Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET An alleged bug in iOS 8 appears to be deleting documents stored in iCloud Drive without the user’s permission. Discovered by MacRumors after complaints surfaced from users of the blog site’s forums, the bug is triggered by the option to Reset All Settings. Found in the Reset screen under the General …
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The Xbox One has landed in China, months after Beijing lifted its ban on foreign-made game consoles. Microsoft Microsoft’s Xbox One has finally landed in China, though at least a few popular games are off-limits due to government restrictions. The launch kicked off Monday with a special limited edition of the gaming console dubbed “China Day One,” according to Chinese …
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Lenovo Lenovo will finally close a deal that will make it one of the largest players in the x86 server market, boosting its ability to win business customers. The Chinese company announced on Monday that it will officially begin closing the acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business on Wednesday, October 1. IBM’s x86 server lineup includes those powered by Intel …
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Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Waze has enhanced its popular crowdsourced navigation app with tweaks designed to improve the accuracy of its maps. Updated on Monday for both Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems, Waze version 3.9 unveils a feature called Waze Places. In short, the feature lets you add your own places to the maps. You can add or …
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The iPhone 6 (left) and the 6 Plus CNET Apple’s new iPhone 6 could finally land in China at the end of next week. Picked up by Chinese website Techweb, an alleged internal Apple memo to retail store employees alludes to “prototype” iPhone 6 units going on store shelves starting Tuesday, October 7, according to MacRumors. That memo also indicates …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Alpha has landed at AT&T. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Consumers in the US looking for Samsung’s new metal-banded Galaxy Alpha can pick one up through AT&T. As of Friday, the Alpha is up for grabs at AT&T via the carrier’s website and retail outlets. The phone comes in three colors: black, white or gold. Its price varies depending on how …
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Apple’s new iPhones. A BMO Capital Markets analyst has upped his sales estimates. He says the larger-screen phones could hurt iPad sales but that Apple will still come out on top in terms of profit. CNET Apple could sell 189 million iPhones over the next year, at least that’s what one analyst sees in his crystal ball. In an investors …
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The bent aluminum body of an iPhone 6 Plus. Screenshot by Claire Reilly/CNET Apple has bumped into a new controversy after complaints from iPhone 6 Plus owners that their phones bend, especially after being kept in a pocket for hours on end. But will Apple replace such a bent phone, or is the customer stuck with it? A reporter from …
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Will the successor to the Nexus 5 sport an even larger screen? James Martin/CNET Motorola’s upcoming Nexus 6 may stray even further into big screen territory, at least according to the latest rumor. Without citing any specific source, the folks at 9to5Google say they’ve learned that the next Nexus, which may be dubbed the Nexus X, will be equipped with …
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Samsung/Twitter/screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET Samsung is getting some mileage out of Apple’s “Bendgate” issue to promote one of its own intentionally curved smartphones. A tweet posted by Samsung Mobile early Thursday displayed a photo of the company’s Galaxy Note Edge with the tagline “Curved. Not bent” followed by the hashtag #GALAXYNoteEdge. Slated to reach US consumers sometime later this year, …
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