Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge: CNET Editors react 2:11 Samsung’s newest flagship phones were treated to a grand unveiling at last night’s Mobile World Congress press conference. But beyond the glitz and surprise Zuckerberg cameo, are Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge actually any good? In the video above we …
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Now playing: Watch this: The history of the telephone 6:23 Since its inception 140 years ago, telephonic technology has revamped human civilisation again and again. It was the promise of fortune and fame that saw inventors in the 1870s racing to be the first to patent voice-transmission tech, but it’s the power to instantly communicate with any person on Earth …
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The Beatles back catalogue will be available to stream online from midnight tonight, worldwide, and over a multitude of digital music services. Formed in Liverpool in 1960, The Beatles shaped the world of modern pop and rock music, and are estimated to be the best-selling band in the world, having shifted over 250 million records worldwide. The band’s catalogue of …
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Now playing: Watch this: iPad Pro after one week: Can it replace your laptop? 2:49 “Why would you buy a PC anymore?” said Apple boss Tim Cook, ahead of the launch of the iPad Pro, Apple’s gigantic, powerful tablet that — the company asserts — could replace your laptop. Do those claims stack up? CNET Senior Editor Andrew Hoyle has …
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Roku has added another string to its streaming bow, with a new Amazon app for its set-top boxes in the UK. US-based Roku sells streaming set-top boxes — such as the £60 Roku 2 , which let you funnel TV shows and movies into your TV, through an Internet connection. A Roku box gets you access to programming from all …
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Brits will from today be able to pay to own digital copies of BBC programmes, in a new service from the publicly funded broadcaster that will help it generate cash from areas other than the licence fee. The BBC Store — plans for which were first detailed back in 2013 — marks a big step for the broadcaster into the …
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Enlarge ImagePanasonic’s first OLED TV on show at the IFA electronics conference in Berlin. Luke Westaway/CNET OLED TVs will get cheaper, Panasonic’s TV boss says, predicting that the self-illuminating television tech will be within reach of average consumers in a few years’ time. “Probably within two or three years,” said Masahiro Shinada, director of Panasonic’s TV business division, speaking to …
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John Miller/CNET Samsung’s gigantic curvy smartphone — the Galaxy S6 Edge+ — goes on sale in the UK on 4 September, the South Korean tech giant has confirmed. The massive mobile, unveiled today, follows on from the Galaxy S6 Edge , which was released earlier this year and featured a display with two curved sides, for an unusual look. The …
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Prime Music launched in the US last year, and is now branching out. Amazon Amazon is today bringing its Prime Music streaming service to the UK, in a bid to battle Apple Music and Spotify on an international level. Amazon, which started life as an online book retailer 20 years ago, has today grown into an online behemoth, selling streaming …
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Apple Pay is up and running, but tapping into transactions can feel a little imprecise. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Apple Pay is up and running in the UK, but expect a bumpy start as both banks and shops get to grips with this new contactless payment method. Apple Pay is a new system from iPhone-maker Apple that lets you pay for things …
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