Softcard lets Win Phone users tap to pay — but there are some caveats. Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Windows Phone users can now tap to pay for items on the go, courtesy of a new app from AT&T. Released on Friday on Microsoft’s Window Phone store, the Softcard app brings the ability to make mobile-wallet …
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Microsoft/YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Microsoft launched a new video spot this weekend that challenges the Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro convertible against Apple’s MacBook Air to see which one comes out on top. The caption for the video states: “It’s an epic dance-off between the new Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro and the MacBook Air . But does the MacBook Air stand …
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The Apple Watch may lie dormant all winter. James Martin/CNET The Apple Watch purportedly won’t crop up until spring. Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s senior vice president of retail and online stores, reportedly spilled the time frame in a video message to company employees — an alleged transcript of which was shared with 9to5Mac by an anonymous source. In the transcript, Ahrendts …
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The Nexus 9 is the first device to offer the Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system. Josh Miller/CNET Tablet buyers looking for the new Nexus 9 can now purchase the Wi-Fi version on Google Play. The Nexus 9 is available in black or white, with the 16GB edition selling for $399, £319 or AU$479, and the 32GB version for $479, £399 …
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CNET Android continued to dominate the smartphone market last quarter, far outpacing Apple’s iOS, according to research released Friday by Strategy Analytics. For the third quarter, global shipments of Android-based smartphones reached 268 million, up from 206 million for the same quarter a year ago. Those numbers helped the OS win a market share of 84 percent, up from 81.4 …
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I take it back! Users of BlackBerry’s BBM messaging app can now unsend texts and send messages that disappear after a set time. BlackBerry/YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET BlackBerry has added a couple of new features to its BBM app to help you better control your messages. But they’ll be free only for a limited time, as the company has revealed …
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The developer edition of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 lets you tinker. James Martin/CNET Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 is now available in a developer flavor for those of you who like to tweak and tinker with your phones. Available through Samsung at a price tag of $700, the Galaxy Note 4 Developer Edition is virtually identical in features to the …
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The BlackBerry Classic is geared toward big business and government customers. BlackBerry BlackBerry may be off the radar among many mobile phone customers these days, but the company wants to remind us that it’s still got more up its sleeve. Posted on Wednesday, an open letter from CEO John Chen touted the upcoming new BlackBerry Classic phone as a way …
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Give it up Tony. You’re just not worthy. YouTube/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Marvel has unveiled an extended version of the trailer for the next Avengers film, which shows the team having a little fun before the danger creeps in. The initial trailer for released last week, started with Ultron threatening the Avengers and all of humanity with annihilation. But the …
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Apple released iOS 8.1 last week to resolve several issues with iOS 8, 8.0.1 and 8.0.2.. Screenshot by Nate Ralph/CNET iOS 8 adoption continues to creep up, though it’s not setting any speed records. Updating the stats on its App Store Distribution page on Tuesday, Apple revealed that iOS 8 adoption is up to 52 percent, with iOS 7 at …
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