juicy tidbits in that direction. When we …
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T-Mobile touts the Galaxy S6’s curved edge. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Samsung’s Galaxy S6 will go the curved display route, based on a promo image on posted by US carrier T-Mobile’s website. A sign-up page for the carrier flashes an image of a Samsung phone with the tag line “Six Appeal,” almost certainly touting the Galaxy S6, which expected to …
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Google is facing another antitrust probe, this time from Russia. CNET Google must now contend with yet another antitrust investigation. The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has launched a formal probe into Google over potential violations of antitrust law, Reuters reported Friday. The investigation was initiated following a request by Russia-based search engine Yandex, which has accused Google of forcing …
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The BlackBerry Passport and other BB10 devices will now be able to run Android apps. Josh Miller/CNET BlackBerry 10 users can now run BlackBerry apps and Android apps, courtesy of the latest update to the mobile operating system. Launched on Thursday, BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.1 provides the usual access to the BlackBerry World app store but also adds entry to …
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